Food for Youth teaches pupils about farming
Pupils get their hands dirty while getting involved in farming.
The project which collaborated with the school’s Soul Buddies team saw the need to teach how simple and rewarding farming and gardening can be.
The aim of the project is to bring awareness about issues around urban farming and food security among the youth and to change the way young people view farming.
“Farming is a lifestyle, and it requires one to be patient and appreciate the beauty of nature,” said Nonhlanhla Mathebula who has a garden at the school.
One of the guest speakers, Karen Landi from Community Hours SA stressed the need for young people to be active in their communities.
She also illustrated fun ways pupils could grow vegetables with using everyday things such as bottles and used toilet paper rolls.
The tour of the garden saw the need to teach pupils proper ways of harvesting different vegetables and they also got the opportunity to see what the seeds of carrots, spinach and onions look like.
One of the workers, Mthuthuzeli Ntanjana said he believes in the preservation of the knowledge about farming because “the soil is a great medium we can use to express ourselves and also to tackle many of the social-ills faced by the community and country”.
The project continues over the next three Saturdays where the Soul Buddies team will have more lessons about farming.
