[경기인터넷신문=이은미 기자] The ‘2024 Yecheon Agricultural Products Festival’, held by Yecheon-gun in the area of Hancheon Sports Park from the 1st to the 3rd under the theme of ‘the most Yecheon-like festival, a festival together, together in Yecheon’, ended successfully with over 160,000 visitors.
This festival, with the main themes of ‘Yecheon Apple World Cup’ and ‘Yecheon Chive Pape Festa’, will hold various events so that visitors can experience and taste the excellence of Yecheon’s agricultural specialties, satisfying the visitors’ five senses and leading to harmony among residents. was evaluated.
On the first day, the 1st, many visitors visited the festival site despite the inclement rainy weather. ▲Opening ceremony with Heukeung Pungmuldan performance ▲’Daycare Eoullim Festival’ prepared by Yecheon Daycare Association ▲Yecheon Chive Kimchi Contest ▲Stamp Tour Event ▲Yecheon Apple World Cup, etc. Special events followed.
On the second day, ▲health experience festival ▲five-colored rice cake drawing ▲lifelong learning club presentation ▲Yecheon green onion food demonstration and tasting ▲Healing Yecheon Farm Concert were held. In particular, at the ‘five-colored rice cake drawing’ event, which was a community unity performance, rice cakes made with eco-friendly, high-quality rice from Yecheon were held. A performance was performed using rice cakes, and the guests, residents, and tourists in attendance had a special time sharing and strengthening harmony.
The Yecheon chive food demonstration and tasting event held over two days on the 2nd and 3rd by culinary experts was attended by many visitors through advance registration on the day of the festival, publicizing the charm of Yecheon chives, and various foods made with chives delighted the eyes and mouths of the visitors.
In the evening, the ‘2024 Healing Yecheon Farm Concert’ was hosted by comedian and singer Yeong-gi, and celebratory performances by Wax, Monk Newjin, Jeong Da-kyung, and Shin Seong were held, heating up the night of the festival.
On the closing day, an awards ceremony for ‘Excellent Eco-friendly Agricultural Products and Organizations’ was held. ▲Sinwol Sweet Potato Farming Group (sweet potatoes) from Shinwol-ri, Bomun-myeon won the grand prize after receiving high praise for its colorful booth exhibition and sales of agricultural products. ▲The gold prize went to Kim Ki-nam from Bonpo-ri, Homyeong-eup (sesame oil and perilla oil). ▲The silver prize went to Gia Farm Agricultural Company Corporation from Gaepo-myeon (red peppers). ), Jibomyeon went to Mr. Jeong Yong-su (chives) ▲Bronze award went to Yongmun-myeon Seok-myeong Yoon (schisandra) and two other places ▲Encouragement award went to Yecheon-eup Mr. Eom Hyeong-dae (shiitake mushroom) and four other places.
In addition, high-quality, eco-friendly agricultural products such as apples, pears, garlic, peppers, and sweet potatoes were uniquely displayed at the festival site and received great response from visitors. Among these exhibits, ▲ Yongmun-myeon Nam Yong-hwan, who submitted apples, and ▲ environmentally friendly agricultural products, such as shiitake mushrooms, were submitted. In-deok Lee of Yucheon-myeon and 10 others received the Excellent Eco-Friendly Agricultural Products Award.
The ‘Yecheon Apple World Cup’, which was held for the second time following last year, borrowed the World Cup format and determined the best based solely on taste. ▲ Farmer Cho Won-ho of Gamcheon-myeon, whose country name is ‘America’, won the honor of winning with the most votes, and by a narrow margin. ▲ Farmer An Jong-seong of Bomun-myeon, whose country name is ‘Republic of Korea’, came in as runner-up.
Awards were given to up to 8th place among the participating farms, and the Apple World Cup, which had a close race until the finals, was very popular as it proved the excellent taste of Yecheon apples.
In addition, the ‘Yecheon Chive Kimchi Contest’, newly prepared this year, attracted the attention of visitors with its splendid venue setup and unique competition. 12 teams representing towns and villages participated in the competition, and after careful deliberation by the judges, ▲ Eunpung-myeon Kim Nam-gyun and Kim Woo-ri took first place, Gamcheon-myeon Bang Gyeong-suk and An Wi-ja took second place, and ▲ Pungyang-myeon Jeong Sun-nam and Yang Jin-sook took third place.
County Governor Kim Hak-dong said, “I pay tribute to the hard work of farmers who have cultivated excellent agricultural specialties with sincerity throughout the year.” He added, “We sincerely thank everyone who visited the 2024 Yecheon Agricultural Products Festival, and we will actively promote the excellent taste and quality of Yecheon agricultural specialties.” “We hope you will show a lot of interest so that farmers can feel proud and work hard at farming.”
