USA Expat Built A Big Business In The Philippines Under 3 Years

[@markjohnson8240]

Thanks Guys for visting my farm. Video turned out wonderful! Mark

[@poultryboy1984]

You have a beautiful farm sir. You mentioned your deep well tapped into salty water. Is it fair to say that anywhere in your property you try and drill you will hit salty water? We have a property about 1km away from the ocean. Is it possible to hit fresh water for livestock to drink being so close to the ocean? I've heard mixed opinions.

[@meridathebraveone1158]

Thanks for showing your farm sir. You can make videos of your farm. I’ve subscribed your channel😊

[@scottytv1]

Congratulations on your life there!!

[@markjohnson8240]

@@poultryboy1984 We had drilled a few different locations at my farm all yielding the same water parameters. I would say if your 1000 meters from the ocean it would be risky to drill for freshwater unless there are other wells in the area producing freshwater. You would need to drill a pilot borehole for testing.

[@markjohnson8240]

@@meridathebraveone1158 thanks for subscribing to my wife's channel. My wife has been pushing me to do content for the farm. I will try to share content from my farm experiences in the future!

[@bornonjuly7052]

Wow Michael and Bianca its a fantastic content. This project of this American expat and her local wife is really unique in the whole Philippines and it helps the local people, the economy of Iloilo and those entrepreneurs wanted to do business like this one congrats!

[@wintersojourn9356]

Fantastic consistently. That’s TPL 💕

[@squealerpig]

Mark is a genius

[@aveennmark]

Thank you...I always tell him that.

[@McJuneTagaBukid]

Good to hear that Iloilo is like a first world country - coming from an american & canadian expats. Thank you for choosing Iloilo. 😊❤❤❤

[@eriks1169]

This guy got all good ideas. Excellent and enlightening video

[@monsanity17]

All praise for you, Sir Mark Johnson! How I wish I was also knowledgeable, just like you, Sir Mark. I hope for more success in your business, Sir! Kudos to Michael and Bianca for another great video. New learnings were activated. hehehe

[@helenoharawhite7704]

Fascinating project. Mark is easy to listen to and he explained his work so well. What an amazing business and makes great sense. They have done so well and I wish them continued success 🙌 ♡♡♡

[@BelusTraveller]

I feel you, I have a 3 level castle in the Jungle, Im in about 5 million, This would cost about 5 mil usd back home, Love the Jungle

[@frankiefernandez9225]

WOW what a awesome farm 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

[@smartbiz888]

An adventurous guy who's had success in a variety of businesses. This latest one is likely the best idea yet IMO... I say this because it's potential for facilitating change for a lot of people at different levels... All the while helping out good 'ole Mother Earth...I like it... Thanks for drilling down into some real life changing people who are living to achieve their dreams... I get what they're doing if not having the expertise to do it myself... Looking forward to learning more about that area, it's people, culture, and food! Cheers and Happy Sunday...Meanwhile... Getting some work done here in Dubai prior to watching a Vikings vs. Chiefs game starting after midnight! SKOL!!! Ooof...It's going to be an EARLY Monday morning start... 🙏🙏🙏 👍😎👍

[@BiancaBeyond]

Thank you and you definitely won't get any sleep with Vikings/Chiefs!

[@thomasabe77]

Fantastic! Thanks for bringing this unique story very inspiring! I wonder how he is powering the paddle wheels?

[@michaelnettleship3794]

Wow how good is that 👍🏻

[@Phil-Am_in_the_Philippines]

We are moving soon in Iloilo City and plan to start farming i plan Vegetables. For now i have Goats and native chicken in my province 2 hours away from Iloilo city.

[@aicsusa]

I am going to build a farm in the mountains and grow vegetables and fruits plus I was thinking of having a couple smaller fish ponds. No chicken or pigs they are too noisy and smelly. Really great information thank you for this video!

[@Munromad]

Great video / great content. Super interesting.

[@lemnikim7388]

Awesome vlog. Something different, not just travel vlog. Excited to watch your next one.👍🏼❤️

[@renze1122]

A very informative Vlogged !!! hands down to you guys!!! 💪🏻🙌🏻💯🇵🇭😌Thanks for coming back in my Town ☺️☺️

[@malloywest8766]

Wonderful to see, great footage, learned a lot on this one!

[@tronshere]

My girlfriend and I are moving to Iloilo from a city about an 1hr north of T.O She's from the Philippines. With the direction the liberals are taking the country we decided to make the move sooner. Luckily she owns a house there already in Pavia Maybe we will cross paths on our youtube journey haha. Hope your enjoying your time there guys

[@Nickelkitten75]

That Philippines Life, that's a very interesting topic sustainability farming is very cool, I like mark's perspective on it. Keep doing the same type of content it will draw attention to a lot of people.

[@stevenoliver7120]

Top quality content!

[@mekon1971]

That was super interesting! Thanks for putting it together and sharing it!

[@tommillering623]

Very interesting video. I hope his plans pan out.

[@robmari497]

Terrific interview

[@foreignermakingmoney-phili1458]

Great vid, like the money details, more expat business entrepreneur videos would be good

[@timgeist1574]

Super interesting !

