Sta Lucia, Lapanday to launch concept farm estates this month

MANILA, Philippines - Publicly-listed Sta. Lucia Land Inc. (SLLI) and Lapanday Properties Philippines Inc. (LPPI) will launch La Huerta Farms and Residences, their first farm estate development in July 2010.

La Huerta, a 50-hectare realty development in Calamba, Laguna, offers homeowners an opportunity to cultivate their own farms and enjoy the benefits of a healthy lifestyle right in their own backyard.

Eduardo U. Tirona, president of Orchard Property Marketing Corp. (OPMC), the exclusive marketing arm for La Huerta, said “farming is second nature to humankind. Filipinos excel in this, the Philippines being an agricultural country. It is a fact that many of us are backyard gardeners and closet-farmers who just need our own farm lot to nurture.” 

Tomas P. Lorenzo, Lapanday Properties president, said this maybe one of the reasons why social networking site games Farmville and Farm Town attract a lot of players because the games feed the people’s aspirations to till their own land.

“With La Huerta’s affordable farm lot sizes ranging from 750 to 3,000 sqm., their dreams as hobbyists or serious farm businessmen will soon become a reality,” Lorenzo added.

Dr. Leonido Naranja of the University of the Philippines in Los Baños and a consultant of the La Huerta project, said “farming has the innate ability to heal. La Huerta, therefore, is designed to bring about a full and healthy lifestyle among its residents and farm lot owners.” 

La Huerta features four concept farm design clusters: El Sol (The Sun); El Cielo (The Sky); La Luna (The Moon); and La Lluvia (The Rain), each featuring a different edible landscaping to promote health and wellness in an expertly maintained natural environment.

The El Sol cluster features plants and trees with medicinal and therapeutic benefits while El Cielo includes an ostrich farm, organic vegetable and herb gardens, and pili nut farms. The La Luna cluster, on the other hand, is where coffee and cacao, together with Bignay and other fruit wines, are grown; whereas tropical palms and flower farms thrive in the La Lluvia cluster.

Naranja said that La Huerta garden management professionals and horticulturists will provide farm lot owners with technical support and training seminars on crop production and processing, organic farming, hydroponics, composting and other earth-friendly agricultural practices.

For details, contact 4703794 or 09153193143 and [email protected], and find out how you can have your own farmlot with five years no interest plan.