Beigang 北港溪

The family grows betel palm for cash and coffee for pride, which is a fair summary of the whole foothill belt.

Roasting is done in a converted garage on a 1-kilo drum, mostly for friends and the local market.

What they grow

Visiting

Visits run on a by appointment basis. Write two weeks ahead inside the harvest window, and confirm whether the mill is running that day.

• Annual output is around 1.0 t.
• Outside the season the farm is usually closed; call first.
• Routes that include this region

What we verified