Dec 2010 – Jan - 2013

What have I been doing?Taking two years out of my career at a crucial time

wasn’t an easy decision.However, the seeds had been germinating for over a

decade, and it was now or never.In 2008, I bought 1ha of over-mature coconut

plantation on an island off the coast of Davao City, Mindanao

Late in 2010, after the closure of the council operated utility I worked for, I decided to fulfil an ambition

Felling trees and stacking lumber

Manually hauling lumber

Design & Build

BuildingDiscovery 2008 Development since 2011

Painting

Painting

Tiling

Painting & Tiling

2010 2012

Storage and GatehouseJanuary 2011 September 2011

January 2011 December 2011

ServicesSeptic tanks Water supply

Making land productive2008 2012

Ploughing by Water BuffaloPloughing Clearing rocks

Weeding2008 2011

2011 2012

TerracingSince late 2012 Utilising the fossilised coral

PlantingPineapples and dwarf coconuts Peanuts

Sweetcorn (after Pablo)

Raising livestockPigs Geese

Goats Guinea fowl

To be continued...

All the sustainable development shown here has been achieved without taking on any debt.Further development awaits a fresh injection of capital.After 2 hugely rewarding years, it’s time to return to the corporate world.