[Yeonggwang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters reporter Lee Jeonseong] Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Junsung) announced on the 20th that it will create vegetable gardens in Mulmusan Happy Forest and offer them for free to revitalize residents exhausted by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.
The total area for distribution is 34 plots, which will be allocated to individuals (families) residing in the county or local daycare centers and kindergartens.
Applications can be submitted by visiting or mailing by the 27th, referring to the county website. After selecting recipients on the 30th, the vegetable gardens will open from the 1st of next month.
A county official said, "Through this distribution, we expect to increase awareness of the value of life and interest in agriculture, while providing healthy leisure activities and emotional stability, thereby revitalizing residents exhausted by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic."
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