[@i.r.wayright1457]

Always interesting traveling around with you two. I can't wait to see where you take us next.

[@coco19661]

Very nice video

[@haochentrends]

wish you big success ❤

[@American_Mike]

Did you hear it??? When the baby smiled Bianca squealed.

[@wintersojourn9356]

I didn’t hear it, & I will say I agree with many commenters that Sir Mark is brilliant & brave. No risk no reward, as the saying goes. But risk is very tough for many of us to face. On only one point did iI hope M&B didn’t believe Sir Mark; it IS possible to still travel with a baby & or child. Yes there are hurdles, but if they ever change their plans…..they can STILL/ALWAYS travel (imo). Now gonna replay to see if I hear B….

[@wintersojourn9356]

P.s. replayed…heard the “oooo”, was that Bianca?😆The baby is so cute.

[@wintersojourn9356]

Rewatching & one point-kinda critical, I don’t like to do that but I’m wondering…., just my preference & realize that is my own personal culture; maybe they did introductions off camera. At start, I wish Mr. Mark J would’ve also introduced his foreman? Workers? Relatives? to Michael & Bianca. I didn’t notice before as I often only listen first run through TPL vlogs, while doing chores. I realize how he understands the culture as he is married to a Filipina & has lived there for years, which I can’t say! But it hit me kinda off….

[@wintersojourn9356]

Lastly new topic for Davina B, cute tune goes with these lyrics we sang as kids taught by my Phil relatives : “Picking rice is never fun. Bent from morn to the setting Sun. Cannot stand & cannot sit. Cannot rest for a little bit!”. We sang it when picking string beans at our neighbor’s farm after the machinery picked. 😆

[@wintersojourn9356]

Wait, I think the people around Mr. Mark were actually M&B’s people, meaning they brought them with them. I think that is the Mayor Emeritus. I watched the Xmas great videos with him & his family & ancestral home. But didn’t recall or recognize his face. I think.

[@alexonorep5978]

You can build a school also sir for this kind of aquaculture here in Iloilo for export.👍

[@johnp.9947]

And the KZbin Emmy Award for the best Philippine Fish Farm Documentary goes to.....

[@lorenaalvarez769]

I sub.already kabayan,God bless

[@ginag17]

Cebuano and Ilonggo are very similar. We can understand each other.

[@aveennmark]

That is correct. I was okay when we were in the city but when we move to Pototan they have their own dialect called karay-a. So, another adjustment for the whole family. We are slowly learning the culture and dialect specially our kids 😊.

[@alexonorep5978]

This also what most of Filipino farmers is lacking of, that is, APPLIED CHEMISTRY for REAL. If you have the knowledge and skill in chemistry, on your own without depending much on our government agencies could do soil, water analysis and of bacterias and diseases affecting our projects whether in terms of farming or aquaculture like this American expat that we have here in Iloilo.😃👍

[@asyongmatipid2]

A 7 metric ton harvest is about $43K US at current exchange rates at his farm gate price of P350 a kilo.

[@BiancaBeyond]

Very good return on investment indeed

[@deys888kaye]

Amazing! I’m buying an aquarium tomorrow!

[@sampinto3079]

Americans have big cajones in business!

[@denniszenanywhere]

For sure, as I know many Americans are, especially the software developers I've met in Northern California. I wish him success.

[@neilmartin4187]

With my fiancé we have tilapia in the back and her brother in law fishes everyday and sells the excess averaging 500 pesos a day so my fiancé only buys other meats for me.

[@marksalmorinsalmorin5472]

From Iloilo

[@reyhardzuarez5536]

I think SEAFDEC in Tigbauan can help this guy. Its a research center for aquaculture

[@alexonorep5978]

Yeah all SEAFDEC is doing is to research and research but in financing and establishing our very own industrial aquaculture or even maintaining our dwindling fishponds were solely left to the private raisers or owners.

[@markjohnson8240]

I did approach Seafdec about my project if they could provide technical assistance. There a south east asia multi-country funded aquaculture research center. I do not think there that interested in providing assistance to private owners. They also do not believe in Vannamei shrimps as there not native to the Philippines. The issue is only vannamei have the capacity to be grown in Freshwater Inland Systems. They do promote a giant freshwater shrimp that isn't idea for commercial culture.

[@alexonorep5978]

@@markjohnson8240Yes SEAFDEC provides, assists and approve but other than that they don't jumpstart the business venture itself in large industrial commercial scale because they already have the knowledge firsthand and labor is not hard to find. There's so many idle fishponds already here in Iloilo.

[@mayquestadio2759]

Now I missed home it’s been 20 years I’ve never been home 🥹

[@mayquestadio2759]

That’s my Hometown 😱😍

[@Lioness24k]

Wow that’s near my town.

[@airforceveteran8515]

good business.

