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Cultivating for health and hope

Extension 7-based Umthathi has become an integral part of the Grahamstown community as, working at its heart, it helps people live healthily through growing their own food and making healthy lifestyle choices.

Roxanne Henderson tracks the movements of one of the organisation’s trainers, Zolani Zondani, for a day.

Zolani lives alone and does all domestic chores by himself. He enjoys cooking almost as much as he enjoys gardening, he says, and cooks only with herbs and vegetables he grows in the Umthathi gardens.
Zolani lives alone and does all domestic chores by himself. He enjoys cooking almost as much as he enjoys gardening, he says, and cooks only with herbs and vegetables he grows in the Umthathi gardens.
The best way to learn is through a practical approach and this is the method of Zolani and his colleagues at Umthathi. Here he gives school pupils a demonstration.
The best way to learn is through a practical approach and this is the method of Zolani and his colleagues at Umthathi. Here he gives school pupils a demonstration.
At the Umthathi office in Extension 7, Grahamstown, Zolani gardens with methods that are organic, sustainable and cost-effective. Keyhole gardening is a method that saves space for people who do not have large properties on which to grow gardens.
At the Umthathi office in Extension 7, Grahamstown, Zolani gardens with methods that are organic, sustainable and cost-effective. Keyhole gardening is a method that saves space for people who do not have large properties on which to grow gardens.
Zolani is hands-on when it comes to his work and has no qualms about getting his hands dirty while weeding.
Zolani is hands-on when it comes to his work and has no qualms about getting his hands dirty while weeding.
During youth workshops Zolani also shows an interest in the academic challenges of pupils and is always ready to talk.
During youth workshops Zolani also shows an interest in the academic challenges of pupils and is always ready to talk.
Cultivating for health and hope
Cultivating for health and hope
Cultivating for health and hope
Cultivating for health and hope
Cultivating for health and hope
Cultivating for health and hope