The Agricul Institute

What could be more sustainable that propagating a new plant 🌱 and using an old glass jar to do so?

We have started our NEW SERIES on growing new plants 🪴 out of scraps that we would usually throw away.

We have started a new SPRING ONION 🧅 plant from a piece that would have been discarded.

This new plant baby is ready to be repotted outside and the process has only taken 1 week to get it this far.

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? 💚

Cannot wait to yield some more spring onions for our summer salads 🥗

Should we show you how to regrow Spring Onion?
Give us a thumbs up 👍 in the comments and we will add it to our series.

How is it AUGUST already?
Hello to the windy 🌬 month here in Johannesburg, South Africa.

We are now on LinkedIn too. Check out our profile and follow us there 💚

What type of content would you like to see more of this month?

Let us know in the comments below 👇🏾

As draws to an end we would like to inspire you with our post today to make simple changes to your life that will greatly impact our environment in a positive way.

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You might be asking yourself, "I want to reduce waste, but I don't know where to start?" ♻️ This post is for you.

We want to show you that recycling at home is easier to do than you may think, and you might already have some of these systems in place.

CHECK OUT 🙌🏿 our post and SAVE 😉 this for later.
SHARE this post with someone who you know that would like to start recycling.

WORDS OF WISDOM 💚 for you today

"The sun does not forget a village just because it is small."

Our wish for you this Friday is that no matter where you are in your life right now that you remember that every day has its own challenges but that not all bad days are here to stay, you never know what is around the next corner.

The sun always shines 🌻 ☀️ 🌻 ☀️ 🌻 ☀️ 🌻 ☀️

TAKE A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES 👀 ⁠
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DO YOU KNOW WHAT AN 🇿🇦 ECO-WARRIOR IS?⁠
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Our are creating sustainable ways to farm locally grown produce and taking care of our environment. ⁠
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What is your definition of an ECO WARRIOR and would you like to be an ECO WARRIOR? ⁠
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If YES! Give us a thumbs up in the comments below, and we CHALLENGE YOU to share this post with someone who you think would also like to be an ECO WARRIOR. ⁠
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Who loves basil pesto? 🤩 We do! Great on just about everything. 🍀 🍀 🍀

is sharing her best tips on how to grow an endless supply of this gorgeous herb.

1. Basil 🍀 needs warmth and does really well in warm, sunny places in a pot or in your garden and enjoys ample watering.

2. If you buy your basil 🍀 plant in a small nursery pot it will probably stay a little basil plant for a while and eventually die. The best practice is to pot your basil plant into a larger pot or in your garden where it can thrive. Bigger pot, bigger plant.

3. If you are planting your basil 🍀 from seed, it would be a good idea to grow them indoors and wait for the possible frost to subside before repotting outside.

4. Water well, but don't let your basil plant sit in water for too long as they don't like wet feet. Good nitrogen fertilizer will promote healthy, green foliage. 🍀

5. Pinch, pinch, pinch. Once your basil 🍀 plant has started to grow a good idea to promote continuous growth is to pinch off the tops of your plant , this method encourages your basil plant to put out new leaves.

Do you love basil? Let us know in the comments below or comment on your favorite herb so that we can post some content just for you.

UPCYCLED PLANTERS 🪴 FOR PLASTIC FREE JULY

SWIPE ▶️ to see some seriously amazing planter ideas from everyday objects.

Amazing creativity and wow 🤩 these look 👀 incredible.

Could you imagine any of these in your garden?
Which one is your favorite 🤩 let us know in the comments below.

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If you have been following our account for awhile and wondered how you could get involved in our community projects - this post is for you! 🙌🏻🙌🏾🙌🏿

Helping out in our community doesn’t always mean you have to donate or sponsor money 💰 there are many ways that you could get involved through donating tools 🛠 or offering your time.

SWIPE to see the various ways you or your organization could offer assistance to these young

For more info or to make a donation drop us an email at 📩 [email protected]

PLANTING COMPANIONS | FRUIT TREES EDITION 🍎
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Seeing that Spring 🌻 is not too far away, we are looking at which plants will help your fruit trees thrive.

⁠Plant the following alongside your Apple tree:

🍎 Chives
🍎 Fennel
🍎 Nasturtium
🍎 Strawberry
🍎 Cornflower
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Do any of the above plants surprise you as companion plants for an Apple Tree?

Do you have a favorite apple? There are so many different types. Are you in favor of the sweet varieties or the sour and crunchy types?

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Let us know in the comments below.
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BEHIND THE SCENES 🙌🏻👀

At one of our

Do you like our veggie garden 🪴 in this retaining wall? What a clever use of space that would typically not be utilized.

DOUBLE TAP 🙌🏻🙌🏾 if you like our veggie garden.

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Another awesome from 💚

Who has time to chop a baby tomato in half, one by one?? What a time-consuming process?

If you want to save yourself a little time in the kitchen then this hack is for you.

1. Place your washed baby tomatoes on a flat plate.
2. Sandwich your tomatoes by placing another plate on top.
3. Hold the top plate in place, and with a sharp knife carefully slice between the two plates.
4. Remove the top plate once you are done, and VOLIA! All your tomatoes are perfectly chopped in half. Perfect to add to your pasta dishes or salads.

What do you think of this hack?
Would you give this a try or are you TEAM chop one by one?

Let us know in the comments below, and don't forget to tag your friends so that they also learn about these awesome kitchen/cooking hacks.

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