Nowon-gu Public Urban Garden Plot Leasing

5 Community Gardens with 480 Plots, Limited to 1 Plot per Household, Fair Computerized Drawing... Applications Accepted on Nowon-gu Office Website from March 2 to 5, Drawing Results Announced on March 12

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Nowon-gu (Mayor Oh Seung-rok) is offering public urban garden plots to provide healing opportunities for residents tired of COVID-19 and to restore the community spirit.

The plots available are 480 sections across 5 gardens, with rental fees ranging from 20,000 to 50,000 KRW depending on the garden.

Those wishing to apply can do so through the Nowon-gu Office website from 10 a.m. on March 2nd until 6 p.m. on March 5th.

Only Nowon-gu residents are eligible to apply, and to allow as many people as possible to benefit, applications are limited to one plot per household. Selection will be conducted fairly through an automatic lottery, and the successful applicants will be announced on March 12th.

The rental is divided into general and special allocations. The general allocation consists of 342 plots across 4 locations, operated from April to November. These include ▲ Bulam Eoullim Park Garden with 97 plots (95-336 Sanggye-dong) ▲ Gyeongchun Line Forest Trail Garden with 95 plots (in front of Hagye 2-dong Community Center) ▲ Nowon Healing Garden with 126 plots (2235 Byeollae-dong, Namyangju-si) ▲ Everyone's Garden with 24 plots (Nowon Eco Center, Sanggye-dong).

The special allocation, called the 'Happy Garden,' consists of 138 plots (1314 Sanggye-dong). Due to transportation inconvenience and lack of parking facilities, this allocation is limited to residents of Sanggye 1-dong and will be operated on a limited basis from April to July.

Urban gardens are one of Nowon-gu's representative eco-friendly policies and have received enthusiastic responses from residents. Through these urban gardens, the district plans to provide leisure and experiential activity spaces for residents who may have felt confined due to social distancing, creating opportunities for communication among neighbors and generations.

Mayor Oh Seung-rok said, “I hope that cultivating these gardens, where you can taste the fruits of your sweat and effort, will provide a healing time for hearts tired from COVID-19.”

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