Food gardens

Food gardens help to build stronger, healthier communities by providing vulnerable residents with a source of income and access to fresh produce.

8th Street Community Garden	8th Street Community Garden	Strand	<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Food%20gardens%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	GP0\|#0bdfc058-af09-4d64-b462-4caee35bebcb;L0\|#00bdfc058-af09-4d64-b462-4caee35bebcb\|8th Street Community Garden;GTSet\|#ef3a64a2-d764-44bc-9d69-3a63d3fadea1;GPP\|#90b6d00d-9539-4b50-82ad-f7a0e0e818ea;GPP\|#333e885d-b9f5-4bc5-829d-300dfe3031a1;GPP\|#64d73004-9150-4827-be34-f466e2b3ace1;GPP\|#245ec7aa-a528-4cd3-bcac-597c292db711;GP0\|#8c814ee9-171a-43fc-bcf4-5f4dd842e5f2;L0\|#08c814ee9-171a-43fc-bcf4-5f4dd842e5f2\|8th Street Community Garden;GPP\|#edb13bf3-8150-4613-a30c-f0cb2962cd00;GPP\|#13c9f643-509b-4e00-8886-1adf8326ad9c;GPP\|#29692c72-a9c9-4f12-8d08-519df8de66f6;GPP\|#c529c1ac-1f8d-48ae-8079-d34f4dae9c57;GP0\|#eaf447b4-0b59-4f48-8df2-c5d4f79b3ded;L0\|#0eaf447b4-0b59-4f48-8df2-c5d4f79b3ded\|8th Street Community Garden;GPP\|#bb99b8cf-66b4-4cd6-a19d-3d36b338d83d;GPP\|#655e197e-f24f-4a63-870b-a5d55e45b0cd;GPP\|#8bb8db0d-a5d3-45c0-8384-866f69352b75;GPP\|#af370586-9ba3-404a-9d6e-02066ca42752;GP0\|#4a4336bb-042b-42e5-b7d2-65304df87f83;L0\|#04a4336bb-042b-42e5-b7d2-65304df87f83\|8th Street Community Garden;GPP\|#1b5b3e5c-e13b-4a26-ba81-71a6ed8411c2;GPP\|#b75e8808-5e1d-4ac2-89d9-9be9c6d7fe36;GPP\|#43b5188d-51f0-456e-afea-600416b4486d;GPP\|#e88ff549-973f-4e3c-a46c-cfbe61bd6a24
Abraham Community Garden	Abraham Community Garden	Strand	<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Food%20gardens%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	GP0\|#901a0bf1-5f0d-41b0-8792-46fdd66a6e41;L0\|#0901a0bf1-5f0d-41b0-8792-46fdd66a6e41\|Abraham Community Garden;GTSet\|#ef3a64a2-d764-44bc-9d69-3a63d3fadea1;GPP\|#90b6d00d-9539-4b50-82ad-f7a0e0e818ea;GPP\|#333e885d-b9f5-4bc5-829d-300dfe3031a1;GPP\|#64d73004-9150-4827-be34-f466e2b3ace1;GPP\|#245ec7aa-a528-4cd3-bcac-597c292db711;GP0\|#2be04d56-a700-4867-a603-c1786b475cae;L0\|#02be04d56-a700-4867-a603-c1786b475cae\|Abraham Community Garden;GPP\|#edb13bf3-8150-4613-a30c-f0cb2962cd00;GPP\|#13c9f643-509b-4e00-8886-1adf8326ad9c;GPP\|#29692c72-a9c9-4f12-8d08-519df8de66f6;GPP\|#c529c1ac-1f8d-48ae-8079-d34f4dae9c57;GP0\|#20a3706a-6809-4849-941a-0217da8b4e77;L0\|#020a3706a-6809-4849-941a-0217da8b4e77\|Abraham Community Garden;GPP\|#bb99b8cf-66b4-4cd6-a19d-3d36b338d83d;GPP\|#655e197e-f24f-4a63-870b-a5d55e45b0cd;GPP\|#8bb8db0d-a5d3-45c0-8384-866f69352b75;GPP\|#af370586-9ba3-404a-9d6e-02066ca42752;GP0\|#e4511d10-a2ad-4c50-bac6-9ad9a770a1f7;L0\|#0e4511d10-a2ad-4c50-bac6-9ad9a770a1f7\|Abraham Community Garden;GPP\|#1b5b3e5c-e13b-4a26-ba81-71a6ed8411c2;GPP\|#b75e8808-5e1d-4ac2-89d9-9be9c6d7fe36;GPP\|#43b5188d-51f0-456e-afea-600416b4486d;GPP\|#e88ff549-973f-4e3c-a46c-cfbe61bd6a24
