Maple trees = acer palmatum

The maple trees growing at Toucheng Farm has sprouted new leaves. These new red leaves color the surroundings, a beauty to behold indeed!

While walking along the pavements, you can get lost in contemplation! they are so attractive!


Spring has arrived and they are one of the Farm's main attraction.



Welcome to Toucheng Farm and enjoy with us these beauty of nature. It takes an hour or even less to travel via the Hsueh Shan tunnel from Taipei, What are you waiting for?

Toucheng Farm offers you place to enjoy your weekend in a pleasant and clean environment.

Visit our website for more information: www.tcfarm.com.tw

Peach blossom

Toucheng Farm's peach blossom is in full bloom.

In the Chinese culture, peach blossom are highly valued.

The appearance of peach blossom is also an indication of the start of springtime. The Chinese use its flower as decoration during the Chinese Lunar Nerw Year.

In Asia, many legends are told about peaches.

Due to its mystic virtue of lengthening life to those who ate it, the peach is said to have been consumed by the immortals in China.

The sight of peach blossom can itself satisfy one, how much more consuming its fruit. Come to Toucheng Farm and enjoy this satisfying sight, you'll never regret!

Visit our website for more information.: www.tcfarm.com.tw

Michael, Maggie, Lucas and Winter

Maggie with her two children Lucas and Winter spent a night and two days at Toucheng Farm. Maggie's Dad Michael, accompanied them.

Here is Lucas with his dye-painted hands to decorate his T-shirt.

Here they are for a picture to remember.After flying the Sky lantern, Lucas played some firecrackers.

Painting or writing your wishes on the sky lantern is an exciting activity.

How did you spend your Chinese Lunar New Year holidays?

I suggest you come to Toucheng Farm and join us during these days. You will surely enjoy the entertainment we prepared for all our guests, just like coming home to Grandma's place for the holidays.

Toucheng Farm is well decorated to let everyone feel the spirit of the season just like when the western world celebrate Christmas.

For more information visit our website: http://www.tcfarm.com.tw/ or call +886 39 772222

The first day of Year of the Tiger at Toucheng Farm started with a bang!

Games for everyone was opened by the god of wealth and of course the fun continued.

Who came to spend the first day of spring at Toucheng Farm?

TV personality Mr. Hu Kua and his family came for a visit.

Look at this lady with her precious dog and family members.

I caught one, look! It's my lucky day!

Children playing bubbles, a glorious time indeed!

Two lovely ladies from Germany, very lucky and happy to collect some red packets!

Some foreign workers (Thais) from a factory.

How will you spend your Chinese Lunar New Year Holidays? There is still time! come and enjoy these days with us!

Besides the usual activities, we spent the afternoon playing games we used to play at Grandma's home.

Happy Valentines, too!

The water willow ( salix warburgii)

Toucheng Farm's water willow tree stands tall and pretty besides the fish pond.

This tree is an endemic specie to Taiwan.

When the tree's tiny valve of its small fruit opens, some hairy, tiny seeds fly out into the air.

They usually bloom and bear fruit during the Chinese Lunar New Year and many use it as decorations during the holiday season.

This yellow green tree is a special sight to everyone now. Just come to Toucheng Farm and fill your eyes with this welcoming tree.

Hurry, or you miss the joy!

There are still few days to go, enjoy with us at Toucheng Farm!

Visit our website for more information: www.tcfarm.com.tw

Chinese New Year - 3

What is Chinese New Year?

It is more than lion dances or deafening firecrackers, it's more of family togetherness, gift-giving and most importantly, Chinese food-fest! sounds like Christmas! Right ! Chinese new year to the Chinese, is like Christmas to the Westerners..

Children loves this festivities especially due to the red packets distributed by elders. They usually count the number of packets received plus the amount of cash collected.

Here in Taiwan, the Lunar New Year holidays will start on the eve February 13, until Feb. 21. Some extends it to the 15Th day of the Lunar calendar which falls on Feb. 28.

Toucheng Farm is fully decorated to let every one feel the spirit of the occasion.

Guests are well entertained during these days, with traditional games, activities and food, just like going home to Grandma's home.

This year we celebrate the Year of the Tiger, look at these tiny wood craft. You, too, can enjoy a creation at our DIY activity.HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR TO EVERY ONE!

KUNG HSI FA TSAI!

Come to Toucheng Farm and assured of a well - celebrated entertaining holidays!

Visit our website: www.tcfarm.com.tw or call +886 39 772222.

ESL4 Winter Camp

Toucheng Farm was host to the ESL4 (English as Second Language 4 ) English Winter Camp. Children from 9 to 14 years old ranging from 3rd to 8Th grades, participated in the Camp for a 7 day activities.

English teachers Kenny from Canada and Kim from England joined the other teachers' a ssistant to have fun at the same time learn many things in the Farm. These active and enthusiastic winter campers learned English in a natural Farm setting.

Take a look at these photos and you will have an idea how they enjoyed the week-long camp.

The group's picture after printing their T-shirt with leaves and our magical colorful dyes.

Kilning sweet potatoes and tasting the finished product is an unforgettable experience.

Gathering vegetables; catching or chasing chickens or picking fresh eggs from the coop; or choosing the ripe kumquat; and exchanging experiences, laughing it out, was indeed fun!

Walking the muddy rice paddies, while planting rice seedlings, is feeling like a Farmer for a day!

Uncle "Mac Donald" taught us to plant some vegetables.

Or choose to prepare the Kumquat marmalade!

And to top it all, we received our reward and awarded for the fun!

Thanks for everything, and Toucheng Farm is the right place for our English Winter Camp!

For information, visit our website: http://www.tcfarm.com.tw/

Ching Hsin Elementary School Children

Everyone at Toucheng Farm was all smiles just looking at these lovely and active 31 school children and their Teachers during their 2 days and 1 night stay.


They are all students from grades one to five of Ching Hsin Elementary School of Taipei City.

Here are some photos taken during their stay.

As they are catching some tadpoles in the rice paddies.

Or posing with the scarecrows while waiting for the rain to stop..

While feeding the goats with leaves and enjoy watching these animals eating heartily!

The fun of gathering turnips and look, Nick is so proud to show everybody the biggest and heaviest one he got!

Helen is posing as she print her T-shirt using some leaves and the magical colorfun dyes.

And how about blowing some bubbles and catching them?

Or sharing the wooden-made swing! It is fun indeed!

With the Chinese New Year coming you, too, can enjoy these happy moments at Toucheng Farm!

Call us at +886 39 77222 or visit www.tcfarm.com.tw for more information.