Free State: Outreach Greening

Developing Indigenous gardens in schools is a way of extending the classroom to the outside where you can utilise the garden as a learning resource. This programme is also aimed at raising awareness and creating environmental responsibility at schools.

This programme aims to establish indigenous water-wise garden at schools. It also teaches the learners and teachers  basic horticultural skills, as a series of workshops are conducted. Up to date 57 school gardens have been developd around the Free State through this programme. Due to a lack of funding we are currently only greening one school.

Current horticultural workshops:

• why indigenous?
• pace the space
• earth wormers
• taking root
• parenting plants
• interpretation workshop
• curriculum links

Contact details

For more information please email Susan Mandla

Tel: 051 4363530