Colorado Food Garden	Colorado Food Garden	Mitchells Plain	<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Food%20gardens%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	GP0\|#c85f09f3-d4f2-4d2e-92c8-0b4d91ad4c53;L0\|#0c85f09f3-d4f2-4d2e-92c8-0b4d91ad4c53\|Colorado Food Garden;GTSet\|#ef3a64a2-d764-44bc-9d69-3a63d3fadea1;GPP\|#90b6d00d-9539-4b50-82ad-f7a0e0e818ea;GPP\|#333e885d-b9f5-4bc5-829d-300dfe3031a1;GPP\|#64d73004-9150-4827-be34-f466e2b3ace1;GPP\|#245ec7aa-a528-4cd3-bcac-597c292db711;GP0\|#335bc74c-e99f-470c-aa99-703a1d18c78b;L0\|#0335bc74c-e99f-470c-aa99-703a1d18c78b\|Colorado Food Garden;GPP\|#edb13bf3-8150-4613-a30c-f0cb2962cd00;GPP\|#13c9f643-509b-4e00-8886-1adf8326ad9c;GPP\|#29692c72-a9c9-4f12-8d08-519df8de66f6;GPP\|#c529c1ac-1f8d-48ae-8079-d34f4dae9c57;GP0\|#58d651b0-86d3-4943-a211-4b40948a86d3;L0\|#058d651b0-86d3-4943-a211-4b40948a86d3\|Colorado Food Garden;GPP\|#bb99b8cf-66b4-4cd6-a19d-3d36b338d83d;GPP\|#655e197e-f24f-4a63-870b-a5d55e45b0cd;GPP\|#8bb8db0d-a5d3-45c0-8384-866f69352b75;GPP\|#af370586-9ba3-404a-9d6e-02066ca42752;GP0\|#a814f77e-906e-42c3-9573-d29beb3c8524;L0\|#0a814f77e-906e-42c3-9573-d29beb3c8524\|Colorado Food Garden;GPP\|#1b5b3e5c-e13b-4a26-ba81-71a6ed8411c2;GPP\|#b75e8808-5e1d-4ac2-89d9-9be9c6d7fe36;GPP\|#43b5188d-51f0-456e-afea-600416b4486d;GPP\|#e88ff549-973f-4e3c-a46c-cfbe61bd6a24
Ethembeni Agricultural Multi Purpose	Ethembeni Agricultural Multi Purpose	Khayelitsha	<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Food%20gardens%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	GP0\|#95a82025-8cfc-4c2d-9b90-185fe51cfc39;L0\|#095a82025-8cfc-4c2d-9b90-185fe51cfc39\|Ethembeni Agricultural Multi Purpose;GTSet\|#ef3a64a2-d764-44bc-9d69-3a63d3fadea1;GPP\|#90b6d00d-9539-4b50-82ad-f7a0e0e818ea;GPP\|#333e885d-b9f5-4bc5-829d-300dfe3031a1;GPP\|#64d73004-9150-4827-be34-f466e2b3ace1;GPP\|#245ec7aa-a528-4cd3-bcac-597c292db711;GP0\|#b8e5d239-a734-463e-a3d1-a8f3725a008a;L0\|#0b8e5d239-a734-463e-a3d1-a8f3725a008a\|Ethembeni Agricultural Multi Purpose;GPP\|#edb13bf3-8150-4613-a30c-f0cb2962cd00;GPP\|#13c9f643-509b-4e00-8886-1adf8326ad9c;GPP\|#29692c72-a9c9-4f12-8d08-519df8de66f6;GPP\|#c529c1ac-1f8d-48ae-8079-d34f4dae9c57;GP0\|#a0c4ad6e-65dd-4b05-b999-7961eaf2a398;L0\|#0a0c4ad6e-65dd-4b05-b999-7961eaf2a398\|Ethembeni Agricultural Multi Purpose;GPP\|#bb99b8cf-66b4-4cd6-a19d-3d36b338d83d;GPP\|#655e197e-f24f-4a63-870b-a5d55e45b0cd;GPP\|#8bb8db0d-a5d3-45c0-8384-866f69352b75;GPP\|#af370586-9ba3-404a-9d6e-02066ca42752;GP0\|#6fa36eb9-2fe3-48d5-877c-1b7f95009206;L0\|#06fa36eb9-2fe3-48d5-877c-1b7f95009206\|Ethembeni Agricultural Multi Purpose;GPP\|#1b5b3e5c-e13b-4a26-ba81-71a6ed8411c2;GPP\|#b75e8808-5e1d-4ac2-89d9-9be9c6d7fe36;GPP\|#43b5188d-51f0-456e-afea-600416b4486d;GPP\|#e88ff549-973f-4e3c-a46c-cfbe61bd6a24
