17 May
- naudemalan
- May 8
- 2 min read
Technology and Design of the Farm.
Please join us at the Soweto Campus of the University of Johannesburg on the 17th of May in B3 Enoch Sontonga Building at 9 am for 930 am until 1400. We will host a workshop on the essential technologies needed for urban agriculture. We are also expecting guests lecturers and keep a lookout for more info on that!
For the first time, we will have refreshments available.
Please bring an ID document, a birth certificate or passport or generic identification to gain access to campus.
You can join the event with MS Teams by clicking this link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NDExMzRmZjItNjJmYy00MzYzLTliNDYtMjMzMGE5NGEwODkz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22fa785acd-36ef-41bc-8a94-89841327e045%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22d9ec2883-9bca-4af7-a566-ab88fff0f5a6%22%7d
You can join the event through Facebook by clicking this link: https://www.facebook.com/events/541182265502329
The Question of Technology
There are many technologies and activities necessary for an urban agricultural enterprise. These have to be integrated, and today we will talk about all of these at once. In this class, we will try to host a workshop where we can illustrate how to implement such technologies within an overall PERMACULTURE DESIGN of the entire farm.
The list of technologies include the following, and these are all deemed essential to make a small enterprise work:
1. All gardens and farms need a beautiful name.
2. Design and plan your garden: take a look at “Permaculture” design.
3. Composting.
4. Liquid manures.
5. Biochar.
6. Deep trench beds and/or above ground deep trenches.
7. Intercropping and companion planting.
8. Mulching.
9. Irrigation.
10.Seeds and seed libraries.
11.Animals.
12.Tunnels and infrastructure.
13.Vertical, indoor and controlled environment agriculture.
14.Safety and security.
15.Enterprise development: A Shop.
16.A Retail system, including:
a. Grading of produce.
b. Pricing of produce – experiment with a say, 5% lower price than competitors.
c. Waste exchange mechanisms.
d. Partnerships with informal traders like bakkie traders for market-sourced produce (mainly staples).
e. Loyalty programmes.
f. Harvest specials.
g. Selling consumer goods.
h. Specials.
17.Social media.
18. Technology:
a Wifi and,
b. Develop your own.
21. Compliance:
a. Stakeholders,
b. Landlords, School Governing Bodies,
c. Parents,
d. Learners,
e. CIPC,
f. Utilities like water and electricity,
g. Infrastructure (make sure you own it),
h. Taxes and SARS,
i. Waste.
I look forward to seeing you all there!
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