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Bishop Paul Verryn's weekly agriculture community forum.
Hydroponics
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Jun 29, 2026
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5 min read
Real resilience is built through collaboration — whether it’s starting a new plant culture system, offering firebreak help to a restituted farm, teaching children to garden, or simply showing up with an open heart and practical support.
Jun 22, 2026
2 min read
Bishop Paul Verryn's Agri network explored how the energy of past struggles can be channelled into today’s constructive work. A striking message from a 1976 Soweto student leader — that the time has come for “gathering stones” rather than throwing them — youth development, expanding women’s agricultural projects, and exciting progress with hydroponics and hemp microgreens.
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Jun 16, 2026
3 min read
Bishop Paul Verryn once again created a warm and courageous space for the PV Agri family to gather. In a meeting that moved honestly between the painful realities of xenophobia in Durban and the quiet hope of community gardens and aquaponics systems, we were reminded that food security and human dignity are deeply connected. Voices from Limpopo, Durban, Cape Town, and across the continent joined Bishop Paul in exploring how we can stand together for both the soil and the soul of our communities.
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Jun 8, 2026
4 min read
This 40th newsletter of our PV Agri Network was a beautiful tapestry of lived experience, technical progress, honest challenges, and forward-looking ideas. Whether you were present or reading this summary later, we hope it conveys the spirit of possibility that filled the virtual room.
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Jun 1, 2026
We celebrated real progress on the ground: Bonginkosi’s community cabbage harvest, Manana’s thriving one-month Sedibeng project now linked to a local orphanage, and Nelisa’s joyful first cassava harvest alongside plans for a new demonstration garden in KZN. Rich conversation flowed around practical growing tips and the thoughtful steps needed to bring agriculture into schools.
May 25, 2026
Harsh realities facing South African farmers and practical pathways toward greater resilience and local food security. Participants shared on-the-ground experiences, environmental updates, and strategic insights amid rising input costs and market pressures.
