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Trees for Zambia

Trees for Zambia

By on January 19, 2012 in garden

For 3 weeks in July 2012, Greenpop is hosting a reforestation and conservation education project in Livingstone, in partnership with Zambezi Nkuku.  Zambia has the second highest deforestation rate in the world! In an effort to fight this drastic deforestation, Greenpop is planting 5,000 to 10,000 trees in Livingstone and spreading education. Interested in volunteering? [...]

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French Tomatoes - ooh lala!

Why granny’s tomatoes are great!

By on January 17, 2012 in food

A tomato should  be round and red – right?  Actually, wrong.  Some tomatoes are red and round, others are yellow and oval, while others are lumpy and black.  Tomatoes have been especially bred over the past 50 years to conform to the red and round stereotype (I blame the Americans), at the cost of diversity [...]

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And we’re back!

By on January 9, 2012 in garden

Hopefully everyone had a good holiday and are rearing to go in 2012!  We have some exciting things planned for this year, including a site revamp and the launch of our newsletter.  We’re back in the blogging mode as of today so will start publishing photographs, questions and articles this week …

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Priority Zone Rooftop Garden

By on December 19, 2011 in environment, garden

So COP17 is now behind us but Durban is stilled geared up for green. Go check out events at the Green Hub (http://www.durbangreencorridor.co.za/greenhub/), take a cycle along the beachfront or visit the Priority Zone Rooftop Garden (free entrance, coffee for sale), pictured below.

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Climate Change Response Expo

By on December 4, 2011 in environment

We headed down to the Climate Change Response Expo on Saturday. Located in a gaggle of tents next to The Workshop, the expo hosts a number of stalls – from climate robots (courtesy of UKZN) to solar water heaters, electric cars and enviro-NGOs. Cape Town has an excellent stand showcasing all their green products. Durban’s [...]

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