Food Security

A "floating food forest" brings New Yorkers free produce and models urban

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An artistic rendering shows the Swale barge floating on a New York City waterway. (Rendering courtesy of Mary Mattingly)

How to take initaitive!

Renewable Energy: Wind Power

Pilot Herb Garden

Drought leads to innovation

With the current drought, innovation - technology - systems and good common sense will have to be the order of the day. We are pilot this herb garden using high quality soils, gutters to contain the growth medium and also to be able to recirculate the very scarce water resource. Once this has been perfected we will replicate and scale-out at the Farm. See more...

Solar Program - Prize Giving

AFSD Partners with SolarWorks

AFSD and SolarWorks partnered to bring solar training to Dayspring Children's Village in Maanhaarrand. The prize giving was an amazing success. Several home systems were also installed in the surrounding community to bring some respite to the high costs of lighting. See more...

Solar Program - Learner Training

AFSD Partners with SolarWorks

AFSD and SolarWorks partnered to bring solar training to Dayspring Children's Village in Maanhaarrand. Competitions were held and the best results were rewarded with solar lights. Several home systems were also installed in the surrounding community to bring some respite to the high costs of lighting. See more...

An evening with Natie at the Farm

A great event followed by an evening around the fire

A great evening at the Farm with Natie. See more...

Craft beer just around the corner...

Amaphisi Herb Farmers

A great day spent with amazing farmers

Natie arranged the meeting with these amazing farmers. See more...