South Africa: Explore Jozi’s urban farming spaces with this fun tour
A glimpse into some of the sustainable urban farming spaces around the city.
By Sanet Oberholzer
Sowetan Live
22 January 2021
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Their latest offering, an organic experience of Joburg, kicked off in November last year and offers a glimpse into some of the sustainable urban farming spaces around the city. At each stop, you can find out how the projects came about and buy fresh produce to cook at home.
“We’re not trying to convert anyone to be a vegan,” Leya says. “It’s to create awareness around how little it actually takes for you to start growing your own food and just to become a little bit more responsible about what you consume.”
For the time being they’re only offering private tours. The tour is normally done using a shuttle but they’re now offering the tour on bicycles, which is a new, Covid-friendly option.
The first stop of the tour is the GreenHouse Project in Joubert Park, a hub of environmental sustainability where they grow organic food and herbs, provide a space for recyclers to work and offer environmental education and “green” school tours.
Next, the tour explores Victoria Yards in Lorentzville. Here, you can walk through the flourishing gardens and learn about their plans of extending the food gardens into the surrounding community. The third stop on the tour is Bertrams Inner City Farm where Refiloe Molefe has been growing food to feed the community for the past 17 years. Deciding to tackle the problem of hunger head-on, Molefe converted a bowling green into the farm that now feeds 1,400 people a day.
