The East-West Seed Foundation, Inc. successfully conducted a VeggiEskwela Bootcamp from July 7 to 10, 2026, in Barangay Kabangbang, Bantayan, Cebu, bringing together 33 participants, corn farmers from the Municipality of Bantayan, to learn sustainable vegetable gardening and production. The four-day bootcamp was made possible through the partnership of PAGTAMBAYAYONG – A Foundation for Mutual Aid, Inc., Agrinex Marketing Inc. through Mr. Arthur E. Despi, and the local governm

The recently concluded VeggieEskwela BootCamp in the Province of Basilan—held last November 18–21, 2025—marks another meaningful step toward building food-secure, nutritionally empowered communities across the island. In partnership with the OPAg Basilan (Office of the Provincial Agriculture), the Provincial Government of Basilan , DA - PCAF ( Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries ) and the Zuellig Family Foundation , this four-day Training of Trainers brought tog