Muan-gun, Returning Farmers' House Training Participants Lead to Beautiful Results

Published 28 Jul.2021 14:55(KST)

Practicing Neighborly Love Through the Joy of First Farming and First Harvest

The first half of the year schedule for the residential training program for return-to-farm migrants was successfully completed. (Photo by Muan-gun)

[Muan＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Hwan-joo] Muan County, Jeollanam-do (County Governor Kim San) announced on the 28th that it has successfully completed the first half schedule of the residency-type return-to-farming house admission training this year.

The residency-type return-to-farming house, established in the Bongwol-ro area of Hyeongyeong-myeon, is a facility that supports urban residents wishing to return to farming in Muan County by providing a certain period of stay, giving them the time to establish the necessary farming foundation for rural settlement and helping them settle stably.

The seven households who first entered the program in April are receiving agricultural practice training provided by the Agricultural Technology Center along with rural stay for eight months until December.

The trainees can experience the entire process from planting to harvesting four crops, including pumpkin and sweet potato, at the returnee farming experience practice center. For the participants accustomed to city life, this is their first farming and harvest experience in their lives.

The trainees who completed the first half schedule said, "Although the education experienced through admission is just the beginning stage of rural life, we are grateful to have been able to see beautiful results thanks to much help and guidance from those around us." They also donated some of the harvested pumpkins and cherry tomatoes to nearby welfare facilities, meaningfully sharing the joy of their first harvest.

Governor Kim San said, "At first, I was worried whether the participants could keep up with the training, but during the first half, they worked together and produced wonderful results. We will do our best to enhance the trainees' living convenience and farming capabilities in the second half as well."