Benefits of urban farming

Since April, I have participated in the City Farmer School program run by our district office. We urban farmers gather every Friday morning, learn how to grow vegetables from our instructor and work together in our community garden. We planted various leaf vegetables including kale, lettuce and crown daisy. We also planted potatoes, radishes and fruit vegetables such as eggplants, pumpkins and cucumbers. On the edge of our plots, we planted fragrant herbs like basil, apple mint and peppermint. Time passes quickly when we work in the garden. We harvest leaf vegetables, remove superfluous buds of cherry tomatoes and water all the crops. We work only for a short time, once a week, but have enjoyed bountiful harvests. I feel good when working on the soft soil. Everything in the garden is beautiful. Red radishes, yellow flowers of tomatoes and small green tomatoes make me smile. Urban agriculture has many benefits. It provides city people with fresh vegetables. Our community garden is only a 10-minute walk from my house. Eating freshly harvested vegetables is joyful. Taking part in the City F

Original source: Korea Times