In order to empower our beneficiaries and help them to become self sufficient, FoodBank South Africa aims to obtain funding to establish 50 community gardens throughout the country. FoodBank Cape Town with this funding will be establishing 10 gardens by the end of 2009.Community gardens aid beneficiaries in a number of different areas such as gaining further knowledge about nutrition, learning gardening skills which they can use for sustainable nutritious food sourcing and creating a consistent supply of fresh vegetables.
In order to increase the chances of sustainable success, beneficiaries are bundled together into groups of 5. These 5 agencies meet regularly, together with a FoodBank Fieldworker, in order to create a supportive community network.
