Why Start a Garden? More Than Just Food — It's Freedom

Why Start a Garden? More Than Just Food — It's Freedom
Post #1: Starting from Zero Kutlwano Mokoena Born 23 February 1997 | IT Graduate & Founder Former IT graduate turned organic farmer. Leading Evergreen Hideout Agricultural Services (NPO: 2024/380375/07) . March 26, 2026 • 7 min read • Soshanguve, Pretoria Why Start a Garden? More Than Just Food — It's Freedom Hey there, wonderful people. My name is Kutlwano Mokoena. Welcome to Evergreen Hideout. Before we talk about soil, compost, or planting—I want to talk about why . Why grow your own food when you can buy vegetables at the market? Why put in the sweat and the hours when modern convenience is just a shop away? I learned the difficult answer to that question in 2021, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. When the world stopped, the systems we rely on cracked. For many families in Soshanguve, the worry wasn't just about health; it was about the plate. Restrictions on movement, job losses, and the sudden fragility of the supermarket created a sense of urgency. I …

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