Kids Who Farm

Kids Who Farm Inspiring future farmers and food citizens! 🇵🇭 Kids Who Farm Sustainable Food Systems, Inc. Its social mission is to:

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Together, let us help build a food-secure future! The future of food security depends on the anticipated participation of young people in food and agriculture. Without the next generation of food producers, securing food for the future will be a great challenge. It is in this premise that the Kids Who Farm, a Zamboanga City-based non-profit start-up and advo

cacy initiative that aims to inspire future farmers by educating the youth on the importance and value of food and farming was co-founded by the father and daughter duo of Moncini (Muneer) Hinay and Raaina Hinay of Zamboanga City, Philippines on 26 February 2019. The core team is composed of proactive youth volunteers, young professionals, and community leaders in Zamboanga. Kids Who Farm’s vision is to reverse the persistent trend of aging Filipino farmers by building the expertise of the youth in agriculture and creating urban green jobs incubation opportunities to engage them in the business of farming to secure food for the future. Inspire the youth as the next generation of future farmers by making farming fun and easy to be learned, applied, and sustained;
2. Facilitate youth-centric programs and activities that will provide opportunities for the youth to participate in local food system solutions and community development;
3. Establish community-based social enterprises that will support local food security and promote socio-economic development of assisted communities;
4. Establish collaborative engagement with the government and the private sector to advance the vision and mission of Kids Who Farm. To date, Kids Who Farm has trained over 6,000 individuals across the country on urban agriculture and sustainable production. It has also established 38 community food gardens and school microfarm projects in 25 barangays in Zamboanga City providing fresh and hyperlocal food access to local residents especially in the time of the pandemic. Kids Who Farm has been recognized by the government and private institutions. Among the recognition received by Kids Who Farm were:

1. Conservation Hero Award 2020 by the World-Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines), the world’s largest conservation organization
2. What’s Now, What’s New, What’s Next in Agriculture 2021 by Manila Bulletin
3. Child Friendly Gardening Episode Feature 2020 by Kalye Mabunga Program of Smart Communities, DepEd and DA-ATI
4. Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO 18) by the TAYO Awards Foundation, Inc. (Validation Interview Qualifier)
5. 2021 Grand Prize Winner of the PhilDev Foundation and Cebuana Lhuiller Foundation Financial Literacy Innovation Challenge for the Hyperlokal Kapital: Community Savings Club
6. 2021 Peaceweaver Award for Environmental Security by the Interreligious Solidarity for Peace and the Zamboanga Basilan Integrated Development Alliance (ZABIDA)
7. 2021 iDEYA Startup of the Year of the Mindanao Start-Up Challenge by Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology iDEYA Technology Business Incubation Program
8. 2021 Manila Bulletin UPLIFT Award for Agriculture

Kids Who Farm story has also been featured in publications and social media channels:

1. Father and Daughter Put Up an Organization to Teach Mindanao Youth the Basics Of Urban Gardening by Agriculture Magazine of Manila Bulletin
2. Everyone Can Be a Food Hero by WWF-Philippines
3. Say Hello to Kids Who Farm by Greenfields Magazine
4. Kids Who Farm to Get Aid from Google Philippines by Business Mirror
5. Climate Action Stories of Children, Written by Children by the Department of Education
6. Zamboanga Hospital’s Urban Garden by Manila Bulletin

Indeed, our food doesn’t come from a box. It is being produced by our farmers, our food producers. The aging farmer population and the perceived disinterest of the youth of today to engage in farming imperil the future of our food security. Kids Who Farm believes that young as we are, we can be a part of the solution.

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Juniel Rey “Gin” Gigaquit is emerging as one of Mindanao’s most promising young role models for farming innovation, blending grassroots tech, waste solutions, and compassionate values shaped by his immersion with Tzu Chi Philippines and Taiwan.​

Ten years after dropping out of a computer science course and falling into depression, Gin has rebuilt his life around agriculture and service. Now an agriculture student at Caraga State University, he is involved in projects that cut farm costs, reduce waste, and bring young people back into farming through groups like Kids Who Farm (KWF).

