[Nongsuchaksan Newspaper=Reporter Park Nara] To welcome the full-fledged kimchi-making season, the city of Gongju will hold the 'Baro Market Baekje Geumgang Branch Kimchi Ingredient Discount Sale and Experience Event' from the 15th to the 16th at Geumgang Sin Gwan Park to promote local agricultural product consumption and increase citizen participation. This event features a variety of kimchi ingredients such as pickled cabbage, kimchi seasoning, gochugaru (Korean red pepper powder), and jeotgal (fermented seafood) produced directly by local farmers, sold at a discount, and includes experience events that anyone can enjoy, making it a mutually beneficial regional festival where farmers and consumers come together. On the 16th, Gongju city volunteers and local farmers will work together to ferment kimchi using 300 heads of cabbage for 70 single elderly people in the area.