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Erl Orenza has always wanted to retire on a farm. Three years ago, when he turned 41, he decided to turn that dream into reality. “I asked myself what I wanted to be doing when I got older, and I thought why not start doing that now?” he says in Taglish.  At the time of his realization and...

In part 1 , Mary Ann Cogollo, a farmer from Iloilo, shares about how her 30-year gardening story began and evolved. Here, she talks about the hurdles she had to face that molded her for who she is today.   Trials behind the triumphs At the back of her success is an unsteady, challenging...

There’s nothing more satisfying than seeing the fruit of your hard work, especially after long years of failing and learning.   Mary Ann Cogollo, 57, faced a lot of hurdles before she successfully developed her flower farm that has multiplied into three separate sites. Out of a love for plants...