Yeongju City, 'Successful Return to Farming Mecca' Sobaeksan Gwineung Dream Town Entrance Ceremony

The Seventh Member of the Stay-Type Agricultural Startup Support Center Family

Yeongju City held an entrance ceremony for the Sobaeksan Return-to-Farming Dream Town.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Gwi-yeol] Yeongju City, Gyeongbuk Province, held an entrance ceremony for the stay-type agricultural startup support center, ‘Sobaeksan Gwineung Dream Town,’ on the 16th. Since its opening in 2016, it welcomed its seventh family this year.

About 50 people, including 30 households of trainees and their families, as well as members of the Yeongju City Return-to-Farming and Return-to-Village Association, attended the ceremony. They celebrated the beginning of their new farming life and were assigned garden plots and vinyl greenhouses that will serve as their base for the year.

Looking at the regional distribution of the 30 trainee households, 22 households came from the Seoul metropolitan area, and 8 households from Daegu and Busan. This indicates a high enthusiasm for returning to farming in Yeongju among residents of large cities.

‘Sobaeksan Gwineung Dream Town’ is a facility that supports urban residents who wish to return to farming or rural life in Yeongju City by providing agricultural education for a certain period to help them prepare for a stable relocation.

The facility is fully equipped with infrastructure for agricultural professional technical education for prospective farmers, including trainee accommodations, garden plots, education halls, practice farms, and facility greenhouses.

Based on this farming infrastructure, trainees enhance their understanding of agriculture and rural life through a systematic program over 10 months, including specialized technical education on crops of interest. The training lasts about 280 hours.

Jang Wook-hyun, mayor of Yeongju City, said, “As the name Sobaeksan Gwineung Dream Town suggests, we will provide generous support so that the dream of returning to farming and rural life can be realized, and we will ensure that trainees harmonize, communicate, and coexist with local residents.”

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