HARVEST FEST
@ Coro Field
■ The period: Dec 1 to the end of February
Coro Field, Ratchaburi’s Japanese honeydew farm, will be celebrating Thailand’s cherished winter weather again this year by holding its annual harvest festival, inviting all city folks for a day out amidst nature. This year’s highlights will be the “Forget Me Not” and “Key O Me” flower gardens, and a special GIY cafe, where afternoon tea will be served with edible flowers featured in baked goods and beverages. Also check out Coro House, which will be filled with ripened sweet melons, only to be opened between Dec 25 and Jan 5. Guests will be allowed to harvest their own melons right off the ground and also learn techniques on how to grow them. Other activities include a greenhouse tour and various handy workshops, like the GIY (grow it yourself) workshop, where you can get your hands dirty decorating plant pots with dried flowers.
When you get hungry from all that activity, head to Coro cafe. Their kitchen busts out colourful, healthy dishes, featuring the farm’s star ingredients: Tomi melons and Japanese sweet potatoes, along with various vegetables plucked fresh from the onsite garden. Oh, and don’t be surprised to see people dressed in yukatas, as the event rents them out to guests who wish to stroll in style and fit in with the farm’s theme.
Getting to Coro Field is a breeze-it is a mere two-hour drive from Bangkok. This is why we think Coro Field is, by far, the best spot to go to, if all you’ve got is a two-day weekend, or even one day off from work.
■ Entrance fee: Free of charge!