Smallholders who are missing the popular South African Green Industries Council (SAGIC) invasive species and herbicide training will be relieved to hear that the Department […]
Tag: CLIMATE CHANGE
How To Repair Pastures With Brush Packing
Bush encroachment or bush thickening can be remedied through brush packing. Encroachment takes place when the growth of grass and leafy plants is threatened by […]
Establish A Recycling Depot On Your Plot
Starting a recycling depot on your smallholding may meet a number of needs. Most of us are quite willing to do our bit for the […]
Rocket Stove: Eco-friendly Heating & Cooking
Smokeless combustion, rocket stove and donkey boiler: three terms that are interlinked and which could, in rural setting, provide a low-cost, sustainable, eco-friendly solution to […]
Invasive Trees Are Also The Thirstiest
It is well-known that alien invasive trees and other plants have a negative effect on the environment where they establish themselves. What is less well-known, […]
Read The Latest Magazine Now
The November edition of the SA Smallholder Digital Magazine is now available to read online, or you can download it to read later. Click here […]
Ever thought of a Green Funeral?
We like to think that we do our best to tread as lightly as we can upon this earth, but we came across a green […]
UN Food Systems Summit ‘hogwash’
The United Nations Food Systems Summit, held in New York last month, was “hogwash” and a “threat to peoples’ food sovereignty”. That’s the view of […]
Let’s Make This A Successful Clean-Up Week
Clean-up and Recycle SA Week is an annual initiative by the local plastics industry, supported and endorsed by the various packaging and retail streams and […]
Building Emotional Resilience in Times of Climate Change
We know that climate change has a psychological impact on people, so we need to work on building emotional resilience. Whether it’s rising temperatures causing […]