BEMWA Farm underscores healthy option and countryside Davao City tour

I was first introduced to BEMWA Farm in 2015 when I participated the Datu Salumay Trail Run 32-kilometer category organized by Team Davao Runners with fellow trail running enthusiasts Sir Marlo Yap and Jappy Pepito leading the organizing team. For three consecutive seasons I never failed joining the event because aside from being a passion, running in Datu Salumay enabled me to relax and commune with nature.

Over the weekend I revisited BEMWA Farm along with good friends from Davao City Tats, Maya and Meggy for a quick farm exposure tour. This time I appreciated BEMWA all the more because I had enough time discovering its unique identity.

Nestled in the cold and elevated location in barangay Datu Salumay, Marilog District; BEMWA Farm is a garden of more or less 2-hectare organic vegetables. It is a perfect example of a farm tourism site which is what the Department of Tourism lately aspires for especially with Secretary Bernadette Puyat at the helm of DOT leadership. The farm produce in BEMWA curtails health risks because all commodities in the farm are all 100% organically grown.

The vegetable garden in BEMWA is a flawless interlude to the beautiful highland ornamentals, most notable among them are the vivid yellow sun flowers. Other portions of the farm perimeter are planted with insect-repellent species of herbs like mint and basil (sangig), the latter I enjoyed smelling all the time. Organic agriculture simply connotes introducing variety of plants which naturally shy away insect pests rather than using commercial pesticides.  

Entrance fee of the farm is 50 pesos per person which is consumable.  Several unique food rations are also served in BEMWA Farm at a very affordable price with items like binignit, chicken pastel, sikwati, strawberry ice cream and native coffee, among others.

BEMWA farm is accessible via the Davao-Bukidnon highway. Approximate travel time from Davao City is two hours using public transportation mode. The common landmark before reaching the intersection to Datu Salumay is the Philippine Eagle monument.