New growing beds are coming to life at Halfway House in Roosboom, deployed in the greenhouse and outdoors to enrich the garden. Four local women now contribute on a daily basis, working in pairs five days a week to ensure … Read More
The deaf and hard-of-hearing youngsters at Levi’s Nek farm producencorn to feed their chickens, but also for their own consumption.Freshly harvested, the shucked corn is grilled over a wood fire in a homemade frying pan.
Under the guidance of Tsephane, the head of the educational farm set up by The Ivory Foundation at St Paul’s school in Leribe, 6 young students take care of the animals (chickens, cows and pigs) on a daily basis, and … Read More
To ensure the preparation and maintenance of the garden at Roosboom’s Halfway House, which has now doubled in size, a new team has been set up, reinforced by 4 women and 2 men from Roosboom. They work 3 days a … Read More
With the water reservoir just in place to collect water pumped from the ground by the Halfway house borehole, the plumber laid a large-diameter line from the borehole along the length of the greenhouse to install the drip system. 4 … Read More
Summer, which corresponds to the rainy season in southern Africa, is the ideal time to set up a fertiliser tree nursery. These trees have been chosen for their ability to fertilise the soil by producing nitrogen nodules at their roots, … Read More
A great day at Halfway House! Thanks to the support of the Bel Foundation and The Ivory Foundation, a borehole has been drilled on the grounds of Halfway House in Roosboom. This is part of the plan to improve the … Read More
The young residents of Levi’s Nek farm have begun installing automatic watering systems in the greenhouses. An initial large-diameter tube was connected to the water tower running along the side of the 2 greenhouses. Pre-drilled pipes were then drawn from … Read More
The young residents have started installing the automatic watering system. Connected to the pump, it supplies two circuits, one going to the greenhouses, again with a subdivision to water them intermittently, given the lack of pressure. The other circuit supplies … Read More
The henhouse at Levi’s Nek farm provides an important source of protein for the young residents of Levi’s Nek farm by producing a large quantity of eggs. The male population is limited to a few units, so the roosters are … Read More
