From home gardeners to youth looking to farm, Tim Abaa has worked with every gardening initiative in rural Gauteng to help the cause grow; now, he needs a helping hand to kit out these future farmers.
Orange Farm, South Africa (17 May 2022) – Tim Abaa was one of the many South Africans that started feeding people during the pandemic. He even gave away seedlings and seeds so people could grow their own food. Since then, Tim has worked non-stop to empower the Orange Farm community; now, he hopes to start a tool share project.
The Tim Nectar Farms launched “The Ubuntu project” in April 2020 in Orange Farm and surrounding communities to supply wholesome food to 100 needy/poor homes/families. They distributed a box of fresh produce with a bottle of honey, two packets of vegetable seeds, 50 vegetable seedlings, 20kg compost and a gardening magazine to each family.
The hope was for them to start their own food gardens and to become food secure. Being able to grow your own food changes everything! What Tim did during that time changed lives!
Now over two years after that generous donation to 100 families, Tim has seen the future farmers in that area grow from strength to strength. While many are doing well for themselves, they lack the tools needed to scale up production.
Tim has come up with an idea to start a tool sharing project that will enable someone to borrow a tool just like they would a library book. He hopes to collect a number of each tool so that several people can have access to what they need.
If you have the budget or even the tool laying around, you could help these young farmers thrive in their community.
“Many farmers and gardeners are struggling to access tools as they are very expensive. This tools will be accessible to any gardener or farmer and farming organisations to borrow and use for a specified time and bring back without charging a fee! Yes it is possible and all framework and criteria is in place to avoid damage, dishonesty and theft. Am full of high hopes about this project. Among the tools needed include:
- Wheelbarrows,
- Spades,
- Forks,
- Hoes,
- Pik,
- Slasher,
- Sickle,
- Hand spades
- Hand forks,
- Pruning scissors,
- Saws,
- Measuring tapes,
- Digging auger,
- Watering cans,
- Hose pipes,
- Axes,
- Weedeater.
It’s just a beginning but we will build on this for now! If anyone or any organisation out there is able to support this initiative by purchasing any of the above tools for us or sending cash to purchase them it will be highly appreciated.
The tools can be dropped at Orange Farm or I can personally pick them up at any location. This initiative will go a long way in helping promote ethical food production within our communities and also get more youth into farming.
For more details call Tim on 0826396621 or timnectarbees@gmail.com”
Tim is working on several projects that centre around food growing, soil management and overall food security in poorer communities. You can find out more about the projects via his Facebook page here.
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