Love and Faith Community Garden	Love and Faith Community Garden	Mandalay	<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Food%20gardens%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	GP0\|#b4fa6ee8-b3cf-40a0-a1f1-0a0a437a05d5;L0\|#0b4fa6ee8-b3cf-40a0-a1f1-0a0a437a05d5\|Love and Faith Community Garden;GTSet\|#ef3a64a2-d764-44bc-9d69-3a63d3fadea1;GPP\|#90b6d00d-9539-4b50-82ad-f7a0e0e818ea;GPP\|#333e885d-b9f5-4bc5-829d-300dfe3031a1;GPP\|#64d73004-9150-4827-be34-f466e2b3ace1;GPP\|#245ec7aa-a528-4cd3-bcac-597c292db711;GP0\|#cf1bf16d-12ed-4d89-902f-312b66cc82ad;L0\|#0cf1bf16d-12ed-4d89-902f-312b66cc82ad\|Love and Faith Community Garden;GPP\|#edb13bf3-8150-4613-a30c-f0cb2962cd00;GPP\|#13c9f643-509b-4e00-8886-1adf8326ad9c;GPP\|#29692c72-a9c9-4f12-8d08-519df8de66f6;GPP\|#c529c1ac-1f8d-48ae-8079-d34f4dae9c57;GP0\|#09724022-c486-4f58-acde-d04fb2865c75;L0\|#009724022-c486-4f58-acde-d04fb2865c75\|Love and Faith Community Garden;GPP\|#bb99b8cf-66b4-4cd6-a19d-3d36b338d83d;GPP\|#655e197e-f24f-4a63-870b-a5d55e45b0cd;GPP\|#8bb8db0d-a5d3-45c0-8384-866f69352b75;GPP\|#af370586-9ba3-404a-9d6e-02066ca42752;GP0\|#bd867847-30ab-432a-bd00-4504930717df;L0\|#0bd867847-30ab-432a-bd00-4504930717df\|Love and Faith Community Garden;GPP\|#1b5b3e5c-e13b-4a26-ba81-71a6ed8411c2;GPP\|#b75e8808-5e1d-4ac2-89d9-9be9c6d7fe36;GPP\|#43b5188d-51f0-456e-afea-600416b4486d;GPP\|#e88ff549-973f-4e3c-a46c-cfbe61bd6a24
New Lentegeur Community Garden	New Lentegeur Community Garden	Lentegeur	<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Food%20gardens%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	GP0\|#2d8a8f5c-1104-4427-9da7-3267c276c12d;L0\|#02d8a8f5c-1104-4427-9da7-3267c276c12d\|New Lentegeur Community Garden;GTSet\|#ef3a64a2-d764-44bc-9d69-3a63d3fadea1;GPP\|#90b6d00d-9539-4b50-82ad-f7a0e0e818ea;GPP\|#333e885d-b9f5-4bc5-829d-300dfe3031a1;GPP\|#64d73004-9150-4827-be34-f466e2b3ace1;GPP\|#245ec7aa-a528-4cd3-bcac-597c292db711;GP0\|#cf1b0e04-5239-4992-bcdc-b147882abc74;L0\|#0cf1b0e04-5239-4992-bcdc-b147882abc74\|New Lentegeur Community Garden;GPP\|#edb13bf3-8150-4613-a30c-f0cb2962cd00;GPP\|#13c9f643-509b-4e00-8886-1adf8326ad9c;GPP\|#29692c72-a9c9-4f12-8d08-519df8de66f6;GPP\|#c529c1ac-1f8d-48ae-8079-d34f4dae9c57;GP0\|#1e3796fc-e3fe-468b-990e-579c6cdbc3e6;L0\|#01e3796fc-e3fe-468b-990e-579c6cdbc3e6\|New Lentegeur Community Garden;GPP\|#bb99b8cf-66b4-4cd6-a19d-3d36b338d83d;GPP\|#655e197e-f24f-4a63-870b-a5d55e45b0cd;GPP\|#8bb8db0d-a5d3-45c0-8384-866f69352b75;GPP\|#af370586-9ba3-404a-9d6e-02066ca42752;GP0\|#602ee354-c53e-433d-aae8-c6a1cb072ee2;L0\|#0602ee354-c53e-433d-aae8-c6a1cb072ee2\|New Lentegeur Community Garden;GPP\|#1b5b3e5c-e13b-4a26-ba81-71a6ed8411c2;GPP\|#b75e8808-5e1d-4ac2-89d9-9be9c6d7fe36;GPP\|#43b5188d-51f0-456e-afea-600416b4486d;GPP\|#e88ff549-973f-4e3c-a46c-cfbe61bd6a24
