Almost 400 000 cabbage heads a year. Branded beetroot and broccoli delivered to the likes of Oxford Fresh Market, Food Lover’s Market and Spar. An own branded truck to transport the harvest to town. Cattle. A few goats. And, of course, lots of sweat and farming satisfaction. That’s Ndela Farming.
Just outside Weenen in KwaZulu-Natal, owner Thabani Bhengu runs the enterprise like a powerful machine. And as it happens, two of Food For Mzansi’s favourite young farming rock stars make their own appearance in this week’s inspiring farm photo story: Phikolomzi Dlamini is Ndela’s farm manager, and gets a visit from time to time from his close friend and mentor, Andile Ngcobo.
If you ask farmer Bhengu where he finds his inspiration to keep on keeping on, he simply but quickly answers, “Farming is a profession of hope.”
Find inspiration in the moments he captures on his farm.
Adorable new arrivals receiving a warm welcome to the Ndela Farming family. Photos: Supplied/Thabani Bhengu 
Rain or not, the country needs the produce. 
Ndela Farming – improving every day. 
Thabani Bhengu loves to call the little creatures on his farm “kids”. Here’s one of them. 
Always do your best, he says. What you plant now, you will harvest later. 
Try something new that you’ve never known. Amazing result! 
What’s not to love about this picture? 
Found a home for the babies! 
Hard at work. 
This one was a happy Friday, spent bringing in the harvest. 
More kids. Too cute. 
Thabani Bhengu’s approach? “Plant first, then find a market.” 
Here’s to passing on the knowledge. Farmer Thabani Bhengu with three students from Weston Agricultural School. 
To most people it’s dirt. To the farmer it’s potential, says farmer Thabani Bhengu. 
On the up and up: Thabani Bhengu, Phikolomzi Dlamini, Mandisa Nzimande and Andile Ngcobo. 
The team behind the success of Ndela Farming. Owner Thabani Bhengu says nothing would be possible without his trusted team. Photo: Supplied/Thabani Bhengu 
A powerful team: Farm manager Phikolomzi Dlamini, friend and mentor Andile Ngcobo and farm owner Thabani Bhengu.
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