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Heritage Day 2016 Celebration

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Don't miss out! Come join in the fun and help celebrate local food, culture and community. What can I do on the day? Meet the volunteer guides and tour the Oranjezicht City Farm Participate in guided walking tours of history-filled Oranjezicht Take in the vibe of the food and fun under the historic oaks Eat free range boerewors rolls, pancakes sweet and savoury, frozen yoghurt, Indian vegetarian delights, irresistible tacos and more Drink home-made lemonade and Fairtrade African Read more [...]
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Fabulous Floral Fundraiser 2016

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Get fresh seasonal cut flowers, just in time for Mother’s Day 2016, and support OZCF's non-profit educational mission! Choose from unique fynbos, herbs, edibles and the best seasonal flowers, either loose or styled just for you by a professional Okasie florist. Pre-order online your bouquet or vase now and collect at OZCF Market Day on Saturday 7 May, 9am-6pm (pre-orders needed by 12h00 on Friday, 6 May). Or come to Market Day to select your own and browse the selection of other fundraiser Read more [...]
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Profile of OZCF the headline feature in Daily Maverick

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From the Daily Maverick - read the original. Food as a human right: Growing food, By the people, For the people The Oranjezicht City Farm Market in Cape Town has gone in four years from being a small volunteer community project to a popular city market pumping R30 million into the local economy trading only one day a week. It has also created 200 jobs and supports around 15 small farmers in the region. One of its visionaries is former Cape tourism head, Sheryl Ozinsky, who has a plan to create Read more [...]
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OZCF publishes book on Oranjezicht history

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Update: Now available for purchase in our online store! The Oranjezicht City Farm is delighted to announce the publication of its first book, Oranjezicht: Recalling the past, cultivating the future, by Patricia Davison and Adrienne Folb. This book arose from an informal gathering of friends in the barn of the historic Oranjezicht farmstead. All agreed that there was a story to be told about the people who, centuries ago, had lived and worked in this place and how their lives connect with our Read more [...]
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Market moving to Granger Bay for winter 2015

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From Saturday 6 June 2015 Oranjezicht City Farm's weekly farmer’s market will relocate to the Granger Bay section of the V&A Waterfront for the winter from its current venue at Leeuwenhof. This scheduled move is due to wet winter conditions that make the use of the lawns and parking area at Leeuwenhof untenable from June to October. OZCF took up this required move for the winter as an opportunity to find additional partners and new infrastructure that would help increase the availability Read more [...]
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Meet ‘Snowy’ our albino squirrel

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While picnicking in the Company’s Gardens in Cape Town or strolling along the pathway en route to the National Gallery or museum you may have come across the famed white squirrel who lives there. Well either this little guy has relocated or we’ve got another albino squirrel in the city! Recently our team at the farm were lucky enough to spot a snow-white squirrel who had taken up residence in our owl box, high up in the large oak tree bordering Sidmouth Avenue. Albinism in animals is Read more [...]
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The Food Dialogues Report

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On World Food Day 2014 we took another step towards creating a better food system in Cape Town by launching the Food Dialogues Report in collaboration with the Cape Town Partnership. Packed with local insight and recommendations for action, it is essential reading for anyone who cares about food, nutrition, public health, food security, urban planning, environmental issues and the state of our Mother City. Download the full report [ hi-res | web ]. Following on from the 10-part OZCF Food Dialogues Read more [...]
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Asparagus – it must be spring!

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Spring has sprung – and so has our asparagus! Let’s face it: spring just isn’t the same without enjoying the fruits of the season. Certain fruits and vegetables have become synonymous with spring – peas, the first strawberries of the season, and of course, asparagus. Referred to by many as the essence of spring, you can now buy wonderfully fresh bunches of this elusive veggie at the OZCF market on Saturdays. And let me tell you, the pale bunches of spears that you can buy throughout Read more [...]
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Come feast on OZCF Broad Beans!

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Come one, come all – soon there will be beautiful green broad beans at the Oranjezicht City Farm’s market! These big green beauties (also known as fava beans) have been steadily reaching maturity in a multitude of staked rows in the city farm, a small, neat army of pale green soldiers standing to attention. Planted in early autumn, they have been nurtured from seed and are now ready to be harvested and enjoyed in a variety of luscious dishes. Imagine if you will, a light salad of briefly Read more [...]
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Carte Blanche TV comes to OZCF!

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We recently hosted a team from Carte Blanche, who ran a story on urban farming in the city and chose to feature our very own organic farm. Sheryl Ozinsky, one of our founding volunteers, was interviewed by the team and explained the history of the project and why there is such a need for urban farming, and how we can work together with other communities. Other aspects of the feature included looking into urban fish farming, as well as projects like Abalimi Bezekhaya. You can watch the insert, Read more [...]