Have you try kumquat (Jin-Zao 金棗) before??? Let me introduce some informations about this kind of fruit to you all. The kumquat plant is native to South Asia region and it has been cultivated in Southern Asia, Taiwan, the Philippines and Japan. The scientific name of kumquat is Citrus margarita and belongs to Rutaceae. It is in oval shaped. It assembles like an orange but smaller size. It has a sweet taste as the skin is eaten. They are evergreen shrubs; it has 2 to 5 meters in height. The leaves are in dark glossy green while the flowers are in white colour. The tree with dense branches and it can produce dense quantities of fruits annually.
Welcome! 歡迎光臨! Selamat datang! ยินดีต้อนรับ! Bienvenue! ようこそ! Välkomna! On this blog you can find a compilation of thoughts and stories from various international interns. Are you interested in working at the farm? Take a look at the daily lives of our current and past interns for a glimpse into the farm life~
February 26, 2014
February 25, 2014
Little Creatures Found In the Farm
Snail
After seeing the information about snail in DIY centre, I'm quite surprise with it. Unbelievable that a snail actually has thousands of teeth =O. Wah! Once the shell of snail is removed, they will be dead. Difference between slug and snail, slug does not has shell but snail has. Snail is one of pests commonly found in vegetable farm.
February 24, 2014
Winery Trip
Nantou city is situated in central Taiwan, the time taken from Toucheng Farm to the destination is about 4 hours long. There are many popular winery outlets in the area. In this time of trip, we had the chances to visit the winery places with Jiu Zhuang colleagues, it would enhance our knowledge to get more information about the wine making process and tasting.
February 18, 2014
See you guys later!!
My 6 weeks here at the farm have come to an end but the things i learnt, the things i experienced and the friends i made here will stay with me. Thanks everyone at the farm for making my time here really enjoyable.
February 15, 2014
Environment around Toucheng Leisure Farm
Hello, Welcome to Toucheng Leisure Farm!
I was so attracted by the beauty scene surrounding in the farm,so I just captured some photos around the farm and introduce to you all ^^
The front view of the farm when enter into the TLF. The building is Zhao Ri Building and which the visitors can overnight stay.
Daily Works in Farm
Watering~ Watering~ Watering~
Every day after finish all the works in the farm, we need to switch on the sprinkler system for watering the vegetables except raining day.
February 13, 2014
HuaLien Trip
We were so excited to join this time of trip with our colleagues to HuaLien. It took 1 hour from Yilan train station to HuaLien station by Zhi Qiang Express. Luckily it was a fine day without raining in the destination. The surrounding environment of HuaLien just nice which is surrounded by mountains and paddy fields.
February 12, 2014
Lime Vinegar
Spent the whole afternoon making lime vinegar today! its rich in vitamin C and is a very healthy drink. Too bad it takes more than 3 months to ferment so i wont be able to taste the ones i helped make.
February 09, 2014
First Day of My Internship, 20 January
Wah~ what a amazing day for today. Having a chance to go to the flower and ornamental plant nursery. Taiwan is quite different from Malaysia. The price looks like cheaper than Malaysia. They have different kind of plant that Malaysia didnt have. I'm getting to know more about the mint and herb plant from this trip. The most I like is the pineapple flavour one. After back from there, we replace the old chrysanthemum plant with a new one. Until now I'm still don't believe that we brought 140 bags of plants from there. Hundred of plants that ordered coming soon.
Picture snap on the 天下花卉 nursery:
