Goyang City and Goyang High School Donate Smart Farm Harvests from Educational Development Special Zone

Students Cultivate Crops Themselves at Smart Farm
Third Donation with Radishes and Lettuce

Goyang Special City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Donghwan) announced on November 7 that, on the previous day, it had donated 90 radishes (90kg) and 60 heads of European lettuce (25kg), which were directly cultivated with students from Goyang High School at the "Goyang Smart Farm Startup Preparation Farm," to the Goyang Deokyang Senior Welfare Center.

Goyang Special City donated 90 radishes (90kg) and 60 heads of European lettuce (25kg), which were directly cultivated with students from Goyang High School at the "Goyang Smart Farm Startup Preparation Farm," to the Goyang Deokyang Senior Welfare Center on the 6th. Provided by Goyang Special City

As the city has been designated as a pilot area for the Educational Development Special Zone, it is fostering future talent in digital agriculture by collaborating with Nonghyup University to establish two smart farm greenhouses on the university's campus and operate the Smart Farm Startup Preparation Farm.

The donated items are the results of hands-on training at the Goyang Smart Farm Startup Preparation Farm, where Goyang High School students cultivated radishes and European lettuce through smart farm system training that automatically controls temperature, humidity, and nutrient solution.

The agricultural products delivered on this day will be used for meals provided to seniors utilizing the Deokyang Senior Welfare Center, as well as for meal kit support programs for elderly people living alone and vulnerable groups.

This activity marks the third donation following potatoes in June and lettuce in July, and is especially meaningful in that students are returning the results of their education, gained through community-based experiences, back to the community, thus creating a virtuous cycle.

A representative from Goyang High School stated, "Through practice-oriented digital agriculture education, students are learning both the value of technology and sharing," adding, "Thanks to the Educational Development Special Zone project, students can participate in field training that they would not experience in regular school curricula, and they are enjoying the classes very much."

A city official commented, "Through the Educational Development Special Zone project, we will continue to create diverse opportunities so that students can grow into talents who will lead the digital agriculture industry."

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