Container Gardening
Create a garden in a small space
Even if you do not have a lot of space, if your soil is very hard or if all...
Abalimi Bezekhaya
Farmers of the home – promoting small scale urban farming
Our aim is to, firstly, combat poverty by growing food sustainably, using organic methods, at home and in community gardens and, secondly to provide support to the farmers in production planning, soil infrastructure, planning harvests, access to seeds and seedlings, vegetable transportation, and financial services to be able to run their micro farms.
Our core business is based on the following five pillars:
- providing training and extension services to small scale farmers
- providing access to affordable seeds, seedlings and manure for production
- provide support around capital infrastructure, such as irrigation and manure for soil building, depending on available funding
- provide access to market to allow farmers to sell surplus vegetables
- provide organisation building and administrative support
All guides from Abalimi Bezekhaya
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Compost Heap
Make your own soil conditioner
Compost is organic matter that has been decomposed in a process called...
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Planning Your Garden
Create a thriving garden
For a proper harvest, good garden planning is important. Follow this...
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Planting seeds
Growing Peas, Beans and Mielies from seeds
Peas, beans and mielies can be grown from seeds that are sown
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Planting seeds
Growing Squash, Pumpkin and Melons from seeds
Squash, pumkin and melons can be grown from seeds that are sown
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Planting seeds
Growing Root Veggies from seeds
Beet root, carrots and onions can be grown from seeds that are sown
Who we are
Abalimi Bezekhaya is a Voluntary Association, established in 1982 and formally constituted in 2002, lead by a Management Board. If you are based in Cape Town book a 3-day gardening course with us.
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