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Engaging youth in agriculture is a prominent topic and has<br />
risen up the development agenda as there is growing concern<br />
worldwide that young people have become disenchanted<br />
with agriculture. Branden and Cam created The Permaculture<br />
Project, which gives back by building permaculture patches in<br />
schools and teaches children how to turn their 100 per cent<br />
organic vegetable garden into a business, so they can become<br />
entrepreneurs who give back to nature<br />
“We targeted schools because we believe in empowering the next<br />
generation to not only grow their own food but to fall in love with<br />
their natural surroundings. We make our own soil and fertilisers. If<br />
every school participated in The Permaculture Project, then every<br />
family could have access to food directly from the farm, grown<br />
organically and by the students of the school while they learned<br />
the fundamentals of nature, how to self-sustain, how to turn their<br />
vegetable patch into a business and contribute to a solution to<br />
two major global issues - food security and global warming.”<br />
Branden and Cam have two projects in operation - one at Curro<br />
and one at Hillcrest High. There is third that will begin this month<br />
with the Drakensberg Boys’ Choir and they are in negotiations<br />
with Thomas More College. Their dream is to have a permaculture<br />
patch in every school in the country.<br />
“We believe that everyone should be growing their own food, so<br />
we are on a journey to make it simple, affordable and a reality. The<br />
future we see is a world where everyone is going to need to know<br />
how to grow.”<br />
Details: The Permaculture Project: thepermaculturep@gmail.com;<br />
Geeshydro: geeshydro@gmail.com; Our Local Market: ourlocalm@<br />
gmail.com; 081 897 0998<br />
Branden Gee
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