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Vegetable Box Scheme in Cape Town, South Africa [1]

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Although quite a number of experiences with community supported agriculture (CSA) and box schemes in Europe and the United States have been documented, there are not so many examples from the South. Abalimi/Harvest of Hope is a special case even in the South, as it is a social enterprise that works with poor people in urban areas who are the producers of the vegetables.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2010
Femke Hoekstra [2], Rob Small [3]
Urban Agriculture Magazine [4]
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Urban Agriculture [5], Farmers [6], Vegetables [7], Agriculture [8], South Africa [9], Organic Farming [10]
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