Plants, produce and empowerment – a collective response to a community’s needs in Cape Town, South Africa.
Qaba Mbola and the Ujamaa Guerrilla Gardening Collective have turned a windswept disused public space into a food forest for the residents of Khayelitsha, an apartheid-era township outside Cape Town, South Africa.
This garden not only provides food but also an important sense of belonging. Residents plant, harvest, sell or exchange produce. They share food, seeds, compost and skills. They plan sustainable solutions to looming drought.
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