The person in charge
TAEKSANG KWON
Address
13 Oesan-gil Podu-myeon, Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do (59526)
Introduction
The Pure, Bright and Warm Cooperative is a cooperative and rural social enterprise founded by urban to rural returners in clean region Goheung located in the southern part of the Korean peninsula in 2013. The Pure, Bright and Warm Cooperative, by using the special products of Goheung area, provides a stable market for local farmers, raises the added value of primary agricultural products, contributes to the revitalization of rural communities, and provides safe and healthy food to the citizens. As a social enterprise, we strive to create jobs in local communities and return to local communities.
◈ Vision of Pure, Bright and Warm Cooperative
- The mind is generous, the substance is simple
- The Pure, Bright and Warm Cooperative is a cooperative founded by local and community producers, activists, and urban volunteers and supporters who are committed to the values that the ecological community is a sustainable alternative life model.
- The Pure, Bright and Warm Cooperative is a gathering of people who are living an alternative lifestyle in the eco-community by returning to the rural from urban area, or supporting and preparing for eco-friendly life in the city center.
- The Pure, Bright and Warm Cooperative is a rural social enterprise that has been selected as a preliminary social enterprise in 2013 and a social enterprise in 2015 and is trying to expand the production and consumption methods contributing to social and economic development together with producers and consumers.
- The Pure, Bright and Warm Cooperative is making the operational foundation of social enterprise through the production, distribution, processing and experience of eco-friendly agricultural products on the theme of sustainable life with the hope that the community will become an alternative culture on the earth that can transcend familism represented by kinship and regionalism.
◈ Main Activities of Pure, Bright and Warm cooperative
- Food processing using local agricultural products of clean region, Goheung
- Developing safe and healthy bio food based on slow food and local food spirit
- Creating jobs for vulnerable groups in the local community
- Providing a healing and meditation experience program pursuing mind and body health and happiness
- Supporting revitalization of rural local community