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Die Heuwels

Projek

Final Project Plan for Approval and Implementation

by

Berry Wessels

22 April 2015

Governing Organisation Bottelary Hills Renosterveld Conservancy Project Start Date – 3d Phase 01 June 2015 Project End Date for – 3d Phase 31 December 2015 Project Coordinator Berry Wessels (MPhil Sust. Dev.) Project Coordinator Contact Details Address: Sustainability Institute

Lynedoch Road R310 Baden Powel Turnoff P O Box 162 Lynedoch 7603 South Africa Tel: +27 (0) 21 881 3196 Fax: +27 (0) 21 881 3294 Email: [email protected]

Partner Institutions Cape Nature Stellenbosch University

Accompanying Documents -‐ Bottelary Hills Project: Proposal and Agreement 2015 -‐ LandCare Project Plan Framework 2015/2016: Bottelary LandCare

Geographical Information Project Location: Latitude: 33°55’55”, Longitude: 18°46’18” Area: ± 4160 ha Distance: 12km Number of people (land users): 42

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1. Background .................................................................................................................................. 3 2. Project Structure ........................................................................................................................ 3

3. Budget Summary ........................................................................................................................ 4

4. Key Deliverables ......................................................................................................................... 4 5. Participants in Pilot and Core Projects ............................................................................... 4

6. Project Design .............................................................................................................................. 5 6.1 Key Features ......................................................................................................................................... 5 6.2 Outcomes and Deliverables ............................................................................................................. 7 Phase 1: Outcome 1. Prelim Investigation Report .......................................................................... 7 Phase 2. Outcome 2. Desktop Research Document ........................................................................ 7 Phase 2. Outcome 3. Stakeholder Organogram ............................................................................... 8 Phase 2. Outcome 4. Initiation of Pilot and Core Projects ............................................................ 8 1. Invasive Clearing and Management Protocol ........................................................................................... 8 2. Soil Building for Fertility and Structure ................................................................................................... 10 3. High Nutritional Food Production .............................................................................................................. 11 4. Renosterveld Propagation and Reintroduction Plan .......................................................................... 15 5. MTB Trail Maintenance and Development for Ecological learning .............................................. 15

7. Timeline ....................................................................................................................................... 15 8. Major Risks and Assumptions .............................................................................................. 17

9. Project Costs and Resourcing ............................................................................................... 17 9.1 Identified and Possible Funders ................................................................................................. 17

10. Appendix ................................................................................................................................... 18

A Human Resource Database, Responsibilities and Commitments ............................. 18 B Journal Summary: Meetings and site visits ...................................................................... 27

Notes: ................................................................................................................................................ 30

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1. Background

The Bottelary Hills Renosterveld Conservancy is a family of farm residents that are the custodians of

this unique biome. The biome is part of the smallest plant kingdom in the world, the Cape Floral

Kingdom with close to 9000 different plant and animal species. Renosterveld is a unique type of

fynbos with fertile soils, its reliance on ants and termites for seed distribution and the high degree of

pollination by birds, insects and mammals. These conditions diversify chances for life to flourish in a

myriad of ways, expressing itself in the Daisy and Iris families, the caracal, the geometric tortoise and

the Arum frog.

Wedged between the encroaching Cape metropole and Stellenbosch town, the Conservancy is

growing with more farm owners becoming members every year and it also allows for urbanites to re-‐

connect with nature. A panoramic mountain bike trail, award winning wines and natural beauty

create opportunities for the Conservancy to preserve the Renosterveld with integral strategies for

social-‐economic upliftment, sustainable agriculture and ecological learning. Die Heuwels is an

attempt to conceptualise this opportunity in a project that includes farm residents, workers and

owners in a participatory designed process for sustainable livelihoods.

2. Project Structure

The project’s design is structured on three phases and six outcomes:

• Phase 1, Outcome 1 (Preliminary Investigation) is completed that scoped pilot projects

potentials.

• Phase 2, Outcome 2 (Desktop research document) is underway and this document will be

completed end 2015 to serve as the basis for the literature review to structure a PhD

proposal for 2016.

• Phase 2, Outcome 3 (Stakeholder organogram) is completed but open for new stakeholders

and agreements to be added as the project unfolds.

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• Phase 2, Outcome 4 (Pilot project set up and delivery) lies at the core of this document to

motivate for approval by the Conservancy’s steering committee.

• Phase 3’s Outcome 5 entails the approval and agreement sign off.

• Outcome 6 will officially start Phase 3 with project implementation after approval and

presenting to the wider Conservancy’s members.

