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.

17/09/2025
LOOK! Kids Who Farm and Dio's Food Products engaged the farmer-members of the Association of Farmworkers and Agripreneur...
16/09/2025

LOOK! Kids Who Farm and Dio's Food Products engaged the farmer-members of the Association of Farmworkers and Agripreneurs in Manicahan (AFAM) in Brgy. Manicahan, Zamboanga City on a possible production and marketing arrangement for blue ternate to augment the current raw material supply of Dio's Heavenly Refreshing Juice product.

Diowella Ann Marie Ponteras, owner and proprietor of Dio's Food Products, a 2024 Department of Agriculture ZAMPEN Young Farmers Challenge Provincial and Regional Winner, presented her blue ternate juice product and provided free tasting for the AFAM members. She also provided free blue ternate seeds for propagation.

The blue ternate (Clitoria Ternatea) also known as butterfly pea is a flowering vine with vibrant blue blooms that offer significant health and culinary uses, including acting as a natural blue food colorant and tea, and providing antioxidant, anti-inflammatory properties.

Thank you AFAM for the collaboration opportunity to help Dio's expand is raw materials sourcing.



13/09/2025
13/09/2025

📣 SAVE THE DATE! 🌱🌇
Get ready for a groundbreaking gathering of minds shaping the future of food in the cities!

The Philippine Horticulture and Urban Agriculture Summit 2025
🗓️ September 30 – October 2, 2025
📍 Manila Prince Hotel
💻 Live via our official FB page

Co-organized by the DA-BPI, Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), and National Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture Program (NUPAP) in partnership with private sector collaborators such as MANILA BULLETIN and Bukid Amara.

Join us as we champion inclusive, innovative, and climate-resilient horticulture and urban agriculture. 🌿

🎓CPD points await our Agriculture and Agricultural Biosystems Engineering face-to-face participants!





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13/09/2025

Obesity has skyrocketed among children and adolescents bombarded by "unethical" marketing of junk food, outpacing undernourishment to become the leading form of malnutrition worldwide for the first time among those age five to 19, UNICEF warned.

Link to full story in the comments section.

This is the story of From Oil to Soil, an initiative led by the Rotaract Club of Zamboanga City and the Rotaract Club of...
11/09/2025

This is the story of From Oil to Soil, an initiative led by the Rotaract Club of Zamboanga City and the Rotaract Club of Ipil Sibugay, in partnership with Kids Who Farm and local champions of sustainability. The project introduces the Gardenator —a low-cost, low-tech innovation designed to transform household biowaste into fresh, homegrown vegetables.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://rotaract.rotaryphilippines.com/2025/09/from-oil-to-soil-transforming-waste-into-nourishment/

This is the story of From Oil to Soil, an initiative led by the Rotaract Club of Zamboanga City and the Rotaract Club of Ipil Sibugay, in partnership with Kids Who Farm and local champions of sustainability. The project introduces the Gardenator—a low-cost, low-tech innovation designed to transform household biowaste into fresh, homegrown vegetables.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://rotaract.rotaryphilippines.com/2025/09/from-oil-to-soil-transforming-waste-into-nourishment/

Campo Vida Agriculture Learning Center -ZC and Kids Who Farm trained partner Sama Bajau IP women in Barangays Talon-Talo...
11/09/2025

Campo Vida Agriculture Learning Center -ZC and Kids Who Farm trained partner Sama Bajau IP women in Barangays Talon-Talon, Kasanyangan and Arena Blanco in Zamboanga City on basic financial literacy and community-managed savings through the Hyperlokal Kapital Community Savings Club model.

The training aims to provide the IP women with the essential knowledge and confidence to manage their money, budget effectively, and make informed decisions. This is crucial for protecting themselves from predatory lending and for gaining greater control over their household finances.

The Hyperlokal Kapital Community Savings Club is a culturally-appropriate model that build on existing networks of trust and mutual support among these IP women. It provides a safe space to save money and access capital, all without the barriers of formal banking, which can be often inaccessible or intimidating for these communities.

By combining financial literacy and a trusted community savings model, these women can not only secure their own economic well-being but also strengthen the resilience and autonomy of their entire community.

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This basic financial literacy initiative is part of the "Promotion of Women Leadership in Organic Farming, Financial Literacy and Social Awareness on Food Security and Community Development Project" funded by Manos Unidas and implemented by Campo Vida with technical support from Kids Who Farm.






📸 Samantha Jane Santos

"The Cebu City Agriculture Department has introduced the “Gardenator,” a container-based system that doubles as a compos...
10/09/2025

"The Cebu City Agriculture Department has introduced the “Gardenator,” a container-based system that doubles as a composter and self-sustaining food source"

Thank you Sir Joelito Baclayon and the Cebu City Agriculture Department for adopting the Gardenator to help promote household-based circular food systems in Cebu City!



IN THE middle of Cebu City’s concrete sprawl, small pockets of green are quietly thriving in the most unlikely places—from empty spaces beside roads to small co

Kids Who Farm collaborated with EMB Zamboanga Peninsula to provide a technology transfer session on Bokashi Fermentation...
09/09/2025

Kids Who Farm collaborated with EMB Zamboanga Peninsula to provide a technology transfer session on Bokashi Fermentation and FoodLoop: Household-based Circular Food Systems Using the Gardenator to the Tumaga River and Ayala River Water Quality Management Area (WQMA) Governing Board and Stakeholders during the 3rd Quarterly Meeting Cum Capacity Building Activity last 2-5 September 2025 at the Garden Orchid Hotel, Zamboanga City.

Barangay leaders, LGU heads and government line agencies' officials from the two WQMAs learned Bokashi mudballs making for water treatment and river cleanup, and container gardening, and food waste composting using the Gardenator technology.

Thank you EMB Zamboanga Peninsula for yet another opportunity to build the capacities of our local partners to tackle the solid waste, food security and sustainability issues of the Tumaga and Ayala Rivers.





📸 DENR-EMB IX

FEATURE I Joining a Community Savings Club really helped me mag-invest not just sa skills ko, but also sa pag-iipon ng p...
08/09/2025

FEATURE I Joining a Community Savings Club really helped me mag-invest not just sa skills ko, but also sa pag-iipon ng pera para magamit sa pagpapatakbo ng business ko. Great help din kasi it helps members maka-acquire ng loan na walang hassle and less ang interest. So join or make your own Community Savings Club and invest your money for a better community!

Diowella Ponteras
Member, K5 Community Savings Club
Owner, Dio's Heavenly Refreshing Juice l Dio's Food Products

📸 Lloyda Torres

Grow herbs and spices in self-irrigating repurposed bottles!
07/09/2025

Grow herbs and spices in self-irrigating repurposed bottles!



06/09/2025

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Make farming fun and easy! :)

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.