Hello, Urban Farmers!

We are thrilled to reconnect with our amazing community of passionate growers and green thumbs. After a brief hiatus, Die Urban Boer is back, and we’re more inspired than ever to cultivate sustainable and vibrant urban agriculture together. Urban farming is more than just a trend; it’s a movement towards self-sufficiency, healthier living, and a…

JUNE GARDENING GUIDE

June is always a great month in the garden for maintenance. We can be blessed with some beautiful, clear, and crisp days, so make the most of them when they are here! There may not be as many daylight hours, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy being out in the garden when the…

Green shoots — five new forests spring up in Cape Town

The first SUGi pocket forest in South Africa is the pilot forest in Philippi, located on the KT Grows Organics which is now two years and five months old.(Photo: Christian Helgi for Mzanzi Organics) Kristin Engel – 27 May 2024 New urban pocket forests have sprouted around Cape Town in Langa, Mitchells Plain, Bo-Kaap, Pinelands…

Salt River street art walk

From gigantic to tiny, political to pretty – the variety of murals is huge in Salt River. Home to the annual International Public Art Festival for five years 2017-2021 (I am one of their guides), new large murals are being commissioned by the Salt River Heritage Society. The area is full of history and is…

Blow for Woodstock social housing plan

The contested site in Earl Street, Woodstock, where the City of Cape Town planned to develop social housing is currently open space. Photo: Matthew Hirsch 15 May 2024 | By Matthew Hirsch Tribunal overturns Heritage Western Cape decision to allow development at the Earl Street site An independent tribunal last week overturned a Heritage Western…