Man Starts Community Garden with No Water and No Money in One of World's Poverty Nodes
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Acornhoek, South Africa is one of the world's poverty nodes, where there is very little water, 70% unemployment and 1 in 3 people is HIV+. Overcoming challenges is part of life here. Meet Trygive Nxumalo, one of the leaders enrolled in Seeds of Light's Acornhoek Leadership Forum, who is passionate about serving his community. He has successfully started a food garden without having water or money, and is now feeding the vulnerable in his village. This video tells the amazing story of Try's garden and how he achieved what many thought was impossible—through ingenuity, determination, heart and a passion to help others. Seeds of Light finds community leaders like Try and empowers them to achieve their visions—sustainable projects such as: elder care, orphan centers, community gardens and more. Please support Seeds of Light so that we can help others help themselves and their entire community. Thank you to all Seeds of Light supporters, especially David Patient and Neil Orr of Empowerment Concepts, who facilitate Seeds of Light's Acornhoek Leadership Forum and who help make seemingly impossible dreams possible.
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I wonder if plastic tubs can store water. Drip irrigation is used successfully in dessert climates. Thin hoses with very small holes drip water to roots only to reduce evaporation. Also, long neck clay pots dug into the ground may be useful in storing water. Either the water will leach out of the pots or small holes can water the roots from below. Water is poured into the opening from above the top soil line.
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