So we have started getting fresh, organic veggies from the Harvest of Hope project. Every week, on a Tuesday, we get a crate of veggies and it costs us R85 (this week the crate contained: Bunch of carrots, bunch of radishes, bunch of beetroot, bunch of parsley, bunch of collard greens, bunch of swiss chard, two heads of broccoli, one head of collie flower, about 10 small potatoes and some sage). These come from the townships surrounding Cape Town. Grown by the residents of these townships and collected by the Harvest of Hope project and then distributed to LOADS of people around the city. This is a fantastic situation. We get fresh, organic veggies every week, and the township residence have jobs and are business owners. EVERYBODY wins. There are of course issues with this system as with everything. Firstly, you cant choose your veggies, you have to take what they give you. Secondly, nothing is marked, and for a child of the 2000's, this is an issue for me, as I don't know what anything looks like. I know what the packet says, and that's what I buy. Thirdly, because the veggies are all organic, there is nothing sprayed or injected to make them last forever, so they start wilting after 4 days. That however just means that they are fresh and REAL.Thank you citizens of the many shacked communities around Cape Town for supplying me with grade A fresh, chemical free veggies every week!!
2 comments:
It is a wonderful project - and the veggies are quite good! Tastes better konwing you are contributing to social upliftment as well...
hey there. those veggies sound fantastic :-) i'm a big fan of organic vegetables, but i tend to get mine from the local organic markets. it's great to buy them from communities who need the support, though, so well done! the more people grow organic, the better.
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