Seoul City Operates Healing Agriculture Program for Vulnerable Groups in Social Welfare Facilities

For 1,000 Users Having Difficulty with Outdoor Activities

Seoul City announced on the 26th that it will operate a healing program called ‘Honeybee and Strawberry’ for about 1,000 users of social welfare facilities over three months from March to May at the nation’s first healing agriculture hub, the ‘Seoul Healing Agriculture Center,’ established in Sangil-dong, Gangdong-gu.

This program will be directly conducted by professional healing agriculture instructors for a total of 40 groups over three months. Each group can have 20 to 30 participants, allowing about 1,000 socially vulnerable people to participate. The program is characterized by experiences that engage all five senses during participation time to provide physical and mental healing and relaxation.

Participants will take walks around the healing farm within the center and engage in various agricultural activities such as artificial pollination of strawberries, strawberry harvesting, and feeding ornamental koi fish in the aquaponics facility. Additionally, there will be healing activity sessions where participants share stories about people who have helped them and the help they have received, fostering social skills and empathy.

This program is held at the ‘Seoul Healing Agriculture Center,’ which was established last year as the nation’s first of its kind. The Healing Agriculture Center, covering a total area of 6,500㎡, serves as a healing agriculture hub to ensure the stable establishment and spread of healing agriculture. It provides comprehensive support such as sharing healing farm models applicable to urban environments, operating customized healing agriculture programs for target groups, and creating jobs related to healing agriculture.

Seoul City is recruiting 40 social welfare facility groups on a first-come, first-served basis to participate in this program. Groups and facilities wishing to participate can download the application form from the Seoul Agricultural Technology Center website starting tomorrow and submit it via email.

For inquiries about the program, please refer to the Seoul Agricultural Technology Center or its website.

Joo Sang-tae, director of the Seoul Agricultural Technology Center, said, “The purpose of the healing agriculture program is to help citizens recover their physical and mental health by utilizing agricultural resources.” He added, “We will continuously expand and operate customized healing programs for socially vulnerable people in social welfare facilities who find outdoor activities difficult, helping participants find stability in body and mind and move toward a healthier life.”

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