H orti 2010, which ended on Feb. 8, was a steal! With entrance fee of only P20/day (or P10/day if you are a Senior Citizen or student), you could have viewed beautiful landscape arrangements with exotic plants and flowers, and attended two seminars per day—from vermiculture to water-wise irrigation.

Two of the novel ideas presented at the seminars could produce your gifts to your Valentine—Suiseki, the art of using natural stones, and a water-wise irrigation system using an automated, non-electrical technique plus indigenous and recycled materials.

T une in/watch Kalikasan, Kaunlaran! (KK!) on Feb. 10, 2010, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., as Dr. Cora Claudio, president, EARTH Institute Asia, presents these two ideas. Guests are youthful Felicidad “Fely” Gupit, founding president of the Natural Stone Society of the Philippines and director, Philippine Horticulture Society, and Philip K.N. Choo, who has opted to retire in the Philippines and help farmers and gardeners use water wisely.

KK! Is accessible through DZRH-AM radio (666 in Metro Manila, other kHz nationwide), TV (Ch. 9 in Metro Manila, other cable TV channels nationwide), and Internet http://dzrh.prepys.com or (http://dzrh.tripod.com. Join the Quiz, contests, campaigns and projects of EARTH and KK! To join all, register at 2299: earth<space>your message. 

EARTH Institute Asia and  DZRH co-produce KK!, with the support of Unilever, Unilab, Toby's Sports, Le Cellier French Wine Selection, Yehey.Com, Management Association of the Philippines,  and   Brahma Kumaris,  and  with the cooperation of various organizations--GREEN Army, PFST, TOWNS, PBE, AIJC, PEIA, DENR, MabuhayRadio.com, and  other groups and  individuals. 

Inquiries: 671-3266, 0917-829-1718, or earthinstitute@gmail.com.