Paradizoo, a 12-hectare theme park that offers a zoo and paradise that is located in Mendez, Cavite, supported the 4th Farm Tourism Conference held last July 14-16, 2016. The latter aims to educate and increase awareness regarding the possibility of combining tourism and agriculture and generating income through it.
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| Paradise and Zoo- PARADIZOO |
500 delegates from tourism, agriculture and investment sector attended the event and explored one of the successful farm tourism spot in the country- Paradizoo.
The delegates were able to see first hand the best practices of Paradizoo in agriculture. Paradizoo uses hydroponics, wherein the plants get their nutrients from water and not through soil, compost pits, turning wastes into fertilizer, vermiculture, process wherein worms is used to decompose organic food waste to nutrient rich material that can sustain the growth of a plant, and bokashi soil.
Aside from seeing the best practices, they were able to observe how Paradizoo maintained the natural habitat of animals and plants by visiting Farm Frenzy, Flower Garden, Vegetable Farm, Butterfly Garden and Bee Farm.
Delegates where able to feed the animals and be educated about them through Farm Frenzy. Farm frenzy houses donkeys,cows, camels, ducks, ostrich, birds of different kinds, pot belly pig and collection of Dorper sheep, Boer, Kalahari, and Saanen dairy goats, Rusa and turkey from Australia. They were able to learn on how to properly milk a goat and the products that they can acquire through animals in the Farm.
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| Birds feeding session |
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| Know more about Donkeys by reading the standee beside their room. |
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| Ducks welcoming the delegates. |
The Flower Garden amazed the delegates with the beautiful flower collection and arrangement of Paradizoo. Part of the garden is the Bonsai Garden facilitated by Atish Dipankar Sarker, a Bangladeshi, who is known in th Bonsai industry. Atish shared his knowledge in taking care of Bonsai and how to generate income through it to the delegates. According to him, taking care of Bonsai is easy. They are like people who needs a little bit of sunshine, water and hates sudden changes.
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| Strategic flower arrangements in Flower Garden. |
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| Awesome landscape in Flower Garden. |
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| Some of the beautiful flowers in the garden. |
After the wonderful garden is the Vegetable Farm where in it houses all the vegetables in the song “Bahay Kubo.” The delegates saw in the farm how Paradizoo uses animal wastes as fertilizer in their vegetables and hydroponics.
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| Delegates walk on a path covered with intertwined plants that provide shade. |
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| Plants with fertilized animals waste. |
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| Hydroponics Farming. |
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| Lettuce growing through hydroponics farming. |
The delegates were relaxed on the calming vibe of Butterfly Garden where flowering bushes and shrubs are located with white and black butterflies roam around.
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| Interior of Butterfly Garden. |
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| Butterflies eating and resting on flowering shrubs. |
Bee farm on the other hand teach the delegates the step by step process in properly harvesting honey.
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| Step by step process of harvesting honey. |
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| Step by step process of harvesting honey. |
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| Finish product. |
Paradizoo also has Meditation Garden, Wedding Pavilion and Boot Camp.
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| Zoomanity Group |
Mr. Robert Yupangco and the Zoomanity Group imparted to the delegates the opportunities in having a farm and making it a tourist spot. According to Mr. Yupangco, having the latter enables to cut the middle man or suppliers in your business, because instead of buying to them, you can have your restaurant or cafe’s ingredients like milk, vegetables, meat, honey and fruit; decoration and ornaments from your farm. Aside from that you do not need to purchase fertilizers for your plants because you can use your animals’ waste for it. He also shared his vision for Paradizoo which the delegates are eyeing for.
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| Soon Zoomanity Institute will rise in Paradizoo |
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Looks like a fun time! Thanks for sharing all of the great pictures.
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That is cool how they grow the lettuce. This place looks so fun and my boys would learn so much.
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Oh, I want to go there with my son. Looks like a wonderful place.
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What a beautiful zoo! I love visiting zoos in different areas. They really give you a feel of the local culture 🙂
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It's great that they're promoting something like this. I like that you can buy your own vegetables as well. Both adults and kids will learn a lot from going here!
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Looks a beautiful farm, I haven't try to go in the farm, I would to go there
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I think the vegetable garden would be fun for my little guy. He loves going to the zoo, too.
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Wow, I want to have a vegetable garden. My son would love to go to this farm.
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My son will surely enjoy this. The bee hive is very interesting! I want to go there!
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Omg what awesome photos!!!! This place looks like loads of fun
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I would have such a blast at this conference. I think it's great to see all of the animals and plants in such a natural habitat.
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I don't know anything about farming. This looks like it would be a great event for people that do.
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Haven't been there but will definitely consider Paradizoo on our next getaway with the whole family. Thanks for sharing!Mhaan | http://www.mommyrockininstyle.com
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What a beautiful spot! I would love to explore here.
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Such an EPIC experience! Wow I would love to go there. The photos look fantastic and so great to get more in tune with nature
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love place! i miss farm! we have farm in australia, we have horses and pigs and chooks haha its a lovely sound in the morning that i wanna hear
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Looks like a great time! Thanks for sharing all of the great pictures.
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