When typhoon Nesat (known locally as typhoon Pedring) swept across The Philippines last week, it brought floods to many parts of the country. However, in Laguna province, the main damage was wrought by the wind.
The strength of the wind was of storm signal 2 (the system has 4 signals, with signal 1 being the weakest typhoon). Storm signal 2 means that winds of 60-100 kph can be expected in the next 24 h.
We had time to harvest all crops ready for eating or for sale before the storm brought down trees near the perimeter of the farm as well as our string beans, tomatoes, corn, and bell peppers. Some 60% of the farm was affected.
We have since been uprooting all the damaged plants.
