Oranjezicht City Farm and Market

The Oranjezicht City Farm (OZCF) is a non-profit project in Cape Town that promotes urban agriculture and social cohesion. It operates a community farm, a farmers market, and the 'Bokashi Brigade' for decentralized food waste composting. The project contributes to the City of Cape Town's resilience goals by diverting 78-100 tonnes of organic waste from landfills annually and supporting local artisanal food producers.

• The OZCF utilizes a circular food system to divert significant amounts of organic waste from landfills, contributing to the City of Cape Town's goal of 100% organic diversion by 2027. The project receives approximately 100 buckets of food waste per week, totaling between 78 and 100 tonnes per annum.
• The 'Bokashi Brigade' initiative provides a decentralized organic waste solution using anaerobic fermentation. Households and businesses pay for the service via a clip card system (R10 per bucket for households; R20 for businesses), and the process generates 11.7 to 15 tonnes of nutrient-rich compost annually.
• The Oranjezicht City Farmers Market, founded by OZCF in 2013 and later sold as an independent private company, supports the local economy by providing a platform for independent farmers and artisanal producers. As of 2019, it supported 80 traders and 40 local farmers, attracting 6,000 to 9,000 weekly visitors.
• The OZCF project maintains financial sustainability through diverse revenue streams, including annual licensing fees from the market, allotment rentals, food waste services, and the sale of Bokashi bran and compost.
• The project fosters urban resilience and social cohesion by providing educational spaces for organic food production and offering 26 garden allotments (5-8m2 each) for residents who lack their own gardens.
• The OZCF has expanded its influence beyond its primary site to support over 20 other community gardens across Cape Town, including locations such as Khayelitsha, Lavender Hill, Mitchell’s Plain, Langa, and Somerset West.

APA

GreenCape (2020). Oranjezicht City Farm and Market. https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/GreenCape_Resilience-Report_Urban_Farming_WEB-1-3.pdf

Chicago

GreenCape. Oranjezicht City Farm and Market. 2020. https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/GreenCape_Resilience-Report_Urban_Farming_WEB-1-3.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greencape2020oranjezicht, author = {{GreenCape}}, title = {{Oranjezicht City Farm and Market}}, institution = {GreenCape}, year = {2020}, url = {https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/GreenCape_Resilience-Report_Urban_Farming_WEB-1-3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }