oranjezicht city farm overview june 2012

celebrating local food, culture and community

oranjezicht city farm

oranjezicht city farmA non-profit project celebrating local food, culture and community

Our Mission:• TheOranjezichtCityFarmisacommunityofadultsandyoungerfolkworking togethertoengageinsmall-scalefoodproductionintheCityBowlofCapeTown.

Our Vision:• Toimproveunder-utilisedpublicgreenspacesbycreatingdemonstrationgardens forhands-oncommunity-widefoodgardeningeducation,therebyincreasingaccess tofreshvegetablesforallmembersofourcommunity,regardlessofincome.

Our Goals:• Serveasaneducationalresourceonsmallscaleorganicfoodproductionfor CityBowlarearesidents• Increaseaccesstonutritiousfreshvegetablesforthecommunity• IncreasethenumberoforganicgardenersintheCityBowl,leadingtomore outdooractivitiesandhealthierlifestyles• Buildcapacityandskillsofyouthandadultsseekingworkinurbanfoodproduction• Promoteconnectionsandfosterrelationshipsbetweenandamongindividuals, gardencommunities,andNGO’s• Improveunusedorunder-utilisedpublicgreenspaceintheCityBowl, preservingandprotectingundevelopedland.

oranjezicht city farmFarming as a catalyst for change in our community:

• Changing awareness(i.e.education) - Parents(foodchoices,resourceuse,empowerment) - Children(foodorigins,nature/agriculture,food)

• Changing behaviour - Consumptionpatterns(food,resources) - Productionpatterns(growyourown)

• Changing relationships - Participationwithinthecommunity - Linkstoothercommunities(e.g.AbalimiBezekhaya)

oranjezicht city farmAsuperblocation,currentlyanunusedbowlinggreen,nexttothecornerofSidmouthavenueandUpperOrangeroad,Oranjezicht.

oranjezicht city farmOriginallythesitewastheOranjezichtManor,whichwasdemolishedinthefiftiestomakespaceforabowlinggreen.

oranjezicht city farmTheoriginalfarmlayoutsaremissing,buttheNieuwlandFarmlayoutisstillavailableasreferenceofthetypicalstyleandlayout.

oranjezicht city farmVisualreferencetootherhistoricalandcontemporarygardens.

oranjezicht city farmThefarm’slayoutisbasedonitshistoricfunction(foodproduction)andamoderninterpretationforconsumers(foodpresentation).

oranjezicht city farm

oranjezicht city farm

Thisiswideenoughfortwocouplestopasseach other (or a wheelchairandawheelbarrow)goinginoppositedirections.

Thepathsareaccessiblefromalldirections.

oranjezicht city farmAllpathsforthegeneralpublicare2mwideandcoveredincompactedchippedstone.

Fourponds(variousdepths,faunaandflora)willbecentraltoeachsectionofthegarden.

oranjezicht city farmForthegardentogroworganically,indigenouswildlifeneedstobeattractedtothegarden.

Thisamountsto 705m2 of arablefarmland.

Nextstep:whatwillbeplantedwhere?

oranjezicht city farmAllthebedsareonemetrewideandseparatedbya60cmwidepathtoallowwheelbarrowaccess.

Theseareasareinsidethegarden,rewardingtheviewerwithnotjustaninteractionwiththeplants,butwithfactsand information relating to the gardenitself.

oranjezicht city farmThestoryofthegardenandthehistoryofOranjezichtwillbeshownindesignatedareas.

oranjezicht city farmWho is involved?

• Small Steering Committee - Sheryl,Kurt,Martin,Mario(thefarmer) - Getofftheground - LiaisewithCity

• Design (garden layout and graphics) - Derrick

• The City of Cape Town - SaulRoux

• S21 NFP - Runbyaboardmadeupofrepresentativesofcommunity

oranjezicht city farmIncome opportunities (phase 2):

• Wholesale(torestaurant)‘paysthebills’• Retailprovidespredictable,affordableandqualityfarm produce-farmstall and subscription• Partnershipwithsuppliers for retail• Small‘tea room’and‘shop’• Gardeningandgarden advisory services• Membershipmodelencourageslocalbuy-in• Online storehasmorecomprehensiveoffering

oranjezicht city farmPartnerships

• CityofCapeTown• CIBRA(confirmed)• OHWatch(confirmed)• ReclaimCamissa• OranjezichtHeritageSociety(confirmed)• SoilforLife• AbalimiBezekhaya•Wessa• InstituteforZeroWasteinAfrica•MadameZingaraGroup

oranjezicht city farmWhy is the urban farm good for Cape Town?

• Willbeabletopioneeraninnovativesustainabilityproject anddemonstrateitscommitmenttourbanagriculture.

• Job creationandskillsdevelopment.

• Thisprojectcanassistinrealizingandcontributingtothe vision of a sustainable future.

• Theprojectwillconstituteanopportunitytoshowcasebest practiceenvironmentalsolutionsandactivities.Theproject willpioneerthefirst SA inner-city farm.Theintentionisto developgoodpractice,whichcanbereplicated in other neighbourhoods inCapeTownandinothercitiesthroughout SAandbeyond.

oranjezicht city farmWhat we have from the City:

• Letterofsupport:Cllr.DaveBryant

• MOUwithCityParks–PaulineMcConneyandDaveCurran

• Accesstospringsforirrigation

• PropertyServices:JohandeGoedeonboard

• Heritage:CliveJames/DavidHart(sentproposal)

oranjezicht city farm

Thankyou.