Song Jinlong, the chef of Long Private Kitchen, is a frequent visitor to Yuanmin TV. He takes the audience to learn how to cook. As a well-known Italian and French cuisine chef in Hualien, choosing the right ingredients for cooking is the first priority. This time, he went one step further and took his wife and children, Long Miao Niudan’s family, to the countryside for a day of food farming experience, tasting field kiln-roasted delicacies. The children had a great time, and he and his wife also enjoyed a field trip. The joy of farming is truly rewarding!
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The cool autumn air and the bright sun in Hualien Today, our Long Meow Niu Dan family was invited to participate in the "From Producing Area to Fork - Food Farming Education Experience Activity" promoted by the Council of Agriculture and signed up for the Hualien County Friendly Earth Association Food Farming Education Parent-Child Experience Camp. The chef is very particular about the ingredients and can interact with local small farmers. Chef Aaron is particularly happy. He is thinking about further extending the concept of origin to table to Long Private Chef Restaurant.
Master Aaron also took this opportunity to educate Niuniu about the hard work of farming and learn to be grateful and not waste food. Parents and children can enjoy the fun of controlling the kiln in the field and recall the feeling of being close to the land when they were children.
People of all ages come to get close to the earth, from kiln making to kiln control, it’s so fun!
The first thing you do when you come to Dadi Academy is to squeeze the earth balls, prepare them for the kiln, and prepare for lunch. The kind host also explained this The garden allows the elderly to go back to the past, the middle-aged people to find experiences that were too late in the past, the young people to return to the earth, and the children to run on the earth. Children accounted for two-thirds of the entire event, which was very lively and lively.
The activity site was divided into three groups of families, making three sets of kilns respectively. To be honest, it is not easy to control the kiln. The hard soil needs to be mixed with water and pressed to loosen it, and the hand must be strong to knead the soil balls. Everyone worked together to stack the big balls on the bottom and stack them up, and then made 30 small balls. After more than an hour of tinkering with the lid, it was finally done.
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Niuniu’s enthusiasm only lasted for 10 minutes, and the rest relied on Aaron’s father’s efforts to continue. Yes, our family has had its first intimate contact with soil.
At this time, a big fire is set up in the kiln, and everyone takes advantage of this time to rest. The sugar cane cut from the farmland allows everyone to experience the fun of "eating sweet" sugar cane. At this time, the staff picked wild vegetables and cooked a large pot of wild vegetable and fish soup and freshly shaved green papaya. Everyone ate the simple dishes with gusto. At this time, the organizer also uses this break time to promote food and agriculture education, so that the general public can understand the relationship between "food" and "agriculture" through experiential activities. Aaron's father and his wife scanned the QR code on site, learned about the four chapters and one Q, and learned about the production history of agricultural products. They also taught Niu Niu to read the labels and help her mother pay more attention to it when she goes to the market to buy vegetables next time to ensure the health of the whole family.
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To taste delicious food, you must also understand the ingredients. The organizer provided different packaged ingredients on site and introduced four chapters and one Q to understand the process of food from production to sales.
When it was almost noon, the farm owner brought sweet potatoes, corn, fish, local kiln chicken and other ingredients, and the whole family started making Bao Bao in the kiln. Niu Niu was very happy making Bao Bao, saying that it was better than I have become very good at making earthen balls just now. I have to carefully wrap them tightly without leaving any gaps. Later I can wrap them in a layer of mud and bury them in the fire pit to simmer until cooked. Niu Niu completed the task, returned to the kiln site with the food, and had close contact with Niba again. At this time, no matter how warm the sun was, it could not stop the children from playing in the mud. After wrapping the food and putting it in the kiln, the mud was smeared all over their bodies. Now Niu Niu finally experienced the Peppa Pig mud pit game. The preserved brother watched happily. Make everyone laugh. After 45 minutes of waiting, the results of a whole morning’s hard work were finally released.
Carefully remove the tin foil paper with your hands, and the fragrant food is served one by one, ready to be served. Niu Niu played until she was really hungry, she said it was delicious, and her little brother, the preserved egg, also ate one bite after another.
Chef Aaron said that it is a blessing to be able to eat in the fields these days, and the simple dishes are really delicious.
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The hot earthen kiln and ingredients smolder for about 45 minutes. After the kiln is opened, the aroma bursts. Everyone eats happily. A family of famous chefs with picky taste buds Everyone said it was so delicious!
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After eating to satisfy your stomach, it’s time to experience the hard work of farming. Come on, let’s go plowing the fields! Since the farmland is grown organically, a variety of crops are grown according to the seasons and environment, coexisting in harmony with nature and friendly to the environment. Of course, the fruits and vegetables grown are more healthy when they are in season.
An area was opened at the site for students to experience planting. At this time, the little iron ox drove the ground and pushed up the mounds of soil. After the fields were plowed, everyone was allowed to go to the fields to plant vegetables. This little iron bull didn't look like much. Aaron's father went to the fields and drove the plow. He was sweating all over his body. He shouted loudly: It's really hard to be a farmer. I'd better cook delicious food.
After plowing the mound, the staff spread organic fertilizer to make the soil more nutritious and stable. Let the on-site experience family grow lettuce, Chinese cabbage and lemon basil respectively. The staff patiently taught them how to plant vegetables at intervals. Niuniu happily planted several plants and shared and discussed them with other children. She followed the steps without being sloppy. The farm owner said that it will take about three months for the vegetables to be harvested. Niu Niu said that if they are not planted correctly, the vegetable seedlings will be dried out by the sun, and they will die of thirst if not watered. She said that the seedlings can grow up healthily in the soft soil, and asked her mother to come to the farm next month to see what she is planting. How the dish turned out.
Parents and children enjoy the farming process of plowing fields and growing vegetables. The children are so focused and have a sense of accomplishment!
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After the farming experience, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival. Everyone was given a grapefruit for the painting and decoration activity. Dadi Academy also thanked the students for their enthusiastic participation and gave each family a pack of homemade organic fertilizer. , hoping to promote the concept of organic health to every family. Food safety must start at home, so that you can have a good taste of happiness.
The sweat-inducing experience of being under the high sun all day makes both adults and children happy. They can understand the educational concept of food farming from the activity. While laughing and enjoying the food, the children can experience farmers planting and Appreciate food. During the holidays, you should take your children out, let them run and sweat in the fields while they are not full of energy, leave your mobile phones and computers for a while, and enjoy the delicacies of the earth after hard work!
Activity execution unit: Hualien County Friendly Land Association
Activity website: academy.coa.gov/course.php?WS_id=803amp; grade_id=Hamp; batch_id=217
Tips for Master Aaron and Mummy Cat’s Food Farming Journey
1. Please wear shoes that can withstand stains or old shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty.
2. Adults can bring an extra top to change, and children should bring at least two sets to change.
3. There are many mosquitoes on the farm, so please bring your own mosquito repellent and long-sleeved thin shirts.
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4. Please be prepared for sun protection .
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5. To implement the spirit of environmental protection, please bring your own environmentally friendly bowls, chopsticks and water cups.
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6. Drinking water is provided on the farm. You can bring your own environmentally friendly kettle or environmentally friendly cup. .
(Drinking water is very important, be sure to replenish it)
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