Opening of Geumcheon-gu Urban Agriculture Experience Center

Support for Autumn Seedlings and Farming Education for Residents Using Geumcheon Urban Agriculture Experience Center

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) opened an urban agriculture experience center on the 3rd to welcome autumn.

At the opening ceremony, Yu Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, and Park Joon-sik, Chairman of Gwanak Nonghyup, attended to encourage the enthusiasm of citizens participating in the autumn agricultural experience.

Geumcheon-gu has been operating the urban agriculture experience center since last year along the Anyangcheon Geumcheonhan-naegyo area (719-5, Doksan-dong, left bank) so that residents can experience farming by cultivating and growing crops themselves in the city.

This year, a total of 250 plots were created, each measuring 10㎡, and were allocated to 250 residents through a public lottery held in March.

The opening ceremony proceeded in the order of ▲opening declaration ▲confirmation of plot location and guidance on precautions ▲farming education ▲distribution and planting of seedlings such as cabbage and radish. Geumcheon-gu especially emphasized the eco-friendly policy of the urban agriculture experience center by instructing not to use heavy metal fertilizers and highly toxic pesticides.

In addition, an urban agriculture expert from the Seoul Agricultural Technology Center was invited to directly educate residents unfamiliar with farming activities on how to plant seedlings, sow seeds, and manage vegetables.

A resident who participated in the autumn opening ceremony said, “Although the autumn opening was delayed due to recent flood damage, seeing the well-prepared fields today raises great expectations for autumn cultivation.”

Yu Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, “I hope this autumn opening will be an opportunity for residents to gain vitality in their daily lives,” and added, “We will continue to strive to provide various agricultural experience opportunities to residents.”

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