Seoul City Recruits 100 Participants for Customized Healing Agriculture by Life Cycle

Starting April, Customized Healing Agriculture Programs by Life Cycle for Youth, Young Adults, and Middle-Aged to Older Adults

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Agricultural Technology Center announced on the 29th that it will recruit 100 participants on a first-come, first-served basis from the 30th to April 12 for the first half healing agriculture program operated from April to July.

Any Seoul citizen can participate, and 10-session programs are operated for each target group according to life stages: adolescence (ages 13-18), young and middle adulthood (ages 19-64), and older adulthood (ages 65 and above). The program schedule may change depending on the COVID-19 spread situation.

This healing agriculture program will be conducted at the existing Seoul Agricultural Technology Center healing farm and the currently being established Gangdong-gu Sangil-dong Healing Agriculture Center.

Considering the characteristics of each life stage, the main goals are to enhance self-esteem for adolescents, alleviate psychological and social stress for young and middle adults, and promote ego integration for older adults. Along with gardening activities such as planting and caring for crops, various linked activities using the harvest, such as natural dyeing and vegetable bouquet making, as well as psychodrama, will be conducted.

After the activities, to analyze the effects of the healing agriculture program, pre- and post-surveys and stress index measurements will be conducted for each participant, and the suitability and goal achievement of each session's activities will be evaluated. Based on the results, continuous revisions and improvements will be made to develop a complete healing agriculture program suitable for the urban environment and to expand healing agriculture.

Recruitment may close early due to first-come, first-served registration via email. The recruitment announcement and application form can be found on the Seoul Agricultural Technology Center website, and for other inquiries, contact the Urban Agriculture Team at the Seoul Agricultural Technology Center.

Cho Sang-tae, director of the Seoul Agricultural Technology Center, said, “We expect to improve healing effects and spread the value of healing agriculture through programs tailored to the characteristics of various life stages from adolescence to old age.”

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