Case studies & field records
Explore the brief, my role and the work delivered, alongside project photographs, plans, films and reports.
Browse all projectsRecord 01Case study
Reducing Vulnerability from Climate Change in the Foothills, Lowlands and the Lower Senqu River Basin · UNDP Lesotho, funded by the Global Environment Facility
District-level training and implementation, backed by national guidance for government extension services.
190 people trained on the courses and open days, against a target of 80
Record 02Field dossier
Reducing Vulnerability from Climate Change in the Foothills, Lowlands and the Lower Senqu River Basin · UNDP Lesotho, funded by the Global Environment Facility
A severely degraded hillside in Lesotho rebuilt with water, earthworks, vetiver, trees and practical community training.
8,000 vetiver plants recorded at the site
Record 03Case study
Mandlakazi Food Security Project · African Conservation Trust, then Imbewu Yoshintso, with Roots Up · Manyoni-Mkuze, KwaZulu-Natal
Three community crèche gardens grew into a practical system for training, food production, water harvesting and local plant propagation.
41 household records compiled for the baseline
Record 04Field dossier
Mandlakazi Food Security Project · African Conservation Trust and Imbewu Yoshintso · Manyoni-Mkuze, KwaZulu-Natal
A crèche garden on a dry, gravelly site, with swales, a holding pond, protected growing areas and measured irrigation.
Timer + meter irrigation measured and adjusted on site
Record 05Field dossier
Mandlakazi Food Security Project · Manyoni
A crèche garden in KwaZulu-Natal with municipal water storage, swales, protected vegetable beds and a propagation nursery, documented from 2019 to 2022.
Record 06Case study
National Lottery-funded schools and homestead food-security programme · African Conservation Trust
A school, crèche and household food-security programme spanning Umgeni and Hlabisa.
20 schools with gardens and rainwater harvesting
Open the recordRecord 07Case study
Independent product development, self-funded · 2025 to present
A connected app for land design, farmer learning, farm records and programme support.
Record 08Case study
Imbewu Yoshintso · Manyoni Private Game Reserve
Two adjacent growing systems: an indigenous and food-plant nursery, and a rainwater-linked organic market garden.
800 m² protected organic food tunnel completed
Record 09Case study
Tatsfield Group · Mighty Greens
An 80-hectare organic farm developed into a working production, packing, training and employment system.
80 ha organic farm site developed and run
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African Conservation Trust · Social Employment Fund
Garden assessment, training-kit planning and technical reporting for a large social-employment food-growing programme.
12 garden assessments in the field record
Record 11Case study
Field training, facilitation & mentorship · 2012–2024
From community gardens and government extension teams to workplace learning—training designed to become practical responsibility.
190 people trained on the courses and open days in the Lesotho RVCC programme
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