Our Journey

Two years before the pandemic, we spent a life-changing month at Navdanya Farm in Uttarakhand, India, learning organic farming under Dr. Vandana Shiva (seed-saving pioneer, quantum physicist and environmental activist). We returned home transformed with a dream, carrying seeds and a clear vision: to grow our own food, to live close to the Earth, to heal the soil, and to share what we learned with the community.

That dream became Subli - a name that means “to return to the point of origin.” In 2020, we found our land in Calaca, Batangas - a mountaintop sanctuary overlooking Mt. Batulao. We planted a few seeds on our land and now, we have hundreds of seeds in our hands.

Today, Subli is a thriving, 90% self-sustaining space guided by nature’s rhythms, seed-saving traditions, and permaculture and natural farming principles, grounded on cultivating the soil with care.

With just two farmers and an efficient farm design, we grow enough food on 1.8 hectares to sustain us, and we share the abundance with our community through weekly deliveries in Manila, Tagaytay, Alabang and Sta. Rosa, Laguna.

Subli is more than a farm and training center - it’s a space for connection. Through our courses, we attract wellness seekers, healers, yogis, meditators, artists, nutritionists, doctors, chefs, foodies, and farmers from across the Philippines and beyond. We are a conduit for growing friendships among like-minded individuals and for building a community that values health and well-being.

Visitors can tour the farm, enjoy wholesome plant-based meals by appointment, or stay for our yoga and meditation retreats in our cozy mud dorms — experiencing the full cycle from seed to plate.

At Subli, the secret is love. From meditation music in the fields to quiet mornings with the plants, everything we grow carries the joy and attention we give it, felt in every harvest. We don’t chase perfection - we grow with curiosity and reverence for the land, and every plot is always a work in progress.

Subli is a living invitation to return - to nature, to simplicity, and to a life rooted in meaning. Share the rhythm of life with us at Subli - where each seed carries a story, and every meal begins in the earth.

“We believe that good food, grown with care, can transform lives.”

Asha and Tita Ludy