by Love in a Bowl | Apr 15, 2022 | Hout Bay Community, Love Network, Uncategorised
Three years ago Jonathan Baston pitched up at the Love in a Bowl farm on a Thursday and asked if he could volunteer for the day. And then he showed up the next Thursday as well. And the next Thursday. And so it went for an entire year! Several of our veggie circles...
by Love in a Bowl | Sep 1, 2021 | Uncategorised
On a Thursday afternoon, there are squeals of laughter inside the Workspace at the Hout Bay Harvest Centre. There is a room full of children and, having just finished their breakdancing lesson with the Harvest Youth Project, they are trying out their new moves. One...
by Love in a Bowl | Aug 4, 2021 | Love in a Bowl Community, Uncategorised
‘Here’s the thing,’ explains Mhinti Pato. ‘If you really want to make a difference, you have to move beyond treating something like it’s just a job. It has to be your way of life, the way you do things every day. At the Sakhisizwe Youth Development Program (YDP),...
by Love in a Bowl | Aug 2, 2021 | Uncategorised
On a cold Wednesday morning, a group of health care workers huddle together outside the community clinic in Hangberg. They pull their jerseys closer as the wind howls, fasten their COVID-19 masks to make sure they are secure, and begin planning their visits for the...
by Love in a Bowl | Jun 4, 2021 | Uncategorised
On a chilly Wednesday morning, the playground is alive with activity. Two children race past in a game of tag, there is a swoosh as another speeds down a slide, and an eruption of cheer as a group of girls make their way across the monkey bars. There are smiles and...
by Love in a Bowl | May 19, 2021 | Uncategorised
Hout Bay resident, Alfonso De Chaud, is the owner of Poly Nation, the silk screen company that seeks to make its profit with human dignity, human touch and with a low carbon impact on the environment. When the COURAGE initiative was launched last year to ensure food...