Osan City Operates Therapeutic Agriculture Program 'Making Traditional Sauces'

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Seo Dong-young] Osan City is operating a therapeutic agriculture program called 'Making Traditional Sauces' for families of dementia patients until the 28th.

'Making Traditional Sauces' is an agriculture utilization program that works in conjunction with the Gyeonggi Province Agricultural Technology Center's therapeutic agriculture program to provide mental health healing for families of dementia patients.

Therapeutic agriculture, led by the Rural Development Administration, heals participants mentally through various agricultural activities and rural resources and environment. Ultimately, it is a concept that connects agriculture and people.

The program is conducted by recruiting applicants, distributing non-face-to-face kits for making red chili paste and buckwheat soybean paste, and then watching instructional videos on 'sauce making.' Additionally, through online self-help meetings for dementia patient families, it supports emotional exchange and communication among families by sharing photos and reviews.

Go Dong-hoon, Director of Osan City Health Center, said, "We hope that through this program, the stress that families of dementia patients experience from caregiving burdens will be relieved even briefly, and we will continue to operate various programs for families of dementia patients."

For dementia-related consultations, contact Osan City Dementia Care Center (031-8036-6611~15) or the Dementia Consultation Call Center (1899-9988).