3. Budget Summary The budget is supported by income from the MTB trail and LandCare funds.

4. Key Deliverables 1. Invasive clearing and management protocol

2. Renosterveld propagation and reintroduction plan

3. Mountain bike (MTB) trail maintenance and trail development for ecological learning

4. High nutritional food production and soil building for fertility and structure

5. PhD Research

6. Business plan with management job description, marketing, funding and website elements

5. Participants in Pilot and Core Projects The total potential participatory source includes 42 farms with farm owners, farm workers and farm

residents. The preliminary investigative report identified a core group of participants, willing to

engage with the project’s design process. They are grouped as:

• Champions: participants that already drive their own micro enterprises; and

• Agents: participants that engage or want to engage in the micro enterprises, as pilot

projects, represented by champions.

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Participants’ employment status is not important to engage with the project, unless they are

employed fulltime whereby their level of participation is limited to their own free time. The total

number of participants is only limited to their degree of willingness and personal incentives. The

success of pilot projects determines the total number of participants as these projects may create a

chain reaction throughout the Conservancy.

• The total number of champions already identified are 11

• Total number of agents: Yet to be determined

6. Project Design

6.1 Key Features

a) Integrative Stakeholder Spheres

The project consists of two integrative spheres. These spheres are:

• A: The Conservancy and other committed institutions

• B: The Individual farms

They are integrative since projects that are implemented and operated in the Conservancy sphere

will benefit individual farm owners and vice versa. E.g.: Invasive clearing management and MTB Trail

maintenance are conducted on numerous farms while pilot projects that are conducted on individual

farms will have Conservancy wide beneficial implications. E.g.: The pilot project operations for

organic vegetable production on one farm should be able to be replicated on other farms.

b) Capacity building and training

Training will be given with project participants through workshops, learning-‐by-‐doing and during

workflows. Skills needed will be identified and specific consultants will be brought in and/or

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workshops will be designed to specifically cater for a pilot project’s successful execution. The

following skills may be needed:

1. Technical training: operating machinery/equipment, growing regimes etc. 2. Sustainability training with a focus on community cohesion and development 3. Business management and planning; record keeping, reporting and marketing 4. Team-‐building and community exchanges to other conservancies/projects 5. Ecological learning and agroecological1 training for sustainable livelihoods

c) Applied academic research

Research will be based pragmatically on real life findings in order to contribute to tangible outcomes

for the benefit of the Conservancy. Research problems and questions will be informed by the context

that includes the natural, built, social and economic environment. The voice of the research

participant is considered equal to scientific knowledge. This is important to address real world

problems and find solutions or contribute to possible solution-‐orientated processes. This process is

referred to as transdisciplinary research: Science that is with, rather than only for society.

d) Sustainability and incrementalism

Expenditures, pilot projects implementations and socio-‐economic upliftment strategies for

participants can only be initiated if their long term projected impact is calculated to a degree that

resonates with a sustained and incremental processes. Incrementalism takes note of risks and

assumptions where each new innovative step in project design minimises redundancy of the previous

step.

e) Low cost implementation for replication

Moneys and resources spent on capital infrastructure and technology should be low cost. The first

priority is to recycle material, use natural materials and create closed loop waste flows. This feature

ensures that costs are kept low but also make these technologies more accessible for the

1 Agoecology is the umbrella term for sustained agricultural practices that includes biological farming, organic agriculture, permaculture and biodynamic practices.

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participants in the low economic bracket who whish to replicate their experiences and knowledge,

gained through the pilot projects, in their personal spaces.

6.2 Outcomes and Deliverables

Phase 1: Outcome 1. Prelim Investigation Report Conducted between 15 November 2014 – 15 December 2014.

Following is a summary of the key achievements of the preliminary investigation report.

• Relationships were established with key individuals from the Conservancy

• Academic theory was tested to understand the problem field and to provide the basis for a

methodological engagement applicable to this context. Theory also assisted in identifying

recurrent themes that are shared amongst the individuals from the Conservancy.

• Champions were identified that could drive the pilot projects.

Phase 2. Outcome 2. Desktop Research Document Conducted between 15 January 2014 – 14 April 2014 and ongoing.

The following main documents informed the preliminary literature review and also the formulation

of the project plan:

• Best Practice Guideline: Alien Vegetation Management (www.conservationatwork.co.za)

• Effect of biochar on chemistry, nutrient uptake and fertilizer mobility in sandy soil (Sika,

2012)

• Biodiversity in the agricultural landscape (Cape Nature)

• Stellenbosch Environmental Management Framework (Stellenbosch Municipality, 2014)

• Stellenbosch Spatial Development Framework, Part 1 and 2 (Stellenbosch Municipality, 2012)

• South African National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment (National Biodiversity Institute, 2004)

• Renosterveld: Ecosystem Management Plan – Western Cape (The Nature Conservation

Corporation, 2008)

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Phase 2. Outcome 3. Stakeholder Organogram This table is located in the appendix. The table represents committed individuals to the Project. This

table will be updated throughout Phase 3.

