We just got an e-mail from a lady who said she discovered what she really wanted in life after reading our column in Panorama magazine. Let’s just identify her by her first name, Cherry, from Urdaneta City.

She writes: “I am a regular reader of your column ‘Agri-Talk’ and recently, a subscriber of your monthly magazine Agriculture. I am now 24 years old, a college undergraduate and jobless at the moment. When I was studying in college, I shifted from one course to another trying to find out what I really wanted in life but to no avail until my mother’s carinderia business was forced to close down for some reasons and this prompted me to stop schooling and look for work.

“I started buying Manila Bulletin’s Sunday issue for its classified ads and instead of landing a job, I got interested in vegetable farming through your column in Panorama mag.

“Today, I have a clear vision of what I really want in life and I am determined to achieve it. For me to achieve my goal, first, I need answers to my queries and questions. Second, I need skills and trainings. And third, the most important, I need to see you and talk to you, for I do believe you’re the only one who can provide me answers regarding vegetable farming.”

No I am not the only one who can help you learn more about vegetable production. I am sure that with your determination you will succeed. There’s one place in Carmen, Rosales, where you can get comprehensive training on growing high-value vegetables and other crops. This is the Harbest Agribusiness Training Center near SM Mall.

Another place is the East-West Seed Company in San Rafael, Bulacan. They conduct trainings there. Also, if you visit their place, you will see a showcase of their hybrids right in the main headquarters. You can talk to Terre Tanquezon for pointers.

One more thing, you should visit Agrilink which will be held at the World Trade Center Metro Manila, corner Gil Puyat and Macapagal Avenues, Pasay City. You will be able to meet the big vegetable seed suppliers such as East-West, Allied Botanical, Ramgo, Harbest Agribusiness.

See you there.