Agriculture

From our vegetable tunnels and garden, we supply fresh vegetables to 13 pre-schools in the community of Diepsloot. These include spinach, kale, onions, tomatoes, cabbage, peppers and brinjals. We believe good nutrition and education go hand in hand. We are teaching our children to appreciate both. This project is run in partnership with Rise Against Hunger.

Our nursery now cultivates seedlings for other similar projects, such as Orange Farm, Molweni, and Alexandra.

We are also rolling out a development program for ‘township agripreneurs’ – members of the local community are receiving training, technical support, seedlings and retail advise in growing fresh produce in whatever space they have available in their yards.

“Agriculture is a fundamental source of national prosperity”

— JJ Mapes