Geumcheon-gu, Anyangcheon Urban Agriculture Experience Center 'Garden Plot Contest'

[Seoul District News] Geumcheon-gu Selects 10 Outstanding Cultivators After Preliminary and Final Reviews & Selected Individuals Receive 2023 Anyangcheon Garden Lottery-Free Winning Benefits

Residents cultivating vegetable gardens at Anyangcheon Urban Agriculture Experience Center

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yuseonghun) will hold a 'Garden Plot Contest' on the 12th at the Anyangcheon Urban Agriculture Experience Center to coincide with the autumn crop harvest season.

Since 2021, Geumcheon-gu has been operating the Urban Agriculture Experience Center around the Geumcheon-Hannaegyo Bridge area of Anyangcheon (719-5 Jwan, Doksan-dong) to allow residents to experience farming by personally cultivating and growing crops in the city.

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

The Garden Plot Contest is open to the 250 plot lessees of the Urban Agriculture Experience Center, and applications can be submitted via text message or on-site registration.

After application, preliminary and final evaluations will be conducted to select the top 10 outstanding cultivators. The judging will comprehensively assess crop growth condition, crop arrangement, originality of expression, and compliance with operational regulations. Winners will receive benefits including automatic selection for the 2023 Anyangcheon garden plots without a lottery and a set of farming tools.

In particular, the final evaluation will be conducted by a panel of experts, including urban agriculture specialists, to enhance objectivity and fairness.

Yuseonghun, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, "I hope this event becomes an opportunity to showcase and reward the farmers' hard work at the Anyangcheon Urban Agriculture Experience Center," adding, "I especially hope it offers some consolation to residents who had difficulties cultivating due to this year's flood damage."

For inquiries, please contact the Geumcheon-gu Parks and Greenery Division.

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