On Thursday 8 July, SA Cities Networked launched the four “Good Hood Stories” videos on YouTube. Two of these Good Hood Stories focus on JCP projects; the Urban Agriculture Initiative and the Walkable Network (from 4mins30 as part of the focus on non motorised transport). Background Earlier this year, SA Cities Network put together a […]
The South African Cities Network [SACN] invites you to the Premiere Film Night of the Good Hood Stories. Join SACN to celebrate and learn from four videos capturing stories of good practice taking place across our cities. The four stories were selected for their innovative approach to partnerships from the 34 stories submitted to the […]
Farms in the sky There’s green things sprouting high in the sky in the Joburg inner city. Those things are spinach, basil and lettuce, planted in hydroponic farms on skyscraper rooftops as part of a project called the Urban Agriculture Initiative (UAI). Thirty-three year-old Puseletso Mamogale diligently picks at tiny pots – each containing a […]
Through the work of the Johannesburg Inner City Partnership key stakeholders have been brought together to form the Urban Agriculture Initiative (UAI) in order to address issues of food security, employment, education and skills development in Joburg. The Urban Agriculture Initiative in the press Progress of the Urban Agriculture Initiative On 11 October 2017 the […]
