Membership
Join the food-growing network in South Africa by becoming a member of Soil for Life. Meet like-minded people, share green ideas, learn a whole new set of skills and impact in a positive way on the future of our country and its people.
Your membership also supports food-gardening initiatives in disadvantages communities in urban and rural areas in South Africa.
As a Soil for Life member what’s in it for you?
- A quarterly newsletter for, and about, the people with their hands in the soil. It’s filled with information for seasonal gardening, natural pest and disease control, health and nutrition and much more.
- Access to fresh, low cost seeds (and an expanding ‘organic’ seed service).
- Discounted prices on all our goods and services on presentation of your membership card.
- Personal invitations to our workshops and training courses.
- Advice, and your questions answered, by telephone, when you need it.
- Entry into our annual food gardening competition with exciting prizes for outstanding gardeners.
- The opportunity to help other people to help themselves and to be a part of the ‘soil’ution.
If you would like to become a member, please select a membership option below, and proceed to checkout (manual payment option available).
Alternatively, should you have any queries, please contact us.
We need friends like you; people who share our passion and our values; people who are prepared to work with our ‘soil’utions to some of the challenges of life. For an additional annual contribution of R500 or more (over and above the basic membership fee) your name will be engraved on a plaque on display at the Soil for Life Training and Resource Centre. After selecting Gold Membership, please add your preferred donation to your shopping cart separately. You will also be acknowledged on the website and have all the benefits of the Green membership. Truly for people who want to become a part of the Soil for Life family and its commitment to positive change in the health and well-being of people and the environment. Soil for Life members are entitled to: * Basic information on growing your own vegetables cheaply, safely and healthily. Silver membership gives you all the benefits of a Green membership plus the chance to support one township food gardening family for one year. R150 per year (annual membership fee) plus R500 (a once off payment, the equivalent of R42 a month for 12 months) All Soil for Life members are entitled to: * Basic information on growing your own vegetables cheaply, safely and healthily. A Green membership which extends to three members of your immediate family. R350 per year and four membership cards. By choosing this membership level, you will be supporting 1 square metre of a township food garden for one year (increase the number of square metres by choosing your preferred quantity). Soil for Life members are entitled to: * Basic information on growing your own vegetables cheaply, safely and healthily. The basic membership for individuals who want all of the above benefits. R150 per year and one membership card. Soil for Life members are entitled to: * Basic information on growing your own vegetables cheaply, safely and healthily.
Memberships
Donation
Gold membership
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* Access to fresh, low cost seeds.
* Access to our Resource Centre (open Monday to Friday from 08h30 – 16h30).
* Advice, and your questions answered, by telephone, when you need it.
* A quarterly newsletter for, and about, the people with their hands in the soil.
* Discounted workshops on pest control, organic fertilisers, compost-making, vermi-compost, companion planting, simple nursery skills.
* The opportunity to help other people to help themselves.
Silver membership
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* Access to fresh, low cost seeds.
* Access to our Resource Centre (open Monday to Friday from 08h30 – 16h30).
* Advice, and your questions answered, by telephone, when you need it.
* A quarterly newsletter for, and about, the people with their hands in the soil.
* Discounted workshops on pest control, organic fertilisers, compost-making, vermi-compost, companion planting, simple nursery skills.
* The opportunity to help other people to help themselves.
Family membership
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* Access to fresh, low cost seeds.
* Access to our Resource Centre (open Monday to Friday from 08h30 – 16h30).
* Advice, and your questions answered, by telephone, when you need it.
* A quarterly newsletter for, and about, the people with their hands in the soil.
* Discounted workshops on pest control, organic fertilisers, compost-making, vermi-compost, companion planting, simple nursery skills.
* The opportunity to help other people to help themselves.
Green membership
More Details
* Access to fresh, low cost seeds.
* Access to our Resource Centre (open Monday to Friday from 08h30 – 16h30).
* Advice, and your questions answered, by telephone, when you need it.
* A quarterly newsletter for, and about, the people with their hands in the soil.
* Discounted workshops on pest control, organic fertilisers, compost-making, vermi-compost, companion planting, simple nursery skills.
* The opportunity to help other people to help themselves.
