Hwaseong City Appoints 4th Term Public Food Service Supporters

[Suwon Ilbo=Lee Su-won Reporter] The Hwaseong City Public Food Service Support Center held an appointment ceremony for the 4th term ‘Public (School) Food Service Supporters’ on the 16th at Haedam Farm located in Paltan-myeon.

The appointment ceremony proceeded in the order of certificate delivery to a total of 13 supporters including parents, nutritionists, and food education instructors, presentation of commendation certificates, and hands-on activities using local food.

The supporters who received appointment letters on this day will conduct monitoring of school food production sites, support food education, and promote eco-friendly agricultural products through SNS through the end of the year, thereby enhancing the credibility of the public food service system.

The Public (School) Food Service Supporters program has been operating since 2021 to expand the foundation for practicing environmentally friendly food education driven by heightened interest in healthy food and to promote a trustworthy public food service system.

Meanwhile, Haedam Farm, where the appointment ceremony was held on this day, is a farm that cultivates caraway and strawberries for supply to school meals.

Kim Jo-hyang, head of the Agricultural Products Distribution Division, stated, “Public food service supporters will serve as a bridge connecting farms, schools, childcare facilities, and parents,” and added, “We will make our best efforts to promote the excellence of our agricultural products and operate a public food service system that citizens can trust.”