{"id":171975,"date":"2020-11-13T14:52:40","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T12:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=96349"},"modified":"2020-11-13T14:52:40","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T12:52:40","slug":"its-so-important-for-our-little-ones-to-learn-life-skills-like-gardening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/its-so-important-for-our-little-ones-to-learn-life-skills-like-gardening\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s so important for our little ones to learn life skills like gardening\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Leandra Louw: A Learner at Blaauwskop Intermediate School<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018It\u2019s so important for our little ones to learn life skills like gardening\u2019<\/p>\n

(11 November 2020) With an 80% unemployment rate among the youth and most elderly community members surviving on pension grants, Blaauwskop in the Northern Cape is a low-income area in constant need of help.<\/p>\n

Marcellino September, 54, has been the Blaauwskop Intermediate School Principal for 22 years and is aware of the socio-economic challenges that have an impact on the 600 learners at the school, and he\u2019s therefore exceedingly grateful for the support Shoprite recently provided for the school\u2019s food garden.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re in a rural area, sometimes you feel like you\u2019re forgotten. You think that good things only happen in urban areas and you believe that companies forget that support is needed in rural areas too,\u201d says Marcellino.<\/p>\n

The food garden at the school was started in 1998 to supplement the school\u2019s feeding programme, but the part-time gardener who\u2019s been taking care of the garden needed help as the school was hoping to grow crops throughout the year.<\/p>\n

Shoprite arranged for the installation of rainwater harvesting infrastructure \u2013 including gutters and a 5,000-litre water tank \u2013 at the school, and donated seedlings, gardening tools, fruit trees and much more.<\/p>\n

The retailer has also been running full-day training workshops to teach the teachers, learners and the gardener about modern permaculture methods to make the best use of their resources.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause we now have a better understanding of how to grow the crops in an eco-friendly way, we have incorporated gardening skills into the curriculum. It\u2019s so important for our little ones to learn life skills like gardening because that will stay with them forever. It also helps them to have an understanding of the food supply chain,\u201d explains Marcellino.<\/p>\n

The Shoprite Group is committed to fighting hunger across South Africa and has since 2015 partnered with 119 community food gardens and 475 home gardens, benefitting over 28 000 people.<\/p>\n

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