Nico Aberasturi, DowntoEarth - Farm to Table
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 Published On Mar 28, 2016

Nico or Nicolo Borromeo Aberasturi is the the President of DowntoEarth, a grower and supplier of biodynamic vegetables, and pasture-raised meat, pork, dairy, poultry, smoked and cured meats. He is a Trustee of the Organic Producers Trade Association of the Philippines and a member of the Philippine Biodynamics Association.

Nicolo has been in farming for 20 years and began practicing sustainable agriculture in 2004, while applying bio-dynamics in 2007. Today he manages Earth Flora, a vegetable and flower farm in Dahilayan, Bukidnon, using sustainable and humane agricultural practices. In 2011, he returned to his roots in cattle farming and is now working or networking with small family farms, to raise animals in the pasture.

DowntoEarth produces vibrant, nourishing and rich vegetables and the best- tasting and all-natural pasture-raised meats. DownToEarth flowers, vegetables, herbs are grown in healthy soil using biodynamic and sustainable practices, and without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, or herbicides. Among its products are specialty vegetables, micro and baby greens, and edible flowers. DowntoEarth meat and poultry come from animals that have been raised on pasture, without the use of any hormones or antibiotics. It raises livestock sustainably and works with a network of family farmers and ranchers in Mindanao, who raise their animals sustainably, humanely and traditionally. Aside from biodynamic vegetables and pasture- raised meat and poultry, DowntoEarth offers other wholesome products, such as eggs laid by native hens, local wild honey, artisan salts, and grass-fed dairy.

The DowntoEarth farm practices biodynamic composting, crop rotation, cover cropping, ecological pest management and follow a biodynamic sowing calendar. Aside from practicing biodynamic and sustainable agriculture, its farm encourages careful water use, energy saving initiatives, waste management and product packaging minimization.

DowntoEarth is dedicated to ensure traditional, all-natural, humane and sustainable methods for growing crops and raising animals for food. It is strongly committed to sustainable agriculture, environmental stewardship, the humane treatment of animals and uphold traditional, small and local farming.

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