Phase 2. Outcome 4. Initiation of Pilot and Core Projects

The identification of pilot projects is based on the key deliverables. The following section outlines

and reports on the setting up, testing, their feasibility and financial implications.

1. Invasive Clearing and Management Protocol

The clearing of invasive plants lies at the core of the Conservancy’s mandate. A multitude of invasive

trees have detrimental effects on the critically endangered Renosterveld. These mainly include

Eucalyptus, Wattle, Port Jackson and Pine. Other invasive plants include Spanish Reed and Kikuyu.

They compete with indigenous plants, endemic to the Bottelary Hills, for water, space and nutrients.

It follows that the total eradication of these invasives is a top priority.

The Conservancy, with the support of LandCare, Wellington, has contracted Stem in die Bos to drive

this process. Although, Stem in die Bos does not have the internal capacity to be fully dedicated to

the Conservancy’s needs. This is evident in the dry summer season when their contracted priority is

to fight fires in the greater Boland area. The Conservancy therefore considers whether it should train

a locally sourced team through the auspices of Stem in die Bos. Marius Scholtz (the coordinator’s

main contact person) has discussed the performance of Barry Stander with Andre Kruger and Pieter

Bestbier (farm owners) who where both highly satisfied by the quality of workmanship.

It is envisaged that unemployed youth (between the ages of + -‐ 22 – 28) will be employed. The

management of the training and operations of this team is dependent on funding (See section 7.

Project costs and resources). It is furthermore assumed that a team of seven young men will be

employed to drive a intensive invasive clearing management programme with a set of clear

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guidelines that not only inform their operations, but also the wider stakeholder group that includes

farm owners and LandCare.

The following excerpt is taken from a meeting held on 29 January 2015 on Wolfkloof (entitled

Indringer Beheer Vergadering) that forms the basis of the development of a robust protocol:

1. Vroeg oggend word daar deur die plaas eienaar en Stem in die Bos aangeteken hoeveel

werkers teenwoordig is.

2. ‘n Kontrak opgestel deur Marius word geteken vir die totale hektare wat gewerk moet word.

3. Die name en ID nommers van werkers word genoteer.

4. Werk word net gedoen onder 28 grade om brande te verhoed.

5. Die boer sal Berry Wessels inlig oor moonlike moeilike areas soos bv. In klowe en plekke met

obstruksies soos lyndrade ens. Sekere bome sal ook gelos word vir roofvoels. Die boer sal

hierdie bome duidelik merk.

6. Barry Stander kwoteer op hoeveelheid hout wat op hope gepak is.

7. ‘n Champion, soos bv. Samual van Goede Hoop verwerk dan hout tot kaggelhout of biochar.

8. Oorblywende hout, soos takke, moet gebrand word of verwerk word d.m.v die biochar proses.

9. Jaco/Barry stuur foto van tydstaat (man-‐dae) na Berry om vir Elmo te stuur. Dit gebeur op die

laaste werksdag van die maand.

10. Indien die span van blok verskuif, moet Elmo in kennis gestel word.

11. Probleem bome sal op die einde van die Projek (bv. laaste tien dae) verwerk word.

12. Berry is die skakel person tussen die Bewaria, Stem in die Bos en LandCare.

The following section outlines a report back to Marius from Stem in die Bos.

Marius had received the following information from Barry Stander:

• Days worked for 2014 are 65

• Days for so far for 2015 are 58

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• Farms worked include Wolfkloof, Sterhuis and Goede Hoop

• Regrowth needs to be addressed by the aforementioned farms. This also includes Mooiplaas.

The maximum days needed are 15.

• Elmo Maree has informed Marius that the R95 000 will be available until September. This has

been confirmed. He also highlighted that if the Conservancy make good of this funding, then

funds will be transferred from elsewhere to be used until the end of the current cycle i.e.

March 2016. This is considered to be very likely since LandCare has the annual burden of

conservancies not utilizing their funds to the fullest extent.

The following section builds on point 8 whereby the concept of biochar is introduced. The biochar

process utilises finer branches (15cm – 25cm), that are burned anyway to inhibit veld fires, and that

cannot be sold as firewood, the soil building for fertility and structure pilot project is initiated.

2. Soil Building for Fertility and Structure

The following section describes mainly the production of biochar. It is important to note that biochar

is an additive to compost. It is not the intention of this document to outline compost production

since it is a necessary condition for all food production methods. Standard operating procedures,

same as for all pilot and core projects will be drawn up.

Biochar is an age-‐old tradition that started in the Amazon basin for soil building and remediation.

Carbon-‐rich material is produced during a pyrolysis process whereby the thermal degradation of

biomass occurs under oxygen-‐limited conditions. Biochar increases phosphorous concentrations, the

water retention ability and pH of soil. It is also used in metallurgy industry, sold in health shops as a

gastrointestinal remedy and it is also used to purify water.

