GROWING HOPE
Growing Hope, one seed, one garden at a time.
We're a peacebuilding project, inspiring food sovereignty by sharing permaculture wisdom and initiating food gardens in schools and communities in South Africa.
We champion soil regeneration and work with natural systems to support life.
The Movement — The Mission
The Growing Hope Movement
The Growing Hope Movement arose out of the ashes of civil and social unrest in South Africa in July 2021. Realizing food insecurity is a national security risk and that climate action is having an impact on food sustainability, we choose to plant food gardens, teach permaculture wisdom, and inspire food self-reliance as a courageous peacebuilding initiative!
Mission 2023: We worked with experienced community partners and NPOs to teach sustainable, organic food-growing and permaculture-inspired principles to children in under-resourced communities.
Mission 2022 was an initiative to teach a hands-on educational class in under-resourced South African schools, while seeding the beginning of a permaculture-inspired food garden at the school, focused on soil regeneration. The goal was 52, we achieved 22.
From Sand to Sunflowers & Food
A BEFORE and AFTER video from our test school in Hammersdale, KZN, South Africa.
This is 3 months of growth! Amazing right?
Harvesting & Seed Saving
Together, we're Growing Hope. One seed, one garden, one school, one person at a time.
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” ~ Nelson Mandela
Blog of Hope
“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” ~ Jane Goodall
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