Yongin City Recruits 794 Urban Farming Teams for Community Gardens

[Suwon Ilbo=Choi Ki-ho] Yongin Special City announced on the 23rd that it will recruit 794 teams of family units and organizations to experience urban farming by cultivating garden plots at community farms this year.

Applicants must be residents with household registration in the city or organizations with business registration.

The city will recruit 730 teams of general family allotments and 40 teams for special allotments targeting households with three or more children, multicultural families, and families with disabled members, allocating 14㎡ (one plot) per team.

Organizations such as companies and schools will also be recruited for 10 teams, with three plots (42㎡) allocated per team. For persons with disabilities with mobility difficulties, 14 teams will be recruited and provided with four raised garden beds each.

General allotments, special allotments, and disability-exclusive raised beds require a usage fee of 20,000 won, while organizations require 60,000 won.

The city will accept online applications through the Yongin City Integrated Reservation System from the 5th to the 16th of next month. On weekdays, on-site registration is also available at the Gomae-dong Community Farm (554 Gomae-dong, Giheung-gu).

Allotment recipients will be selected through random drawing, and the list will be disclosed through the Yongin City Agricultural Technology Center website.

Once selected as an allotment recipient, participants will operate their garden plots from March to mid-November at the Gongse-dong Community Farm (216 Gongse-dong, Giheung-gu) and Gomae-dong Community Farm.