Harvesting Sweet Potatoes and Steaming Corn in a Cauldron... Seoul City Recruiting 600 Youth and Children for Agricultural Experience
Healing Experience Farm Offers 'Healing Agricultural Experience Learning' for Daycare, Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle School Students in Seoul
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Under the shining autumn sun, an agricultural and rural experience, which is difficult to easily encounter in urban life, will be held for about a month starting from the 28th of this month, organized by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Children can harvest sweet potatoes, steam corn in a cauldron... Urban children and adolescents will have the opportunity to experience rural life in nature.
On the 13th, Seoul announced that it will conduct the ‘Healing Agricultural Experience Learning’ at the Healing Experience Farm located in Gwahae-dong, Gangseo-gu, targeting 600 children from daycare centers, kindergartens, and elementary and middle schools in Seoul.
This ‘Healing Agricultural Experience Learning’ consists of rural life experience, agricultural product harvesting experience, and dietary experience. The rural life experience includes ? appreciating rural scenery ? observing rice paddies, ponds, aquatic plant gardens, and plant tunnels ? experiencing traditional farming tools ? observing insects. The agricultural product harvesting experience includes ? rice milling ? harvesting cabbage, sweet potatoes, and cucumbers ? planting herbs. The green dietary experience involves ? making popcorn from corn ? steaming potatoes and corn in a cauldron.
The experience learning will be held 15 times in total (2 hours per session) from the 28th to October 26th, and participation is free of charge. Each session accommodates 40 participants, and the program is designed for groups (up to 40 people) from each educational institution.
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Jo Sang-tae, Director of the Seoul Agricultural Technology Center, said, “The Healing Agricultural Experience Learning will be a great opportunity for urban children to physically learn the importance of agriculture and rural areas in nature, develop a proper understanding of food, and form healthy eating habits.”
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