School Gardens
Photo Credit: EduPlant

The winners of the EduPlant “Best permaculture school garden competition 2020” have been announced; these are the school gardens that won.

 

South Africa (29 October 2020) – The EduPlant programme, run by Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) since 1994, is the country’s longest-running and most impactful school greening and gardening programme.

More than a quarter of school-aged children in South Africa are stunted and malnourished, and school food gardens are an important way for children to get the nutrition they need to thrive. EduPlant has brought school gardens to thousands of schools across the country. If your school would like to get involved, you can find out more here.

Endorsed by the Department of Basic Education’s National School Nutrition Programme, EduPlant offers schools in under-resourced communities and townships the resources; training and support they need to develop or improve their food gardens.

School Gardens

The organisation hosts an annual school garden competition and the winners of the “Best permaculture school garden competition 2020” have been announced. Many representatives from the schools spoke about how much the programme had helped them change the lives of their students.

“We are proud of every single school involved, and every learner, educator and community member who is working hard towards a more self-sufficient, wholesome, food-secure South Africa.”

These are the winners in each category.

Mentoring:

  1. Seyisi Primary School
  2. Nobanda Primary School

Experienced:

  1. Shea O’Connor Combined School
  2. Leubaneng Primary School
  3. Kwa-Ngubeni Primary School

Emerging:

  1. Kings Harvest Academy
  2. Sesete Primary School
  3. Yomelela Primary School

Fan Favourite:

Hlatikulu Senior Primary School

Most Improved School:

Elizabeth Matsemela Secondary School

Provincial Winners:

Eastern Cape: Jamangile Senior Secondary School
Free State: Gelukwaarts Farm School
Gauteng: Philip Kushlick School
KwaZulu-Natal: Woodhurst Primary School
Limpopo: Mmakau Primary School
Mpumalanga: Senianya Primary School
North West: Edisang Primary School
Northern Cape: Laerskool Wilgenhoutsdrift
Western Cape: Eden Training School


Sources: FTFA
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