Food for Life

Food for Life is a programme put together by the South African Scout Association. These booklets teach Scouts and others how to grow food for the family, as well as equip them in benefitting from the skills they have acquired.

Food for Life - Starter booklet:

  • Best place for my garden
  • My tools
  • Making a trench bed
  • My container garden
  • Sowing seeds
  • Mulching
  • Caring for your crops
  • Waterwise
  • Harvesting
  • Nutrition

Food for Life is put together in association with Abalimi Bezekhaya (www.abalimi.org.za) and Food and Trees for Africa (www.trees.org.za)


Contact your provincial Scout office or Scout Shop for Food for Life material.

Food for Life - Starter
Compiled by Milly Siebrits
Illustrated by Catherine Groenewald
Design: Magenta Media
Reviewed by Dave Golding for ABALIMI
© South African Scout Association