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Early Spring Planting in Cape Town: What to Sow for a Strong Season

Organic versus Conventional Farming: What is missing from the research

Water-Wise Growing in a Dry Climate: Lessons from a Cape Town Farm

How Do You Measure the Impact of a Small Urban Farm?

Food Forests in Cape Town: Growing One in a Dry, Windy Climate

How to Help Your Kids Grow Food

Resources for Regenerative Agriculture in South Africa

Dealing with Garden Pests in Cape Town: Cape Dune Mole Rats, Porcupines, Snails and More

How to have a great growing season in Cape Town

How to plan your growing for next season (Part 2)

How to plan your growing for next season (Part 1)

Heart & Soil Agroecology Hub: Lochiel Smallholdings and growing this season

How to grow forests that outlive us

Bruce and Kelly from the Regenerative Pear: An update!

Growing for Subsistence vs Growing for Market

Is Permaculture Just for Rich People?

Growing on the Edge: How a Small Farm Builds Resilience

What We Learned Testifying at South Africa's Food Inquiry

Plant when the world is falling apart (and: how to plant in early autumn)

Worms 101, and Enjoying the seasonal cycles

Complex vs Complicated: Rethinking Food Security

Sean and Nicola from LivingSeeds

Growing Fruit & Nut Trees Organically in Cape Town

Lindi and Allan from Wilderness, Western Cape

Bruce and Kelly from Mountainfolk Farm

Anele Zama from KZN

Nathalie from Convert the Dirt

Manisha Shah from KZN

Chisomo Bean from Merrivale, KZN

Quotes from a year of stories

Busisiwe Mgangxela from East London

Angelo Marman from Abitz farming

Bertie and Alette: Regenerative farming at Lowerland Farm

Raymond Auerbach Part 2: Researcher and policy maker

Raymond Auerbach Part 1: Farmer and trainer

Linda and Chris, the Mudhutters!

Home grown carrots all year round

Karen and Neil of Spinlea farm