Bumble love garden
South Africa

Bumble love garden

1st Strand Scouts established a vegetable garden at Bumble Love Day Care in Somerset West. The garden, the preparation of the soil and the planting were done in two sessions. They started with preparing the ground and learning about planting of vegetables. The group received support from Kassie Booysens, Horticulturalist & Manager at Benbel from Somerset West. He provided all items at cost price, helped with the delivery of the material and ran a session on different vegetables. The third session took place a few days later where the team of Scouts, Cubs, parents, Scouters and Kassie measured the rows for the garden using cotton string and some pegs to mark where they needed to dig. Additionally, the group installed an irrigation for the garden. They installed pipes, pumps and sprinklers. Now the garden can be watered with water from the storm water drain or municipal water. This project will give 60 children and 15 staff members of the centre access to vegetables and are now ensured nutritious meals.
Started Ended
Number of participants
12
Service hours
150
Location
South Africa

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