In other words, get out there and grow and eat more fresh fruit and veggies!

If you’re interested in learning how to do this Soil for Life has excellent workshops that can teach you all you need to know.  We also have the best soil enhancers, fresh vegetables and preserves on offer. So feel free to come and visit us or give us a call.

1st – A 25m² Organic vegetable Garden, Grow To Live workshop (2 days) and two support visits.

2nd – A Grow To Live workshop (2 days), a planter box and the materials needed to set it up.

3rd – A choice of any one of the Soil for Life morning workshops.

4th – An autographed edition of Pat’s book “Grow to Live”.

5th – A vegetable box full of delicious, organic seasonal vegetables from Soil for Life’s garden.

Tickets cost R100,-
The lucky draw will take place on 25 November 2011 at the Soil for Life AGM.

All proceeds raised go towards Soil for Life’s work in the townships across Cape Town. Your contribution will help us to keep growing people who are more food secure, self-sustaining and better able to support their family and other dependents.

Please use the bank details below to complete your EFT.
As payment reference please write ‘Your full name, the letters LD, followed by the number of tickets you’d like to buy. For Example: James Brown LD X6

Bank details Soil for Life:

ABSA (Cheque account)
Wynberg Branch
Branch Code: 632005
Account Number: 405 685 5300

Come join us for a fun night of food, drinks, prizes and quiz ridiculousity as part of a FUNdraiser for Soil for Life.

Venue: The Mac (Med School, 2nd Level of Barnard Fuller Building)

Start time: 7:00 pm

Entry:  R50 per person (including a free glass of wine)

Team: 5-6 people per team

Pay at the door.
Alcohol and food will be on sale.

To confirm your attendance please call or email Louise Vaughan, 0711522775 or louise@soilforlife.co.za or on facebook.

CLEANSE, ENHANCE, ENRICH YOUR LIFE WITH HEALING HERBS

In bygone days, everyone knew how to draw from Mother Nature’s bounty to nourish, maintain and heal the body – both on the outside and within.

It’s time to recall and use that knowledge. Learn all about propagating, growing and using herbs in the fun, hands-on Soil for Life way and go home brimming with knowledge and inspired!

PART 1 will deal with infusions, decoctions, tinctures etc. and you’ll make your own nourishing skin cream to take home.

In PART 2 you can learn more about the healing properties of herbs and just how easy it is to propagate your own.

PART 1: 29 October 2011.
PART 2: 5 November 2011.

9 am to 3.30 pm both days.

Cost R250 per session. Or book for both for R450.

e-mail  info@soilforlife.co.za or call (021) 794 4982 to book. Payments can be made directly into the Soil for Life account : ABSA Wynberg, (632005), Account 4056855300. Proof of payment to  info@soilforlife.co.za. Electronic gift vouchers available.

For everyone who asked for more… Bookings are now open for Pat Featherstone’s Preserves workshop with a difference.  Learn to make your own jams, chutneys, pickles, curds and cordials in a beautiful setting with loads of fun and laughs along the way.

PART 1 will focus on jams, cordials and curds.
PART 2 will cover  all you need to know to come up with fabulous chutneys using interesting ingredients.

Stun your family and friends with Christmas gifts that taste a whole lot better than store-bought equivalents  – at a fraction of the price.  Especially if you have a thriving veggie garden to draw from!

Join us from 9 am to 1 pm on 26 November 2011 for PART 1 and 10 December 2011 for PART 2.
Cost: R250.00 per workshop.  Or book now for both at a discounted price of R450.

Venue: Soil for Life Training and Resource Centre, Brounger Road, Constantia.  Only 20 bookings per session can be accommodated, so book NOW!

E-mail info@soilforlife.co.za or call 021 794 4982 to book.  Payments can be made by EFT to ABSA Wynberg, 632005, Account 4056855300.  Proof of payment to info@soilforlife.co.za Electronic gift vouchers available.

Our new training facility is finally complete and looks exceptional!  This completely green structure is nestled within the luscious green organic surroundings.  Tranquil and serene, allowing you the opportunity to experience nature whilst focussing on the topic at hand.  It can seat up to 40 people and allows you to experience something  different.  Call us and be a part of our green revolution!

Dates for the Grow to Live workshops are as follows:

June 11 and 12, July 9 and 10, August 13 and 14, September 10 and 11, October 8 and 9, November 12 and 13, December 3 and 4

For more information go to workshops 2011

If you have used the Soil for Life method to establish your home veggie garden, this competition is for you…

If you have enjoyed our Grow to Live weekend food gardening workshop, and used what you learned to establish your own veggie garden, why not enter our 2010 Soil for Life Home Gardens Competition?

For an entry fee of R100 (or T50 and R50 if you are a member of the Community Exchange), you could win one of two really great prizes.

