ITE - West College of Singapore

Twenty seven Students and Teachers visited Toucheng Farm yesterday (Jan. 21) for a 2 days and 1 night stay


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Theyall came from Singapore and study at ITE-West College, Culinary Skills.

They are here in Taiwan for cultural exchange, educational tour and learn the basic understanding of Taiwanese pastry, how to prepare and cook it to its most delicious taste.

What was their response to the question, how was your stay?

Perfect! Natural! Ecological world! Delicious! When I am coming back?

That will give you an idea what is Toucheng Farm is all about and much more!

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What are you waiting for? Come and visit us especially this Chinese New Year!

Chinese New year activities

Chinese New Year celebrations at Toucheng Farm was a memorable success !





Guests were entertained with various games and activities planned especially for the occasion.



To give you an idea of what happened, here I prepared some photos for your consideration. You should have been here to celebrate with us!









Those wearing pink are employees of the Farm. See, how busy they are and how happy the guests were, too!

Games they used to play for years are played again with their children or grandchildren! Ice cream or cotton candies are served, grilling corn on the cob, or sausages, etc....



Memories are recalled by the guests and their families, all are here at Toucheng Farm celebrating the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival this year 2011!

Festivities of the New year are celebrated until the 15Th day of the first month.

We go on our daily lives and look forward to this year of the Rabbit, hoping for a prosperous and joyful year!

Come and celebrate with us at Toucheng Farm!

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Tree fern - Cyatheaceae

My attention was caught by the intricate beauty of this fern tree.



While walking around Toucheng Farm ,looking for some images for my blog, I stopped and focus my camera to this marvelous scene. It is indeed a cure for sore eyes! Look closer, you will notice the scaly , hairy curly new leaf!



They had been here growing around us since the Jurassic era! This very ancient tree fern can grow up to 20 meters high! Their erect-truck like stem is very prominent and attention -getting spot.

They usually live in the tropical wet forest.
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Next time you visit and tour Toucheng Farm, take notice of this fern standing strong and erect. Maybe you'll discover something different, They are one of the mystical objects of creation.

Welcome!

Kumquat - Fortunella margarita

As the Chinese New Year is two-weeks away, the fruit orchard is very colorful with the ripening of the kumquat. This "little gems of the citrus family" is an oval-shaped fruit with a shape and size of an olive.



Their sweet edible rind can be eaten raw or preserved into marmalade, jam, jelly or candy..



With a cup of warm water mix a spoonful of a candied kumquat and you can drink the mixture like a warm orange-juice. Spread its jam on a white bread or toast, you can taste the delicious flavor of a sweet kumquat for a snack!

Here are some of Toucheng Farm's guests who had a bountiful harvest of Kumquats during their visit and tour of the Farm!

The joy of picking and tasting the fruits right from the tree is a satisfying experience. Much more bringing some home to share with your family and friends this fresh fruits.

Many use the fresh and colorful kumquat to decorate their dining tables for the Chinese new year holidays.

Come to Toucheng Farm and gather some during this season. They are in abundance!

Butterflies at Toucheng Farm

Butterflies are spectacular creatures which dances and flutters around flowers and aids pollination.


Here at Toucheng Farm, they decorate and gives meaning to this vast area. Watching them fly
high or low is a fascinating experience.

Here, I have a collection of butterflies living here at Toucheng Farm, follow me as I introduce you their names and some characteristics:


Here is the Jamides alecto dromicus, a small butterfly which is from India. It is also called a metallic cerulean.

This common bluebottle or blue triangle butterfly belongs to the swallowtail butterfly can you see the blue colored triangle on its wings?

And here is the Great Mormon butterfly, a large kind of the swallowtail butterflies. They usually have a contrasting and stunning colors on its wings. It looks just perfect on the red flowers on its background. Do you think so?

This black Common mormon butterly, also belonging to the swallowtail family, will keep your eyes awake, its black wings are so fragile as it dances around the Farm.

Many other butterflies are sipping the nectar of the numerous flowers at the Farm, these are just a few.

Come to Toucheng Farm and you will discover so many others.

Welcome and fill your eyes with these fascinating and colorful creatures.


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