[@buckeyeadventures1631]

That's pretty neat.. but not my vision of retirement. Kudos to all. 🐳🐟🐠

[@viccapalihan364]

I like how Michael pronounced..''POTOTAN" it seems the place sounded like somewhere in the states...hahahaha

[@BiancaBeyond]

Sorry hard to un-learn the English language on how to pronounce things haha it's going to take some time

[@viccapalihan364]

@@BiancaBeyond no worries. more practice makes perfect.👍

[@markjohnson8240]

I had the same issue to pronounce Pototan being an American.

[@mycutiepets4640]

If you have money you can do whatever you do in your farm but if you don't have money even though you have an hectare land u can say that it's hard to develop your farm in just 3 years.

[@BiancaBeyond]

Yes of course you have to start much smaller with a smaller budget but with hard work you can accomplish so much

[@temujinkhan6326]

You failed before you started making excuses why you can't start. You can start with a 1000-gallon tank in your backyard although you can only have at maximum 300 fish for this size tank although if you don't have a good filtration system it's better to do with less fish or have to change water often. Even with this you can a grow into a profitable business you just need to save every money you make from it and continue to reinvest into the business so that you can grow and expand. Jeff Bezos did not wait to start Amazon until he had a billion dollars and even though he had some money he still started in his garage and had to borrow money from his parents to expand. STOP MAKING EXCUSES!

[@migzlumapac6401]

Make cooperative ask asistqnce to government

[@zatogalaxy5104]

Make the bank invest or get a partnership with local government..

[@mycutiepets4640]

@@BiancaBeyond sounds good but ahmmm......

[@luiscesaramigo2912]

May I know sir if they do they share their expertise to the public

[@BiancaBeyond]

They have a KZbin channel as well I think you can tell from the video he explains everything openly

[@aveennmark]

@@BiancaBeyond thanks Michael. You are free to ask questions @luiscesaramigo2912, Mark would be happy to answer it.

[@LarryfromPH]

Philippines just need investors in agriculture! Most rich Filipinos are not into agriculture unfortunately.

[@acaciomadeira5147]

Whatch out for cobras they hang out in rice fields ,hate snakes especialy points ones

[@ninoroldan2448]

i wonder who owns the land as i know foreigners cannot own land in the ph. there are some loopholes but i wonder how he makes it work.

[@BiancaBeyond]

I believe he formed a corporation and the land is owned by the company. But feel free to confirm with him as we gave his KZbin channel link

[@angelsantana3001]

Very interesting

[@josedolly9699]

*_lucky_*

[@Last_day_events]

pa too tan

[@petebuchanan9555]

Hi guys love your channel, I'm in Bacolod crossing over to iloilo tomorrow any suggestions on a good place to stay near SM for 3 or 4 days

[@BiancaBeyond]

Real close to Sm is 3 options Zuri Hotel beside it and InJap Hotel across the street. We have a video on Zuri hotel and a recent subscriber has told us InJap was decent place

[@petebuchanan9555]

Thanks for that I'll book Injap, see you around,

[@RaymondCox-v6c]

Ask the local people how to pronouce Pototan in english. my wifes family are from dingle just the next town to Pototan

[@BiancaBeyond]

Apologies it's clear from so many comments people are very offended how we pronounced it. Not our intention

[@onestarflag9876]

I know a pot head when I see/hear one. He will move into cannabis soon.

[@Derrellg]

my dads work is nice huh?

[@fabiohiga1991]

Your Dad is the best Darrell!! Learn with him! Hugs to Vince, Warren and Trevor. Huge kiss to Aveen!

[@Derrellg]

@@fabiohiga1991 yea

[@patriciamammarelli3911]

Kumander Daot could learn from you as his fishpond need some work .

[@neiljoy8465]

It might be fish but it ain't Seafood!

[@morrishooks7536]

Just concern about comment of given the pollute down stream pollution fish to his local workers. That’s not wise. Why would anyone do that?

[@BiancaBeyond]

Down what stream? There is no river here this is deep well water then like a septic tank is filtered by the earth back to the same place

[@markjohnson8240]

There is no pollution. The fish prevent pollution eating the bacteria and algae that uptake the nutrients so the water is clean and recirculated. If the water was polluted my tilapia would be dead. Tilapia fish the natural diet is bacteria and algae. So my employees are eating 100 percent organic tilapia. There is an offtaste because its 100 percent organic.

[@morrishooks7536]

He said where the waste material ends up he has fish there feeding on that material. He said these fish he also give some to his employees

[@BiancaBeyond]

@@morrishooks7536 you should ask him on his channel he seems very knowledgeable and I'm sure he could explain

[@poultryboy1984]

Poe-toe-tan, not Poe-ta-tan

[@airey8731]

Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew

[@viccapalihan364]

potatoes bruh???

[@alexonorep5978]

You can build a school also sir for this kind of aquaculture here in Iloilo for export.👍

[@HumbleTravels]

Im sure he’s a great guy but i stopped watching at “Howdy…” 😅 See you on the next video. Im a fan.

[@observer950]

I wanna buy those shrimp larvae where can i contact him?

[@BiancaBeyond]

Click on more in the video description and you'll see "@" their channel and they have their contact info on their KZbin

[@observer950]

@@BiancaBeyond thank you very much