Hlumani community garden, Khayelitsha
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Credit: allAfrica.comHlumani community garden in Khayelitsha is the oldest example of a successful, community-owned food garden in Cape Town's townships. Here, Jayfsh Mshweshwe (left) and Alfred Ngcizela (right), two of Hlumani's 44 members, survey their crops. The garden has begun to recover from a dry period lasting many months due to a broken water system. Many of the growing vegetables died before the system could be fixed. -
Credit: allAfrica.comA long-time Hlumani member tends to his vegetables. -
Credit: allAfrica.comJayfsh Mshweshwe stands in the doorway of the container where the gardeners keep their tools. -
Credit: allAfrica.comSome of the garden is still looking a shadow of its pre-drought self. -
Credit: allAfrica.comAlfred Ngcizela explains how the water pump broke. -
Credit: allAfrica.comBroken water system parts - the cause of all the trouble. -
Credit: allAfrica.comJayfsh Mshweshwe makes sure the now-functioning water system is connected properly. -
Credit: allAfrica.comNow that they have water, many crops in the Hlumani garden are making a comeback.
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