Enjoy strawberry season close to home with strawberry picking and jam-making in Neihu
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/02/16
By: Renée Salmonsen, Taiwan News, Staff Reporter
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — While Dahu Township in Miaoli is Taiwan’s premiere locale to
Strawberry season in Taiwan lasts from December through April. (Image from Accupass)
visit for strawberry season, fruit enthusiasts in Taipei can visit a closer venue, the Donglin Strawberry Farm (東林草莓農場) in Neihu District, Taipei City.
The Neihu farm grows pesticide-free strawberries inside a large greenhouse tucked into the mountains. The farm is a part of the White Stone Valley Leisure Agricultural Area, the only officially recognized leisure farming area in Taipei.
The farm offers strawberry picking and jam-making class as soon as next weekend and for the following Saturdays: Feb. 24, Mar. 10, Mar. 24, Apr. 7, April 21.
For NT$600 (US$20), you can pick your own strawberries, learn how to make strawberry jam, take home NT$200 worth of strawberries and a jar of jam, and eat lunch. Tickets are available through Accupass. [FULL STORY]
