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A Leisure Farm Worth a ‘Triple Take’

Wangshan Leisure Farm

This expansive farm property has long been known for its cornucopia of pumpkins. Wangshan prides itself on growing over 500 unique varieties from seeds brought in from around the world. Across every season, this leisure farm has plenty of pumpkins to show off and share with visitors.

True to its‘pumpkiny’origins, the fun doesn't stop in the fields. Wangshan’s kitchens are always on the lookout for new and tasty ways to use this delicious gourd. Try a fresh-baked pumpkin pizza or baked pumpkin‘bomb’(spring/summer only) paired with a tasty pumpkinflavored milk or coffee. Of course, there are plenty of pumpkin chips, confections, and other food-gift items to take home and share with friends and family.

As part of its eco-friendly farming effor ts, Wangshan has worked diligently to protect local honeybees, both to ensure natural poll inat ion in its f ields and to sustain wild honeybee populations in the region. Building on this, the proprietors have made environmental education a second facet of their operations, with visitors given an engaging, up-close-and-personal introduction to the vital relationship between honeybees and nearly every commercial crop (pumpkins included).

As a third attraction for visitors, Wangshan operates an innovative automatic cooling system (developed in-house) that keeps greenhouses 5~10oC cooler than the temperature outside. This helps temperate crops continue to thrive even when Taiwan’s subtropical climate pushes the thermometer up to wit he r i ng s ummer time temperatures. For those with a curiosity for ingenious engineering and farming, Wangshan's self-cooling greenhouses are an attraction worth seeing!