Oranjezicht City Farm Overview June 2012
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celebrating local food, culture and community
oranjezicht city farm
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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.
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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)
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oranjezicht city farmAsuperblocation,currentlyanunusedbowlinggreen,nexttothecornerofSidmouthavenueandUpperOrangeroad,Oranjezicht.
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oranjezicht city farmOriginallythesitewastheOranjezichtManor,whichwasdemolishedinthefiftiestomakespaceforabowlinggreen.
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oranjezicht city farmTheoriginalfarmlayoutsaremissing,buttheNieuwlandFarmlayoutisstillavailableasreferenceofthetypicalstyleandlayout.
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oranjezicht city farmVisualreferencetootherhistoricalandcontemporarygardens.
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oranjezicht city farmThefarm’slayoutisbasedonitshistoricfunction(foodproduction)andamoderninterpretationforconsumers(foodpresentation).
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Thisiswideenoughfortwocouplestopasseach other (or a wheelchairandawheelbarrow)goinginoppositedirections.
Thepathsareaccessiblefromalldirections.
oranjezicht city farmAllpathsforthegeneralpublicare2mwideandcoveredincompactedchippedstone.
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Fourponds(variousdepths,faunaandflora)willbecentraltoeachsectionofthegarden.
oranjezicht city farmForthegardentogroworganically,indigenouswildlifeneedstobeattractedtothegarden.
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Thisamountsto 705m2 of arablefarmland.
Nextstep:whatwillbeplantedwhere?
oranjezicht city farmAllthebedsareonemetrewideandseparatedbya60cmwidepathtoallowwheelbarrowaccess.
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Theseareasareinsidethegarden,rewardingtheviewerwithnotjustaninteractionwiththeplants,butwithfactsand information relating to the gardenitself.
oranjezicht city farmThestoryofthegardenandthehistoryofOranjezichtwillbeshownindesignatedareas.
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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
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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
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oranjezicht city farmPartnerships
• CityofCapeTown• CIBRA(confirmed)• OHWatch(confirmed)• ReclaimCamissa• OranjezichtHeritageSociety(confirmed)• SoilforLife• AbalimiBezekhaya•Wessa• InstituteforZeroWasteinAfrica•MadameZingaraGroup
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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.
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oranjezicht city farmWhat we have from the City:
• Letterofsupport:Cllr.DaveBryant
• MOUwithCityParks–PaulineMcConneyandDaveCurran
• Accesstospringsforirrigation
• PropertyServices:JohandeGoedeonboard
• Heritage:CliveJames/DavidHart(sentproposal)
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