Nowon District Mayor Oh Seung-rok Attends '2024 Gangwon Food Festa'

On the 29th, Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon District, attended the '2024 Gangwon Food Festa' held at Junggye Neighborhood Park.

The 'Gangwon Food Festa' is a direct transaction market organized to showcase various agricultural specialties from the clean Gangwon Province to the residents and to contribute to increasing the income of farmers and fishermen.

This year's event will be held for three days from August 29 to August 31, operating daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Junggye Neighborhood Park.

At this market, over 50 excellent agricultural specialties representing the Gangwon region, such as dried seafood, mushrooms, and honey, will be promoted, exhibited, and sold. Residents can directly experience fresh and high-quality agricultural and marine products and specialties from Gangwon at a total of about 35 booths.

Also, at 3 p.m. on the same day, a donation ceremony was held for the mutual development of Gangwon Province and Nowon District. The organizers of the Gangwon direct transaction market and participating merchants jointly expressed their gratitude for the active cooperation of Nowon District Office and donated 3 million won to be used for good causes.

Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon District, stated, "The Gangwon Food Festa is a great opportunity to directly provide safe and fresh food from the production area to the residents of Nowon District," adding, "We will continue to strengthen mutual growth and exchange between urban and rural areas through ongoing direct transaction markets."

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