
MEET ROOT-TO-GROW
Making a difference since 2011
“We’ve had a very humble beginning through obtaining small sponsorships from the Ackerman Pick & Pay Foundation, SABIC (Saudi Diversified Manufacturing Company), SPAR, The Oceana Foundation and The Department of Agriculture Western Cape and those individuals willing to make a difference” says director and founder Pieter Strauss – a former school teacher with the vision to teach children to grow their own food as we are faced with a certain food shortage in the future.
GROWING A SCHOOL GARDEN
If they grow it, they will eat it and it might just change their lives
Growing a school garden fosters community, teaches kids where their food comes from, and gets them outside.