grow your own food

HOW TO: Four ways to eat locally grown food

1 year ago

“Locavores” want to reduce their carbon footprint, eat delicious food, and support their local communities Choosing where you buy or source your food can make a difference to the planet…

Food & Trees for Africa Reflects on 2020

2 years ago

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“At the beginning of lockdown, people didn’t know where their next load of seeds was going to come from. We touched a lot of lives and to be part of…

EduPlant Finals 2020 Senianya Primary School

Gardening Skills are a Gift for a Lifetime

2 years ago

EduPlant Programme, Latest Projects, Permaculture, School Gardening Category

There are many ways to empower people, says Tshepiso Senetla, Eduplant Co-ordinator at Food & Trees for Africa. It could be through money, it could be through opportunities, but she…

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Local Food Production Key to the Fight Against Hunger

2 years ago

Community Gardening, Community Market Gardens, FEED Africa, Food Gardening, Food Security, Latest Projects, News, Permaculture

On 16 October, we celebrate World Food Day. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of our global food system. Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) is committed to…

The time to grow your own victory garden is now

2 years ago

Community Gardening, Food Gardening, Food Security, Homestead Gardening Category, Latest Projects, Permaculture

2020 will go down in the history books as a year to remember. The rise in uncertainty and fear, income losses and a vulnerable food supply has severely impacted our…

Grassroots food security: Behind the scenes with an FTFA Ecopreneur

2 years ago

Community Gardening, Community Market Gardens, Food Gardening, Food Security, Homestead Gardening Category, Latest Projects, Permaculture

Nicholas Ramunenyiwa is an FTFA Ecopreneur and farmer in Limpopo. He tells us how he got into grassroots community gardening and what it is like to build food security in…

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Fighting Food Insecurity in the Face of COVID-19

2 years ago

Community Gardening, Food Security, Homestead Gardening Category, Latest Projects, News, Permaculture

During South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown, millions of people have gone to sleep hungry. Sadly, this a situation that is likely to get worse. The nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread…

Nourishing the Nation With Food Gardens

3 years ago

Community Market Gardens, Community Tree Planting, Food Gardening, Food Security, Homestead Gardening Category, Permaculture, Resources, Thought Leadership, Trees in Homes, Trees in Shared Spaces

Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) is feeding the nation by planting food gardens, orchards and fruit trees across South Africa. Every year, more and more food gardens are springing…

Young Farmers, the Future of Agriculture!

3 years ago

EduPlant Programme, Latest Projects, News

It’s World Food Day on 16 October, yet many of South Africa’s pressing issues remain the same – food security, malnutrition, and hunger – while the impact of climate change…

grow your own food

HOW TO: Four ways to eat locally grown food

Food & Trees for Africa Reflects on 2020

Gardening Skills are a Gift for a Lifetime

Local Food Production Key to the Fight Against Hunger

The time to grow your own victory garden is now

Grassroots food security: Behind the scenes with an FTFA Ecopreneur

Fighting Food Insecurity in the Face of COVID-19

Nourishing the Nation With Food Gardens

Young Farmers, the Future of Agriculture!

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