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"Doing The Impossible"
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HISTORY

MCA has been running a successful Permaculture garden at the school and has been involved in Permaculture for the past 8 years. MCA came second in the Emerging category of the Eduplant Permaculture competition in 2000, and has regularly been the KwaZulu Natal Winners. MCA achieved the FIRST PLACE position of the Advanced category in 2002 and 2006 and also received the National Landcare prize for Community Outreach.

 
LITERACY  
SPORT  
PERMACULTURE  
CONTACT  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
 
VISION
  
 
To empower communities to become self sufficient in growing essential plants.
  
  TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER  
1. MCA learners gained valuable life skills through our Permaculture Technology and Training  
  2. MCA was instrumental in assisting the establishment of Permaculture Gardens in 35 rural schools in the past  
 

MCA Permaulture practices also include:

  
  - SOIL ENRICHMENT  
  - ORGANIC PEST CONTROL (incorporating the use of companion planting, crop rotation and attracting frogs and lizards)  
  - MARKET CROPS  
  - SUSTAINABLITY  
 
CONCLUSION
  
 
MCA is committed to practising and promoting sound Permaculture methods in our region and will continue to do the impossible with the resources at our disposal.
  
 
OUR PARTNERS IN COMMUNITY SERVICE
 
With assistance from our partners, our Permaculture is in line with our vision!
  
  - LANDCARE - R. de Neef  
  - FOOD & TREES FOR AFRICA - J. Park  
  - DEPT. of AGRICULTURE - K. Ruiters  
  - UNIVERSITY of KWAZULU NATAL - A. Hutchins  
  - PERMACULTURE - E. Viljoen  
  - UNIZUL - K. Swanepoel  
 
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