First prize:

Large wooden herb planter box, prepared with our   good organic soil and your choice of herbs and seedlings   from our nursery.  And we’ll deliver it to you – or to a   friend as a gift.

Second prize:

Medium wooden herb planter box, prepared with our own good organic soil and your choice of herbs and seedlings from our nursery. And we’ll deliver it to you – or to a  friend as a gift.

All you need to do to enter is to complete the application form below. Pay your entry by EFT (our ABSA account  405 685 5300 – branch 632005) or come and visit us to enter in person! Entries close 30 October.

We will call you to make arrangements to view your garden and you will be invited to our prize-giving event later this year.

ENTRY FORM:

Sorry, entries have now closed.

]]> http://soilforlife.co.za/soil-for-life-home-gardens-competition/feed/ 0 http://soilforlife.co.za/2010-climate-change-leadership-awards/ http://soilforlife.co.za/2010-climate-change-leadership-awards/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:01:26 +0000 greenfingers http://soilforlife.co.za/?p=288 Local NGO makes Western Cape proud at the Climate Change Leadership Awards – Johannesburg (March 2010)

The winners of the inaugural Climate Change Leadership Awards were announced at a function at the Sandton Sun on Thursday, 11 March 2010.

The Climate Change Leadership Awards 2010 recognise, reward and celebrate South African businesses, community-based organisations or individuals who are leaders in climate change issues, and who are taking the lead through positive voluntary action by implementing a range of activities related to combating global warming. These important awards will also do much to promote awareness and action towards a low carbon economy and thus a more sustainable planet.

The winners were:

Community Sector Category:

• 1st place – Urban Farming

• 2nd Western Cape’s Soil for Life

Both these organizations support one the biggest problem facing the world today and that is Access to Food. (There were 20 nominations in this category)

Corporate Services Category: Nedbank Ltd

Retail Sector Category: Woolworths

Small and Medium Business Sector: Rocking the Daisies Music Festival

The keynote speaker at the event was Mr Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International. More recently, he served as Chair of the civil society alliance ‘Global Campaign for Climate Action’ (GCCA), of which Greenpeace was a founding member.

A key sponsor of the awards is the SA Post Office. CEO Motshoanetsi Lefoka said: ‘We believe that work to combat climate change at grassroots level should be encouraged. We are aware of the effect that business activities can have on the environment, which is why the South African Post Office itself is investing in technology and processes that limit environmental impact.’

We feel good about being in there with the people who are working to make a difference to this beautiful planet of ours. We know that our work has the power to change people, and to change their world. This award will strengthen our resolve to spread the environmental message far and wide;. The prize money will ensure that yet another group of gardeners can embark on our home gardening programme that is
proving so popular.

Soil for Life is about ‘growing’. Growing food, growing people and growing communities.

In order to ‘grow’ more, we are inviting you to join us on an exciting journey.

Our energies in the coming years are being focused on creating a sustainable enterprise. To do this, we are expanding the training programmes that we offer in order to generate the much-needed income to support our work in the less privileged communities that surround our beautiful city.

The first priority is to build a training facility that will enable us to run more courses and workshops (no matter the weather) at our Resource Centre in Constantia. This venture requires labour and materials. We’re offering you a chance to make a difference in the world. Take a look at the attached drawing of the grand building we have planned. Get excited with us at the incredible possibilities it opens for all of us and read on to find out how you can become a part of the adventure.

A ‘Building Registry’ has been set up at Somerset Timbers and a needs list is available here: Materials List for lecture room.

Have a look at the list, decide what you would like to donate, give them a call and they’ll organise the rest once you have paid them by EFT.

More detailed instructions follow to guide you through the process:

How to go about it:

1. Make a choice from the registry and note the item number.

2. Make an EFT payment to Somerset Timberst using the reference, SFL and the item number. For example, if you selected internal posts as your contribution to the building – your reference will be SFL12. Banking details: Somerset Timbers, First National Bank, Somerset West. Account number: 53680023489, Branch code 200512

3. Phone Derek Robb at Somerset Timbers on 021-845 8713 and give him the details and/or send us the receipt via e mail with your details.

OR

Make a contribution directly to Soil for Life. The reference for your deposit into our account is ‘Newbuild’. Our banking details are: Soil for Life, ABSA Bank, Wynberg. Account number: 4056855300; Branch code: 632005.

Our gift to you …..
An invitation to the opening, a chance to share in the excitement of the roof-wetting ceremony and your name on a special plaque thanking our donors.

We are planning on starting this project during the second week of February 2010 and look forward to having you on board as a partner in the venture. Please call Dez Mynhardt on 021 794 4982 with any queries you may have.

Thank you from us all at Soil for Life