Gwanak-gu Eco-Friendly Urban Garden Plot Leasing

Recruiting Urban Farmers to Cultivate 6 Eco-Friendly Small Farms Including Nakseongdae Gang Gamchan Garden from 25th to 28th... Expansion of Distribution Scale with Opening of Samsung-dong 'Gwanak Urban Agriculture Park' This Year

Gang Gam-chan Garden

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) is recruiting urban farmers to cultivate six eco-friendly gardens, including Nakseongdae Gang Gam-chan Garden, for four days from the 25th to the 28th.

The gardens available for lease this time include ▲Gang Gam-chan Garden ▲Nakseongdae Garden ▲Seorim-dong 1 & 2 Gardens ▲Cheongryongsan Garden ▲Chunghyo Garden ▲Samsung-dong Gwanak Urban Agriculture Park, totaling 1,073 plots (approximately 10㎡ per plot).

Any resident of Gwanak-gu or facilities and organizations located in Gwanak-gu can apply, and applications are limited to one plot per person.

Successful applicants can cultivate from March to November, with a lease fee of 55,000 KRW for individuals and free for organizations.

Applications can be submitted through the Gwanak-gu Office website (www.gwanak.go.kr) from the 25th to the 28th, and final selections will be made by random computerized drawing on March 3rd.

The list of winners will be available on the district office website on March 4th.

Winners will be provided with compost and hoes free of charge for the first time only, and agricultural tools such as water for farming, watering cans, shovels, and rakes are always available at the gardens.

Gwanak Urban Gardens, now in its fifth year, operate under a ‘3-No Farming Method’ that prohibits synthetic pesticides, chemical fertilizers, and chemical materials, aiming to preserve the environment while producing safe agricultural products through eco-friendly urban agriculture.

In particular, starting this year, 110 plots in the 15,000㎡ 'Gwanak Urban Agriculture Park' opened in 2019 at Samsung-dong San 86-6 will be leased to residents, allowing more citizens to experience eco-friendly urban agriculture.

Mayor Park Jun-hee said, “We hope this will be an opportunity to create a space for communication among neighbors and families and for community harmony through eco-friendly garden cultivation and experiences in the city,” and added, “We ask for the active participation and interest of all residents.”

Samsung-dong Urban Agriculture Park

For more details about Gwanak eco-friendly urban gardens, please contact the Gwanak-gu Office Parks and Greenery Division at ☎879-6572.

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