From Fynbos to Fossils: Sharing South Africa�...
Penelope and Chris took the Grootbos Florilegium on the road this week!
We’re excited to share an update from the Employability Programme, which provides a different career pathway to young people seeking employment without venturing down the entrepreneurship route.
This week, Siphokuhle, a young resident from Masakhane, spent time at Green Futures Nursery and in the Walker Bay Nature Reserve. She learned through observation and practice how to work in a nursery, a landscaping team, and an invasive plant clearing team. With a natural interest in agriculture, Siphokuhle found this workplace experience enormously helpful and inspirational.
An interest in plants, mastery of confidence and life skills, a good reference, and the opportunity to observe teams at work often provide all the momentum needed to secure permanent employment.
Grootbos Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation in Gansbaai committed to conserving the Cape Floral Kingdom and uplifting the communities that reside within it. The foundation protects more than 22,200ha of fynbos landscape and biodiversity on Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and the Walk...
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Read MorePenelope and Chris took the Grootbos Florilegium on the road this week!
Meet the African mole cricket (Gryllotalpa africana), a light brown insect built for life underground.
This session was a beautiful blend of environmental education, artistic expression, and appreciation for the natural world.
Stanford is hosting a full 2-week village festival all about fynbos, springtime, and the Chelsea Flower exhibit by Leon Kluge.
This week’s parting shots come straight from the Grootbos Reserve, mid-winter, a time full of beauty and life.
Last week, three young women began their workplace experience at Checkers in Whale Coast Mall!