A Garden in the Philippines with agriculturalist Marvin Ani

James Navé welcomes agriculturalists Marvin Ani to the Twice 5 Miles microphone. I met Marvin when I recently visited Lolo Doc Farm Resort / Casitas de Victoria Batangas, Philippines. My partner Tish Vallés and I had driven down from Manila for the weekend. We arrived around noon on Friday. We went to the café and ordered lunch right away. When our salads arrived, they looked so fresh I thought the leaves were still growing in the garden. As it turned out, Marvin had picked our lettuce leaves less than twenty minutes before they appeared on our plates. Later that afternoon, we walked down to the large garden and greenhouse to check out the plants. That's when Marvin greeted us in front of the greenhouse filled with gorgeous plants and flowers. Marvin, a man who loved his work, smiled and showed us around. His excitement inspired me to invite him to sit down and tell me more about his life as an agriculturalist. During our conversation, I learned that Marvin had been farming all his life. "It's my passion," he said. I've got to say, I learned much about farming in the Philippines from Marvin. I'm confident you will too. Enjoy the show. July 29, 2022 Aired on WPVMFM and KCEIFM