Our latest new partner on show here and it was such a pleasure to see the happy faces.
A happy crowd and the laborers in the community garden are all unemployed people. The garden has 18 volunteer garden workers, and some community members also work here as volunteers.
They did not expect our arrival and were over the moon with the goods that we donated. Every Tuesday is harvesting day at the community garden and the public also come here to buy fresh organic vegetables. There are many unemployed people in the area and the community garden donates food to them. We received a request for clothing for the volunteers that work in the garden and fortunately Papillon also supports another non-profit called the Rape Crisis Center. Now what you may ask does the rape center have to do with the community garden?
Well, the rape center has a charity shop that the public supports by donating clothing to the shop. We contacted the CEO of the rape center for help, and we handed her a list of clothing sizes for the garden workers.
They wanted mainly T-shirts, trousers and takkies. So yesterday we went to the rape center to collect the clothing and we took it to the community garden. Oh, we were so happy, as the one bag contained new T-shirts.
But I talk too much and let's see the action.
They did not expect our visit and I took some photos of the workers in action.
A lady appeared with two watering cans and I decided to track her moves.
There was also a guy with two cans at the right hand of the photo.
Ah! Watch how the guy was watering the vegetable bed.
And then then were two watering the vegetable beds.
The water was taken from a large rain water collection tank.
Look at this rich haul of spinach at the front and cabbage behind it.
Healthy food makes for healthy minds and bodies.
They have many kinds of vegetables here at the community garden, stuff like carrots, beetroots, pumpkins, broccoli, kale and many other varieties.
Not only are the vegetables healthy, but they also ensure a much better quality of food for the hungry that do not have the money to buy vegetables.
So, we hit two birds with one stone, as we support the rape crisis center financially and also with used clothing for their charity shop. Now we also support the community garden by linking the two non-profits together and we will continue to make connections between non-profits to try to fill their needs and to source more items that are required by each non-profit.
The days of isolated little non-profits that struggle alone are gone, as the time is now, in this present day that we must live for each other. We are in the process of weaving a tapestry of non-profits together.
Together we can do so much more to help the needy in our communities.
Note: To all of the South Africans in Cape Town and to tourists that plan to come here, please pay a visit to the Community Garden in Somerset West. They really need the support.
I hope that you enjoyed the story and the pictures.
And That's All Friends.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.
