Let's Go Pick Fresh Strawberries at Gangnam-gu Smart Farm

Strawberry Picking Experience Program for 40 Locations Including Daycare Centers and Social Welfare Facilities at Gangnam-gu Segok-dong Smart Farm to Continue Until May

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangnam-gu (Mayor Jo Seong-myeong) is conducting an eco-friendly strawberry picking experience program for 40 locations, including 22 daycare centers and 18 social welfare facilities within the district, until May.

The Gangnam-gu Smart Farm, located at 13-2 Segok-dong, Gangnam-gu, operates on a total area of 585㎡ with two buildings. It integrates advanced information and communication technology to control temperature, humidity, and sunlight. It also features a circular hydroponic system that cultivates fish and crops together for harvesting.

This tour program is held every Tuesday and Friday from 10 a.m. for one hour, accepting applications on a first-come, first-served basis for daycare centers and social welfare centers. Each team of up to 10 participants experiences activities such as ▲ strawberry picking ▲ aquaponics (feeding fish) ▲ germination room experience ▲ feeding pollinators ▲ planting seedlings in pots.

Especially popular among children is the strawberry experience, where they observe the stems, leaves, flowers, and appearance of strawberries grown well in the winter greenhouse and pick ripe red strawberries themselves. This program, which allows children to enjoy the taste and joy of harvesting strawberries, was held 22 times last year with 213 children participating in the tours.

Additionally, the district supports young adults interested in the smart farm project by providing smart farm management methods and practical training. Crops such as leafy vegetables are harvested and distributed to vulnerable groups in the district through the food market. Last year, 49 young adults received smart farm management training in 23 sessions, and 1,107 packs of leafy vegetables were provided to vulnerable groups.

Jo Seong-myeong, Mayor of Gangnam-gu, stated, “Urban smart farms are a way to bring nature closer in the city and have the potential to grow as a future food source. During the 8th term of the civilian administration, Gangnam-gu will foster urban smart farms by establishing small-scale smart farm living labs and urban smart farm incubating innovation centers.”

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