Abstract
Agriculture is the representative of slow industry, traditional industry, and life industry. The reason for being the life industry is due to the general need of all living things for food. Now, life industry that is based on emotion is increasingly becoming a trend which cannot be avoided. The manufacturing industry prefers synthetic raw materials rather than natural raw materials and eliminates life in order to pursue perfect quality management. However, the fact that agriculture is the base whereas manufacturing is only a secondary industry has never changed, since people are able to survive without the manufacturing industry, while existing without agriculture is difficult. Therefore, it is necessary to find the proper harmony, where agriculture and manufacturing can coexist. The same goes for families where housewives are in charge of the housework for family members, keeping them alive.
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There are 24 seasonal division points by which the solar year is divided under the traditional East Asian lunisolar calendars that matches a particular astronomical event or signifies some natural phenomenon.
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Vertical farming is cultivating plant or animal life within skyscrapers or on vertically inclined surfaces.
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Bibimbap is a signature Korean dish. The word literally means “mixed rice.” Bibimbap is served as a bowl of warm white rice topped with namul (sautéed and seasoned vegetables) and gochujang (chili pepper paste).
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If every one of these nations had remained in its place, the earth might have been considered as a garden, where in one spot one human national plant, in another, others bloomed in its proper figure and nature.
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Makgeolli is an alcoholic beverage native to Korea. It is made from a mixture of wheat and rice, which gives it a milky, off-white color and sweetness. It is made by fermenting a mixture of boiled rice, wheat, and water and is about 6–8 % alcohol by volume.
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Kimchi is a traditional fermented Korean dish made of vegetables with a variety of seasonings.
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Appropriate technology is an ideological movement (and its manifestations) originally articulated as “intermediate technology” by the economist Dr. Ernst Friedrich “Fritz” Schumacher in his influential work, Small is Beautiful.
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The Middle Way or Middle Path is the term that Siddhartha Gautama used to describe the character of the path he discovered that leads to liberation. The Buddha describes the Middle Way as a path of moderation, between the extremes of sensual indulgence and self-mortification.
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“Hongik” means “man’s life should benefit all of humanity,” “to live and work for the benefit of all mankind,” or “benefiting the world through love and service.”
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sohn, d., Jang, HJ., Jung, T. (2015). The Slow Industry: Agriculture Revives Life. In: Go Slow and Curvy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14854-0_4
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