The South African biochar industry is almost non-‐existent and producers mainly use the product for

their own consumption as a soil remediator and charcoal to fire blacksmith kilns and for braais. Its

production should not be seen as a direct economic driver but rather as an indirect value addition to

soil fertility to boost production yields. Studies conducted by the University of Stellenbosch have

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shown that yields can be increased by 20%. Also, biochar uses 15mm to 30mm branches that would

have been burnt anyway during invasive clearing to inhibit veld fires.

Kiln construction costs are under R1000. In comparison with off the shelf systems, which goes at

R14000 with the same capacity (3 x 200l drums), the opportunity presents itself as a self-‐replicating

technology by the project participants. The following illustration outlines the construction process

that was tested on Berry’s small holding in Stellenbosch. The result was that partial pyrolysis took

place and only 15% of the wood turned into biochar. It was found that the fire generated not enough

heat and a lot of energy loss took place. A subsequent test will refine the kiln base to allow for more

contained heat over a bigger surface area.

3. High Nutritional Food Production

The preliminary investigation identified Wolfkoof and Goede Hoop growers of kale and other

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vegetables. Kale is part of the cabbage family and a super food being high in antioxidants (vitamin C),

have anti-‐cancer properties and combats urinary tract disease.

The farm workers on Wolfkloof produce 400 kale bushes (300g each) every week. They sell each bush

for R10 to the African diaspora. Collins the main grower and champion on Wolfkloof, formed a

partnership with champion Samuel Williams from Goede Hoop, both are permanently employed

respectively and all production are carried out in their free time, with the assistance of other farm

workers or agents.

Dehydrated kale chips sells at R50 for 40g, making it a product with huge potential for profits. It is

thus considered a “low hanging fruit” that can open a value chain for other veg products to follow,

such as pumpkin, spinach and Swiss chard. Following is an illustrative test conducted on Berry’s small

holding in the construction of a dehydrator, with kale sourced from Wolfkloof.

The test results have shown that the optimum temperature of 45 degrees Celsius was not achieved.

An electrical dehydrator DIY construction can be achieved under R1500 if recycled materials are

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used. Off the shelf prices goes for R7000 per dryer, with a much smaller capacity. Solar dehydrators

can be built for R3000 each.

Unlike biochar, kale chips manufacturing can be achieved at a low cost with high returns. A

professional chef was identified that will give workshops at R300 per hour for recipe development

and brand design. An available market exists at the Waldorf school shop at Spier. Other markets

include health shops, Spar and Woolworths. Following is breakdown of potential costs incurred for

kale chip manufacturing and profits.

• 400 bushes are produced each month at 0.3kg per bush.

Total: 120kg.

• 60% conversion loss during the dehydration process brings the total weight to: 48kg.

• Kale chips are sold at an average price of R50 per bag of 40g each

48kg/0,4g = 120 bags per month.

• 120 bags x R50 per bag = R6000 per month (without input costs)

Input costs:

• Dehydration process uses 300 Watt/h for 4 hours for 1kg wet kale (= 400g dried kale)

Total electricity usage is 1200 Watt/h to produce 400g dried kale chips.

• Electricity stands at R1,43 per kW. 1200 Watt = 1,2 kW. 1,2kW X R1,43 = R1,71

• 1kg kale costs R1,71 to convert to 400g kale chips.

• 48kg kale costs R82,08 to convert to kale chips.

• Or, 120 bags at 0,4g per bag cost R82,08 for electricity

• R6000 – R82,08 = R5917, 92.

• Spices to add is calculated at R6 per bag.

• 120 bags X R6 = R720

• R5917 – R720 = R 5198

• These costs do not include water usage, labour, packaging and transport. If organically

grown, then very little additional costs would be incurred. The real value in the

production of kale lies in training and mentoring of participants in business management,

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product design and marketing.

The following section explains alternative production possibilities to diversify production to build

resilience in spoil and mitigate for diseases.

Land is allocated on Goede Hoop with which a group of 6 women are cultivating different vegetables

for self-‐consumption. They follow conventional farming techniques using pesticides, herbicides with

no cover crops and mulching and with little compost additives. The opportunity presents itself to

transition from conventional production to agroecological production since land is available and also,

they are motivated to increase production and they are open for new methods. The map following

illustrates sites already in production and possible new site for production.

The little red block represents the area currently under cultivation. The bigger section in red

represents another possible area based on the success of the means of production on the current

site. If this area proves successful then the production can be scaled up even further to include the

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bigger green area. This process will be facilitated by the Green Road2, closely monitored by Berry and

managed by 5 identified champions (drivers of pilot projects) and agents (participants managed by

the champions).

