Kumquat (Fortunella margarita)

Toucheng Farm has various citrus plants in its vast 110 hectares of land. One of these is the famous "little gems of the citrus family" Kumquat!. It bears an edible, oval - shaped and golden yellow fruit. It originated in China and now can be planted and seen in many parts of the world.
Now they have turned golden yellow and ripe, waiting for you to taste the fruit of the season.

Here are some photos of this fruit. Yilan County is the home of Kumquat, much more here at Toucheng Farm.

Its fruits can be preserved, eaten raw or made into a fruit jam. It can also served as a decoration because of its attractive golden yellow rind.

Come to Toucheng Farm, and taste the fruit or just walk along the trees to enjoy the sight. They are one of nature's wonder and gift!

Now you will see these golden fruits around the Farm. Welcome to Toucheng Farm!

Beatty Secondary School Students from SIngapore

Students from Singapore's Beatty Secondary School visited Toucheng Farm for a two days and one night package this week. Here they are posing for a group picture with the Chao-re Building as background where they stayed for the night.

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They arrived in the afternoon of the first day, and went to the kilning area where they learned how to erect a kiln, the traditional oven to roast some sweet potatoes. Then, I brought them around the Farm to feed the goats, watched the turkeys, saw the water buffalo family of four and felt a feeling of awe as they watched the cute piglets with the mother pig.

After a hearty BBQ party, they wrote their wishes on the sky lanterns they pasted themselves, they lighted it up and delighted at the sight of those lanterns as it flew up to the evening sky, many were impressed with that sight!

After breakfast the next day, we went to the rice paddies, look at them as they prepare to get in the water barefooted!

Do you know to use the rice stone grinder? Ask her, she can do it! You,too can!

Here she is printing a leaf on a T-shirt, it was fun, too!

Picasso will admire this painting, don't you think so?

And here they are partaking lunch with other hundred guests at Toucheng Farm!

Before they left, I gathered some feedback from these students, all of them are fifteen years old! " I had a lot of fun! , All are fresh and green! Flying the sky lantern is my favorite activity, I like to plant rice seedlings in the rice paddy. It's a different world! " and many other interesting answers.

How about you? Want to share those happy moments with us? Come to Toucheng Farm, its the perfect place to go anytime, weekends or weekdays!

Keith and Valerie Thong, with their parents and grandparents at Toucheng Farm

Two little angels Keith and his younger sister Valerie from Singapore were at Toucheng Farm this week. Their parents and maternal grandparents accompanied them. The falling rain did not prevent them from roaming around the Farm.

They participated all the activities prepared for the two days and one night package. Their favorite activity was at the Farm animals' area where they had fun feeding the goats and the water buffaloes. Valerie asked me to accompany her to feed the goats again, the next day!

Here are other photos taken as they toured around:

At the rice paddies.

At the water buffalo's' barn.

Here they are the Thong family enjoying the Farm's swing!

Lynn, their Mom was so impressed with the pasting, writing their wishes and releasing the heavenly lantern at night after the BBQ party.

You, too, can enjoy all these at Toucheng Farm, we can guarantee you can have an exciting, joyful and memorable stay at the Farm anytime, weekdays or weekends. Make sure to reserve a room beforehand.

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Rain, rain, water every where!

Toucheng Farm, just like all of Yilan County is rain water every where!

It is boring or lonely sight? Not at all! look at this bird's nest fern, so shinny under the rain with some blooming pink impatience in it.

How about these guests? The falling rain does not prevent them from enjoying their favorite sport, fishing!

The nearby creek is full of water. Small creatures like fishes, crabs, shrimps must be in abundance, and live there merrily.

Just watch the rain falling, the mountain is wet but green, it cools my sight!

That's what we have at Toucheng Farm now!


Come and visit us, we always welcome you!

Some Foreign workers at Toucheng Farm

The workers of Ting Yore Electronic Company in Hsin Dzuang of Taipei County, spent their Mid-Autumn Festival at Toucheng Farm. All of them local and foreign workers had a joyful, meaningful holiday and joined together to participate the activities and a 2 days and 1 night package.

The foreign workers are from The Philippines and Thailand, around 30 of them experienced how the Chinese community celebrate the festivities especially the outdoor BBQ party, and savored the french grape wine compliments of their General Manager.

Here they are as they make some kiln ( a traditional oven made of dried mud) to roast sweet potatoes or eggs.

Then they had an outdoor BBQ party together, Filipinos,Taiwanese and Thais.

After dinner they wrote on the Sky lanterns their wishes and prayers and watched them as it fly up to the skies.

Here are some more photos:

Some Taiwanese and Filipino ladies of the Company.

The Thais, (men )as they pose with their printed T-shirts.The Thai ladies as they make some bamboo crafts.The Filipino ladies and their printed T-shirts.

Look at this Picasso-like printing!

Among the group is a couple: Taiwanese husband and Filipino wife.

They left with hearts full of joy and contentment.

How about a visit to Toucheng Farm?, You, too, can experience the joy, fresh environment and sumptuous meals, plus a peaceful night rest with the cicadas, birds, etc...singing!

Visit our website: http://www.tcfarm.com.tw/ for further information

From Malaysia to Toucheng Farm

The PHILIPS Company, Malaysia spent a 2 days and 1 night package at Toucheng Farm this weekend. Sixty employers and employees came along and participated in all the activities prepared especially for them.

During the outdoor BBQ, they were entertained by an aboriginal dance and asked to join the group for a taste of Taiwan" warmth!

They wrote their wishes and prayers on the Heavenly lanterns and watch them fly up to the skies after being lighted.

Here are the other photos taken during their stay:

Making rice straw ropes:At the stone grinder to prepare the sauce for making rice made snacks.

During one of the indoor games: Replanting rice seedlings in the rice paddies.

The two prime movers of PHILIPS, Malaysia. The outgoing and incoming Big Bosses !

Taiwan golden-rain tree at Toucheng Farm

At the side of Toucheng Farm's fish pond grows a tall, strong, and healthy tree. It is blooming at this time of the year. They grow not only at the entrance of the Farm but also at the play ground near the rice paddies.

What's so special about this tree? It's the Golden-rain tree. It is native to Taiwan. It's scientific name speaks clearly: Koelreuteria formosana. Formosa was the old name of Taiwan. It is also the county tree of Yilan County.

The flowers of this tree is a tiny butter-yellow color with 5 petals. While its fruit is an inflated papery capsule that splits into 3 parts and changes from light pink to deep rose color. It's very interesting to see them around Toucheng Farm now as both flowers and fruits can be seen at the same tree. Each tree is identified with a description just like this ! It can grow as tall as 25 - 50 feet high.

And to top it all, look at this fallen flowers and fruits , swimming at the fish pond with the carps and tilapia, for us to appreciate its beauty closely.

Toucheng Farm can offer to those who love to see nature as its nearness and depth. We also have comfortable accomodations and sumptous meals for those who want to stay for 2 or 3 nights. For more information, please visit our website: www.tcfarm.com.tw .