From a Backyard Business to Supplying Farmers With 40 000 Seedlings Per Week, Andile Shares His Story

Andile and his business partner wanted to help their community gain access to affordable healthy food and saw an opportunity to start a business from a backyard in Soweto. From 1000 seedlings to 40,000 seedlings distributed weekly, Evergrow now supplies to farmers around Johannesburg, Pretoria, Eastern Cape, and North West. 

Feeling inspired, motivated and in awe at the sheer tenacity that comes from making a dream a reality, Andile shares his story on how he went from seed to start-up! 

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