4. Renosterveld Propagation and Reintroduction Plan

It is envisaged that Goede Hoop may also provide the opportunity to construct and implement

growing tunnels in which two thirds are allocated for intensive vegetable production and the other

third for Renosterveld plant production. So then would the trained participants be motivated to

reintroduce certain plant species into the cleared areas following the removal of invasives. The

University of Stellenbosch’s Invasive Biology Unit are committed to provide assistance in this

endeavour. Also, Fischer farm (and perhaps Sterhuis that are already well established in the industry)

are also willing to provide practical expertise in this field.

5. MTB Trail Maintenance and Development for Ecological learning This team will be made up out of the same participants that are employed in the locally based

invasive clearing team. A programme would be developed that exposes team members to the MTB

trail operations. Combining the invasive clearing team with a MTB team allows for a dovetail effect

whereby the invasive team would be more mobile to monitor regrowth to plan for follow-‐ups and to

identify pirate cyclists (Roof Ryers).

7. Timeline If the project pan is approved, then the following timeline will act as a guide to organise the

workflow. This timeline will be structured into a Gantt chart after clarity is reached on funds

available. This chart will be designed with formulas to prioritise line items, plan for unforeseen

challenges and risks and allow for flexibility for a follow-‐up plan to reach the key deliverables over

the course of 2015.

2 Green Road is a voluntary association of growers, retailers and consumers supporting organic agriculture and local food production based on the principles of ecology, health, fairness and care (www.greenroad.co.za).

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• 22 April to the 1st of May 2015

1. Secure funding

2. Consolidate stakeholder group

3. Facilities inspection for pilot project implementation

4. Present project plan to champions

5. Finalise Gantt chart

• 1st of May to 7th of May 2015

1. Prepare Conservancy presentation

2. Reflect on feedback from the presentation

• 8 May 2015

1. Reconvene with main contact people (Marius and Thana)

2. Agree on reporting schedule with Conservancy

• 9 May – 1 June 2015

1. Coordinator reflexion and mental preparation period

2. Desktop research

3. Off-‐site communications and record update feedbacks from the Conservancy via email or phone

• 1 June – end 2015

1. Implementation starts

2. Monitoring and evaluation

3. Prepare year-‐end report

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8. Major Risks and Assumptions

• Natural disasters such as veld fires, droughts and floods are persistent in the Stellenbosch

area that put the Conservancy at risk to uphold its mandate for managed conservation.

Attempts will be made to mitigate these events through building resilience in the

Conservancy systems. Social cohesion, economic stability and a healthy ecosystem are the

overarching systems priorities that will be addressed in focussed brainstorming sessions

throughout the project process that will be attended by farm owners, project participants

and outside experts.

• Assumptions are base on the availability of funds and sponsorships, the level of commitment

of project participants, stakeholders and volunteers/interns and the integration of the

various pilot and core projects with the mandate of the Conservancy.

9. Project Costs and Resourcing

9.1 Identified and Possible Funders The following list represents identified and possible funders:

• ABSA Wealth

ABSA Wealth of Stellenbosch (Chris van Schalkwyk) has indicated to Marius that a proposal

for sponsorship will be considered which is aimed to promote the uniqueness of the

Conservancy. This proposal will be prepared by Berry with the aim to fund the dedicated

invasive clearing team. Particular attention will be given to cover the cost of the team with

an ABSA branded sponsored 4X4 bakkie.

• Stihl South Africa

Stihl indicated that it will welcome a proposal to sponsor the team with equipment (such as

chain saws and bush cutters). Rayleen Kleinhans from Stihl as the sponsorship driver may be

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able to provide the invasive clearing team with personal protective equipment such as Kevlar

pants, hard hats, protective eye gear and gloves. The proposal, to be drawn up, will also

explore the first level of specialised consumables needed such as chain oil, two-‐stroke engine

oil, fuel and extra chains.

• WWF

The WWF has put out a call for proposals to fund Conservancy needs such as the training and

set up of a local team for invasive clearing, maintenance of the MTB Trail (for erosion

control) and fire corridors. It can also support an educational outreach programme. A

proposal will be designed for submission in the immediate future.

• LandCare/Working for Water/Environmental Affairs

Elmo Maree is very keen on the establishment of an invasive clearing team. LandCare will be

provide training and assistance. Elmo also suggested that the conservancy approach

Environmental Affairs. Wessel Wentzel and Dr. Christo Mare are the influencial individuals to

be approached with a view to muster support for the Conservancy alien clearing programme.

This is seen a sensitive area as no meaningful progress has been made to date and the

Conservancy can me made an example of the much promoted joint effort between

government and private enterprise.

