The nickname “Ha Do” is well-known in Vinh Hoa Commune of Phu Giao District as an excellent farmer growing clean vegetables. Currently, this farmer owns over 1,500m2 of vegetables to offer net income of over VND 180 million a year. The green vegetable garden of Mr. Ha Visiting Phu Giao District in the heating days of summer, we was led by a technician of Phu Giao District Plant Protection Devision, Mr. Truong Thanh Trung to the family of Mr. Hoang Thai Ha (Ha Do) residing at Le Trang Hamlet, Vinh Hoa Commune, Phu Giao District. His vegetables showed shiny green in the sunlight.Ha told us that he previously worked as a collector of rubber tree woods for reselling; however, the work was hard and income was low. Meanwhile, vegetable growing could give him more than that. After a time of consideration, he realized the low risk and high income of vegetable growing in compensation for its hardwork.He told us that the area of 1,500m2 was not large enough for rubber trees but vegetables. Thus, in 1998, he switched all his business to vegetable growing.“Local weather is very favorable to short-term vegetables and we’ve changed,” he said. He stocked up experience through growing the traditional vegetables before ending up in growing clean and safe vegetables to distribute in markets of Phu Giao District.Talking to us, he stressed on the effects of chemicals on human life and affirmed to us that in his 16 years of growing vegetables, he has always complied with strict instructions of pesticides administration and time of degrading to ensure health of consumers.“However, I’ve kept in mind of finding a way to grow vegetables without chemical administration,” he said. In 1998, he was the first one to invest VND 30 million to set up green system of vegetable growing to save cost from employment and ensure quality. The seeds have been strictly chosen and the fertilizers were always organic. Thus, in a very short time, he has earned big success.In his garden, every 6 weeks, he could sell out averagely 100kg for net income of VND 500,000 a day. He won the hearts of locals in terms of vegetables safe and good to human. On economic aspects, Ha affirmed the super income from vegetables as he could earn up to VND 180 million a year.In 16 years of transformation into safe vegetables, Ha can affirm his position of getting rich by the righteous work and become the model farmer in Vinh Hoa Commune for people to follow.Reported by Truc Huynh – Translated by Vi Bao