Mixed rice and sugarcane farms surrounding Escalante. In Escalante, a north-coast city where rice, cane and the Visayan Sea fishery meet. Farming outside the sugar estates is smallholder and mixed — vegetables, root crops, fruit and cacao often on the same land. Upland farms supply the lowland city markets, which is why highland towns matter far beyond their size. Roadside stalls near the farms sell at the lowest prices you’ll find.