Naju-si 'Local Food Experience Tour Program' Receives Positive Response

[Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Han-hyuk] On the 11th, Naju City in Jeollanam-do announced that the 2022 Local Food Experience Tour program, hosted by the Naju Agricultural Promotion Foundation Public Meal Support Center for local food consumers from various sectors, is receiving great responses.

The experience tour program plans to be held four times a year, including 'Local Food Consumer Education,' 'Harvesting and Processing Agricultural Products,' and 'Public Institution Nutritionist Meetings.'

Its main goals are to promote local food consumption through active exchanges between producers and consumers, build consumer trust, foster supporters, and gather feedback on improvements for direct sales store operations.

On the 19th and 20th of last month, to commemorate Disabled Persons Day, the Naju Agricultural Promotion Foundation conducted an experience where over 140 participants from four welfare facilities, including the Jeonnam Disabled Comprehensive Welfare Center, Gyesanwon, Seongsanwon, and Susanwon, made cakes using strawberries directly harvested from local farms.

On the 26th of last month, at Bitgaram Lake Park, activities such as wild grass making experiences combined with local food education and ecological exploration were held with consumers, adding vitality to the local residents who have fully returned to daily life.

Following that, on the 30th of last month, and on the 4th and 6th of this month, to commemorate Children's Day, about 140 local children from Geumseongwon, Ihwa Nursery, Young Mothers' Nest, and Baekminwon participated in a strawberry sensory experience where they saw, smelled, touched, and tasted strawberries.

Users of the welfare facilities who participated in the experience said, "We felt confined for a long time due to COVID-19, but harvesting local strawberries ourselves and making cakes made us feel closer to local food," and expressed gratitude to the foundation officials for providing a happy time.

A representative of the Naju Agricultural Promotion Foundation said, "The experience tour with vulnerable groups has become an opportunity to expand the public value area of local food," and added, "We will actively promote local food consumption and business revitalization through programs that build trusting relationships between consumers and producers."

Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Han-hyuk lhh3633@asiae.co.kr

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