Five Farms Gather in Fucheng for Joint Celebration
To celebrate Veterans Day, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital Tainan Branch held the "Veterans Day Celebration and Agricultural Specialty Exhibition" on October 27, inviting five farms under the Veterans Affairs Council — Wuling, Fushoushan, Cingjing, Changhua and Taitung — to participate. The event exhibited specialty agricultural products from each farm, combining natural, high-quality produce with medical care concepts to express respect and best wishes to veteran seniors, while extending care to hardworking medical staff, creating a healthy and warm festive atmosphere.
Specialty Produce Showcases Diverse Achievements
The products on sale were diverse and rich, covering high-mountain tea, organic produce and various health foods. Among them, Wuling, Fushoushan and Cingjing Farms offered high-mountain teas grown by natural or organic farming; Changhua Farm exhibited probiotics, four-season flower and fruit teas and other products; Taitung Farm brought organic rice, as well as specialty items made with premium local produce such as roselle candied fruit and mulberry jam and juice, fully demonstrating the diverse achievements of the five farms in agricultural production, quality management and product development.
Tastings and Interactive Experiences Create Warm Atmosphere
The event attracted enthusiastic participation from veteran seniors, their families and the public, who tasted and experienced various products with warm introductions from farm staff, with lively interaction. Through the exhibition and sale of agricultural specialties, the public not only learned about the features and achievements of the Veterans Affairs Council farms, but also integrated healthy eating concepts into daily life, echoing the service mission of medical institutions to safeguard public health, giving the festive event both promotional and health-education significance.
Agriculture Joins Hands with Medical Care to Convey Gratitude
Changhua Farm Director 胡發韜 said that veteran seniors devoted themselves to military service and defending the nation in the past, and after retirement contributed to national construction and farm cultivation, dedicating their efforts to Taiwan's development and deserving society's respect and gratitude. He thanked Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital Tainan Branch Director 鄭名芳 for making it possible for the five farms to participate together, which not only promoted quality products but also served as concrete action to express respect and fulfill social care. The hospital stated that it will continue to link agricultural achievements with medical care, so that festivals become not only celebrations and gatherings, but also an important platform for delivering health, care and gratitude.