Agriculture – Lianne Ashton Photography

Olivar Farm, where ‘growth’ starts with education

Being the photographer for NPO Harry Gwala Agri has been an incredibly inspiring and rewarding journey for me because of the people I meet through it and the operations I get to learn about and photograph. Harry Gwala Agri is a non-profit agricultural organisation that aims to uplift and facilitate growth among aspiring farmers. It’sContinueContinue reading “Olivar Farm, where ‘growth’ starts with education”

AZN Greenfields: Making dreams reality one step at a time…

This week I went to Bizana in the Eastern Cape with Dylan Weyer of Harry Gwala Agri to meet 2 young women farmers, Zihkona Bhantshi and Athayanda Mdanyana. The women met while they were studying agriculture at the Umzimkulu TVET College. Zihkona did her in-service training at Eastwolds Farm in the Ixopo area through theContinueContinue reading “AZN Greenfields: Making dreams reality one step at a time…”

Just Love Calves

When Nue Pitout told me how and why she started this business in 2013 of rearing dairy cross beef calves and selling them at 4 months old, her story immediately resonated and will probably resonate with many other South African parents who are on the brink of sending a child to a private high school.ContinueContinue reading “Just Love Calves”

The future is coffee!

This is how your cup of Beavercreek coffee starts out! TNT Nursery on the South Coast, KZN are growing coffee seedlings for Beavercreek Coffee. TNT uses the Ellepot system of planting the coffee beans into Ellepot paper pots, resulting in excellent root mass and root health and a productive coffee berry baring plant! Notice howContinueContinue reading “The future is coffee!”

St Paul Farmers Production Support Unit vaccinating cattle

I returned to the St Paul Farmers Production Support Unit and feedlot in the Umzimkulu area to document the vaccination program. This is their first phase of Covexin cattle vaccinations. The St Paul Farmer Production Support Unit, funded by the South African Department of Agriculture, and partnered with Afrivet, Acendis Bioscience and Embryo Plus, haveContinueContinue reading “St Paul Farmers Production Support Unit vaccinating cattle”