Unique Pleasure of Tasting Eco-Friendly, High-Quality Strawberries at Cool Gwangmyeong Cave

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Yu Je-sung] Gwangmyeong City and Gwangmyeong Urban Corporation are developing unique cave tourism content utilizing strawberries grown at a smart farm.

Acting Mayor Choi Hye-min (Vice Mayor) signed the 'Gwangmyeong Smart Farm-Gwangmyeong Cave Mutual Cooperation MOU' with Seo Il-dong, President of Gwangmyeong Urban Corporation, on the morning of the 28th in the conference room on the first floor of the Resource Recovery Facility.

The MOU signed today was established to discover differentiated tourism content by linking smart farm technology being fostered by the city with Gwangmyeong Cave, Korea's representative cave theme park, and to inject new vitality into the local economy.

In accordance with the MOU, the city will supply eco-friendly, high-quality strawberries produced at the Gwangmyeong Cave strawberry smart farm and apartment-type factory smart farm to Gwangmyeong Urban Corporation.

Gwangmyeong Urban Corporation will develop tourism programs and region-specific food content utilizing the supplied strawberries, and will promote various experience and marketing projects for visitors to Gwangmyeong Cave.

In connection with the Gwangmyeong Cave strawberry smart farm, the city plans to operate programs where visitors can directly observe and experience advanced agricultural technology, and at 'Cave Cafe,' a cafe inside the cave, new menu items such as beverages and desserts utilizing Gwangmyeong strawberries will be developed to provide visitors with a unique experience.

The city anticipates that this cooperation will not only revitalize tourism but also widely promote the possibilities of smart farm-based future agriculture and will have positive effects on promoting consumption of excellent local agricultural products and tourism revitalization.