"Reconnecting to Nature through Food"
Promoting Backyard Food Gardens as a ground up approach to ensuring Food Sovereignty in South Afrika.
our vision
Food secure rural communities across South Africa , with backyard gardeners creating self-reliant, sustainable local food systems.
our mission
Supporting rural communities strengthen their local food systems by supporting backyard food gardeners to grow more food for themselves and their community.
Current Projects: Seed Share SA
VEGETABLE SEEDS AS A PATH TO FOOD SECURITY
Growing out of the Swellendam Food Security Initiative (2023- 2024), SEED SHARE SA has expanded to reach thousands of backyard gardeners across South Afrika with vegetable seeds to help them grow more food for themselves and their community.
Seed Share SA supports backyard gardeners in low income rural communities by improving access to vegetable seeds, networks of peer support and markets.
How to participate?
We invite active groups of gardeners to apply collectively for their seed packs
CALLING ALL COMMUNITY WORKERS!
If you are keen to support food gardeners in your area by connecting 50 or more of them to this opportunity reach out to Steph now.
Please note this is not a job opportunity.
We are looking for community members and gardeners who will identify 50 or more gardeners, collect their details and a photo of their garden. We will send you the seed packs to distribute to your gardeners.
Community Workers participating in this project will be invited to apply for our COMMUNITY WORKER INCUBATOR that transfers Basic Project Management skills to community members helping them to implement their own projects.
Our services
We offer a range of services tailored to meet the unique needs of our Partners.
As an environmental organization we support individuals, communities and organizations that share our passion for change. We see each opportunity as a unique collaboration that has environmental awareness & action at its heart.
Project Management
Ensuring successful implementation and delivery of environmental projects from start to finish.
Environmental Facilitation
We craft collaborative group process while facilitating environmental interventions that accessing the existing skills, knowledge and inner resources of participants, focusing on cultivating a sense of power and capacity to go out and change the world!
Development of Training Material
Designing comprehensive and engaging training materials to promote knowledge transfer and capacity building. Working on a range of environmental and sustainability related topics ESC develop training material that focus on organic agriculture, Permaculture & Community Development.
Permaculture & Organic Gardening Training & Implementation
Providing hands-on workshops, educational programs that empower individuals to cultivate sustainable food systems & implementing Permaculture projects.
If you need a home garden, community garden or even help on your farm with everything from design to production planning and project implementation lets us hold your hand making sure you enjoy every success along the journey to Food Sovereignty.
Nature Immersion
We offer guided experiences in nature allowing small groups to experience the wilderness through hiking, camping and off grid living.