moments of Jose's life

Organic Strawberry Farm (2008-4-10)

To make a small dream came true, all we need is determination and action!

It was just because of a casual talk with my colleague about the plan for the long weekend of Easter holiday, then we made up our mind to visit an organic strawberry farm in Fanling.
http://www.yl.hk/alsb/
And it was just because of a phone call, we had a tour group of 10 people, including my sister's family and her friend's family.

I have been longing after visiting a strawberry farm for so many years, never imagined we actually had the chance in HK. Thank God for the great weather, perfect timing, smooth transportation, big harvest and unexpected surprises.

How to get there?
9:30a.m. Arrived at Fanling train station, then took the minibus 52K.
9:45a.m. Got off at the terminal stop 李屋村
9:55a.m. Reached the organic farm within 10 mins walk

What were the little surprises?
1. We could also visit other organic farms and strawberry farms in proximity.
2. I expected strawberry trees but they were too short to be called trees.
3. Good harvest of ripe strawberries, red and fairly big.
4. The organic corn, fresh without cooking, tasted really good (like suger cane).
5. We could not get a good harvest at the 2nd farm because earlier tour groups took most of it.
6. Organic farms were smelly (caused by organic fertilizer).

Lessons learned:
1. Go in the right season, check with the farm owner before the trip.
2. Be the early bird, go in the morning and at the beginning of a holiday.
3. Pack the strawberries flatly and evenly in a basket to keep them undamage during transportation.
4. Should not freeze the strawberries but eat them within 2 days.

Ching Ho had a joyful day in his first visit to the strawberry farms. He has always been a kid full of special ideas. After picking a few big red strawberries, he started to look for something different. Then, he found a strawberry round like a sphere. Excitedly he jumped around showing it everyone.

張貼者：Jo Fung @ 晚上11:23