In a previous post, I wrote about moringa (Iloc. – marunggi; Tag. – malunggay) and its many uses as medicine and as food enhancer. At the recent Kannawidan Ylocos Festival trade fair in Vigan, the Cabugao booth featured miki-lunggay, which is miki – a popular Ilocano flour pasta – fortified with malunggay. Published reports on [...]

When I see cornfields these days, I cannot help but be grateful, for it is honey season and our bees are enjoying the corn flowers. The abundance of nectar source boosts honey production in our apiary. We started harvesting about three weeks ago and we are hopeful honey will continue to flow until the summer. [...]