Gwangmyeong City Recruits Participants for Citizen Weekend Gardens from Feb. 9-20

[Suwon Ilbo=Ryu Je-seong Reporter] Gwangmyeong City will recruit participants for its Citizen Weekend Gardens from February 9 to 20 to support residents' healthy leisure activities and productive engagement.

The available garden plots are 384 plots at Bamil Farm (Ha-an-dong, 409 bun-ji area) and 81 plots at Aegineung Farm (Noonsa-dong, 469-5 bun-ji area), totaling 465 plots.

Costs are 40,000 won for general recruitment (approximately 16㎡) and 200,000 won for group recruitment (approximately 80㎡), while the socially disadvantaged will receive free support through special recruitment (approximately 16㎡).

Applicants must be residents aged 18 or older with an address in Gwangmyeong City as of the announcement date, and recipients will be selected through random drawing with the applicant and civil servants as observers. Applications can be submitted through the Gwangmyeong City website (gm.go.kr).

Winners will be announced on the Gwangmyeong City website after the drawing on February 25. The Gwangmyeong City Citizen Weekend Gardens will operate from March 28 to November 30.

Lee Jong-han, Director of Urban Agriculture Division, said "The Citizen Weekend Gardens is a space where residents can enjoy healthy leisure while tending to nature in the urban environment," adding "We hope many citizens will participate and have a meaningful time."

For more details, residents can check the Gwangmyeong City website's public notices section under "2026 Gwangmyeong City Citizen Weekend Gardens Recruitment Announcement."