The #SPEKKIE project

has grown from strength to strength – what
started as a small idea to promote the Jobs for Carbon project and
bring in a small income for the project has become a project – or
rather enterprise – in its own right. The enterprise propagates the
smaller cuttings – which are accumulated through the restoration
process of Jobs for Carbon – at the nursery in Vanwyksdorp. These
spekboom plants are then used to create the value added product
called #spekkies – small and medium spekboom gift plants planted
in biodegradable pots with our labels and details on. The enterprise
has enjoyed a few large orders, whilst smaller regular orders
continue to flow in. The #spekkies team is focused on building the
brand, and through doing so increase awareness of the GCBR
projects and the importance of environmental restoration and
climate change mitigation.