Permaculture Projects
World Water and Earth Days’ celebrations.
World Water and Earth Days’ celebrations. By December Ndhlovu Why do we celebrate Earth Day? Global Earth Day has been celebrated on the 22nd April every year for over 50 years now. It is celebrated as a conscious reminder that the Earth or Planet Earth is badly damaged and that we care about it as…
Food forest gardens provide more just food security.
By December Ndhlovu A Food Forest is a forest made of edible fruits, vegetables and herbs. A food forest garden is a forest of different types of edible crops and plants that are planted together in a cluster, depicting a forest. During the COVID-19 outbreak we have learned a lot as a people of this…
Water access is a Constitutional Right
Water access is a Constitutional Right, By December Ndhlovu Water access and rights is a very broad concept to discuss in an article. I will therefore limit my discussion to the following questions: Where does our water come from? There could be lot of surprises if one can ask the youth of today as to…
Our women are featured in a brand new podcast by one of the leading Permaculture Experts in the world!
Matt Powers is one of the top 11 Permaculture Experts in the world. And he is an incredible human being with a huge heart and an infectious positivity and passion for life. He is the author of more than 15 books and has students from all over the world who take his 7 online courses. He has…
Seed Saving workshop with Anna Molala!
Written by December Ndhlovu On the 19th of September 2020, myself and 4 of the River and Illegal Waste cleaners, who are also aspiring farmers, had the privilege of attending a Seed Saving workshop organized by Zingela Ulwazi (ZU) and hosted by Rooiboklaagte B Community Garden, which is situated on the outskirts of Bushbuckridge. The…
We need practical solutions to solve practical problems we are facing as humankind
We need practical solutions to solve practical problems we are facing as mankind By December Ndhlovu It was during the COP-17 civil society side events in 2011 when I learned about the possible impacts of climate and global warming. By then it was still very much disputed. A mere nine years later climate change…
41, 282 meals and counting
We are continuing to provide weekly food parcels as the economic crisis continues in the face of Coronavirus National Lockdown. We are so grateful to our supporters who have made numerous donations to our food security program. Our reach and our impact would be MUCH smaller if we were doing this on our own. We…
Water is the basis of all lives
By December JG Ndhlovu Water is one of the oldest natural resources; it has not changed its chemical formula of two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen (H2O). It is the most critical component of all lives and our bodies as humankind are known to be about 75% water. Water gives life to all forms…
Water shortage in Acornhoek Part 2: The Mariepskop Excursion
By December JG Ndhlovu From the 19th – 21st February 2020 I was invited as a guest speaker to speak to the Moletele Youth about the importance of the Moholoholo/Mariepskop Mountain, its cultural significance and the biodiversity within this mountain. The main objective of this activity was to help the youths understand different land use…
Water shortage in Acornhoek Part 2: The Reconnection Effort.
By December JG Ndhlovu The RDP village in Acornhoek has been without constant potable water supply for many years now, actually the residents of this village have been experiencing potable water supply problems from around 2010 and they have been getting water from a pipe to Tintswalo Hospital that was accidentally discovered by one lady…