In barangay Sambog, Corella in Bohol is a farm whose owners advocate healthy eating habits.
The 2.5-hectare Green Thumb Farm, a family property run by Jares and Rona Denque, is designed to accommodate special events as well.
It has produced different kinds of healthy greens since 2017. For plantitos and plantitas, they also grow various plants — some considered rare for city dwellers.
Its propagation of mushrooms is interesting.
Rona, known as the queen of cultured mushrooms, first took a liking to growing mushrooms when a friend told her about a training offered by the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region VII.
Rona recalled she thought it was just a waste of time at first and instead researched on her own.
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RONA Denque, queen of cultured mushrooms.
COOKING up a mushroom-based meal.
“Not everything is shown on YouTube, right? So there was a missing link that I didn’t see that almost cost my employee’s life. The closed-lid pasteurizer exploded. After that, I rendered hands-on training with the DA,” she said.
Her mushrooms can be bought at restaurants, resorts, and hotels, as well as in Landers and Rustan’s Cebu. They recently put up their own stall at the airport for tourists.
Green Thumb Farm operates Al Fresco, a restaurant that offers mushroom-based meals like pasta, pizza, burger, siomai and sisig. Its beverages are served fresh and healthy.
Visitors can eat on picnic mats and pallets as tables beside a fountain.
Green Thumb Farm is at Purok 4, Barangay Sambog, Corella, Bohol. It is open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. with an admission fee of P50. It is free for diners.