Haenam-gun, Youth Startup Support Draws Attention

Idle Space Remodeling: Yanggok Warehouse Transformed into Indoor Baseball Practice Facility

Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, conducted a youth startup support project by remodeling idle spaces at the township level to provide startup spaces for young people.

According to the county on the 31st, two grain warehouses located in Samsan-myeon were converted into an indoor baseball practice facility and a horticultural experience center.

Youth Startup Space Indoor Baseball Practice Field
[Photo by Haenam-gun]

The youth startup space support project remodeled two old grain warehouses owned by the Nonghyup into an indoor baseball practice facility, a horticultural experience center, a cafe, and more.

Of the two grain warehouses, 330㎡ was converted into an indoor baseball practice facility equipped with a pitching machine, allowing for individual batting and throwing training. It can be used without restrictions of weather or location by amateur baseball teams and after-school programs.

A reservation system was also introduced to enable regular practice sessions.

The 165㎡ space was developed into a healing horticultural experience center and cafe, where various horticultural experiences and ESG practice programs that promote healing and wellness can be enjoyed. The cafe, designed as a resting place for residents, will also develop its own beverages and be utilized in various ways. Both spaces are scheduled to begin operation next month.

A county official stated, “By creating spaces through the youth startup space support project, we aim to alleviate economic difficulties faced by young entrepreneurs during the initial startup phase and improve the rural surroundings by utilizing neglected idle spaces in rural areas.”

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