By Caron Tomblin | Fundraising Manager
Dear GlobalGiving Supporters,
As we reach the halfway mark of 2025, we're thrilled to share the momentum and impact your generous support has made possible. With your help, SEED continues to grow a thriving “Green Army” of youth, educators, and community members championing sustainability and food security in the Cape Flats.
Highlights from the Ground
1. Skills Training That Grows More Than Gardens
Our Applied Permaculture Training and Resilience Training have equipped dozens of young people with the tools they need to design and sustain food gardens, understand environmental systems, and build personal and financial resilience. In April, 18 youth completed a three-week job shadow programme with SEED and our partners — and we're delighted that three alumni have already secured permanent placements.
2. Schools as Catalysts for Change
We’re proud to continue our partnerships with Rocklands and Caradale Primary Schools, where students learn outdoors through nature-based lessons. In May alone, our team harvested 45kg of produce, which was distributed to school feeding schemes and our alumni business, Marley’s Soul Food Kitchen.
3. SEED Markets & Soap-Making Workshops
We launched our first SEED Market Day of 2025 in April, bringing together over 20 local vendors and 150 attendees, despite the chilly weather! Community members shared and sold eco-friendly goods including preserves, garden produce, clothing, and baked goods — while our Soap-Making Workshops and Organic Gardening Courses remain popular and oversubscribed.
4. G-Adventures International Tours Begin
We recently welcomed our first international tour group through a new partnership with G-Adventures. Visitors explored our gardens, helped turn compost, and ended the day with a fresh vegetarian meal prepared on site. These visits generate income, raise awareness, and offer hands-on inspiration.
SEED Harvests: January–May 2025
These organic harvests go directly into local feeding schemes and our alumni business, Marley’s Soul Food Kitchen- reducing hunger and building community resilience.
With Gratitude
Your support through GlobalGiving is not just helping us train individuals — it’s sparking systemic change in schools, homes, and communities. Whether it’s a student discovering soil for the first time, a graduate starting a food business, or a teacher building a worm farm in class, you are part of every seed planted.
We remain deeply grateful for your belief in SEED’s mission to grow a greener, more just future.
With thanks,
The SEED Team
By Caron Tomblin | Funding Co-ordinator
By Lauren Dreyer | SEED Facilitator
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