The Oranjezicht City Farm is a community of adults and younger folk working together to engage in small-scale food production in the City Bowl of Cape Town.

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celebrating local food, culture and community

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A non-profit project celebrating local food, culture and community
Our Mission:
• The Oranjezicht City Farm is a community of adults and younger folk working
together to engage in small-scale food production in the City Bowl of Cape Town.
Our Vision:
• To improve under-utilised public green spaces by creating demonstration gardens
for hands-on community-wide food gardening education, thereby increasing access
to fresh vegetables for all members of our community, regardless of income.
Our Goals:
• Serve as an educational resource on small scale organic food production for
City Bowl area residents
• Increase access to nutritious fresh vegetables for the community
• Increase the number of organic gardeners in the City Bowl, leading to more
outdoor activities and healthier lifestyles
• Build capacity and skills of youth and adults seeking work in urban food production
• Promote connections and foster relationships between and among individuals,
garden communities, and NGO’s
• Improve unused or under-utilised public green space in the City Bowl,
preserving and protecting undeveloped land.

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Farming as a catalyst for change in our community:
• Changing awareness (i.e. education)
- Parents (food choices, resource use, empowerment)
- Children (food origins, nature/agriculture, food)
• Changing behaviour
- Consumption patterns (food, resources)
- Production patterns (grow your own)
• Changing relationships
- Participation within the community
- Links to other communities (e.g. Abalimi Bezekhaya)

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A superb location, currently an unused bowling green, next to the
corner of Sidmouth avenue and Upper Orange road, Oranjezicht.

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Originally the site was the Oranjezicht Manor, which was
demolished in the fifties to make space for a bowling green.

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The original farm layouts are missing, but the Nieuwland Farm
layout is still available as reference of the typical style and layout.

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Visual reference to other historical and contemporary gardens.

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The farm’s layout is based on its historic function (food production)
and a modern interpretation for consumers (food presentation).

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All paths for the general public are 2m wide
and covered in compacted chipped stone.
This is wide
enough for two
couples to pass
each other (or a
wheelchair and
a wheelbarrow)
going in opposite
directions.
The paths are
accessible from
all directions.

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For the garden to grow organically, indigenous
wildlife needs to be attracted to the garden.
Four ponds
(various depths,
fauna and flora)
will be central to
each section of
the garden.

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All the beds are one metre wide and separated by a
60cm wide path to allow wheelbarrow access.
This amounts
to 705m2 of
arable farmland.
Next step:
what will be
planted where?

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The story of the garden and the history of
Oranjezicht will be shown in designated areas.
These areas are
inside the garden,
rewarding the
viewer with not
just an interaction
with the plants,
but with facts
and information
relating to the
garden itself.

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Who is involved?
• Small Steering Committee
- Sheryl, Kurt, Martin, Mario (the farmer)
- Get off the ground
- Liaise with City
• Design (garden layout and graphics)
- Derrick
• The City of Cape Town
- Saul Roux
• S21 NFP
- Run by a board made up of representatives of community

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Income opportunities (phase 2):
• Wholesale (to restaurant) ‘pays the bills’
• Retail provides predictable, affordable and quality farm
produce - farm stall and subscription
• Partnership with suppliers for retail
• Small ‘tea room’ and ‘shop’
• Gardening and garden advisory services
• Membership model encourages local buy-in
• Online store has more comprehensive offering

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Partnerships
• City of Cape Town
• CIBRA (confirmed)
• OH Watch (confirmed)
• Reclaim Camissa
• Oranjezicht Heritage Society (confirmed)
• Soil for Life
• Abalimi Bezekhaya
• Wessa
• Institute for Zero Waste in Africa
• Madame Zingara Group

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Why is the urban farm good for Cape Town?
• Will be able to pioneer an innovative sustainability project
and demonstrate its commitment to urban agriculture.
• Job creation and skills development.
• This project can assist in realizing and contributing to the
vision of a sustainable future.
• The project will constitute an opportunity to showcase best
practice environmental solutions and activities. The project
will pioneer the first SA inner-city farm. T he intention is to
develop good practice, which can be replicated in other
neighbourhoods in Cape Town and in other cities throughout
SA and beyond.

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What we have from the City:
• Letter of support: Cllr. Dave Bryant
• MOU with City Parks – Pauline McConney and Dave Curran
• Access to springs for irrigation
• Property Services: Johan de Goede on board
• Heritage: Clive James/David Hart (sent proposal)

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Thank you.