A successful Gardens of Faithfulness training
“It is a response to the food needs in many South African households at present, and it provides a possible source of income for those who would like to do this on a larger scale,” explained FGW Training Facilitator.
On Saturday, 1 May Farming God’s Way (FGW) continued with their course in Gardens of Faithfulness at 69 Drift Boulevard, Muldersdrift.
According to the organisers, it is an excellent opportunity to be trained in this sustainable feeding method, and then go on to train others.
“Farming God’s Way, through its Gardens of Faithfulness programme, seeks primarily to train facilitators who are prepared to sit through six sessions of Saturday training, lasting a maximum of four hours each, in order to fully understand all the facets of implementing and maintaining these small gardens so that they can teach others to do the same.
“It is a response to the food needs in many South African households at present, and it provides a possible source of income for those who would like to do this on a larger scale,” explained FGW Training Facilitator, Jaap Heesterbeek.
With practical steps that are easy to follow and implement, the size of the gardens is only 1m x 2m, but they provide a family of four with food for three months, if properly looked after.
The training sessions are spaced about four weeks apart, to allow everyone to book their calendar well in advance.
The next training for the current group, which consists of six sessions in total, will be held on Saturday, 5 June at Community Ministries.
Due to the overwhelming interest shown in the training on the day, with well over 100 attendees, the training will be available to other local groups in the different areas, covering the whole of Gauteng.
“The vision and the planning for this is currently in the beginning stages, and when finalised will provide opportunities for training throughout Gauteng.
“Farming God’s Way provides the platform to allow this type of duplication on a large scale, as all information is freely available on the www.farming-gods-way.org website and on YouTube,” said Jaap.
The current challenges are the provision of seedlings at low cost, as this is a non-commercial application of growing vegetables for own and community use.
The current Gardens of Faithfulness programme is hosted by Pastor Craig Rowe and his team, and is facilitated by Jaap. All those involved are from Community Ministries in Muldersdrift.
Members of the public who would like more information on the Gardens of Faithfulness programme are advised to contact Jaap on 083 280 4872 or email him at jaapheesterbeek@gmail.com.
