Jeonju City Expands Healing Farms for People with Developmental Disabilities

Creating a Healing Farm Near Daesung Public Parking Lot Following Jangdong

[Jeonju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] Jeonju City announced on the 8th that it plans to create a healing farm near Daeseong Public Parking Lot in Wansan-gu to support outdoor activities for people with developmental disabilities and expand their opportunities for social participation.

Last year, Jeonju City established the first healing farm in the nation by utilizing idle national land in Jang-dong, Deokjin-gu.

The healing farm has been praised for alleviating the caregiving burden on families and facilities of people with developmental disabilities, whose outdoor activities were restricted due to COVID-19, and for aiding the independence and job creation for people with developmental disabilities.

Accordingly, the city decided to expand the healing farms for people with disabilities.

The second healing farm, to be created on idle city-owned land near Daeseong Public Parking Lot in Wansan-gu, aims to open by the end of March.

Jeonju City plans to operate various programs at the two farms, including customized healing agricultural education and experiences for people with developmental disabilities, as well as cooking activities using ingredients directly cultivated on the farms.

In particular, starting this year, the city will advance beyond agricultural activity experiences for people with developmental disabilities by linking the healing farm’s produce with Jeonju Food to supply to direct sales stores or operate direct transaction market booths. This pilot project will promote and sell agricultural products produced by people with developmental disabilities.

Jeonju City expects that through the healing farms, it will provide people with developmental disabilities opportunities to learn the value of sustainable agriculture and productive activities, as well as improve their social skills and offer job participation opportunities.

Jeonju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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