Berastagi Karo Orange: Sweet and Fresh Taste Can Be Picked Directly in the Fields
Karogaul.com - Oranges have replaced the civilization of the Karo people. It is thanks to the oranges that the Karo people's economy develops and learning increases. Karo parents can send their children to school because of oranges. It is oranges that increase the household economy in Karo.
In fact, the Brastagi sweet orange is a type of WNO orange (Washington Navel Orange). Because it is widely grown in the Brastagi area, North Sumatra, in conclusion the local people call it the Brastagi sweet orange. The fruit is round with a rather smooth surface.
The tip of the fruit is round and swirls. The skin of the fruit is shiny yellow and difficult to peel when ripe. Have you ever done agrotourism? Tour to the agricultural center area where many fruit and vegetable plants are planted. When visiting Brastagi, don't forget to take the time to do agro-tourism here.
For people who live in cities, the experience of picking fruit straight from the tree is very exciting. Moreover, we may eat the fruit we pick as much as we like. Brastagi is famous not only for its beautiful natural scenery and cool air, Brastagi is also famous for producing fruit and vegetables. Cities in North Sumatra get a large supply of vegetables and fruits from Berastagi.
One of the orange groves that was attended by two parents. We received a friendly welcome from them and they immediately offered to pick oranges. Picking sweet oranges you can eat as much as you like and only pay for what you take home.
We were invited to enter a few hundred meters into the garden even in front of many orange trees with fruit ready to be picked. We were given plastic bags and asked to sort and pick the oranges we liked. "Just eat my son," said the mother. "No more than two, OK?
"Taste this one, that one is also sweet" well he said there could be no more than two, but he kept telling me to taste this plant, that plant. In conclusion, I don't know how much fruit I eat, which of course is full. And the mother just kept on offering, "Take it again my son.. eat again.."
Almost all farmers grow oranges, which are currently known as Medan oranges—the people of North Sumatra prefer to call them Karo oranges or Berastagi oranges. No less than 18,000 hectares of farmers' land are planted with oranges.
Develops 400-500 citrus trees per hectare. The plains as high as 800 m to 1,000 m above sea level on the slopes of Mount Sinabung are suitable for growing oranges. Siamese orange is a characteristic of Karo. Karo oranges are economically promising. The market demand is huge. Moreover, it is not uncommon for middlemen to visit citrus orchards just before the harvest season. Farmers' wealth is also abundant.
Satisfied with eating oranges, we returned with bags full of oranges. Until the fruit stalls that we brought were weighed and we paid for them to be brought back. Thank you mother, hopefully the orchard continues to be successful.
The quality and taste of the karo oranges are unquestionable, and recently there is another orange that is no less sweet, namely the karo liang melas datas orange, which was sent by the Karo residents as much as 3 tons to our president, Joko Widodo.
One thing that makes us laugh is when Mr. Jokowi says "This orange is cut or peeled," maybe it's too big. hehehe
Continued success of Karo Orange farmers.
