Veggie Boxes
KSFI offers weekly Veggie Boxes to clients who select from a menu of freshly picked seasonal vegetables.
Small Farm Internship Program
As part of our mission to train young farmers in a hands-on environment, we offer student live-in internships for between 6 weeks and 2 years, post and prior to their graduation from agricultural TVET and university institutions. To date we have trained 32 students, some have been employed by KSFI while others have gone into full-time employment elsewhere.
Why Agroecology?
- Improves soil health.
- Requires no expensive fertilizer and uses mainly small scale machinery
- Generates high-value, healthy organic produce.
- Fosters biodiversity.
- Promotes local economic resilience in farming communities.
We work with schools
We work with schools by setting up gardens on school grounds. This foundational training in children can transform lives by providing a basis to nutritional health and well being. The garden is designed to provide a supplement of fresh produce to school lunches daily.
Using the garden as a tool to teach STEM topics to interested learners gives them basic life skills in biology, plant physiology, climate, agritechnology, simple design innovations and mathematics .
Using the garden as a tool to teach STEM topics to interested learners gives them basic life skills in biology, plant physiology, climate, agritechnology, simple design innovations and mathematics .
Agroecology Training
We offer two courses that equip youth and communities to start, manage and grow their small agricultural enterprises
The Youth Exchange Program is a 3 week in house intensive training curriculum that covers the basics of setting up a small farm including soil preparation, composting, making bio fertilizers, crop planning, growing seedlings both as a business and for production, use of small tools and equipment, harvesting and basic business skills. Training is both in the classroom and in the field. Graduates who start their own farms are invited to sell their excess produce at our weekly markets. They receive regular on-site mentoring by KSFI staff. Currently we service weekly farmers markets at two locations every other week. We have a KSFI stand and a community produce stand. Community produce is inventoried each week and sales are reconciled to each farmer. Farmers are paid monthly for all sales generated from their produce.
This 3-week course is offered to beginning farmers who have demonstrated the ability to provide regular first and second grade products. The course covers different farming systems under the banner of agroecology such as agroforestry, permaculture and biodynamic farming, with the goal of giving students more ideas and systems to promote innovation. From there we train the students to scale up their projects with modules such as company registration, compliance, entering larger markets, professional leadership, and business development. Farmers receive professional mentorship and support on an as needed basis.
Aggregator Program
This program is designed to build sustainability into KSFI and the farmers we support. By building relationships with suppliers and buyers we can leverage product pricing for all in our programs, and we assist farmers to enter larger markets thereby bringing more money back into the villages in which we work. This project is designed to become a for profit enterprise that will transition accordingly once it has become profitable. We predict this to be by 2028.
Youth Gardens are a path to employment
KSFI’s Youth-Led Garden Program empowers young people with practical farming, leadership, and entrepreneurship skills that build confidence and strengthen food security in their communities. Through hands-on training in crop production, financial management, and sustainable garden practices, youth participants are transforming underutilized spaces into vibrant, productive gardens. The program not only generates income through the Aggregator initiative but also creates a safe, collaborative environment where young people learn, innovate, and grow together.
Home Gardens for food security
The Home Garden Program supports households across Ward 32 to grow their own nutritious food, reduce monthly expenses, and generate income through surplus sales. With ongoing training, home visits, and access to seeds and soil amendments, families are building resilient, sustainable gardens that improve their health and livelihoods. The program strengthens community food systems, encourages self-reliance, and enables households to play an active role in shaping a more food-secure future.
The Aggregator
an income generating iniative.
What We have to Offer!
Farm to Fork lunches
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Kidds Beach Park Run Market
Visit us at the Kidds Beach Park Run Market every other Saturday and at the Beacon Bay Market in the Spargs Parking Lot on alternate Saturdays.
School Garden
We work with schools by setting up gardens on school grounds. This foundational training in children can transform lives by providing a basis to nutritional health and well being. The garden is designed to provide a supplement of fresh produce to school lunches daily. Using the garden as a tool to teach STEM topics to interested learners gives them basic life skills in biology, plant physiology, climate, agritechnology, simple design innovations and mathematics .
LilyStars After School Program
LilyStars After School Program is a project that falls under a partnership between KSFI, Sakhimfundo Youth Programme and Camp Sizanani- Camps for Africa.
Farm Tours
by Appointment Only
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Call us 072 917 6258
- 1 Hour tour, cost per person over 16 years R100
- 2 Hour Educational Tour R300 per person
- Schools and student tours please call to schedule
Young Farmers Convening
This event is designed to celebrate the successes of the youth within our programs and the communities we support. It is a cultural extravaganza with local performers, stories by farmers of their journeys along the path to abundance, university graduates and achievements by our own staff members most of which are under the age of 35 years. It is a colourful affair with a competition for the best and most culturally relevant outfits of both men and women. We serve food grown on the farm and we feature music and dance performances.
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