EduPlant 2024/25: deepening the impact of school greening
29 April 2024 – A new EduPlant school greening cycle has started, bringing a shift in strategy that aims to enhance the sustainability of Food & Trees for Africa’s (FTFA’s)…
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EduPlant school gardens promote basic human rights
March 21 holds a special place in the hearts of everyone at Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA). This day encapsulates what we strive for as an organisation – empowerment,…
FTFA, Tiger Brands announces 2021 EduPlant winners
Food & Trees for Africa, in partnership with Tiger Brands, have found the best South African permaculture school garden in 2021. 3 December 2021 – Food security is becoming increasingly…
Malnutrition is a “slow violence” against South Africa’s children
South Africa is failing its children. More than one in four young children in the country are stunted –– a percentage which has remained static over the last three decades.…
EduPlant Bids Farewell to Woolworths and Looks Towards the Future
EduPlant and Woolworths have enjoyed a flourishing relationship since 2004, when the retail giant came on-board as a partner. For its first decade, the EduPlant programme focused on food gardens…
Gardening Skills are a Gift for a Lifetime
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…
Food & Trees for Africa is searching for the best permaculture school garden in South Africa
PRESS RELEASE DATE: 5 October 2020 Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA), in partnership with Tiger Brands and Woolworths, is searching for the best permaculture school garden in South Africa.…
Tshepiso Senetla appears on the Expresso Breakfast Show
In October, we celebrated World Food Month and the role South African youth are playing in agriculture. Our very own, Tshepiso Senetla appeared on SABC 3 Expresso Morning Show, together with Zinzi…
Taking Action for #ZeroHunger Future
By Zinzi Mgolodela, Woolworths Director of Corporate Affairs World Food Day, commemorated on October 16, is a reminder to all of us that creating a food secure world is incredibly…