This paper is an avenue to elevate awareness among people and give value to ferns which rapidly grow anywhere but being deracinated because of its low livelihood potential. It aimed to generate a theory that can shed light on how the participants develop awareness without formal education and their knowledge on ferns come into being. To properly meet the aims of the study, the researcher utilized a grounded theory combined with axiomatic approach and descriptive research design to which, the verification used was in-depth interview in semi-structured type given to the eighteen farmers. Corollary, the study revealed that research participants has no formal education but they are able to distinguish the different members of the fern family, and tend to develop indigenous knowledge from the practiced of their ancestors, these lead to Epistemological Perception theorized by the researcher that, an indigenous knowledge and informal education is not enough, it must be transformed to scientific facts. As such, the researcher recommends that the local government unit (LGU) of the research environment together with the provincial office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) must come up with a program that will divert indigenous knowledge into scientific facts through formal education. With that collaboration, the rapid growth of ferns in the place will turn to an opportunity to form a new livelihood. This is one way to recognize the diversity, uses and economic value of ferns.

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