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Activities

1.

Chapel

Chapel Among the oldest structure in the Pacific Farms, the PFI Chapel is where the farm’s Unity Day is celebrated every year. A mass is held at the chapel as
the kick-off ceremony of the salt festival season and the harvested Mighty Energy eggs are offered as a prayer for good weather. As one of the oldest structure in the farm, the chapel has stood the typhoon Emong which hit Bolinao way back 2009 and left the sanctuary with only cemented walls and floors. An epic symbol of faith and unanimity, the construction reminds the Pacific Farms Inc. staff that every calamity brings forth the best in us, and in this case, the virtue of unity. From a specific vantage point, tourists can see various ponds found in the middle of the farm namely the evaporator ponds which concentrate the incoming seawater into high brine.
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2.

LOVE BRIDGE

Love Bridge In every spot, it is believed that there is a tale on how it came to be, the PFI’s Love Bridge is no exception. April 1983, Pacific Farms faced financial turmoil,
its workers had not been paid for six months and the company had many debts to suppliers and other agencies. It is when the management transition from the Araneta clan to the Khonghun family ensued. It was on the Love Bridge that Mr. Johnny Khonghun arrived and faced more than 400 livid workers. In the middle of the tense moment, a goat suddenly gave birth. The process took hours up until the heat of noon which made a number of workers go home which paved way for a peaceful transition. An old folk then proclaimed, "Maganda itong simbolo ng bagong simula, mabubuhay muli ang Pacific Farms..."
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3.

Weather Station

Weather Station The weather is very critical to salt making. In Pacific Farms, an accredited PAG-ASA weather station was set up since 2012 and is maintained in order
to record weather data, and make weather forecasts and adjust our brine system accordingly. The parameters of rainfall, evaporation, wind speed, temperature, barometric pressure and humidity are measured. To date, the company has more than 40 years of rainfall data allowing us a historical pattern to make better weather assessments.
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4.

Salt Harvesting

Salt Harvesting Among the highlights in the PFI tour is the salt harvesting experience in the small and large bed regions of the farm. One can go and experience

himself the actual salt harvesting process using a wooden rake in the small bed area (consumer salt is harvested) as well as dig a shovel in the large bed range (industrial salt is harvested). This is to make known to the tourist the effort exerted by the salt farmers in order to produce a table staple----salt.

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5.

Brine Well- Mighty Enerygy Egg

Brine Well- Mighty Enerygy Egg With this Brine well to submerge the eggs, we use our knowledge of the composition of the salt lake of the 473 ha. and with

mud and brine as the replica of the salt lake. Through our Research and Development, we replicated the original taste of the Mighty Energy Eggs as have been submerged in salt lake.

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6.

Admin Office-PFI History

Admin Office-PFI History As we all know, one's roots play an important part on one's present. This goes the same for Pacific Farms Inc., as the farm would not be what it is today
without its rich history. In this case, history is discussed inside the PFI’s oldest building, the administrative office. The tourists are taken down memory lane with its breakthroughs and how it came to be. Salt farm maps are in display, as well as PFI's history from the old photographs up to the summary discussions of the company evolution eras;1956-1983: The First Steps, 1983-1993: Transformative Era, 1994-2003: Consumer Era, 2004 - 2013: New Generation and Beyond, 2014 - Present: Trail Blazing New Directions
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7.

Tractor Ride

A. Salt
Mountain

Salt Mountain

Other countries may boast mountains covered with snow but here in Pacific Farms Inc., we offer the experience for a Salt Mountain.

The PFI salt stock pile is located at the Warehouse 1 and stores 15,000 metric tons of salt harvested annually. For Facebook enthusiasts, this is the perfect location to strike a pose and be seen.
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B. View Deck Overlooking

Salt Mountain At the break of daylight... the best spot to be is at the PFI Sunrise View Deck; where you can experience the breath taking scene of the salt farm plus
the bravura sunrise. And if you’re lucky enough, a flight of migratory birds---species of Little Grebe, Tern, Sand Piper, Black bellied-Plover, Chinese Egret may come your way, definitely not a bad bargain for getting up early (for tourists have to be at this spot at exactly 6 AM to catch the sunrise). On the view deck, tourists can see the aerial view of the Lingayen Gulf and to the other side is the Aerial view of the Pacific Farms Inc. Furthermore, on the left most, one can enjoy the view of the Tambac Bay; beyond that is the Lingayen Gulf; then the West Philippine Sea also known as the South China Sea.
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C. Fruits and Vegetable Garden

Salt Mountain As a way to increase the productivity of its employees, employees were allowed to partly clean the forest area of the company-owned lot and
start planting, forest trees, fruit trees and vegetables. It was indeed a very good project because the area where we harvested mango fruits, vegetables like upo, pechay, sitaw, sibuyas, kalabasa, sili, kamatis and talong were grown at the same time. The produce were sold to employees thru payroll deduction and to neighborhood market.
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8.

Kapihan

Salt Lake As one of the features of the tour, visitors get to have an intimate interaction with the farmers. Through a simple program, the farmers
present how the company and its 12 moral values began. Their sharing highlights the process of institutionalizing these and its impact to their lives. In addition, one way to discover what salt can do as a taste enhancer is attend in Salinas' Salt Pairing Sessions. In this activity, guests get a chance to learn the proper kind of gourmet salt to pair with a particular ingredient. With Aro-en Gourmet Salt, that offers 16 kinds of gourmet salt, guests are presented with certain food, that when perfectly paired with the right kind of salt, the combination itself can be a unique, intense experience.
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9.

Loyalty Park

Salt Lake Located near the Mini Museum and Harvesting Area, the park is also a tree planting area where trees are named after the guests who planted them.
The best place for meditation, it is recommended that one takes the “monk’s walk” in the park’s grounds. To do a “monk’s walk” is to walk upon the grounds that are covered with dried leaves in silence without making any footstep sounds. Such invites calmness and control over the persona performing it.

What is a good trip, without good food? Here in Pacific Farms Inc. Agri-Eco Tour, the most native delicacy of Bolinao is served. Away from the customary tupig and puto for nibbles, PFI’s healthy snack features Binungoy(also called Binungay). It is a local delicacy made of sticky rice poured into the bamboo prior to cooking with coconut milk. It is best paired up with ripe mangoes and a selection of Aro-En Gourmet Salt. For lunch, we serve a heritage dish Pinaupong Manok sa Asin (Happy Chicken as we call it) and Zaragoza Sea Purslane that is foraged in the area turned into a salad. These are definitely gastronomic treats for the adventurous traveler to tickle their taste buds.

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Testimonials

Good job!
We enjoyed the tour, excellent and very pleasant people. Keep up the good work!

St. Columban Alumnus
February 14, 2013

Over all experience was superb!
The entire place is beautiful and unique. It's really one of a kind, very good products and pleasant people. Looking forward to visit this farm again. Thanks a lot!

CCA Chef and Students
April 20, 2013

Very inspiring!
Excellent service and a very accomodating personnel. We learned a lot from this agri-eco tour. Thank you for your kindness!

City Nutrition Staff
June 20, 2013
Photo with the Salt Mountain Contest