10. Appendix

A Human Resource Database, Responsibilities and Commitments

This table is an amendment to the table entitled: Preliminary Investigation Report. New identified

project participants, roles and important points are highlighted. The level of commitment of each

participant is calculated on a three-‐tiered scale ranging between 100% commitment, 50%

commitment and 10% commitment:

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• 100% committed 1. Provide information 2. Active inputs through site visits/meetings 3. Facilitation of workshops/work flows (such as administration)

• 50% committed 1. Provide information 2. Active inputs through site visits/meetings

• 10% committed

1. Provide information only

A: Residents of the Bottelary Hills

Person Title Responsibility Contact Commit

ment

Tielman Roos -‐ Owner:

Mooiplaas

-‐ Wine

farmer/maker

-‐ Chairperson:

Conservancy

-‐ LandCare

Project

compiler

-‐ Conservancy marketing and

business plan

-‐ Conservation and tourism

-‐ Assembling a representative

farm worker team from

Mooiplaas

tielman@mooiplaa

s.co.za

100%

Marius Scholtz -‐ Owner:

Wolfkloof

-‐ Bottelary Hills

MTB committee

member

-‐ Conservancy

-‐ Renosterveld conservation

-‐ MTB management

-‐ Sable breeding

-‐ Invasive clearing

-‐ Wood processing through

biochar/fire wood

[email protected].

za

100%

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committee

member

-‐ Contact

person

manufacturing

-‐ Socio-‐economic upliftment

-‐ Provides HQ on Wolfkloof

-‐ Assisting Project Coordinator

with framework

manufacturing

Pieter

Bestbier

-‐ Owner: Goede

Hoop

-‐ Wine

farmer/maker

-‐ Renosterveld Conservancy


-‐ Permission for veg production

tunnel facility for workers

-‐ Assistance in wood production

-‐ Establishing Renosterveld

nursery in tunnel

[email protected]

50%

Johannes v d

Westhuizen

-‐ Owner: Bonfoi

-‐ Wine

farmer/maker

-‐ Conservancy

Treasurer

-‐ Renosterveld conservation


-‐ Buffalo breeding as alternative

[email protected]

100%

Collins

Mpangapanga

-‐ Project

Champion

-‐ Wolfkloof

farm manager

-‐ Sable

management

and observation

-‐ Community

contact person

-‐ Kale grower

-‐ Kale production

-‐ Creating veg. value chain in

community

[email protected]

100%

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and marketing

Samuel

Williams

-‐ Project

Champion

-‐Goede Hoop

farm worker

-‐ Managing

wood

production

-‐ Community

contact person

-‐ Invasive fire wood

manufacturing

-‐ Creating wood value chain in

community

-‐ Employ locals for socio-‐

economic upliftment

-‐ Expand product range to

biochar and products

-‐ Assistance in food gardening

[email protected]

a

100%

Michelle

Williams

-‐ Champion

-‐ Goede Hoop

farm worker

-‐ Vegetable

grower

-‐ Community

contact person

-‐ Food gardening

implementation on Goede Hoop

-‐ Renosterveld nursery

operations

-‐ Kale production

[email protected]

a

100%

Desmond -‐ Bonfoi farm

worker

-‐ Community

contact person

-‐ To be established

Andre Kruger -‐ Sterhuis farm

owner


-‐ Speldekussings for socio-‐

economic upliftement

andre@smitkruger.

law.za

50%

Pieter

Conradie

-‐ Sterhuis farm

manager

-‐ Invasive clearing pjhconradie@gmai.

com

50%

Dr Thana -‐ Contact -‐ Establishing academic linkages [email protected] 100%

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Whitehead person

-‐ Research

mentor

and support

-‐ Formulation of replicable

integral business plan from

Conservancy

-‐ Assisting Project Coordinator

with framework

a

B: Outside experts

Key Person Position Interests in project

Elmo Maree -‐ Chief

Technician:

Cape Agri

-‐ LandCare

contact person

-‐ Invasive clearing guidance: GIS,

follow-‐up plan

-‐ Water resource management

-‐ Invasive clearing funding

-‐ Establishing on-‐site nursery

with support

-‐ Collecting demographic info

from farmers

-‐ Consolidating past clearing

work

-‐ LandCare as an inclusive

community project

[email protected]

100%

Barry and Jaco

(Jnr) Stander

-‐ Managers:

Stem in die Bos

-‐ Contractor of

Conservancy

-‐ Invasive clearing operations

-‐ Training locals: Poison

application, chainsaw, follow-‐

ups.

-‐ Management plan with local

participation

-‐ Training and creating

dedicated team with local

info@stemindiebos

.co.za

100%

23




participation for alien clearing

and fire control.

