We are half-way through the 2021 year, and it is time to share some of the news from the Valley. Flower Valley has largely focussed on executing our new strategy. We have been gathering baseline data on the trends within the different rural communities of the...

Flower Valley has registered 500 hectares of pristine fynbos (on Flower Valley Farm) into a conservation servitude. This is done in favour of Fauna and Flora International, one of the world’s leading conservation organisations, who will ensure that all decisions are...

Flower Valley has learnt that the ability to connect and share information between rural communities is severely limited during the COVID lockdowns. In response to this, we have stepped into the gap and provided training in different ways of communicating with...

Venus flytraps and pitcher plants! These carnivorous plants eat insects as part of their diet. Within the Western Cape there are ±20 species of Drosera. This high diversity of carnivorous plants is caused by the poor nutrient soils found in the Cape. Carnivorous...

Dolfyntjies Early Childhood Centre (ECD) was founded in 2002 in order to provide a space where children could learn and play in a safe environment in the Eluxolweni community where no quality early childhood services existed. It is 19 years later and Dolfyntjies...

The appointment of a service provider to evaluate the Agulhas Biodiversity Initiative’s (ABI) Invasive Alien Clearing Project implemented by the Flower Valley Conservation Trust, as part of a case study for other ABI projects and to contribute to the ABI Re-visioning...

With renewed energy for our strategy framework, we have restructured ourselves to be more adaptable and efficient to deal with the post-COVID lock down climate. Our core focus is conserving biodiversity and building resilience starting with the child, through a life...

After a prolonged break in the Agulhas Biodiversity Initiative’s Alien Clearing Project, work started in early January 2021. 2 734 hectares of alien vegetation was cleared this year.  Since 2013, the project has successfully cleared 47 000 hectares of alien plants,...

“The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.” B.B. KingFlower Valley aims to be a vibrant space for learning and engagement, so that everyone can have an equal opportunity to access knowledge. The past three months 97 people attended our...

To have the best vegetables and plants you need amazing compost. Unati, the horticulturist at Flower Valley Farm, explains how she re-used an old bathtub to make an earthworm farm at the outdoor classroom. How to set up an earthworm bathtub? You will need a bathtub...