Sharing the Harvest from the Jongno-gu Urban Agriculture Community

Lettuce, Chili Peppers, Honey, and More Donated Weekly to Jongno-gu Food Bank & Market Center

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Jongno-gu (Mayor Kim Young-jong) is collaborating with registered urban agriculture communities in the area to donate crops harvested from community gardens to the Jongno-gu Food Bank and Market Center for neighbors in need through the "Urban Agriculture Community Harvest Sharing" initiative.

Urban agriculture, which involves cultivating crops, growing plants, and raising insects including beekeeping by utilizing various urban spaces, helps residents communicate and heal, providing the joy and happiness of nurturing.

Urban agriculture communities are groups autonomously formed by urban farmers to engage in urban agriculture together under the Act on the Promotion and Support of Urban Agriculture. As of June, Jongno-gu has a total of 15 registered urban agriculture communities, including community gardens, beekeeping, and insect farming, actively operating.

Members of the urban agriculture communities have united in their intention to practice neighborly love by linking urban agriculture activities with ways to support neighbors in need within the village. They have discussed with the district office and agreed to regularly donate various harvests from urban agriculture such as lettuce, chili peppers, and honey.

Since most donated items are agricultural products, the district office and urban agriculture communities have established the principle of "harvest and donate on the same day" to maintain freshness. Community members harvest crops from the gardens in the morning and package them, after which the district office's Parks and Greenery Division collects and delivers them to the Jongno-gu Food Bank and Market Center.

On the 17th, vegetables such as lettuce and honey harvested by the urban agriculture communities were donated to the Jongno-gu Food Bank and Market Center for the first time, and they plan to donate harvests about once a week going forward.

A representative of the Jongno-gu Food Bank and Market Center expressed gratitude to the urban agriculture communities and the district office, saying, "Many people have difficulty accessing fresh vegetables due to economic hardships, but now we can provide them with fresh agricultural products lovingly grown by their neighbors."

Mayor Kim Young-jong stated, "This activity is especially meaningful as it began with the heartfelt intention of community members to practice sharing with neighbors. The district office will continue to provide generous support to further activate urban agriculture and enable urban agriculture communities to unite and engage in diverse activities."

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