Fragrance Orange
Fragrance orange is also called as late Valencia. With a long growing period, it has a high sugar degree. Highly fragrant, it is called as “fragrance orange.” Fragrance orange is an alias of late Valencia, which matures the latest among the oranges. Welcome to experience the fun of orange picking between March and April each year.
High Stem-grafted Pear
High stem-grafted is a legend in the cultivation of fruit trees, as well as the greatest achievements of the agriculture in Taiwan. To grow the grafted-pear, the farmers use the Hengshan pear (Pyrus?serotina Rehd) as mother tree, and transplant the sprouts of New-Century pear, Hsing-shui pear, Feng-shui pear, Hsin-hsing pear, etc onto its branches. In the same year, it will grow fruits similar to those grown in temperate weather. Grafted on high stem, people call it likewise. In addition, it can overcome the demerits of Hengshan pear – hard flesh, low sugar degree, sourness, etc. And it grows sweet and juicy pears with delicate flesh and good taste. Normally, the pear farmers interbreed with different kinds of pears to split up the harvesting periods. Therefore, the farmers will wrap up the pears with paper bags between early May and early June. On the one hand, the pears will be pesticide free. On the other hand, they will have nice looking appearances. In a word, they will be fresh and tasty.
Organic Rice in Guanshan
The organic rice at Ganshan is grown among the green mountains and clear water in eastern Taiwan. Using natural farming method, the farmers never utilize any artificial fertilizer and pesticide during the growing process. Instead, they cultivate the land by applying organic fertilizer, and utilizing biological and physical pest prevention methods. It is high grade rice grown in Kuanshan.
The organic rice produced by the farmers’ association is supervised and counseled by the agricultural institutions. Tested to ensure the absence of any remains of pesticide and chemical fertilizer, the rice is certified to be safe and tasty. With high quality, it meets all the requirement of aromatic rice for the consumption of modern people. No wonder people regard Ganshan organic rice to be of the highest grade.
Quality Guanshan Rice
The Quality Guanshan Rice is a special kind of rice promoted by the agricultural institution. In order to accelerate the advancement of farming, quality agriculture was widely encouraged. With high quality, it is highly recommended.
Quality rice is the rice with round and good look. Each of the grain is full and transparent. With very little chance of having white spot in the belly and low rate of broken rice, the rice is fresh. In addition, it looks round and full. With luster, it tastes very delicious after it is cooked. It also gives people a bouncy feel when chewed. Simply, tasting good is its salient feature.
Yichuan Fragrance Rice of Guanshan The sword shape leaves of Yichuan rice are erect and upright. The grains turn light yellow during its growing period. When it ripens, it turns into golden yellow. With long and thin stalks, it has high tiller capacity. In addition, the grains are huge, without any beards. Meanwhile, the head of the grain is white in color. Round in shape, the grain is transparent – looking like a gem. About the quality, it is similar to most of the quality rice species. In addition, it gives the fragrance of taro. Yichuan rice appeals to the market with its high quality and special fragrance. Being a new species of paddy rice, it is the best of the best.
Millet
Also called as “paddy”, millet belongs to Poaceae (Graminea). It is a special product of the slope in Taitung. In the past, it was the major food source of the indigenous people. Now the millet promoted by the farmers’ association is Taitung Selection No. 7. Like sticky rice, its grains look yellow after peeling off its husks. In addition, it is more sticky than other species of millet. Now it has become a kind of healthy food with high nutritious value.
Honey
The air in this township is exceptional fresh. Without any environmental contamination, the honey produced here is of prime quality. In 2005, it has received the Award of Excellence in the Evaluation of Quality Lungyen Honey.
This township also grows passion fruits, strawberries, oranges, green plum, peach, high-stem grafted-pears, avocados, etc. They are not only tasty but also fun giving. It is a highly enjoyable experience to pick these fruits during your visit. Welcome your whole family to come and experience the fruit picking fun.
Insisting on offering better and safer pork, the farmers in Ganshan begin from applying a strict immune procedure in preparing the pork. They control the personnel and vehicles in the factory. Putting a straight precaution in segregation, all the personnel and fodder storage are assigned to different tasks separately.The scientists keep improve the pig species by establishing a artificial insemination center to produce pork with consistent quality. In addition, the center is verified for prime pork certification of two pig species for many times. In addition, it also passed the national verification to ensure the reliability of vaccine sources and the safety of the vaccines.
About modernized management, it cooperates with the Animal Technology Institute Taiwan to introduce the HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System) control system to prevent any hazard in advance. In order to safeguard the consumers’ safety when consuming the pork, related units examine the fodder additives and the records of medication regularly. In addition, the farmers also test the fodders, water sources, and blood before slaughtering. From rearing to slaughtering, all the processes are compiled with the HACCP control procedure. In addition, detailed record of each Prime Pig is carefully kept to ensure their identities. Likewise, it will be risk free in the safety management of the pigs. With the detailed records, the health and DNA of the pigs can be checked regularly to ensure all the pigs raised here are of good health and high quality.
In the greater Taitung area, Prime Pig occupies about 40% of the total consumption. Following the rules of vaccination set up by the government and the regulations of using fodder additives, there is no remain of medicine in the pork, accomplishing the highest standard. Reared with natural means, the pork is delicate and bouncy, tasting superb.
What is the difference between Guanshan Prime Pork and other ordinary pork?
Different from ordinary pigs, Prime Pigs are reared under straight control of HACCP system. Meanwhile, HACCP insists on controlling the quality from the origin. In other words, the Prime Pigs are monitored with the production standard of space food. In addition, the fodders they eat are controlled from the sources, meeting the HACCP standard and accomplishing the highest standard of food safety.
During the rearing of the Prime Pigs, natural enzymes and friendly bacteria, such as saccharomycete, B.subtilis Natto, etc are used in place of chemical medication. It does not only reduce medication remain greatly but also the contamination of the environment caused by the droppings.
Soruces: Guanshan Pig Rearing and Selling Team
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