Suwon Donates 750kg of Eco-Friendly Rice from Experience Farm to Help Neighbors

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City held an 'Eco-Friendly Rice Experience Farm Rice Delivery Ceremony' at the Ecological Environment Experience Education Center in Gwonseon-gu on the 23rd, donating 750kg of eco-friendly rice harvested this year to neighbors facing economic difficulties.

The rice donated that day amounts to 100 bags of 7.5kg each, and will be delivered through the Suwon Human Service Center to 100 households in need of assistance.

The eco-friendly rice was grown throughout the year by citizens using traditional organic farming methods at the 'Eco-Friendly Rice Experience Farm' (Homaesildonc, Gwonseon-gu), operated by the Chilbo Ecological Environment Experience Education Center.

A city official stated, "It is meaningful to donate rice harvested through the participation of many citizens, from rice planting to threshing, to a good cause," and added, "We hope it will provide some help to our neighbors in need."

The Eco-Friendly Rice Experience Farm spans 5,707㎡ and has been operated by the city since 2014 under entrustment from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Since 2015, the city has annually donated the entire harvest of rice from the experience farm, grown through citizen participation in activities such as rice planting, weeding, and harvesting, to neighbors in difficult circumstances.