TURNING Point – Amanzimtoti (previously known as Amanzimtoti Trauma Unit) now boasts a sustainability garden, thanks to Lumenrock.
Director of Lumenrock, Kevin Fleiner called in the assistance of Mark Nel (owner), Amy Gwillam and Sipiwe Mbelu from the AVE Group to select the best spot and prepare the soil for the garden, as part of their 67 minutes of Mandela Day on Monday, 18 July.
“Gwillam selected a wide variety of vegetables including beetroot, tomatoes, lettuce, mealies, chillies, spinach, onion, cabbage, brinjal and green pepper, and herbs such as celery, thyme, basil and coriander for us to plant,” said Turning Point centre manager, Loraine Odendaal.
Mbelu guided Lumenrock employees and Turning Point staff on how to plant all the vegetables and herbs and how to feed, water and fertilise the garden.
“The sustainability garden will assist us in our mission to support and empower the victims of abuse in our community,” said Loraine. “These victims will be taught how to start and maintain their own sustainability garden. This project will also assist us to save on grocery costs.
An extra blessing for the centre was the planting of a moringa tree. Mbelu explained that this tree is a superfood treasure with incredible potential to improve health.
“Thank you to all who participated to make this day and project a huge success,” said Loraine. “Also a special thank you to Mario Kotze from Mario’s Mini Loads for his contribution to clean up our garden rubble as part of the project. It is sincerely appreciated.”
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