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I was lucky to find a WWOOF host cos it was the Chusok festival (Korean Christmas).
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| We went to Mr Ahn's main home in Daegu city as it was his task to lead the rest of the family in a Confusian ceremony to commemorate one year since his mother died.
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My jobs included : cutting-up pears to make spray, cleaning the packing crates, making special compost
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Monday : since it was Chusok the holiday when Koreans visit the ancestral graves
I stayed at home and tidied up.
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Tuesday : we went to visit a nearby Suwon (nothing special)
unphoto imagine : Mr Ahn driving the 1m wide spray tractor through the tunnels
made by arching the pear bush branches over steel frames so that each tree is "m" shaped
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Wednesday : In the afternoon we drove to a small village to visit the father and mother of Mrs Ahn. It seemed very old and they had brought up 6 children in 3 rooms.
unphoto imagine : what a contrast to the wood and mud traditional compound house to the high rise apartments the sisters now live in it
showed how fast Korea is changing.
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We visited 2 of the sisters in their high rise apartments ,
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Thursday : visit to Yongchan Agricultural Technology Centre
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First went to city hall to meet Mr Park Jin-Gyu the mayor and chairman of the centre. Then we went into the countryside to the centre. There we met the MD Mr Kim Soo-Won
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| I toured the centre where they research and demonstrate different techniques. Farming is important to Yongchan cos it generates 60% of the area's income. It's a centre for fruit growing : grape, apple and pear |
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We also met Kim Jeong Hwa an artist specialising in using traditional dyes.
It was the day of the departmental lunch so we accompanied them all to a local restaurant for Bulgogi.
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Summary
Mr Ahn and his wife work hard at organic farming, but he finds it difficult to make money. I think after becoming accustomed to city life he finds it difficult to relax |