How to help

The Farm and Garden National Trust welcomes support to expand its projects and programmes in order to reach more micro-farmers and gardeners.

All contributors are invited to visit one of our working gardens and operation centres.

Donations and bequests are fully tax deductible: In October 2008, the Farm and Garden National Trust was approved as a Public Benefit Organisation in terms of Section 30 and in terms of Section 18A of the Income Tax Act.

The Farm and Garden National Trust is exempt from Donations Tax, Estate Duty, Stamp Duty and SDI Levy.

All financial contributions will be publicly acknowledged by the Trust (unless instructed otherwise).

This is how your contribution will help:

R50 gives a start-up and/or follow-up pack of manure and veg seedlings plus a demo and free advice to one new or existing survival / subsistence level Home Gardener

R600 gives a 4 day Basic Agriculture training course, with notes, and ongoing free advice plus one or two on-site support visits to one new or existing subsistence level micro-farmer

R4000 gives a 4 day basic Agriculture training, on-site follow-up over two seasons, a start-up pack of manure, seedlings, tools, windbreak plants, to one subsistence / emerging livelihood level. Family Farmer on 100m2 of land – enough to feed a family of five with fresh vegetables all year round, permanently

R10 000 provides a full package of ongoing support – affordable bulk organic micro-farming inputs(such as manure and seedlings), indigenous floral, medicinal and edible windbreaks, regular on-site mentorship and problem solving support to 5 established subsistence and livelihood level micro-farmers for one year

R50 000 provides start-up and follow-up support, including training, fertilizer, seedlings, indigenous floral, medicinal and edible windbreaks plus market development support to one emerging livelihood level allotment garden with 5 farmer-members for one year

R100 000 provides full start-up and follow-up support, including training, fertilizer, seedlings, indigenous medicinal and edible windbreaks and marketing support to 10 established livelihood level market gardens with 50 farmer members for one year

Please make your donation/bequest to:

The Farm and Garden National Trust
Account number: 1046519328
Bank: Nedbank, Claremont, Cape Town
Branch code: 10460901
Swift code: NEDZAJJ

The Farm and Garden National Trust registration #: IT5785/2007.
PBO Reference #: 930027578.
SARS Tax Ref #: 1203/994/14/8

Please forward your deposit advice to:

Email: info@farmgardentrust.org

Fax: +27 (0) 86 620 2970

Post:
The Farm and Garden National Trust
51 Third Avenue
Harfield Village
Claremont
7708
Cape Town
South Africa.

The Trust will issue a tax certificate.

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