Private Bag X12
Observatory
7935
Tel.
/ Fax
(021) 447 1256
Vegetable growing and greening project operating in Khayelitsha and Nyanga near Cape Town.
| Postal
address Private Bag X12 Observatory 7935 Tel.
/ Fax |
|
Robert Small | (021) 447-1256 |
| Dave Golding | (021) 25-4295 |
Abalimi works to ensure that the culture of self-help is strengthened among the poor in South Africa by supplying or facilitating training. They see food growing and environmental action in the grassroots as an entry point into a development process leading to all-round community health and prosperity.
Abalimi is helping to establish and assist community groups to maintain model projects - Neighbourhood Garden Groups, Community Allotment Gardens, The Manyani Peace Park, Green Schools and Green Streets. These models inspire other grassroots community groups to establish similar projects. A greater environmental awareness is emerging as a result , together with an understanding of biological-organic methods. Importantly, increasing numbers of people are obtaining a cash income through their agricutural activities. Urban agriculture as an economically viable activity is therefore an important focus of Abalimi Bezekhaya
Their two township garden centres (in Nyanga and Khayelitsha) supply low-cost manure, seed, seedlings, tools and pest control remedies to individual gardeners and organisations.
African Tree Centre
Tel.
0331-948220 or 81018 or 81278.
PO Box 90, Plessislaer, Natal, 4500.
Teaches deep trench
gardening techniques in Edendale outside Pietermaritzburg.
Biodynamic
Agricultural Association of South Africa
Raymond
Auerbach, tel. 0331-68317 (w) or 0325-51501 (h).
PO Box 61, Camperdown, 3720.
Centre for Low Input Agricultural
Research and Development (CLIARD)
Tel. 0351-93911
P/Bag X101, Kwa Dlangezwa, 3886.
CLIARD is an NGO which
aims to develop the organisational and individual capacity of
rural people around sustainable farming mothods, research on
specific crops and problem solving with farmers. CLIARD also
trains agricultural extension officers, agricultural assistants
and farmers. It operates in northern Natal.
Ecogrow
Margaret Heath, tel (011) 465 7830
Box 68929, Bryanston 2021
Ecolink
tel (01311)
32120 or fax (01311) 33287
Box 727, White River 1240
Training for rural
women in vegetable gardening.
Environment and Development Agency
Trust
tel (011) 402 5161 or fax (011) 402 0298
Box 15840, Doornfontein 2028
EDA Trust is committed to
redressing the imbalances of poverty and inequality in our
society and working to improve the quality of life in rural
areas. To this end EDA Trust works with rural communities
fostering integrated development processes.
Fambidzanai
Training Centre and Permaculture Institute
Ms B o'Connor, tel 09263-4-397 037 or fax 09263-4-72 6911
Box 8815, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe
Farmer Support Group, tel (0331) 68
385/6/7 or fax (0331) 68 485
University of Natal, Box 375, Pietermaritzburg 3200
| Postal address Food Gardens Foundation Box 41250 Craighall Johannesburg 2024 Tel.
(011) 880 5956/7 E-mail: Web page: |
 Our vision is the empowerment of people to overcome malnutrition, famine and hunger |
Food Gardens Contact Persons | |
| Western Cape | |||
| Betty Hanratty | (021) 882-2201 | ||
| Pat Featherstone | cell 082 671 5438 | ||
| Duduza / Nigel | |||
| Siphora Nkosi | cell 082 951 5454 | ||
| Soweto Garden Centre | |||
| Grace Mashigo | (011) 982-2229 (O/H) | ||
| Rondebult / Greater Germiston | |||
| Jwalane Molaba | cell 082 696 0702 | ||
| Greater Pretoria | |||
| Kwena Mopaka | cell 083 457 4359 | ||
Aim:To help people to grow their own food; to help people improve their health and save money; to improve the environment and to develop a holistic approach to life.
Resources: Demonstrations, posters, video presentations and training courses for Food Gardening in rural and urban areas. A yearly membership gives access to support and information services, plus quarterly newsletters, information pamphlets and a source of low-cost vegetable seeds.
Institute of Natural
Resources
tel (0331) 460 796, (0331)
68317 or fax (0331) 460 895
University of Natal, P Bag X01, Scottsville 3209 OR
PO Box 375,
Pietermaritzburg, 3200.
Joseph Project,
tel (0431) 23 554 (am), (0431) 420 130 (pm) or fax
(0431) 436 004
50 Inverleith Terrace, East London 5201
Mpumalanga Parks Board
Karl Lane, tel (01311) 53 931
Box 1990, Nelspruit 1200
Organic
Agricultural Association of South Africa
National
Office: tel (011) 795-2468, fax (011) 794-2169
PO Box 98347, Sloane Park 2156
Western Cape: Brian Pickering, tel (021) 855 1216, fax (021) 855
1217
PO Box 611, Stellenbosch 7599
Aim: To advise members of information regarding Sustainable Agriculture worldwide, local courses and events and export opportunities for certified growers of organic produce.
PELUM Associaction
John Wilson, Richard Librock, tel/fax 09263-4-74 4470
Box MP 1059, Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
Permaculture
Organisations
See Local Permaculture Contacts
Thlolego Development
Project,
tel/fax (0143) 27979 or 082-881 7452
Thlolego
Learning Centre, Tel. 0142-25322.
Box 1668, Rustenberg 0300
| Postal address Trees for Africa Box 2035 Gallo Manor Gauteng 2052 Web
page address(es) |
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Contact Information | |
| Telephone | (011) 803 9750 | ||
| Fax | (011) 803 9604 | ||
| trees@cis.co.za | |||
Trees for Africa's mission is to improve the physical and aesthetic quality of life and conserve the environment for the benefit of all communities in Southern Africa, through greening projects supported by environmental education. (See Trees for Africa: Why grow trees )
Trees for Africa is a nationally and internationally recognised NGO which has extensive grassroots, corporate, media and government support. We respond to disadvantaged community requests for assistance with greening projects which include not only tree planting but urban space development, the first township community nurseries, educational material, competitions, workshop programmes and more.
Turntable Trust
Tel. 033822 ask for 88
or 1612.
PO Box 176, Himeville, 4585.
e-mail tttrust@wn.apc.org
http://www.sn.apc.org/ttt/home.htm
Rural Community
Development In
association with The Valley Trust
Mission
Statement: "To respond to, and
participate with, local communities in the development and
training in community projects in the fields of primary and
traditional health care, educare, organic gardening, and
vocational training for self support. In this way the Trust seeks
to improve the quality of life of the people and the environment
in Hlanganani."
Provides information and guidance on smallscale vegetable
production.
Valley Trust. PO Box 33, Bothas Hill, 3600. Tel. 031-777 1930.
Independent, non-profit, community-based environmental organisation who, by its very name, invites Africa to "rise up" against abuse of the earth, is focused on the preservation of culture and environment.
| Postal address Vuk' Afrika PO Box 1624 Cape Town 8000 e-mail: vukafrika@hotmail.com |
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Contact Information | |
| Mr. Jonathan Combrink | |||
| Telephone | (021) 697 3571 | ||
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