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Staff from the Seocho District Office harvest organically grown Korean barley at a lot by Yangjae Stream on Tuesday. (Lee Jong-keun/The Hankyoreh)

The Seocho District Office of Seoul held a harvesting event of organically grown Korean barley at the district’s Yangjae Stream on Tuesday. The district office grows Korean barley plants every year on a lot by Yangjae Stream to promote the importance of indigenous barley plants and clean water.

Staff from the Seocho District Office harvest organically grown Korean barley at a lot by Yangjae Stream on Tuesday. (Lee Jong-keun/The Hankyoreh)

They are grown organically using manure and compost and without pesticides. This year the district office expects to harvest 1000 pounds of barley, which the district office plans to distribute to welfare facilities and other institutions within the district.

Staff from the Seocho District Office harvest organically grown Korean barley at a lot by Yangjae Stream on Tuesday. (Lee Jong-keun/The Hankyoreh)

Staff from the Seocho District Office harvest organically grown Korean barley at a lot by Yangjae Stream on Tuesday. (Lee Jong-keun/The Hankyoreh)

Staff from the Seocho District Office harvest organically grown Korean barley at a lot by Yangjae Stream on Tuesday. (Lee Jong-keun/The Hankyoreh)

By Lee Jong-keun, staff photographer

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