Our vision is to contribute meaningfully towards the Integrated
Food Security Strategy(IFSS) of our
country, by ensuring that
nutritious food is accessible, affordable, and available to the majority of
the numerous families in South Africa.
To offer the abovementioned produce in a perserved and packaged form, which is as per the required needs and specifications of our market. In ensuring that our products are according to the estabilshed need we ensure that the clientele procure the offered product at reasonable pricing. Through this we warrant that the farm attains its financial sustainability, innovation, and future growth.
The first and primary objective of the business is to produce nutritious, fresh and healthy vegetable produce both in quality and quantity. Currently, the farm has 10 green houses in production. 4,4 hectares that are under irrigation. Fully automated greenhouse for seedlings production with climate control (cooling, heating, and irrigation)of 9 x 35 square meters with a holding capacity of 1700 growing trays consisting of 200 seedlings per tray.
Bee Tree Farm Academy was established by the Founder and Managing Director, Dr Ethel Zulu, who is a female black woman who holds a Doctoral Degree in Nutrition from The Vaal University.
Engaging three(3) methods of production allows Bee Tree Farm to house a variety of crops and cultivars to build and maintain sustainability. Using protected production systems such as shade-net and plastic tunnels grant the covering for the more sensitve specimens, while the open land provides opportunities to the more rebust.
A brood of free range hens provides a steady supply of healthy free-range
eggs which adds value to the weekly supplied family packs. The chicken
pen and its occupants also contribute to the agriculture training provided on
the Farm. The long-term strategy of the business is to introduce poultry
farming. This will form phase 2 of the farming project after the vegetable
production and processing is well settled and sustainable.
Bee Tree Farm training academy is focusing on agricultural skills development that respond to the training needs for Agriculture and Rural Development in terms of job creation, task and knowledge and skills gap analysis, in particular field crop production and business issues. The Farm is utilizing its potential of providing the training facility that provides the facility. This entails on the job training, in the greenhouse and on the open field for practical training, which is also part of our upliftment program.