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n November 2021, Tiisetso sell a portion of the crop to other
Community Projects NPC residents, thereby providing an
piloted its first food tunnel in income which is shared among
the Thabo Mbeki settlement. them. They have also agreed to
IThis proved to be a huge allocate a percentage of the crop
success and, consequently, a to a feeding scheme in the area
further 6 food tunnels have been that supports destitute families
erected! and children in the settlement.

The tunnels are planted with In addition to fertilising the
spinach and other vegetables, and vegetables, the worm farms have
have been allocated to residents produced an excess of worm ‘tea’.
of the settlement who have an To utilise this surplus, the farmers
interest in mini farming. In parallel, are now looking to sell off the
worm farms (buckets of worms worm tea to further supplement
Residents of the that are fed and watered daily) their income!
have been established. These
Thabo Mbeki informal produce organic fertiliser to feed Building on the entrepreneurial
the plants.
spirit that is growing in the Thabo
settlement have taken The ‘farmers’ were trained and are Mbeki settlement, the members
of Tiisetso have plans for other
the initiative to establish required to take responsibility for innovative projects to further
promote economic and social
the daily maintenance and upkeep,
food gardens in an effort which includes daily watering, development of communities.
weeding, and feeding the worms -
all of which takes about 40 minutes Should you be interested in buying
to feed themselves and each day. worm tea for your garden, or if
you would like to find out more
generate an income for The spinach is harvested about the Tiisetso Community
Projects initiatives, contact Willem
approximately 7 weeks after
their families. planting. Over and above feeding Lindeque on 076 423 6570 or email
him at walindeque@gmail.com
their own families, the farmers
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