Green Entrepreneurs start business ventures with a strong internal motivation related to a heightened sensitivity of environmental needs. Sustainability of the land is at the core of their business activity. In this conversation our Landscape Guardian Siyabulela Siya Sokomani and Joshua Wanyama.
Siya is a South African Restoration Leader, Green Entrepreneur and Co-owner of Nguni Nurseries in Cape Town, South Africa. They specialize In contract growing and supply of indigenous plants, tree saplings for sustainable landscapes, greening projects, horticultural Industry, and ecological restoration, He is also a youth Ambassador for AFR100 – SOUTH AFRICA. He is also the co-founder at Township Farmers SA, a community organization that creates small-scale organic farms and environmental awareness in disadvantaged areas. Through his Running Tree initiative, Siya and other volunteers have run marathons with trees strapped to their backs to raise awareness and trees for the townships in South Africa. https://www.nguninursery.co.za/
Joshua Wanyama is the Co-founder of Farmsyde Organics Ltd, who grows and sells locally grown "superfoods" such as the Chia seeds , Flax, Black Seeds, Moringa and other related products sourced from organic farmers based in Kenya. The Farmsyde mission is to provide better opportunities for farmers, while providing consumers with healthier food choices. https://farmsyde.com/
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- Show
- PublishedMarch 17, 2021 at 1:00 PM UTC
- Length33 min
- Season1
- Episode6
- RatingClean