From November 11th to 13th, Hwasung city held a big festival in Hwasung, Geonggi province. It was Hwasung 햇살드리 festival. This festival is held to inform Hwasung’s local food brand, 햇살드리. In this festival, people can buy many local foods, and also learn about GMO (Genetically Manipulated Organism). Visitors can experience many activities such as trying an agriculture tool called 타작. 타작 is a tool to cut the rice from the rice straw.

The reason why this festival gets attention is because local foods which they sell have lots of advantages. Local foods are good to consumers because they have less distribution stages. Then, the price will get cheaper, and the freshness of the food will increase! Furthermore, for rural societies, they can feel proud of their products.

This festival is a good chance to learn, and buy many kinds of local foods. You can find more information at
http://korean.visitkorea.or.kr/kor/bz15/where/festival/festival.jsp?cid=1738732