there are not only avocado milk or dishes made with avocados, 除了可以作成酪梨牛奶或入菜外

but also cultural creative products made with avocados. 酪梨還可以做成文創商品

The community successfully developed these products 社區結合在地產業

to help boost local industries. 開發文創商品非常成功喔

Follow me and let's take a walk around the community. 走跟我去逛一逛社區

We're now here at Shizilai Community. This is the Chairman. 這裡是石子瀨社區，這位是理事長

Hello, Mr. Tzeng. 理事長你好

Hello, Katie. Hello, everyone. Katie你好，大家好

Mr. Tzeng, can you tell us a bit about the community? 理事長，可以幫我介紹石子瀨社區嗎？

Shizilai Community is located at the center of Danei District, 我們石子瀨位於大內的中心點

and there are 3 neighborhoods in total here. 我們這邊有三個里

Residents here found the community development association together. 組成社區發展協會

There are over four thousand residents here. 我們的人口有四千多人

If you walk on the street in Shizilai, you'll see the flood meter. 在石子瀨社區的街上你會發現有水尺標示

The Typhoon Morakot flood in 2009 caused severe damages to Danei. 原來八八水災曾經重創大內區

To reduce flooding in the upper stream around Shizilai, 市府為了改善石子瀨上游段水患的問題

the city government constructed a flood control system. 增設防洪及自主防災來改善淹水問題

In addition to the system set up by the city government, 除了市府的改善工程外

people in the community make cultural creative products 社區也將影響到曾文溪水流的甜根子草

with wild sugarcane, a plant that may block the river and cause floods. 這種植物堵塞河流 會造成洪水

We produce handmade paper 我們就是利用這種甜根子草的

with the stems, roots , and leaves 樹梗 樹根 跟它的葉子

of wild sugarcane. 我們來做手操紙

The handmade paper made with wild sugarcane 社區所製作的甜根子手操紙

has been recognized as an original local handicraft by 還被臺灣工藝研究所認定為

National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute. 全國首創區域特色工藝

The community holds hands-on activities from time to time. 社區也會不定期舉辦體驗活動

You can learn how to make paper with wild sugarcane 跟大家分享如何運用甜根子草製作手操紙

or make natural plant dyes with avocado peels. 也可以用酪梨皮製作植物染

People here reutilize wastes 社區將廢棄物再利用

and turn fruit peels into 讓沒有用的果皮變身成為

elegant handmade paper. 非常有質感的手操紙

It's an example of living a low-carbon life. 也落實低碳生活

Last year, the community won the 所以去年我們社區

National Low-carbon Community Award and was awarded a silver medal. 得到全國低碳家園銀級獎它是最高的獎項

In addition to cultural creative products, 除了文創商品之外

people in the community make tasty food with avocados. 社區也把酪梨變成美味的產品喔！

As you can see, here we have avocado noodles and avocado seed tea. 你看這裡有酪梨麵 也有酪梨籽茶

I never knew avocado seeds can be used to brew tea. It's so cool. 酪梨籽也可以變成茶 好酷喔

Besides, there are also handmade soap and mosquito repellents. 還有手工皂 防蚊液

You can try how to make handmade paper 來這裡除了可以體驗製作手操紙外

as well as mosquito repellents here. 也可以體驗防蚊液的製作喔

You can't walk outside without mosquito repellents in summer. 防蚊液是夏天隨身必備的東西

There are lots of mosquitos and biting midges outside in this season. 特別是到郊外 蚊子和小黑蚊都非常多

Now, I'm going to make a mosquito repellent by myself. 我來體驗一下防蚊液製作

Making mosquito repellents is quite easy. 防蚊液的製作非常簡單

As you can see, the materials all come from the nature. 你可以看到材料非常天然

Avocado noodles are made with ground avocado seeds. 酪梨麵是將酪梨籽磨成粉做成麵

Wow! It's really special. 哇！真的非常特別

You can order noodle soup or noodles served with sauce. 有湯麵和乾拌麵

And there are three flavors to each. 各有三種不同的口味喔

Keep in mind that it's not instant noodles. 提醒一下這不是泡麵喔！

Cook the noodles in boiling water for 7 minutes. 用熱水煮七分鐘

Mix the sauce and the noodles, and they are ready to serve. 加入調味包拌一拌就可以上桌囉！

Wow! The noodles are so elastic! 哇！這麵條好Q彈喔

I like the taste. 是我喜歡的口感

This is traditional minced pork sauce. 這是古早味肉燥

The sauce has an aroma that reminds people of old times. 可以吃到古早味的肉燥香

Wow! Avocados can be used to make lots of products. 哇！原來酪梨這麼多功能

We can make tea, noodles, and mosquito repellents with avocados. 可以做成茶、麵、還可以防蚊

It's impressive. 非常厲害

When you visit Danei, in addition to the avocados here, 來大內除了買酪梨外

you can also purchase products made with avocados! 這些酪梨的周邊商品也非常適合當伴手禮喔！

Make sure you take home lots of souvenirs! 來大內記得多帶一些回家！