Penumbra, the online climate change compendium curated by noted artist, Paul Edmunds, published an interview with the SA Urban Food & Farming Trust’s Executive Manager and Trustee, Kurt Ackermann. The interview, subtitled “Nutritional Values,” ranges widely, touching on the role of urban agriculture, nutrition, agrarian communities, the real cost of food, and carbon cycles, asContinue reading “PENUMBRA interview with SAUFFT Executive Manager, Kurt Ackermann”
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International Civil Society Centre’s Innovation Report 2020
The SA Urban Food & Farming Trust is included as a case study in the International Civil Society Centre (ICSC) Innovation Report 2020, one of 14 from around the world focussed on innovations for inclusive solutions that support marginalised communities in cities. The ICSC characterises the case studies as “best practices among international and localContinue reading “International Civil Society Centre’s Innovation Report 2020”
African City Food Month
The newly released report on ICLEI’s #AfricanCITYFOODmonth 2020 makes for good reading and has some excellent materials in it. The SA Urban Food & Farming Trust were proud to be a partner alongside the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), RUAF, WWF the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation,Continue reading “African City Food Month”
New book highlights Cape Town’s urban social agriculture as catalyst for improved quality of life
A chapter of the new book, Handbook of Quality of Life and Sustainability, highlights the catalytic role of urban agriculture on public land to improve quality of life. Featuring two projects of the SA Urban Food & Farming Trust and co-authored by our executive manager, Kurt Ackermann, this case study looks at the spatial aspectsContinue reading “New book highlights Cape Town’s urban social agriculture as catalyst for improved quality of life”
The Big Issue: Food Sustainability Issue
The Big Issue South Africa for October-November is out, guest edited by two of our trustees, Sheryl Ozinsky and Kurt Ackermann. This special issue is focussed on food sustainability, in which the question “can a city feed itself?” is the connecting theme. In addition to pieces penned by Sheryl and Kurt, enjoy thoughtful articles fromContinue reading “The Big Issue: Food Sustainability Issue”
Announcement: Food Dialogues Report Released
Today, World Food Day, marks the launch the 2020 Food Dialogues Report. This comes six years after the first Food Dialogues took place in 2014, which we organised to begin an exchange of ideas that could sow the seeds of change to challenge ‘conventional orthodoxy’ relating to the food system. In the years since weContinue reading “Announcement: Food Dialogues Report Released”
OZCF highlighted in showcase of Urban Food Initiatives.
ICLEI Africa included the Oranjezicht City Farm in a published case study of urban food initiatives driving social transformation in cities, along with Babylonstoren and the Company’s Garden. The study identifies eight benefits coming from such projects and identifies the “the need for innovative mechanisms that strive to build and restore societal cohesion” in highlyContinue reading “OZCF highlighted in showcase of Urban Food Initiatives.”
Media Release: Food Dialogues 2020 aims to foster a healthier, more resilient and just food system
20 July – 14 August 2020 Issues around food, nutrition and hunger have reached a new level of urgency as the widespread, ongoing hunger in South Africa and many parts of the world are exacerbated by the global COVID-19 pandemic and responses to it. Food insecurity, a longstanding problem in South Africa, has gained newContinue reading “Media Release: Food Dialogues 2020 aims to foster a healthier, more resilient and just food system”
Monocle features the Oranjezicht City Farm
The SA Urban Food & Farming Trust’s founding project got some A-list global media love from Monocle Magazine in it’s July/August 2020 special Quality of Life issue. This issue is a celebration of the city – it spotlights the cities, leaders and luminaries shaping urban life for the better. We’ve doubled down on our reportingContinue reading “Monocle features the Oranjezicht City Farm”
Mail & Guardian Special Report: While Fields are Full, Plates are Empty.
The SA Urban Food & Farming Trust features in the Mail & Guardian Special Report on the food insecurity challenges faced by South Africa. We note with hope some of the corporates lending their support during this time of crisis. May it contribute to lasting change within our harmful and unjust food system. Read theContinue reading “Mail & Guardian Special Report: While Fields are Full, Plates are Empty.”
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