Braam Louw MTB trail

planning,

design and

construction

-‐ Managing team to operate

trails

-‐ Expand trail in membership

and extra tracks

-‐ Incentivising cyclists for nature

conservation

-‐ Awareness campaign on MTB

track

-‐ Clamp down on vandalism

-‐ Incentivising locals through

school bursaries

-‐ Training of maintenance team

100%

SW van der

Merwe

Dennis Moss

Partnership –

Director

PIanning and

Environment

-‐ Planning and strategy

consultant

-‐ Designing position statement

doc

[email protected]

100%

Janet Gracie Green Road

Operational

Manager

-‐ Organic Veg production

assistance

-‐ Produce/

product (Kale chips) distributer

[email protected].

za

50%

Mat Zuber Green Road

Biodynamic

farming

implimentor

-‐ Organic Veg production

assistance

-‐ Produce/

product (Kale chips) distributer

-‐ Workshop facilitator

madmadzober@ho

tmail.co.uk

100%

24




P Malebogo DoA Chief Agri

Advisor –

Elsenburg

-‐ Argi Support malebogop@elsen

burg.com

10%

Conrad Hicks -‐ Blacksmith

-‐ Biochar expert

-‐ Implementing biochar kiln and

assistance

conrad@blacksmit

h.co.za

50%

Wehan

Geldenhuys

-‐ Boland

Falconry Club

Chairperson

-‐ Ornithologist

-‐ Environmental awareness

teacher

-‐ Environmental manager

50%

Wendy

Crawford

-‐ Agroecologist -‐ Setting up pilot enterprises

-‐ Training: permaculture

brightgoldberry@g

mail.com

50%

Micky van der

Hoeven

-‐ Permaculture

lecturer

-‐ Project

manager with

SEED in

Mitchel’s Plain

-‐ Train locals in permaculture

-‐ Nutritional awareness

-‐ Food production

-‐ Tunnel implementer

mickysticks81@gm

ail.com

50%

Prof Mark

Swilling

-‐ Academic

director:

Sustainability

Institute (SI)

-‐

Transdisciplinar

y researcher

-‐ Mentorship and supervision Mark.Swilling@spl.

sun.ac.za

100%

Blake

Robinson

-‐ SI Project

Associates

Programme

-‐ Mentorship and supervision

-‐ Networking between SI and

Bottelary community

originalblake@gma

il.com

100%

25




Manager

Luke

Metelerkamp

-‐ Research

Fellow in

agriculture:

Sustainability

Institute (SI)

-‐ SI Project

Associate

-‐ Agroecology

Academy

Organiser

-‐ Food security

-‐ SI internship placement

-‐ Case study research for SI

students

Luke@sustainabilit

yinstitute.net

100%

Terrance

Ward

SI Agroecology

Academy

organiser

Training of project participants Terrence@sustaina

bilityinstitute.net

100%

Jess Schulschenk

SI Biodiversity

and Sust. Agri.

Modules

coordinator

Exposing students and

researcher to Conservancy case

studies

ID volunteers and interns

100%

Elesebe

Cronje

Professional

Chef

-‐ Kale chips manufacturing

-‐ Product design

-‐ Training

elsebecronje@gma

il.com

100%

A Lindveld SI Finance

Officer

SI/Conservancy financial

arrangements

Anlo@sustainabilit

yinstitute.net

100%

Prof Karin

Esler

-‐ Deputy

director:

Conservation

Ecology

-‐

-‐ Fynbos management

-‐ PhD/Masters researcher

placement

[email protected] 10%

26




Transdisciplinar

y researcher

Prof David

Richardson

-‐ Director of

Centre for

Invasive Biology

(SUN)

-‐ Farmer management plan for

conservation and invasive

management

-‐ Establishing project with

farmers


placement

[email protected] 10%

John van

Breda

-‐ Programme

manager:

Transdisciplinar

y research

(TsamaHUB,

SUN)

-‐ Supervision and mentor

-‐ Academic assistance


placement

50%

Prof Arnold

Smit

Director:

Business for

Society at SUN

School of

business (SUN)

-‐ Academic support: Business

plan

-‐ MBA researcher placement

Arnold.Smit@usb-‐

ed.com

50%

Barry Cycles Alive -‐ Bike repair and maintenance 50%

Unathi

Msophi

-‐ Chairperson:

Kayamandi Trail

Riders

-‐ Youth sports development

-‐ Developing MTB among

residents in Kayamandi

-‐ Developing and expanding Trail

Riders club through funding

-‐ Competitive MTB. Winner

Hermanus tour.

