A Pilot Sustainability and Youth Servant Leaders Formation Project of Caritas Manila — Gen. 129 Program
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Caritas Bliss Eco Farm is the pioneering demo farm of Caritas Manila under the YSLEP Agri (Gen.129) program. Established in 2020, it serves as a living classroom where Youth Servant Leaders (YSLEP scholars) learn modern farming, agribusiness, and sustainable food production.
Gen.129 scholars began the development of the farm as part of their farm-lab experience.
Recognized as Best Indigenous 4H Vegetable Garden and 2022 Provincial Outstanding Young Farmer Organization.(Youth Servant Leaders Young Farmer Association.S
19 produced full farm business plans and portfolios.
Expansion to hydroponics, mushroom farming, herbal teas, and nursery systems.
To form and empower young servant-leaders into skilled, values-driven, and sustainable young farmer-entrepreneurs, rooted in stewardship of creation and community service.
A vibrant network of youth-led eco farms producing food sustainably, uplifting communities, and nurturing future farmer-entrepreneurs under the Caritas Manila Gen.129 movement.
Provide a hands-on demo farm laboratory for scholars' academics and thesis.
Develop practical skills in organic, hydroponic, and mushroom farming.
Produce value-added products from farm harvests.
Support scholars in creating professional farm business plans.
Strengthen community outreach and local food security.
Promote climate-resilient and sustainable farming technologies.
Roselle, basil, talinum, kamote, papaya, peanuts, native herbs, sili, and fruiting vegetables.
Lettuce, kangkong, and leafy greens for thesis and continuous harvest cycles.
Oyster mushroom production as an approved project across sites.
Seedlings grown in recycled gallons and nursery sheds.
Roselle tea, roselle kropek, turmeric, ginger, sambong, lagundi, mangosteen peel tea, basil tea, and more.
Use of rice hulls, composting, and natural inputs to enrich soil.
Bee farming using coconut shell.
Water tower, heavy-duty pump, durable drums, improved irrigation.
Typhoon-resilient roofing, walling, and kitchen structures.
Executive Director: Rev. Fr. Anton Pascual
Youth Servant Leaders Young Farmers Association
4H Club Partnership
Provincial Agriculture Offices
OJT Partner School
Supporting food aid, farm inputs, and community outreach
Training in sustainable agriculture for dozens of scholars yearly.
Farm products and value-added goods supporting livelihood and learning.
Programs such as reading-glasses distribution to 100 beneficiaries.
Practices to protect crops and ensure food availability.
Expanding hydroponics systems and providing thesis support for scholars.
Activation of mushroom facilities in key dioceses.
Preparing land for papaya, peanuts, and kamote cultivation.
Strengthening value-added processing and farm product branding.
Continued rebuilding from typhoon damage.
Secure startup funds for viable farm business plans.
Expand market linkages for herbal and roselle-based products.
Develop a formal certification pathway with DA and partner schools.
Improve climate-proof farm structures.
Sustain monitoring of scholars turned entrepreneurs.
Visual journey of our farm and activities
Watch our farm in action