Leigh Brown : founder of award-winning permaculture education group, SEED. The organisation works with 18 schools nationally, training teachers to grow permaculture gardens and ultimately providing ongoing food security and employment for the community the schools are placed in.

Website: www.seed.org.za,
E-mail: leigh@seed.org.za
Tel : 082 335 4110

Rob Small : director of Abalimi Bezekhaya, which assists urban township farmers to produce organic food for themselves and for sale (under the Harvest for Hope banner, which provides organic veggie boxes to markets at many southern suburb schools and UCT. Rob also organises tours of the community gardens and farms, leaving from the Rosmead Avenue BP on Tuesday mornings.

Website: www.abalimi.org.za
E-mail: rsmall@xsinet.co.za,
Tel: 0216718626, or have a look you want to inquire about

Veggie boxes from Abalimi - harvestofhope@abalimi.org.za or 021 371 1653.

Vicki Penfold : runs Bio-Baba Nappies, an award-winning South African company specialising in convenient but natural all-in-one washable nappies. Disposable nappies are the world’s 3 rd biggest waste contributor behind newspapers and food packaging, and they don’t biodegrade. They also cost families around R13,000 per baby. So to save money for yourself, suit your baby without the schlep of traditional cloth nappies, and protect the environment, it’s great to know new parents have another option

Website: www.biobaba.co.za
E-mail: vpenfold@biobaba.co.za
Tel: 021 761 8982/ 083 601 1145

Hugh Tyrrell : runs Green Edge, a company that assists businesses who want to go green and provides marketing support to promote greener products and services. More and more people want to spend money in an environmentally-preferable way even in the downturn. GreenEdge both facilitates the business greening process and gives experienced marketing support including strategy, branding, creative direction and product innovation.

Website: www.greenedge.co.za
E-mail: tyrrell@iafrica.com
Tel: 021 448 8123

Cormac Cullinan, father of Benji in class 5, is an attorney and the founder of EnAct, a legal team focusing on environmental law and governance. Cormac has drafted laws, policies and strategies and advised on legal and institutional reforms concerning green issues in 20 countries. He has drafted several international treaties as well as national, provincial and municipal legislation. Internationally he is best known for pioneering the emerging field of Earth jurisprudence through his book "Wild Law." This led to his inclusion in the 2008 book “Planet Savers: 301 Extraordinary Environmentalists” which profiles environmental champions throughout history.

Website: www.enact-international.com or www.cullinans.co.za
E-mail: enact@law.co.za