Permaculture Projects
Brief report of the Limpopo Dialogue on Farmer-Managed Seed Systems and Agroecology
By December JG Ndhlovu (ndhlovuj@ymail.com) The Limpopo Dialogue on Farmer-Managed Seed Systems and Agroecology workshop happened in Wits Rural Campus in Hoedspruit. The workshop started on the afternoon of the 20th and ended on the afternoon of the 22nd January 2020 and was organized by African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) in collaboration with the Association…
Water shortage in Acornhoek: The plight of the Orpen RDP Village part 1
By December JG Ndhlovu ( ndhlovuj@ymail.com ) Orpen RDP Village is a residential area in the rural outskirts of Acornhoek, in the Sand sub-catchment area close to the Orpen Gate of the Kruger National Park. This residential area is very poor with a high unemployment rate, comprised of mostly women who are dependent on monthly…
Action-packed November for Permaculture Explorers
November was a VERY busy month for Permaculture Explorers. We had a break from our usual permaculture and business development classes. December Ndhlovu, Community Gardener and Water Activist, delivered a class about the water crisis in the Bushbuckridge area which is severely affecting communities and putting the women’s food gardens and livelihoods, and thus the wellbeing…
The Right to Water
Our local newspaper, Kruger2Canyon, published an article titled “The Right to Water” on our work in their latest edition.
Water crisis deepening in Bushbuckridge: Part 1
Bushbuckridge’s water challenges seem to be escalating daily and the last two months have been a nightmare for some communities in this area. In the last ten years the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality (BLM) has dismally failed to render potable water supply to most villages in Bushbuckridge, which resulted in many protests and marches demanding better…
Women in Farming
By December Ndhlovu The initiative by Zingelwa Ulwazi (ZU) to train rural women in Acornhoek that stay in RDP houses is a good way of empowering these rural women who live below poverty line with children to look after. ZU trains these women to be able to develop their own permaculture gardens and also basic…
Field trips build bridges between villages
In the last month, the Permaculture Explorers went on two field trips for learning exchanges: one to Trygive’s Community Garden and one to Agnes’ home garden. At both sites, local women from the area were in attendance, working with our group of women to plant, learn, sing and dance together. At Trygive’s Community Garden we…
One hour can transform a garden
Our Permaculture Explorers class last week, held at Agreement’s house, was incredible. First, the women learned how to make liquid manure (compost tea). They start with a 20L bucket and an empty citrus bag. They fill the bag with manure and tie it on a rod inside the bucket. Then the bucket is filled with…
Permaculture Explorers: Changing Lives
Two of our Permaculture Explorers shared some feedback about how the project is changing their lives. One of the women said that she went to Acornhoek to help a friend of hers sell veggies at a small stand, in the center of the market area. As she was there, she started looking around at what…
Permaculture Explorers Embark on New Adventures
In the latest two classes of Permaculture Explorers, climate change and math review were featured. Everyone is learning about what climate change is, how it is affecting South Africa, and what can we do to mitigate and adapt to it. The course has 13 suggested action steps that will be implemented throughout the class. This…
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