The herbs also help to keep us healthy . Late October 2000 - Fruit trees were planted and project members were taught how to care for them. Herbs were planted amongst the vegetables to repel insects and to feed the soil. This is an educators' guide on how to use the curriculum and school grounds to create a healthy, food-rich environment for the benefit of the whole school and its' neighbouring community. South Africa is food secure at a national level but millions of citizens do not have enough to eat.
Health statistics are typical of low-income, food deficient countries.
Derek Hanekom, former Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs. Awareness and education are at the core of all of FTFAs activities. In 1995 an exciting partnership was formed with Eskom. Eskom Community Development agreed to fund a national schools greening competition and the EduPlant seed was sown. Assessment of the entries in that first year clearly indicated that many impoverished rural, and most disadvantaged urban schools were interested in food gardening, in addition to tree planting.