EduPlant

When school and community join forces, we create sustainable food security and foster a deeper connection to the land.

Take a close look at this inspiring scene from the EduPlant garden at Chuchekani Primary School in Phalaborwa. What makes this garden truly special is who tends it.

It’s not only the learners learning vital agricultural skills. It’s also a powerful partnership with the community. Here, mothers, grandmothers, and community leaders work alongside the learners.

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A new cycle of EduPlant has kicked-off!

We are so excited to be working with schools across South Africa and can't wait to see how they learn and grow in their gardens.

A huge thanks to our sponsors Tiger Brands and implementation partner, Food & Trees for Africa for their support in nurturing learners

We are bursting with pride for Segwaneng Primary School, an amazing school from our previous EduPlant cycle! One of their very own brilliant students, Palesa Mosegedi, has been named the national winner of the WESSA Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa's Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) South Africa Competition in the Photo category! 🏆🎉

Palesa’s submission was recognised for its creativity, passion, and powerful environmental message. Now, her winning entry is officially heading to the international YRE competition to represent South Africa on the global stage!✨

Our EduPlant learners continue to show that they are the eco-leaders of tomorrow.

A massive thank you to our sponsor Tiger Brands for their continued investment in nurturing young minds and empowering the next generation of environmental champions.

Please join us in wishing Palesa the absolute best of luck in the international round! Let's show her some love in the comments!

Meet Bharathi Tugh, the powerhouse teacher who spent three decades proving that a patch of soil can change the trajectory of a child’s life. In a time when food prices are soaring, her work with EduPlant is turning South African schools into hubs of nutrition, sustainability, and hands-on learning.

"It’s not an extracurricular activity anymore. It’s co-curricular."

A must-read via Daily Maverick

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Food & Trees for Africa

Tackling food insecurity: How one teacher’s garden became a national movement In a country where food is increasingly unaffordable, and schools are chronically underresourced, Bharathi Tugh has spent more than three decades proving that a patch of soil can change the trajectory…

Happy Freedom Day!

We celebrate the freedom to grow, learn, and shape a better future.

True freedom grows when communities have knowledge, nourishment, and care for people and the planet.

Through EduPlant, learners are growing skills, confidence, and resilience for the future

Happy Freedom Day!

Today, we honour the freedom to grow, to learn, and to shape a better future.

True freedom flourishes when communities have access to knowledge, nourishment, and the power to care for both people and the planet.

Through the EduPlant programme, learners are growing the skills, confidence, and resilience needed for a thriving future.

As technology becomes more and more accessible in communities across the globe, Food & Trees for Africa and EduPlant are ensuring that we continue to keep our facilitators knowledge not just updated but ahead of curve.

We recently hosted training for the new cycle of the EduPlant Programme that incorporates much more advanced scientific and technological elements.

This cycle, leveraging science and technology in the garden, is going to have a much bigger impact, getting the learners excited about both growing their own food AND all the careers that are possible when incorporating technology in the field.

A huge thank you to Tiger Brands for their continued sponsorship of the EduPlant Programme and for helping us drive innovation in school gardens.