Tag Archives | permaculture

Join the Food Garden Network Work Party at Addington Primary School

By on November 4, 2010 in sustainability

The Food Garden Network, Durban Botanic Gardens and Michelle Brookes from Happy Hippo invite you to Addington Primary School’s permaculture food gardening capacity-building work party: Time: 1pm – 4pm Date: Friday, 12th November 2010 Venue: Addington Primary School (43 Bell Street, Point, Durban) Cost: R25 per person – a donation of any item on the [...]

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Permaculture food gardening guide

By on November 3, 2010 in garden, sustainability

This booklet was developed for teachers, learners and community members who would like to learn more about food gardening. It forms part of an Imagine Durban Demonstration Project called The Mila Project, which worked closely with the learners and staff from Cato Crest Primary School and Glenridge Pre-Primary School.   Please note, hard copies of [...]

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Permaculture Box

By on November 2, 2010 in food

Hi I got my guys at work to knock together a box dim (80cm x 35cm x 43cm deep) out of some old left over planks we had lying around. The bottom has a nice 5cm gap along the entire length in the middle which provides great drainage. I followed your instructions on how to [...]

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Woolworths Trust and Absa invest in local food security

By on October 15, 2010 in food, garden, sustainability

Ahead of World Food Day (this Saturday, 16th October), the Woolworths Trust has announced that it has joined forces with Absa to invest R1 million as co-sponsors of the Siyakhana Food Garden Project in Bezuidenhout Park, Johannesburg. Siyakhana is an innovative urban agricultural project established by the Public Oral Health and Health Promotion Units of [...]

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Permaculture for Africa

By on October 7, 2010 in food

Hi people, We will be going across Africa on an education, literacy and permaculture drive for communities, countries and schools. We are looking for Permaculturists who would join us on the campaign. Somebody to run permaculture training on a farm in Zim – for two schools and the farm team Somebody to teach our team [...]

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