Juniel Rey “Gin” Gigaquit is emerging as one of Mindanao’s most promising young role models for farming innovation, blending grassroots tech, waste so

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Growing herbs 🌿 and veggies 🥦🥕🌽 is super easy with hydroponics! 💦Want to learn?? 😏Scan the QR code and register. 📝
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Growing herbs 🌿 and veggies 🥦🥕🌽 is super easy with hydroponics! 💦

Want to learn?? 😏

Scan the QR code and register. 📝



🗓January is proclaimed as Food Conservation Month. 🍲This annual observance encourages the public to practice proper food...
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🗓January is proclaimed as Food Conservation Month. 🍲

This annual observance encourages the public to practice proper food preservation and waste reduction to support national food security and sustainability. 🚮 ♻

3️⃣ areas where we can contribute in promoting food conservation. 🫵

➡ Waste reduction - minimizing plate 🍲 waste and food waste
➡ Resource management - saving water 💦 and energy⚡in food production🪫
➡ Awareness - education, information campaign on the impacts of food conservation

Food conservation should not only be observed this month but all the time. Let us be mindful producers and consumers. 😏👍



⚠️ Learning never stops! Welcome to the Kids Who Farm Learning Series 2026 📝Join us as we kickstart the series for Janua...
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⚠️ Learning never stops! Welcome to the Kids Who Farm Learning Series 2026 📝

Join us as we kickstart the series for January with the Free Milkbox 📦 Hydroponics 💦 Virtual Learning Session on 🗓 01.11.26 at 8PM via Google Meet. 📲

Learn simple and practical circular approaches in growing leafy greens 🍀 using Kratky hydroponics method.

Scan the QR code or click on the link 🔗 in the comment section to register. It's absolutely 🆓!

If you're interested collaborate or be one of our sponsors, please feel free to email 📧 us @ [email protected].





It's a wrap! Thank you everyone for spending your December 30 to learn about Gardenator making! It was great sharing pra...
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It's a wrap! Thank you everyone for spending your December 30 to learn about Gardenator making! It was great sharing practical tips on composting food waste and growing food!

Cheers to a waste-free and food-secure 2026!




It's about time we stop treating agriculture as charity. ⛔Farmers feed the nation and agriculture is an economic engine....
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It's about time we stop treating agriculture as charity. ⛔

Farmers feed the nation and agriculture is an economic engine. Farmers don't need ayuda but real systemic support to improve productivity, access to markets and strengthen the entire agricultural value chain.

When farmers earn, they reinvest, and when they reinvest, productivity and income increase. Without profit, there are no young farmers; without young farmers, there is no sustainable food future.




The Kids Who Farm fam is growing bigger every year! The soul of the advocacy is the indefatigable spirit of these young ...
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The Kids Who Farm fam is growing bigger every year! The soul of the advocacy is the indefatigable spirit of these young leaders who are tireless, passionate and mission-driven to inspire communities, and help build a sustainable future for all.

Sharing snaps from the year-end get-together of Kids Who Farm YoungAgriX and volunteers from Zamboanga City, Dipolog City, Cagayan de Oro City (KAYA NA) and Butuan City.

Thank you for keeping the fire alive. We're on track to inspire more in 2026!





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The Gardenator 🌿 is a doable and replicable innovation introduced by Kids Who Farm x Kids Can Compost to allow households 🏠 to positively contribute to food waste management and food access improvement. 🍲

We're excited to share updates of the initiatives soon!🚨🙌






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Kids Who Farm (KWF) is a Zamboanga City-based food production + education initiative which aims to teach young kids (school and out-of-youth school kids) about the value of food and farming. It endeavors to influence kids to better appreciate the beauty of food production through fun and easy learning sessions,exciting and educational farm visits, inspirational farmer encounters and the establishment of food gardens as learning sites run by kids.

KWF will collaborate with schools to strengthen their “Gulayan sa Paaralan” Program and make it a meaningful and impact-driven school exercise that will empower and influence school children on the importance of food and farming.

KWF will also work with like-minded organizations from the government and the private sector to advance food and nutrition security initiatives that encourages the participation of kids and the youth.