Kim Tae-kyung, CEO of Dasom Farm in Yangju, "Producing Spring Greens Year-Round, Achieving Annual Sales of 500 Million Won"

Published 2025년 5월 16일

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[Korea Farmers' Newspaper, Reporter Lee Jang-hee] A young entrepreneur is generating high income by year-round producing 'bujiggaengi' (wild edible spring greens), one of Korea's representative wild vegetables, in a smart farm facility. Kim Tae-kyung (40), representative of 'Dason Farm' in Baekseok-eup, Yangju City, is the protagonist. In the recently visited 23,100㎡ (7,000 pyeong) facility with 44 greenhouses across 5 farms in Baekseok-eup and Gwangjuk-myeon, fresh seedlings and bujiggaengi greens ready for harvest are growing simultaneously. While it was somewhat surprising to see bujiggaengi, which typically grows in mountain areas or open fields, being cultivated in a cutting-edge smart farm facility, one wonders about its investment-to-value efficiency.

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Smart Farm Facility Houses 44 Units Annual Bujiggongi Production Exceeds 140 Tons Mostly Supplied to School Meals Stable Prices and Distribution Channels, Online Sales Also Available A young entrepreneur is generating high income by year-round production of 'bujiggongi' greens, one of Korea's representative wild spring vegetables, in a smart farm facility. Kim Tae-kyung (40), representative of 'Dasom Farm' in Baekseok-eup, Yangju City, is the protagonist. Recently visited farms in Baekseok-eup and Gwangjuk-myeon spanning 23,100㎡ (7,000 pyeong) with 44 facility houses feature fresh seedlings and bujiggongi greens preparing for harvest. Typically grown in mountain areas or open fields, bujiggongi greens are now cultivated in smart farm facilities with cutting-edge technology, initially raising questions about investment efficiency. However, those concerns were unfounded. The five farms produce approximately 140 tons annually, generating over 500 million won in annual sales. While ...

Source: Agrinet