Retired couple grows cacao trees in Pingtung

2024-06-24

In the past few years, more and more people in Pingtung have invested in cacao planting. Preparing for their ideal retirement, Xu Nanyun and her husband bought a plot of land in Gaoshu Township to plant cacao trees. They even created their own chocolate brand. Originally from China, Xu also discovered Taiwan is the only place aiyu can be grown. She decided to plant aiyu and promote it at local markets by offering a DIY aiyu washing activity. Xu and her husband are truly living a vibrant retired life.

This cacao farm in Pingtung’s Gaoshu Township is a key part of Xu Nanyun’s world. Xu is originally from Fujian, China. More than 10 years ago, she and her husband came across Pingtung’s special cacao crop. It inspired them to buy a piece of land there to prepare for retirement.

Xu Nanyun
Chinese immigrant
My husband said that cacao trees don’t need a lot of care, so he bought a small plot of land to plant them. He found online that cacao has a high economic value. About 20 years later we retired, and our children were all grown up, so the two of us went there to grow cacao.

To ensure an outlet for their cacao crop, Xu created her own chocolate brand. From growing the bean to making the chocolate, she does it all herself, giving customers the chance to taste the purest chocolate.

In addition to growing cacao, Xu also grows Taiwan’s unique aiyu. She often takes it to local markets and gives customers the chance to wash the aiyu to make jelly.

Xu Nanyun
Chinese immigrant
Taiwan is the only place in the world where people grow aiyu. Washing the seeds to make jelly is a joyful experience for Taiwanese because you don’t have the chance to do it anywhere else, right? So, I thought since we have this opportunity, we should take it.

With a busy retired life in the country, 10 years have passed in the blink of an eye. Every plant and tree on this land has been meticulously nurtured by Xu as she makes her dream retirement a reality.

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夫妻打造退休田園夢屏東高樹買地種起黑金可可

2024-06-24

有黑金之稱的可可，這幾年在屏東有越來越多人投入種植，來自中國的徐南雲，和先生想要打造退休生活，特地在屏東高樹買了一塊地要來種可可樹，還自創品牌製作巧克力。另外她也發現臺灣是唯一可以種出愛玉的地方，將種出來的愛玉拿去市集推廣，推出DIY洗愛玉活動，退休生活過得多采多姿。

位在屏東縣高樹鄉的這片可可園，是來自福建的徐南雲的一方天地，十多年前她和先生無意間看到屏東可可的特色，兩人想想乾脆買塊地，為將來的退休生活準備。

[[中國新住民徐南雲]]
“我先生他說，可可不用人照顧，然後他想說，我暫時買一小塊地，把可可種下去，然後他以前在上網，他說可可，它這種經濟價值是比較高的。剛好二十年左右，我們退休了，小孩子也大了，那我們就兩個人就去那邊種可可。”

為了讓自己種的可可是有出路的，徐南雲乾脆自創品牌，從種可可到做巧克力都自己來，要讓大家品嘗到最純粹的巧克力滋味。

除了種可可，徐南雲還種了台灣特有的愛玉，也常常帶到市集推廣，讓大家體驗洗愛玉。

[[中國新住民徐南雲]]
“全世界只有台灣有種愛玉，洗愛玉也是台灣人一種幸福的體驗，因為別的地方你要洗還沒有機會，對不對，所以想說剛好有這個機會，就要來推廣一下。”

比退休前更忙碌的田園生活，一晃眼也過了十多年，這片地，裡頭的一草一木，都是徐南雲一鋤一鏟用心灌溉得來的，也讓她夢想中的退休藍圖，一步步實現。

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