Yeonggwang-gun Recruiting Participants for 'Living Well in Jeonnam' Program

First-Come, First-Served for 13 People Until November

[Yeonggwang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seong-jeong] Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Jun-seong) announced on the 5th that it will recruit up to 13 participants on a first-come, first-served basis for the 'Living Well in Jeonnam' program until November.

'Living Well in Jeonnam' is a program being held for the first time this year in Yeonggwang-gun, designed for those interested in returning to farming and rural living in Jeonnam.

The program plans to provide urban residents who wish to return to farming, rural areas, or fishing with the opportunity to live in rural areas, experience rural life, and interact with local residents.

This program will be conducted in 'Gusudaesin Village,' a typical half-farming, half-fishing (半農半漁) village located in Baeksu-eup, offering accommodation and experiences such as bare-handed fishing, boat fishing, as well as rural experiences including visits to smart farms.

Additionally, to help prospective returnees prepare concretely for rural life, during the program period, vacant house and farmland brokerage services and meetings with senior returnees to farming, rural living, and fishing will be held. Various helpful information, including the county's return-to-farming policies, will also be shared.

Applicants can stay for a minimum of 5 days and up to 30 days. Those registered as residents outside Jeonnam and aged 14 or older can apply online through the 'Living Well in Jeonnam' website.

For more details, inquiries can be made to the Return-to-Farming and Rural Living Team at the Yeonggwang-gun Agricultural Technology Center.

A Yeonggwang-gun official said, "We hope this program will provide a chance for rest to urban residents exhausted by COVID-19," and added, "We ask for much interest and participation in this program where you can also feel the leisure and beauty that rural areas offer."

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