Torres Farmers

TORRES Farmers is located in Brgy Cadawinonan, in the western part of Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. The farm measures a total land area of 2,265 sq meters. The land was previously planted with coconut and corn. The farm was acquired with the vision of going into Swine raising, specially piglet production the natural way. In this type, the pigs are exposed in their supposed natural environment, leaving them on their own, comfortable, care free, and stress free. Natural piggery poses less strain on the environment. For instance, because the substrate gets mixed in with the poo, it can then be used as plant fertilizer. Thus, nothing is wasted. Everything is used and reused for something. Rooted on that aspiration, 4 pig pens of approximately 4 x 8m dimensions were erected. The pens were ergonomically designed suited for natural and odourless swine production. Rice hulls are being used as pen beddings which eliminate the use of large amount of water for cleaning and sanitation, as a result, the farm’s way of contributing to water conservation. Natural feeds that are free from animal by-products, artificial growth hormones and antibiotics, are also produced in the farm due to high price of commercial feeds. It is then the family’s plan to expand or rather transfer the enterprise’s location to the 12 Hectares land in Brgy. Datagon, Pamplona, Neg Or which is registered under the Negros Oriental Organic Mango Grower’s Association (NOrOMGA). The lot has fruit trees like mangoes, cottonfruit, calamansi, jackfruit, rambutan, and cacao, among others. Being an active member of NOrOMGA, practices employed in the farm are compliant to the European Organic International Standards.