There are criteria for becoming a contributor, as the content of this site needs to be in accordance with what it says on the front page, ie, content is naturally grown, as much organic as it can be, and thru media and public endorsement, your peers, other natural farmers from your area, must vouch for your production standards and endorse all of your production methods.
Of course the internet costs money to host, manage and develop. We don't want to charge too much for hosting, but this time may come in the future. So if you like it, it's a good idea, if it works for you, then maybe take a subscription, or rent an advert space, request a feature? Thank you!
Team up with other producers who are committed to naturally grown and endorse each other. Form a network in your area, where you can plan a food market, grow the natural market and attract more customers, because together you have more variety and more resilience. In addition to public endorsements on your profile, your farm must be open to hosting an official PGS farm inspection, where interested parties will be invited to be present for the fulfilment of the official PGS certification inspection.
To become a contributor, you must create a profile on kandu connect. Complete your profile and invite other local, naturally grown producers to endorse you. Be absolutely sure to only invite producers that are committed to naturally grown principles. When your profile has been verified in this way, kandu must then import your profile into the kandu.community directory, where you get access to a private domain for you to upload all of your crop or product information.
If your practice revolves around naturally grown principles, then a farm visit becomes an advertisement of your work, its produce / products and its production methods. During a farm visit, every aspect of the production environment is reported on with evidences and discussions to invoke total transparency.
Cele Ntombi
Demo Farm Name
Fair Food Herb Garden
Fauna Fiasco
Getsemane Agric Farmers
Isithumba
Isithumba Co-Operatve
Isolezwe
Khuthala
Mountain View
Nkobonga Farmers
Phezabantu
Qalakabusha Shayamazolo
Shabane Thembi
Sibukeni
Tao Farms
Uthingo Organic Farm
Varachia Saadia
Vegan Valhalla
kandu·community
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