Seongbuk-gu, Sister City Our Agricultural Products Package Drive-Thru Sale

On the 29th from 10 AM (until sold out), 1,150 sets of eco-friendly agricultural product bundles from Jeongeup, Damyang, and Goesan will be sold for 10,000 KRW each near Seongbukcheon in front of Seongbuk-gu Office... Supplying eco-friendly ingredients for Seongbuk-gu school free meals blocked by COVID-19 school reopening delays

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) is making another attempt to completely sell out agricultural products from its sister cities, which are struggling due to COVID-19.

On the 29th, starting at 10 a.m., Seongbuk-gu will sell eco-friendly agricultural product packages from Jeongeup City, Damyang County, and Goesan County around Seongbukcheon in front of Seongbuk-gu Office. These three cities have been supplying eco-friendly ingredients for free school meals in Seongbuk-gu schools, but with school openings delayed due to COVID-19, their sales channels have been blocked, causing difficulties.

A Seongbuk-gu official stated, “As the first city in Seoul to start eco-friendly free school meals, Seongbuk-gu has very strict administrative standards, yet Jeongeup City, Damyang County, and Goesan County have always supplied eco-friendly agricultural products that meet those standards, greatly contributing to the health of local youth. Therefore, we organized this event with the judgment that we should provide even a small help in difficult times.”

For the drive-thru sale of our agricultural product packages, Jeongeup City prepared 400 packages containing new potatoes, new onions, and shiitake mushrooms. Damyang County brought 350 packages composed of green onions, new onions, zucchini, and chives. Goesan County will meet Seongbuk-gu residents with 200 boxes of blanched radish greens and 200 packages consisting of red pepper powder, barley rice, and glutinous rice. A total of 1,150 packages will be sold at 10,000 KRW each.

Han*kyung (43), a resident of Gireum New Town, said, “A neighbor who works as a parent meal monitor often talks about the thorough management and safety of school meal ingredients, so I have been deliberately purchasing agricultural products produced by the three cities. I plan to buy together with residents of my apartment complex because it allows us to purchase trustworthy agricultural products at a reasonable price and help farmers in difficulty.”

Seongbuk-gu Mayor Lee Seung-ro is actively promoting this event through his personal SNS and is committed to selling out the agricultural product packages. On the 22nd, he personally participated in the sale of Damyang County’s agricultural product packages to Seongbuk-gu employees, achieving a complete sell-out.

Mayor Lee Seung-ro said, “Rather than immediate profit, it is natural to prioritize safe meals for children and adolescents in Seongbuk-gu and to show solidarity and consideration for sister cities that have always supplied the best agricultural products. Please look forward to a beautiful partnership that will create more synergy in the future by overcoming the COVID-19 crisis together.”

Seongbuk-gu announced that although social distancing has been eased, confirmed cases are still occurring, so the sale will be conducted via drive-thru for a safer event.

Additionally, any remaining products will be donated as meal ingredients to child welfare facilities through the Public Meal Service Center.

The special friendship between Seongbuk-gu and its sister cities has been a topic throughout the COVID-19 period. On the 26th of last month, a resident of Jongam-dong who purchased 200 boxes of potatoes was reciprocated by a resident of Dunnae-myeon, Gangwon-do, who personally made 150 cotton masks and 20 filters, which became a heartwarming story.

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