Urban Farming in South Africa Echocast Radio

Lynn-Dee van Rensburg, the owner of the Free Living Health Store, joins Chris via a Zoom call as they chat about the health and healing benefits of food and how apparent is has become, during Covid-19 Lockdown, that sustainable urban farming has become critical to avoid mass food shortages and to maintain health levels.

You can find out more about the Free Living Health Store at www.free-living.co.za or follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/freelivinglife/

You can also carry on the discussion on Urban Farming and all things Green on our Facebook Group on the following link: http://bit.ly/GreenFBGroup

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Lizette Grobler, joins Chris in studio again as they chat through some guidelines and tips for Urban Farmers when it comes to selling produce... Everything from packaging to pricing and how to handle buyers and market agents.

Lizette is one of the founders of KOS Community, an online fresh produce and grocery shop which supports Urban Farmers and build community through shopping. You can find out more about KOS Community on their webpage (http://www.kos.community/) or their Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/kos.community/).

You can also carry on the discussion on Urban Farming and all things Green on our Facebook Group on the following link: http://bit.ly/GreenFBGroup

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Guest, Lizette Grobler, joins Chris in studio as they chat through the various ways Urban Farmers are able to sell their produce. Lizette is one of the founders of KOS Community, an online fresh produce and grocery shop which supports Urban Farmers and build community through shopping. You can find out more about KOS Community on their webpage (http://www.kos.community/) or their Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/kos.community/).

You can also carry on the discussion on Urban Farming and all things Green on our Facebook Group on the following link: http://bit.ly/GreenFBGroup

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Rikalize Reinecke is back in studio with Chris to chat about the Lappies System (her Modular Aquaponics System project which won Gold at this year's Tunisia International Science Fair), Feeding Africa Unlimited (a project started up for Urban Farmers in the townships through donor funding) and Fishify, an Aquaponics & Aquaculture Management App.

You can also carry on the discussion on Urban Farming and all things Green on our Facebook Group on the following link: http://bit.ly/GreenFBGroup

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Rikalize Reinecke goes to school, just like the average kid in their late teens. But unlike them, she has an unusual side business... she runs her own aquaculture and aquaponics business, and her venture is growing by the day. Today she joins Chris in studio to chat through her journey and how Aquaponics can be a potential method for Urban Farmers in South Africa.

You can also carry on the discussion on Urban Farming and all things Green on our Facebook Group on the following link: http://bit.ly/GreenFBGroup

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Guest, Rika Joubert, joins Chris in studio again as they chat through all the advantages and good things you can achieve by incorporating plants grown in your own urban garden into your family's diet and some tips on how you can start doing that.

You can also carry on the discussion on Urban Farming and all things Green on our Facebook Group on the following link: http://bit.ly/GreenFBGroup

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