In 2003, Ma Wenquan used his vacation to take a course in "facility cultivation" (also known as "protected cultivation") at the Tainan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station (ARES).
馬文權說，6 年前農地種的是稻米、西瓜和筊白筍，但三芝日照不足，水稻長得不漂亮；每到收割時，米商從南部開始收購溼穀，到北部已是末期，一台斤溼穀價格和南部（100 台斤約 850 元）竟然差到 100 元，價格太低，不敷成本。