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Bio products with
spirituality of agriculture in FIN and FIS agro-training
development
DAVAO CITY:
30th January 2007 -- . On 26th
January 2007, a store called Bios-Dynamis, was blessed in Davao City,
Philippines. It is strategically located, right beside the main shopping mall,
ShoeMart, and close to the central bus station.
The store
was set up by the Don Bosco Foundation for Sustainable Development, formerly
known as the Don Bosco Diocesan Youth Center, based in Kidapawan, North
Cotabato. It is meant to bring to Davao and its surrounding areas the healthy
agricultural products of more than 4,500 so-called "Don Bosco" farmers. These
farmers have adopted the biodynamic method of agriculture, actually a way of
life, that respects and protects nature, and brings in the Creator into
day-to-day farming. These farmers have rediscovered the spirituality of
agriculture, and can rightly be considered empowered farmers.
Don Bosco Kidapawan was set up more than a decade ago by
two dedicated youth ministers, working for the Diocese of Kidapawan. Having read
the booklet, Great Dreams Come True, they named the center after the
Father and Teacher of Youth. They themselves have experienced how their many
dreams continue to come true each day.
Don Bosco
Kidapawan has been giving training in biodynamic agriculture and sustainable
development to the Salesians and lay mission partners of both FIN and FIS
provinces. Their inputs and exposure programs have contributed much to the
agro-training centers of both provinces.
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