Songpa-gu Recruits Cultivators for Weekend Farm 'Soli Tteotbat'... 3-Pyeong Rental Fee 70,000 Won

Applications Available Through Songpa-gu Website Until the 21st

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) is recruiting local residents to cultivate this year's Songpa-gu weekend farm 'Soli Garden' until the 21st.

They plan to lease 330 plots at 444-17 Bangi-dong (Zone 1) and 445-7 Bangi-dong (Zone 2). The annual rent per plot (9㎡) is 70,000 KRW.

They provide eco-friendly compost twice a year, farming tool rentals, water supply facilities, rest areas, and other convenience facilities. Additionally, for Soli Garden cultivators who lack experience in eco-friendly farming and agriculture, beginner urban farmer education will be conducted to teach farming methods and organic cultivation techniques.

The official opening of Soli Garden is on March 28. The garden can be used until the autumn crop harvest in December.

If you wish to cultivate at Soli Garden, you can apply through the Songpa-gu website (http://www.songpa.go.kr). Cultivation plots will be allocated through a random computerized lottery on the 24th. The lottery results will be published on the website.

Since 2009, Songpa-gu has enacted ordinances to promote urban agriculture and recruits weekend farm cultivators annually. Especially, residents can directly grow eco-friendly crops without chemical pesticides and fertilizers, making the application enthusiasm high every year.

They also operate gardens to accommodate basic livelihood security recipients, low-income groups, multi-child families, disabled persons, and national veterans.

Furthermore, Songpa-gu promotes various gardens such as the Soli Garden eco-friendly weekend farm, Garak Mall rooftop garden, school gardens, and box gardens, and was selected as an excellent autonomous district in the 2019 Seoul City urban agriculture evaluation.

Songpa-gu explained that through these gardens, individuals and groups produce crops together, share the fruits, and create gardens of sharing that foster communication and harmony.

Mayor Park Seong-su of Songpa-gu said, “In 2020, we will operate weekend farms that can be managed autonomously while communicating. It will be an educational and resting space where families can directly cultivate eco-friendly crops, take care of their health, and experience the importance of nature with their children.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.