Country essay. The garden that gets smaller when spring comes.

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This simple video essay was an insightful reflection on the Korean experience.

Is there anything more Korean than a jangdokdae? Jangdokdae is the flat masonry or ground where crocks of fermenting produce are stored. In the countryside, they are commonplace. In cities, where there is no space for a family jangdokdae, the large brown crocks (hangari) may be found on the patio of small apartments or homes when urban dwellers take the trouble to preserve their agrarian customs.

What is more central to the Korean culture is the garden where the ingredients for the foods processed in the hangari pots are grown. Shopping at a local market for those ingredients is also a centrally important community experience.

I'll probably watch some of the longer videos on her channel.