100%

27




B Journal Summary: Meetings and site visits Place/ Action

Contact (1st meeting in yellow)

Date Agenda Km Document/Record Generated

SI Meeting Prof M Swilling

9/11/2014 Project discussion

30

Wolfkloof (WK) Meeting

M Scholtz 11/11/2014 Introductions 100 Minutes

SI Meeting L Meterlerkamp

14/11/2014 SI Associates 30 Minutes

WK Meeting Scholtz & T Whitehead

15/11/2014 1st Project meeting & intro: Whitehead

50 Minutes

Skype B Robinson 19/11/2014 SI Associates Notes WK Meeting Scholtz,

Whitehead & Prof A Smit

22/11/2014 Intro: A Smit 50 Minutes

WK & Goede Hoop (GH) Visit/meeting

Collins & workers. P Bestbier, Samual & Michelle Williams plus other

26/11/2014 – 29/11/2014

Scoping Wolfkloof stay, Scoping Goede Hoop visit & champion ID

75 Itinerary

Bonfoi meeting

J vd Westhuizen

1/12/2014 Bewaria finances

20

Tygerberg MTB Meeting

B Louw Barry of Cycles Alive

4/12/2014 MTB discussion/bike repair

100 Minutes

Stellenbosch meeting

Prof Dave Richardson

5/12/2014 Invasive clearing management programme

Notes

WK Meeting Barry & Jaco Stander

6/12/2014 Intro: Stem in die Bos

50 Minutes

LandCare Wellington Meeting

E Maree 8/12/2014 Intro: LandCare 50 Minutes

Stellenbosch Meeting

W Crawford 10/12/2014 Juice production possibilites

10 Notes

28




SI Meeting M Swilling 17/12/2015 Supervision – PhD

30 Notes

Olive farm meeting

Prof K Esler 28/12/2014 Fyndbos management – intern ID

30 Notes

WK Meeting Scholtz & Whitehead

12/01/2015 Plan Discussion 50 Minutes

Skype B Robinson 12/01/2015 SI Associates Notes WK Meeting Standers,

Maree, Kruger, Conradie, Scoltz

29/01/2015 Invasive Clearing Protocal

50 Minutes


E Maree February 2015

Invasive clearing, timesheets, SOPs

Notes

SI Meeting A Lindveld January 2015 SI Finances 30 Stellenbosch Meeting

Unathi Msophi

7/02/2015 MTB Kayamandi Trail Riders partner

2 Minutes

Sterhuis Meeting

A Kruger & P Conradie

9/02/2015 Sterhuis scoping, champion ID

55 Minutes


E Mahlathini 12/01/2015 DoA sponsership

5 Notes

Sterhuis visit February 2015

Clearing team inspection

60

WK/GH Visit W Crawford/Samual

February 2015

Agroecology/juice production

55 Minutes


Unathi Msophi

20/02/2015 MTB Kayamandi Info

10 Notes

Koelenhof meeting

W Geldenhuys

25/02/2015 Boland Falconry – Club house needs

22 Minutes


John v Breda 3/03/2015 Academic advisor: article write up

8 Minutes

GH visit S Williams 9/03/2015 Tunnel/veg garden scoping

50 Notes

Skype I Blumer 10/03/2015 Biochar Notes

29




WK & GH Visit M vd Hoeven/ Collins

March 2015 SEED scoping and intro

50 Notes

WK/GH visit Collins & S Willaims

14/03/2015 Veg/tunnels, ID champions

50 Notes

WK/GH visit E Cronje 15/03/2015 Kale chips chef 50 Notes Somerset West Visit

Johan 17/03/2015 Go Natural – Dehydrator info and Quotes

45 Notes

GH and Fisher visit/GH

P Fisher & Samual

March 2015 Tunnels inspection

50 Notes

WK/GH visit M Zuber & Collins

23/03/2015 Green Road scoping/intro

55 Minutes

Stellenbosch meeting – Demo Kitchen

E Cronje March 2015 Kale chips set up

8 Minutes

Stellenbosch M vd Hoeven 25/03/2015 Organic production and tunnels discussion

6 Minutes

WK/GH Visit S Williams & Collins

26/03/2015 Bestbier feedback – Trust

50 Notes

Doc/maps B Wessels Green Road Info Measured maps/project outline

Stellenbosch T v d Poel 30/03/2015 Dehydrator DIY Notes Cape Town Meeting

C Hicks 31/03/2015 Biochar kiln DIY 100 Notes


M Malebogo 9/04/2015 DoA Support –Chief Agri Advisor

5 Notes

Phillipi visit Peninsula Drums manager

9/04/2015 Drum purchases For biochar

80 Invoice

Stellenbosch meeting

M Zuber 13/04/2015 Green Road project partnership

6 Minutes

SI Meeting V vd Heyde, L Meterekamp & T Ward

14/04/2015 Project plan brainstorming with Associates

30 Minutes

Koelenhof Meeting

S Neethling, Scholtz &

15/04/2015 MTB AGM 22 Minutes

30




Arno Stellenbosch Meeting

E Cronje 15/04/2015 Kale Chips business set up

6 Minutes

WK Meeting Scholtz 17/04/2015 Plan discussion 100 Minutes Skype Janet Gracie 19/04/2015 Green Road

operational manager

Notes

TOTAL meetings/ visits

47

TOTAL km 1735

Notes: