The YES Hub building in Thembisa, home of the first commercial container farm built by a South African company

Proof that urban farming works here.

Container farms, NFT hydroponics, and community nethouses — in townships, beside supermarkets, at lodges, and in rural communities.

Project case studies

Visitors looking at stacked trays of leafy greens and herbs inside the YES Hub container farm

01 · Thembisa, Gauteng

YES Hub container farm

The first commercial shipping-container farm built by a local South African company. We built it for the YES Hub in Thembisa: a working, year-round hydroponic farm inside a standard shipping container.

System
Container farm
Milestone
A South African first
A branded agri-ponics container farm for SPAR standing on grass

02 · Urban farming pilot

SPAR pilot, 50 m from the shelf

To prove urban farming is possible and viable, we set up a container farm about 50 metres from a SPAR supermarket. Our client farmer grew leafy greens and herbs like basil and supplied them fresh to the store — cutting transport and cold-storage costs for that supply by 100%.

Distance to shelf
± 50 metres
Transport & cold storage
Cut by 100%
Leafy greens growing in white channels inside an NFT hydroponics tunnel

03 · Botswana

Lodge NFT hydroponics tunnel

A lodge in Botswana wanted to serve its guests fresh vegetables grown on the property. We built a nutrient film technique hydroponics tunnel that recirculates its water — a good fit where water and fresh supply are both precious.

System
NFT hydroponics tunnel
Client
Hospitality
Community members preparing beds along drip lines under shade net at Rust de Winter

04 · Rust de Winter

Two community nethouse projects

Two large nethouse and drip-irrigation projects for communities in the Rust de Winter region — a more sustainable alternative to open-field farming. We built the structures and irrigation, and trained the local teams on site.

System
Nethouse & drip
Run by
Local community teams

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