Suwon's 'Maehyang Sarang Community' Makes First Harvest, Donates Green Onions to Yeonmu Jeong Meal Service

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Chung-young] The 'Maehyang Sarang Community (Community that Loves Maehyang-dong)' donated green onions harvested through their own cultivation to the Yeonmu Jeong Meal Service on the 29th.

The 'Maehyang Sarang Community' established a community garden on approximately 300 pyeong of unused land at Samil High School in March, and 23 people, including 17 residents and 6 teachers, have been cultivating various vegetables in the garden.

On this day, green onions harvested from the garden were donated on behalf of the group by Kim Ji-eun, a member who operates a Bang Bang Cafe in Maehyang-dong.

Meanwhile, the Yeonmu Jeong Meal Service was introduced in a Suwon Ilbo article titled '<[Feature] Suwon Yeonmu Jeong Meal Service's 12 Years of Continued 'Side Dish Volunteer Service'>' published on May 6, 2024.

The Yeonmu Jeong Meal Service began activities in February 2012 when six volunteers who shared the same hobby activity at the Suwon Yeonmu Jeong (archery range) secured a small 5-pyeong commercial space and began sharing side dishes for about 10 people. The organization has since developed into a group with approximately 90 volunteers providing side dish volunteer service for about 100 people.

The Yeonmu Jeong Meal Service is currently providing side dish volunteer service to approximately 100 people through the members' contributions.

Song Jong, Chairman of Maehyang Sarang Community, expressed his intention to continue supplying surplus agricultural products to the Yeonmu Jeong Meal Service in the future.

Lee Eung-ja, Representative of Yeonmu Jeong Meal Service, expressed gratitude, saying, "It feels like all the difficult moments have been rewarded in an instant."