Zhubei Farmers' Direct Sales Station Introduction
The Zhubei Farmers' Direct Sales Station combines modern artistic style with the characteristics of agricultural cooperatives, offering a spacious and comfortable environment. The star products here are black bean products. Zhubei has fertile soil and a mild climate, along with mechanized planting and management, producing high-nutritional-value black beans that can be traced back to their production history. The black beans here have a rich and pure flavor, and when ground into powder, they carry a natural aroma. Black beans are highly nutritious, with black skin containing anthocyanins, as well as being rich in fiber, protein, vitamin A, minerals, and Omega 3, fully meeting modern nutritional needs. The black bean harvest season runs from August to December, and due to the use of the Tainan No. 5 variety, the 5th of each month during the production period is designated as "Black Bean Day." Visitors can buy whole, unfiltered pure black soy milk, red bean and purple rice porridge, black bean milk, black bean tea, black bean pastries, black bean buns, and black bean ice cream at the Zhubei direct sales station, or take home black bean noodles as gifts for friends and family. In addition to black beans, Zhubei sweet potatoes are notable. The local variety is Taoyuan No. 3, which has the highest content of carotenoids in sweet potatoes and is high in dietary fiber. Because Taoyuan No. 3 has a moist texture, the direct sales station has specially processed sweet potatoes into "Golden Sweet Potato Powder," allowing consumers to mix it with oats, soy milk, or fresh milk for a new taste experience. Of course, one cannot miss out on "Golden Sweet Potato Noodles," made with a golden ratio of sweet potatoes for a chewy texture and nutritional value. Zhubei was once the largest vegetable specialty area in northern Taiwan, with fertile land producing top-quality fruits and vegetables. The products sold at the direct sales station are all directly produced by farmers and undergo regulatory inspection before being shelved. Farmers handle their own packaging and pricing, but all products are locally produced, ensuring freshness and safety throughout the process. The packaging is printed with the farmers' names and traceability numbers as part of the production and sales record. The station also offers options such as preserved vegetables, dried grass jelly, onions, garlic, sweet potatoes, and pumpkins, making them great choices for shortening food mileage. Furthermore, the locally produced Taoyuan No. 3 fragrant rice in Zhubei has won the champion title in national rice competitions, noted for its strong aroma that intensifies when cooled after cooking. The direct sales station also offers an experiential activity for rice processing; visitors can pour brown rice into a rice mill, press a button, and in just a few seconds, brown rice turns into white rice, allowing customization of the desired whiteness and texture, integrating the spirit of handcrafting into each grain of rice.