Plumbago Community Garden	Plumbago Community Garden	Hout Bay	<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Food%20gardens%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	GP0\|#1778e4c9-5bf2-4d03-9b7e-ef344bd7e076;L0\|#01778e4c9-5bf2-4d03-9b7e-ef344bd7e076\|Plumbago Community Garden;GTSet\|#ef3a64a2-d764-44bc-9d69-3a63d3fadea1;GPP\|#90b6d00d-9539-4b50-82ad-f7a0e0e818ea;GPP\|#333e885d-b9f5-4bc5-829d-300dfe3031a1;GPP\|#64d73004-9150-4827-be34-f466e2b3ace1;GPP\|#245ec7aa-a528-4cd3-bcac-597c292db711;GP0\|#e6dbef74-08eb-411f-bca2-fd51135d642a;L0\|#0e6dbef74-08eb-411f-bca2-fd51135d642a\|Plumbago Community Garden;GPP\|#edb13bf3-8150-4613-a30c-f0cb2962cd00;GPP\|#13c9f643-509b-4e00-8886-1adf8326ad9c;GPP\|#29692c72-a9c9-4f12-8d08-519df8de66f6;GPP\|#c529c1ac-1f8d-48ae-8079-d34f4dae9c57;GP0\|#8825f4fe-bd55-43c0-ad79-f50a402b712e;L0\|#08825f4fe-bd55-43c0-ad79-f50a402b712e\|Plumbago Community Garden;GPP\|#bb99b8cf-66b4-4cd6-a19d-3d36b338d83d;GPP\|#655e197e-f24f-4a63-870b-a5d55e45b0cd;GPP\|#8bb8db0d-a5d3-45c0-8384-866f69352b75;GPP\|#af370586-9ba3-404a-9d6e-02066ca42752;GP0\|#44c2c204-c1e7-4c46-834c-d9d7712e8d76;L0\|#044c2c204-c1e7-4c46-834c-d9d7712e8d76\|Plumbago Community Garden;GPP\|#1b5b3e5c-e13b-4a26-ba81-71a6ed8411c2;GPP\|#b75e8808-5e1d-4ac2-89d9-9be9c6d7fe36;GPP\|#43b5188d-51f0-456e-afea-600416b4486d;GPP\|#e88ff549-973f-4e3c-a46c-cfbe61bd6a24
Spandau Community Gardens	Spandau Community Gardens	Blue Downs	<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Food%20gardens%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	GP0\|#fc2f071e-249b-4636-9cea-70101b55e46f;L0\|#0fc2f071e-249b-4636-9cea-70101b55e46f\|Spandau Community Gardens;GTSet\|#ef3a64a2-d764-44bc-9d69-3a63d3fadea1;GPP\|#90b6d00d-9539-4b50-82ad-f7a0e0e818ea;GPP\|#333e885d-b9f5-4bc5-829d-300dfe3031a1;GPP\|#64d73004-9150-4827-be34-f466e2b3ace1;GPP\|#245ec7aa-a528-4cd3-bcac-597c292db711;GP0\|#eb8ece83-bddb-4431-a11d-ae25649371d4;L0\|#0eb8ece83-bddb-4431-a11d-ae25649371d4\|Spandau Community Gardens;GPP\|#edb13bf3-8150-4613-a30c-f0cb2962cd00;GPP\|#13c9f643-509b-4e00-8886-1adf8326ad9c;GPP\|#29692c72-a9c9-4f12-8d08-519df8de66f6;GPP\|#c529c1ac-1f8d-48ae-8079-d34f4dae9c57;GP0\|#2bb5052f-d881-4a92-991f-45818b8c102c;L0\|#02bb5052f-d881-4a92-991f-45818b8c102c\|Spandau Community Gardens;GPP\|#bb99b8cf-66b4-4cd6-a19d-3d36b338d83d;GPP\|#655e197e-f24f-4a63-870b-a5d55e45b0cd;GPP\|#8bb8db0d-a5d3-45c0-8384-866f69352b75;GPP\|#af370586-9ba3-404a-9d6e-02066ca42752;GP0\|#d1cfa29d-2d01-487a-9799-f3d211689281;L0\|#0d1cfa29d-2d01-487a-9799-f3d211689281\|Spandau Community Gardens;GPP\|#1b5b3e5c-e13b-4a26-ba81-71a6ed8411c2;GPP\|#b75e8808-5e1d-4ac2-89d9-9be9c6d7fe36;GPP\|#43b5188d-51f0-456e-afea-600416b4486d;GPP\|#e88ff549-973f-4e3c-a46c-cfbe61bd6a24
