Meet Elizabeth & Febie: Our Newest Farm Queens!

MalunggayLife has two very special, grass-loving ladies: Elizabeth and her daughter Febie, our brand-new carabaos!

These two aren’t just adorable — they’re also incredibly helpful! Elizabeth will eventually help with light farm work and land prep, while Febie… well, for now, she’s in training (a.k.a. just being cute and eating everything in sight). Stay tuned — I’ll be sharing more about Febie’s rare and beautiful coloring soon! It looks like our little farm baby might carry an albinism gene, which makes her extra unique (and extra photogenic)!

They’ve settled in beautifully, munching happily under the shade of our trees and occasionally striking poses for the camera — #FarmModelGoals. 

We’re so excited to watch them grow, bond with the team, and become part of the everyday joy that is life on the farm. With them around, the farm feels a little fuller, and our hearts definitely are.

Welcome to the MalunggayLife family, Elizabeth & Febie! 

May your days be sunny, your naps uninterrupted, and your grass forever green. 

Elizabeth is the strong, silent type — the classic carabao mom. She’s graceful, calm, and looks like she’s seen it all (and probably has!). She walks with the quiet confidence of a true farm veteran. Febie, on the other hand, is the curious and spunky baby girl, already poking her nose into everything. Whether it’s a pile of freshly cut grass or someone’s lunch basket, Febie wants in.

And look who else is tagging along — another one of Elizabeth’s kiddos! This charming young bull is Febie’s big brother.

He’s not officially part of the MalunggayLife family, but for now, he’s just happily hanging out with mom and little sis. He may be a guest, but as far as we’re concerned, any carabao who wants to chill and snack on our farm grass is more than welcome. The more, the merrier! 

Mama Elizabeth just gave birth two months ago, so we’re giving her all the time she needs to rest and recover. For now, it’s just a little bit of gentle work and a whole lotta chill. Think of it as her well-deserved maternity leave — farm edition! 

We’re still farming! 😊

We’ve just been a little caught up with some personal things lately, but don’t worry — the farm is still very much alive and growing. 🌿

Here are a few updates on what’s been keeping us busy lately at the farm. It’s been a mix of sweat, soil, surprises, and a whole lot of greenery!

The cogongrass on this side of the farm is taller than dad — and he's not even short! Forget a bed of roses, we’re about to start a new trend: spa day on a grass bed, farm edition! Who needs a bed of roses when we’ve got a whole mattress of wild grass?

We spotted some patches of Sambong in this area, so we’re tidying up the place. A little cleanup so our leafy friends can live their best plant life!

Our malunggay trees were ready for a trim, but first, our farmers had to battle their way through rows of wild cogongrass.

Finally, after weeks of clearing the malunggay area, the trees finally got their first proper pruning in three years. Talk about a long-overdue spa day!

This malunggay tree is looking fresh and fab now after a week of pruning!

Look who's making a comeback! Baby leaves are starting to sprout on some of the pruned malunggay trees — fresh starts and leafy new beginnings!

The lemongrass patches are finally standing out — no more playing hide and seek with the regular grass! They’re looking sharp, fresh, and totally ready for their close-up!

The papaya fruits are yummy, but we’re actually more excited about the leaves — they’re the real stars after they are processed into tea and capsules.

Look who decided to swing by our avocado tree today—a slithery guest!

After years of waiting (thanks to La Niña’s dramatic episodes), we finally got to harvest our turmeric rhizomes!

After a long day at the farm (and a lot of sweat!), we’re heading home with a bountiful harvest of papayas and bananas — farm life’s sweet reward!

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Four Months After the Fire

It's been almost 4 months after the fire that razed our farm, and we are just thankful that the leaves from the remaining moringa trees and our other plants have started to grow again.

As I've mentioned in our previous post about the fire, we needed to aggressively replant in order to have enough supplies that we can sell on our online shop on Shopee MalunggayLife as well as on our website. 

Our moringa trees were the ones that were most affected, but still, we are hopeful as we see some branches growing from the remaining trees.

Our lemongrass have grown back pretty well.

Some of our trees, like our Banaba and Mulberry trees have also started growing more leaves. We've even been able to harvest from the remaining 24 Banaba trees in the farm, and I have had a taste of the first berries of our Mulberry tree. 

We've also been planting more hibiscus (roselle) plants as they grow quite well on our farm's soil.

We've had a lot going on both in the farm and in our manufacturing facility during the past years. We're hoping and praying this year will be a better year for us.