Small Hydroponics project caters for community in a big way
A SMALL agricultural project started with little capital in Humansdorp is going strong and produces vegetables which are sold to businesses and local people in the Kouga area.
The Loerie-Humansdorp Community Project produces 750kg of tomatoes and green peppers monthly and supports the local children’s home and soup kitchen with leftover vegetables. The land they are using was given to local people by the Kouga municipality five years ago and the municipality has continued to supply the project with free water and electricity.
Although it is only one hectare in size, about 8000 plants are grown at the hydroponics project at a time. The project received a government grant of R10 000 as financial capital at the start.
It was established with technical assistance from PPC Cement. The head of the Loerie PPC quarry Joe van Heerden said the project had blossomed from the start.
“The special tunnel tomatoes grown here are the best crop because they have a long shelf life and are available throughout the year,” said Van Heerden.
The Loerie-Humansdorp Community Project produces 750kg of tomatoes and green peppers monthly and supports the local children’s home and soup kitchen with leftover vegetables. The land they are using was given to local people by the Kouga municipality five years ago and the municipality has continued to supply the project with free water and electricity.
Although it is only one hectare in size, about 8000 plants are grown at the hydroponics project at a time. The project received a government grant of R10 000 as financial capital at the start.
It was established with technical assistance from PPC Cement. The head of the Loerie PPC quarry Joe van Heerden said the project had blossomed from the start.
“The special tunnel tomatoes grown here are the best crop because they have a long shelf life and are available throughout the year,” said Van Heerden.
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