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Eastern Cape Lusikisiki Food Garden
The Lusikisiki HAT Team chose to meet an identified need in their community when they decided to establish a food garden. The team decided to do their part by establishing a food garden for Gosso orphanage, a children’s home in their community. The team prepared and...
Mpumalanga Graskop Team vegetable garden bears fruit
The Graskop Team joined the Working on Fire Food Security Programme and took up space at the Gras- kop South African Police Services (SAPS) site. The garden has already provided the first harvest of vegeta- bles, which they donated to the Graskop Emmanuel Family Home,...
Food Security Pilot Project
The WOF Food Security Organic Nursery Project is part of the organisation’s strategic response to addressing the basic needs of participants and reaching out to their families and communities. The project aims to promote sustainable organic food production to help...
Implementing a Phased Strategy on Food Security Garden
Phase 1: Composting & Theory This is about the importance of composting and how to use an earthworm farm to break down organic waste material from the environment into compost that can enrich the nutrient value of the soil. The theory also focuses on the link...
First Organic Nursery Workshop at Shongweni
The Working on Fire KwaZulu- Natal Shongweni Team celebrated National Arbor Month by participating in the Food Security Workshop that took place at their base. The main aim of the event was to train the participants to establish an organic garden at their base. This...
Phiphidi Organic Nursery and Garden
The garden has provided the team with three harvests since its inception in March 2020. The first and second harvests of umchina in April both benefitted seven households. The maintenance of the garden was managed during the lockdown and all challenges with pests and...