Money-making career: Former director of Namtapalm opens a special menu

Phetchabun, A former school director in Wang Pong District, Phetchabun Province, plans to grow a date palm orchard covering an area of ??over 20 rai after retirement, attracting tourists to visit and introducing a special menu using dates. The garden is called Phuchomchan Garden, located in Village No. 16, Wang Hin Subdistrict, Wang Pong District, Phetchabun Province. We met with Mrs. Wannakam, 62 years old, the former director of Ban Wang Hin School, who is the owner of the date palm garden. She revealed that before retiring from government service 2 years ago, she and her husband planned to find something to do after retirement. In addition, she already loves agriculture. Therefore, they consulted each other to plant more than 400 date palms in an area of ??about 20 rai, separated into 5 varieties: Bahi, Konaisi, Chichi, Kalas, and Ameddahan, to create variety and provide options for consumers. It is also an attraction for tourists who love agricultural tourism to come to 'see, taste, shop, and take pictu res' in the middle of the date palm garden and buy some as souvenirs to take home. At present, the dates in the garden are in their 8th year of cultivation and are 100% ready for sale. All trees are complete. This year, the yield is expected to be around 4 tons, selling for 200-300 baht per kilogram for all varieties and grade ABC, which differ only in size. However, in terms of taste, it is guaranteed to be sweet, crispy, delicious and refreshing. In addition to eating them fresh, they are also processed into date salad, date cake and date salad. There are 3 distribution channels: selling fresh at the garden, wholesale to vendors and selling online. At present, Phu Chom Chan Garden has experimented with growing durian in the area. In the future, there may be more fruits in the garden. Anyone interested can stop by to 'see, taste, shop and take pictures' at Phu Chom Chan Garden, located in Village 16, Wang Hin Subdistrict, Wang Pong District, Phetchabun Province. The best menus are papaya salad with dates, papaya salad with fish sauce, and papaya salad with Thai sauce. The best is papaya salad with dates by Mrs. Ornapa, the mayor of Wang Hin Subdistrict Administrative Organization. She showed off her skills in making dates this time. Everyone said in unison that it was spicy, delicious, and crispy, just as ordered. In addition, there is also a spicy date salad and date cake menu for tourists to try. Mr. Pithaya Duangpatra, Wang Pong District Chief, said that Wang Pong District has an area suitable for growing many types of popular fruits that are in demand in the market. In addition, fruits here are exported abroad, generating good economic income for Wang Pong District, such as Nam Dok Mai mangoes, sweet tamarinds, school rambutans, Monthong durians, and dates. We have fruits for you to taste all year round. Today, we came to Wang Hin Subdistrict, Wang Pong District to taste another famous fruit of Wang Pong District, which is dates at Phu Chom Chan Garden. The dates here are sweet, crispy, and delicious. Com e visit, taste, shop, take pictures, and support us. Source: Thai News Agency