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Consideration of Programs and Operations of Farms Providing Agro-Healing Service |
Sang Mi Lee 
, Na Ra Jeong
, Seon Hee Jeong, Gyung Mee Gim, Kyung Sook Han, Young Chea, Kwang Jin Kim, Hyun Jin Jang |
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Urban Agriculture Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Korea |
Correspondence:
Na Ra Jeong,
Email: jnr202@korea.kr
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| Abstract |
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This study was designed to examine agro-healing services and programs provided and operated by farms in Korea.
The results of the analysis of the agro-healing programs and operation of farms were as follows. The purpose of the
operation of farms was to raise productivity by managing farms in a cooperative way through agricultural production,
education and healing, and to raise income by processing and selling agricultural products. It was difficult to access farms by public transport and thus visitors had to use their own cars. The size of farms varied. The main resources utilized in the surveyed programs were plants, rural environments and landscapes, and agricultural products. The programs were conducted using resources that were commonly found in rural areas. Facilities on each farm were equipped with facilities (indoor and outdoor learning place, gardens, vegetable gardens, orchards, etc.) and convenience facilities (parking lots, drinking fountains, kiosks, etc.) to support program operation. However, facilities for the handicapped and accommodation facilities were insufficient. The programs operated on each farm utilized agricultural resources, farm produce, and rural resources and were classified into activities such as making, feeling, and growing. The average number of people who operated the family-centered program was 2-3, having qualifications such as welfare horticultural therapists, forest interpreters, experience instructors, and social workers.
In addition, they had expertise in medicinal food, dietary life, and social welfare, and they also had essential expertise
required to operate programs. |
| KeyWords:
agricultural products, care farming, healing program, social farming, vitalization of agriculture |
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