Creative Multidisciplinary Approach towards food gardening

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="02c285a1erlcgo.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>FARMING SUCCESS</B></FONT><B>     |    </B><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FARMING SUCCESS"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="guidelines.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guidelines for mechanisation and labour "><U>Guidelines</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="riglyne.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Riglyne vir die bepaling van meganisasie"><U>Riglyne</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="adoption.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Adoption of New Technologies"><U>Adoption</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT>FoodGardening</div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>A Creative Multidisciplinary Approach towards</I></div> <div> <I>the Development of Food Gardening</I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="3e2580a0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="628" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 239 WIDTH="622"><bR> <div> <B>W. T. Nell</B></div> <div> Director: Centre for Agricultural Management University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Prof. S. J. Wessels</B></div> <div> Director: Mangaung–University of the Free State Community Partnership Programme (MUCPP), Bloemfontein, South Africa</div> <bR> <div> <B>J. Mokoka</B></div> <div> Community Coordinator – Mangaung–University of the Free State Community Partnership Programme (MUCPP), Bloemfontein, South Africa</div> <bR> <div> <B>S. Machedi</B></div> <div> Coordinator Health Services – Mangaung–University of the Free State Community Partnership Programme (MUCPP), Bloemfontein, South Africa</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 125 WIDTH="622"><bR> <div> <B>ABSTRACT</B></div> <div> The Mangaung–University of the Free State Community Partnership Programme (<A HREF="http://www.mucpp.co.za" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mucpp.co.za"><U>MUCPP</U></A>) is a comprehensive health care project, established in April 1991 in the Free State Province. It is largely funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, USA. The partnership is a triumvirate consisting of the Community of Mangaung, the University of the Free State (UFS) and the Department of Health of the Free State Province. The Food Garden Management Programme is a very important programme in MUCPP. In 1996 the MUCPP Food Garden was awarded PEACE GARDEN OF THE YEAR in the corporate class in a national competition.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 51 WIDTH="622"><div> The definition of a food garden in this article is a piece of land (± 100m2) at the back of a resident’s house which is used for the production of vegetables, chickens, and rabbits, mainly for own consumption. The focus here will be primarily on vegetable gardening and its influence on community development programmes.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 113 WIDTH="622"><div> <B>1. INTRODUCTION</B></div> <div> South Africa, as is the case in most other countries in Africa and the rest of the world, is in the middle of great changes and challenges that involves un- or underdeveloped communities. Most of these communities have the urge to develop themselves but do not always have the knowledge on how to get started and how to develop a sustainable development community programme. It is here where valuable and sound partnerships are the core of the success. Enough fresh and nutritious food (vegetables) will always be the centre of any development programme, because a hungry person cannot think clearly and act accordingly.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 121 WIDTH="622"><div> The main purpose of this article is to draw the attention of the institutions in South Africa involved in community development programmes to the importance of sound partnerships, not only with words but with deeds, as well as the important role of food gardens as tool to promote the upliftment of quality of life. Gutman (1987:42) found in his research in Buenos Aires that poor people have aesthetic needs, needs to enjoy as well as basic needs such as to eat. The total programme of the Mangaung–University of the Free State Community Partnership Programme (MUCPP) as described in points 2 and 3 addresses all the necessities a person needs to enjoy life. The background of the MUCPP will first be discussed, thereafter the role of food gardens under the four major actions, namely health, education and training, economic development and job creation.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 43 WIDTH="622"><div> Download full article in PDF format:</div> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-1415/foodgardens.pdf"><u>foodgardens.pdf</u> </a>  </B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC80 HEIGHT= 15 WIDTH="622"><div> <A HREF="research.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Research "><U> </U></A><A HREF="research.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Research "><U><B>Back to Research</B></U></A><B> | </B><B>Training video: </B><A HREF="vegetables.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Growing Vegetables: Training course"><U><B>Growing Vegetables</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>