Opening of the 'Guro Smart Farm Center'

Vertical farms, smart greenhouses, and resident convenience facilities equipped... Opening ceremony held on the 11th to commence full operation... Hangdong Urban Agriculture Experience Center completed on the 19th, featuring smart farms, observation decks, ponds, and rice paddy experience areas

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Guro-gu (Mayor Lee Seong) has opened the 'Guro Smart Farm Center,' where urban agriculture can be experienced using information and communication technology.

The 'Guro Smart Farm Center' (Hang-dong 145-1) consists of a vertical farm (216㎡), a smart greenhouse (144㎡), and convenience facilities (216㎡).

In the vertical farm, which maximizes space utilization with a five-level vertical structure, leafy vegetables such as butterhead and romaine, which are hydroponically grown, are cultivated, while strawberries are grown in the smart greenhouse.

Guro-gu plans to focus on stabilizing production by acquiring crop cultivation know-how through pilot operations this year, and based on this, various experience programs such as salad making and strawberry harvesting will be offered.

The opening ceremony held on the 11th proceeded in the order of a smart farm project performance report, awarding certificates of merit to construction contributors, the mayor's greeting, congratulatory speeches, a drone performance, and a tour of the main smart farm facilities.

On the 19th of this month, the 'Hang-dong Urban Agriculture Experience Center,' including the Guro Smart Farm Center, will be completed as a resting space for residents. Covering a total area of 9,977㎡, it includes an observation deck, a purification pond, and a terraced rice paddy experience site, and has been planted with about 14,000 trees of 25 species such as pine and evergreen shrubs, as well as about 5,000 various herbaceous plants of 9 species including gujeolcho (Aster).

Guro-gu plans to provide various services such as ecological exploration and experiential learning for visitors and nearby residents by linking with existing facilities such as Cheonwangsan Family Camping Site (Hang-dong 149-1), Ecological Park (Hang-dong 148), Artificial Rock Climbing Wall, and Green Arboretum.

Additionally, by the end of this year, a book resting area (Hang-dong 149) will be created to develop the area around Cheonwangsan into a complex cultural space in harmony with nature.

A Guro-gu official stated, “We hope that the Guro Smart Farm Center, an urban agricultural experience site, will establish itself as a high-quality resting space for residents,” and added, “We will strive to be the foundation that nurtures the new hope of Smart City Guro.”

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