Youth at Centre of Agriculture	Youth at Centre of Agriculture	Phillipi	<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Food%20gardens%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	GP0\|#81e2a940-e9ac-4f40-8617-b5c6bc314d78;L0\|#081e2a940-e9ac-4f40-8617-b5c6bc314d78\|Youth at Centre of Agriculture;GTSet\|#ef3a64a2-d764-44bc-9d69-3a63d3fadea1;GPP\|#90b6d00d-9539-4b50-82ad-f7a0e0e818ea;GPP\|#333e885d-b9f5-4bc5-829d-300dfe3031a1;GPP\|#64d73004-9150-4827-be34-f466e2b3ace1;GPP\|#245ec7aa-a528-4cd3-bcac-597c292db711;GP0\|#70f638eb-7a19-4e70-8a9e-0bca094038c9;L0\|#070f638eb-7a19-4e70-8a9e-0bca094038c9\|Youth at Centre of Agriculture;GPP\|#edb13bf3-8150-4613-a30c-f0cb2962cd00;GPP\|#13c9f643-509b-4e00-8886-1adf8326ad9c;GPP\|#29692c72-a9c9-4f12-8d08-519df8de66f6;GPP\|#c529c1ac-1f8d-48ae-8079-d34f4dae9c57;GP0\|#195e5da3-5c71-40d8-af44-c8f292c8862f;L0\|#0195e5da3-5c71-40d8-af44-c8f292c8862f\|Youth at Centre of Agriculture;GPP\|#bb99b8cf-66b4-4cd6-a19d-3d36b338d83d;GPP\|#655e197e-f24f-4a63-870b-a5d55e45b0cd;GPP\|#8bb8db0d-a5d3-45c0-8384-866f69352b75;GPP\|#af370586-9ba3-404a-9d6e-02066ca42752;GP0\|#ed324ffb-7b58-4860-be66-6c5792ffd712;L0\|#0ed324ffb-7b58-4860-be66-6c5792ffd712\|Youth at Centre of Agriculture;GPP\|#1b5b3e5c-e13b-4a26-ba81-71a6ed8411c2;GPP\|#b75e8808-5e1d-4ac2-89d9-9be9c6d7fe36;GPP\|#43b5188d-51f0-456e-afea-600416b4486d;GPP\|#e88ff549-973f-4e3c-a46c-cfbe61bd6a24

Recreation and Parks expands fleet with new cherry pickers

The Department currently operates more than 550 vehicles across the city, including LDVs, tractors, mowing trucks and grab trucks.

2025-11-15T22:00:00Z

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11/17/2025 6:55:18 AM

ShotSpotter areas drive firearm confiscations

MEDIA STATEMENT BY MAYORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY, ALDERMAN JP SMITH

2025-11-15T22:00:00Z

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11/16/2025 6:49:26 AM

Public invited to upcoming Permit Advisory Forum for marine outfalls

The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate invites residents, stakeholders, and interested parties to attend the last quarterly meeting of the Permit Advisory Forum (PAF) for the year on Friday, 21 November 2025. This session will focus on the permit conditions governing the marine outfalls at Camps Bay, Hout Bay and Green Point.

2025-11-15T22:00:00Z

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11/17/2025 6:53:30 AM

Crime stats: City offers resources to up convictions for gang, gun, and drug offences

These latest crime stats make it clear that violent crime continues to plague some of our most vulnerable communities

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