Meet Chris
BECDC Head and Community Leader
Chris Hartzenberg saw the social degradation and the repercussions of drug abuse creating havoc in his community on the Cape Flats. He sat down and devised a plan to tackle the problem through sustainable farming. With the help of Fareed Ismail, a mechanical engineering lecturer at CPUT Bellville, he started an aquaponics food garden in 2012 which has been going from strength to strength. Ismail invented a mobile-solar-powered-aquaponics-unit which was successfully piloted at the Belhar Early Childhood Development Centre (BECDC).
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The food garden grows a various assortment of crops like tomatoes, green peppers, lettuce, parsley and basil just to mention a few. These crops help feed the almost 100 children from the neighbourhood attending the crèche. It educates the children about sustainable farming, germs and helps in creating a love for gardening.
Meet Chris
BECDC Head and Community Leader
Chris Hartzenberg saw the social degradation and the repercussions of drug abuse creating havoc in his community on the Cape Flats. He sat down and devised a plan to tackle the problem through sustainable farming. With the help of Fareed Ismail, a mechanical engineering lecturer at CPUT Bellville, he started an aquaponics food garden in 2012 which has been going from strength to strength. Ismail invented a mobile-solar-powered-aquaponics-unit which was successfully piloted at the Belhar Early Childhood Development Centre (BECDC).
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The food garden grows a various assortment of crops like tomatoes, green peppers, lettuce, parsley and basil just to mention a few. These crops help feed the almost 100 children from the neighbourhood attending the crèche. It educates the children about sustainable farming, germs and helps in creating a love for gardening.
Our Vision
Spread Knowledge
Promote
Healthy Eating
Sustainable
Farming
Community
Development
Proactive Involvement
"We want to create a love for farming from an early age. People need to put their hands in the soil, plant & live from that growth"
- Chris Hartzenberg
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We believe in a better and more prosperous future.
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Everything we do today is geared toward ensuring a safer and more productive tomorrow. Invest in a true culture of caring. Join in alliance with the One small fish campaign, in association with our partners Pure Good, Beleaf and our proud sponsor Pick n Pay.
United we can take constructive action to address food insecurity in our community by eating healthy.
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