SEED

Mission

SEED is facilitating a teacher and school-driven movement which builds outdoor learning environments through Permaculture. This is linked to the integration of Environmental Education (EE) into all learning areas , in line with Outcomes Based Education and is supported by SEED’s learning materials. Furthermore, SEED strives to develop a pool of skilled Permaculture facilitators with experience in school-based Permaculture.

Programs

Organic Classroom Program - Cape Flats Organic Classroom Program - National Accredited Permaculture Facilitator Training

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

The Organic Classroom Program in South Africa

Personnel Overview

Leigh Brown - Co-founder & director
Leigh Brown has a degree in Journalism from Rhodes University and worked in the world of publishing for four years before heading over to Australia to study Permaculture at the Permaculture Research Institute. Leigh came back to South Africa in 2000 and breathed life into SEED giving new direction in teacher development and support.

Talfryn Harris - Operations Manager
Talfryn Harris discovered Permaculture in 1990. He completed a degree in Environmental Sciences at the University of Witwatersrand. After a stint as a science teacher at a high school he worked on essential oil production. Talfryn spent 3 years with the Medicinal and Edible Gardens Association and has been working as SEED's Operations Manager since 2006.

Personnel Statistics

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Founded in 1998
Employees: 9
Volunteers: 0

Financial Statistics

Budget (2007): $ 98,577
Budget (2006): $ 111,584
Maximum Budget: $ 111,584
Overhead: 10 %
Other funding sources: Anglo American Chairmans Fund Gorta The DG Murray Trust The Solstice Foundation Old Mutual Garden Africa Thathu
Religious Affiliation: we work openly with all religions