Oranjezicht City Farm
Oranjezicht City Farm sits in Cape Town, a working farm on urban ground. It began in 2012 as a small community food garden with a simple purpose: local food and local community, grown together. From that first patch, urban agriculture links people back to the land without leaving the city.
The farm keeps its early promise through educational programmes and volunteer sessions in sustainable growing. Produce boxes carry the harvest out across the city. Its market, started in 2013, moved to Granger Bay at the V&A Waterfront in 2015. It has grown into the largest of its kind in Cape Town, and weekend crowds run into the thousands. Dozens of local farmers supply it, alongside even more artisanal food traders. Infrastructure and business support help them reach restaurant and retail customers. The operation also works to cut food waste and plastic use.
One thread runs through it all: the market still carries the farm's OZCF brand. A box of vegetables on your counter and a weekend at Granger Bay trace back to a single garden, planted in 2012.
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