Bernard had never been to a farm before. All his produce, though fresh, comes from supermarkets and day markets, according to Agnes; he has never seen the spurts of a potato before or questioned where his vegetables come from. Seeing the green vegetation that surrounded him now makes him appreciate the little things of life and those that make them possible. He saw a man on his farm vigorously weeding his cassava plantation, and sweat was already glistening on his bare skin even with the cool weather.

"This is where most delicacies start from," he thought as he recognized tomatoes, beans, green peppers, and some vegetables that he had no...