The
Mushroom Farm
On June 6, 2005, my daughter's class took a field trip to Hsinshe, the mushroom growing region in eastern Taichung county. Having never been to a mushroom farm anywhere before, I enjoyed the morning trip very much. Here's a few pictures. Back to Kids in Taiwan page Back to Teaching English in Taiwan home page |
![]() Waiting for the bus.... |
![]() ....arriving at the Mushroom farm. |
![]() Are orchids really from earth? They don't look like it to me....the farm shop was surrounded by many beautiful flowers. |
![]() A look at the outside. |
![]() Hsinshe is one of the key mushroom growing areas of the island, and mushroom farms line the road. |
![]() The farm provided a speaker who was excellent with the kids and explained everything very clearly. |
![]() Sheds full of mushrooms line the side roads too. All of these belonged to the farm we visited. |
![]() A machine used to sort the mushrooms by size. |
![]() Mom and Zeb concentrate on the speaker. |
![]() One of Taiwan's many interesting spiders.... |
![]() Off down the hill to the next stop: picking mushrooms! |
![]() Juying poses in her new Indian shirt. |
![]() Getting ready to go in..... |
![]() The farm also included several orchards where guavas, peaches, and Asian pears were grown. |
![]() A baby wild pig begs for a handout.... |
![]() A field of gourds, whose leaves are also edible. |
![]() Inside a mushroom shed. |
![]() The kids were allowed to harvest the mushrooms that were ready. |
![]() Berries burst into summer.... |
![]() The Peach Orchard. |
![]() Still life with peaches. |
![]() A closeup of the reason we were there.... |
![]() The postman making his daily rounds. The Post Office in Taiwan is generally efficient, moreso than the US post office. |
![]() A farm road lined with fruit trees. |
![]() The farm also raised rhinoceros and stag beetles as a sideline income. |
![]() A closeup of a moneymaker.... |
![]() Who wants to hold the beetle? |
![]() After exploring the farm, we were invited to drop a few dollars at the gift shop. |
![]() Zeb and Dan-dan pause with their loot. |
![]() Dan-dan with her classmate Rebecca, whose father is also from the States. |
![]() What would a trip be without a tea break? |
![]() The steep mountain topography is perfect for many different kinds of crops. |
![]() The bus waits.... |