In an effort to create more biodiversity in our city, as well as community networking, I offered my garden as the first venue for the Garden Harvest Swap brainchild Zia Dee.  It was an awesome inspiring and awakening experience for many, and I continue to host a crop swap every month throughout the year.  Despite the winter, I hope many people do come and find out, as my clients soon will, that gardening does not end in winter – there are cabbages, carrots, beetroot, garlic shoots and much more to green your garden throughout the cold season.

I choose clients who want to learn about their food, about sustainable energy and redirecting resources in order to achieve a more sustainable way of life without added expenses, but rather saving in many ways instead.

My first client had two children, it was quite a beautiful experience.

I taught them about seed planting, seed saving, seed germination and soil health in the process.

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Everyone in the household, including the gardener, got involved ;-)

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This is the result after 3 months of loving it…

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Another client had a small balcony, which I potted up with Bianca and the client in between a tasty vegetable stew with basmati rice.  A beautiful exchange for money, a meal and some guitar lessons.

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I offer a garden consultation and report, which includes documents with the information of antipest plants, companion planting charts and crop rotation that I have applied and learnt.  A second visit where we all plant up a few things together is included in my fee of only R750.  Crop swap events at my garden encourage community to come use their excess from their own gardens like cash.

if you are interested in getting into your garden in this way feel free to contact me for an appointment

Netanya 072 146 9017

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