Five Major Farms Gather at Tainan Branch to Celebrate Veterans Day
To celebrate Veterans Day, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital Tainan Branch held the "Veterans Day Celebration and Agricultural Specialty Product Fair" on the 27th, inviting the five major farms affiliated with the Veterans Affairs Council — Wuling, Fushoushan, Cingjing, Changhua and Taitung — to participate and exhibit each farm's specialty agricultural products. By combining natural, high-quality farm produce with medical care concepts, the event paid tribute and bestowed blessings on veteran seniors, while extending care to hardworking medical staff, creating a healthy and warm festive atmosphere.
Diverse Agricultural Products Showcase Production and Development Achievements
The products on sale were diverse and abundant, covering high-mountain tea, organic produce and various health foods. Among them, Wuling, Fushoushan and Cingjing Farms offered high-mountain teas grown by natural farming or organic methods; Changhua Farm exhibited probiotics, four-season flower and fruit teas and other products; Taitung Farm brought organic rice, as well as roselle candied fruit and mulberry jam made with premium local produce, showcasing the five farms' diverse achievements in agricultural production, quality management and product development.
The event attracted veteran seniors, family members and the public. With enthusiastic introductions by farm staff, visitors eagerly tasted and tried the products, and interaction was lively. Through the agricultural specialty product fair, the public not only learned about the features and achievements of the Veterans Affairs Council farms, but healthy eating concepts were also integrated into daily life, echoing the medical institution's mission of safeguarding public health.
Agriculture Joins Hands with Medical Care to Convey Health and Concern
Changhua Farm Director Hu Fa-tao said that veteran seniors devoted themselves to military service and defending the country in the past, and after retirement contributed to national construction and farm reclamation, giving their efforts for Taiwan's development, deserving respect and gratitude from all sectors of society. He thanked Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital Tainan Branch Director Cheng Ming-fang for making it possible for the five major farms to jointly participate in the Veterans Day event, which not only promoted the farms' quality products but was also a concrete action to express respect to veteran seniors and fulfill social care.
Hu Fa-tao pointed out that by combining high-quality agricultural specialty products with medical and health care concepts, he hopes that veteran seniors, family members, the general public and medical staff can all feel the warmth conveyed by agriculture and medical care working together, further raising health awareness, and letting society see the continued efforts of the Veterans Affairs Council farms in deeply cultivating agriculture and serving the public. Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital Tainan Branch also said that through cross-disciplinary cooperation linking agricultural achievements with medical care, the festive event was not only about congratulations and gathering, but also became an important platform for conveying health, care and gratitude.