Who Is This Year's Best Urban Farmer?... Gwanak-gu Awards Outstanding Residents for 2024 Gwanak Garden Cultivation

On the 14th, 42 outstanding residents were selected from 1,126 participants in this year's Gwanak-gu Eco-friendly Urban Garden
Outstanding residents will receive garden use rights without public lottery for next year's project implementation

Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) selected 42 outstanding cultivators from 1,126 community garden users in the district this year and held an award ceremony on the 14th.

Since 2012, the district has been operating the "Eco-friendly Urban Garden Project" to allow residents to heal in the city and enjoy the joy of harvesting. The gardens are located at a total of 10 sites with 1,259 plots, including ▲Gang Gam-chan Garden (259-1 Nakseongdae-dong) and ▲Nakseongdae Garden (231-2 Nakseongdae-dong).

The eco-friendly urban garden project has received great support from residents every year, and this year, 1,126 residents participated in the project with a competition rate of 5 to 1 in recruiting garden operators.

The district selects outstanding cultivators every year to motivate participants and to spread an eco-friendly culture and healthy leisure activities in the city.

In particular, unlike last year, this year the district selected residents who fostered a warm culture of sharing as outstanding cultivators.

Last year, outstanding cultivators were selected based on objective criteria through a "Garden Photo Contest," whereas this year, the focus was on whether participants diligently tended their gardens and practiced sharing with neighbors through ▲completion of urban agriculture education ▲donation of cultivated crops ▲promotion of Gwanak gardens.

At this award ceremony, Dr. Lee Jae-wook provided education on "General Knowledge of Urban Agriculture for Cultivators in 2025," further strengthening residents' capabilities as urban farmers.

The district plans to grant the 42 outstanding cultivators selected this year the right to use the garden without going through the public lottery process when recruiting participants for next year's garden project.

Park Jun-hee, Mayor of Gwanak-gu, said, "Despite the difficulties in cultivation due to this year's record-breaking heatwave, I hope everyone participated with joy, healed with their families, and harvested abundant crops. We will continue to promote various projects that allow residents to experience healthy leisure activities and agricultural culture in the city."

For more details, please contact the Leisure City Division of Gwanak-gu Office.

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