The demand for food grown without harmful chemicals is growing rapidly. Lynette Fourie grows all her vegetables using organic methods. This starts with soil improvement, since healthy soil delivers healthy plants. Companion planting and the use of green manures also assist in growing healthy, nutritious plants which are naturally more resistant to disease.
Since it is labour intensive to grow food organically, Lynette employs two full time gardeners and two women for picking & packing. The farm has given the farm workers a section of land where they can grow their own produce, and they sell excess back to the farm. Lynette also sources vegetables from workers on neighbouring farms and other valley locals who grow their produce organically, creating much needed additional income within the community.