Love in a Bowl

Love in a Bowl Love In A Bowl grows organic veggies on behalf of the young and elderly of our local shack community of 15,000 people who live far below the poverty line.

We provide for 6000 of the most vulnerable in the COMMUNITY. Who We Are
We are the Community of Hout Bay. We are individuals, NGOs, restaurants, yard services, Educares, Mamas, children, parents, growers, health workers, landowners, faith centres, brokers, fishers, hikers, business owners. What holds us in common is our shared commitment to ensure the provision of healthy, locally grown food to t

he most vulnerable children and elderly of our Community. The Magic of Love
We believe in the Magic of Love and we ask the hard question: Who is My Neighbour? We are Tatas and Tannies and Gogos and Grandchildren who eat from the same Table. And if one of us goes hungry we all go hungry. We are trying to learn what it means to live as One. And we grow lots and lots of organic veggies in massive crop circles in mini farms spread throughout our community. In 2015 Love in a Bowl was launched by Hout Bay couple, Michelle and Gordon. They started with one vegetable circle and one gardener, providing vegetable soup to one community programme each week. Those first seedlings have now grown to where we are today with 48 vegetable circles, 37 staff and interns providing beautiful organic veggies to 24 food kitchens in Hout Bay each week. In September this year we transformed into a dynamic new programme, merging into Hout Bay’s COURAGE Initiative which was
originally founded to address the extreme hunger experienced in our community during the height of COVID lockdown. We are hoping to expand to 96 veggie circles this coming year, offering employment and training to 55 Hout Bay residents, while providing solid nutrition in the form of our locally grown organic veggies to the 6,000 most vulnerable children and elderly of our community. Thank you for joining us in this beautiful venture for the future of our beloved little town.

The beauty of a fresh harvest 🥕🌿⁠⁠Vegetables pulled straight from the soil — vibrant, seasonal, and full of life. This i...
04/04/2026

The beauty of a fresh harvest 🥕🌿⁠

Vegetables pulled straight from the soil — vibrant, seasonal, and full of life. This is what real food looks like before it reaches the kitchen table.⁠

A gentle pause over the Easter weekend 🌱⁠⁠We’ll be taking a break on Friday 3 April and Monday 6 April, allowing the lan...
02/04/2026

A gentle pause over the Easter weekend 🌱⁠

We’ll be taking a break on Friday 3 April and Monday 6 April, allowing the land — and our team — a moment to rest.⁠

Wishing you a weekend of connection, nourishment, and time well spent with those around you. 💛⁠

Where it all begins 🌱⁠⁠Rows of leafy greens soaking up the Hout Bay sunshine — growing quietly until they’re ready to no...
29/03/2026

Where it all begins 🌱⁠

Rows of leafy greens soaking up the Hout Bay sunshine — growing quietly until they’re ready to nourish the community. Every harvest starts here, in healthy soil, cared for by hands that believe good food should be shared.⁠

Two signs that tell the whole story 🌱⁠⁠One welcomes food scraps back to the soil through our Community Compost Drop-Off....
27/03/2026

Two signs that tell the whole story 🌱⁠

One welcomes food scraps back to the soil through our Community Compost Drop-Off. The other invites the community to come and buy your fresh vegetables and take them home.⁠

This is the circle that keeps us growing — food waste becoming compost, compost nourishing the soil, and the soil producing fresh vegetables for our community.⁠

A simple cycle. A powerful impact.⁠

We are incredibly proud to provide you with our vegetables!! Well done Chef's ❤️
24/03/2026

We are incredibly proud to provide you with our vegetables!! Well done Chef's ❤️

So grateful for awards, the Reverie Team, and all of our incredible guests we’ve had join us this year. We’ve loved celebrating this prestigious award, and feel so thankful to be a One Star Eat Out recipient 🌟

Learning where food comes from 🌿⁠⁠When children harvest their own vegetables, something shifts...⁠⁠Curiosity becomes und...
22/03/2026

Learning where food comes from 🌿⁠

When children harvest their own vegetables, something shifts...⁠

Curiosity becomes understanding.⁠
Understanding becomes respect.⁠
And respect grows into a lifelong connection to the land that feeds us.⁠

Here, learning isn’t only in books - it’s in the soil, in small hands pulling carrots, and in the pride of holding something you’ve grown yourself.⁠

These are lessons in nourishment, responsibility and possibility.⁠

This is how we grow more than food. 💛⁠

Shared joy at the farm ✨💚⁠⁠Sunlight through the trees.⁠Laughter around the tables.⁠Hands that have planted and harvested...
18/03/2026

Shared joy at the farm ✨💚⁠

Sunlight through the trees.⁠
Laughter around the tables.⁠
Hands that have planted and harvested, sharing a meal.⁠

This is what community looks like at Love in a Bowl.⁠

It’s not only about growing vegetables — it’s about growing belonging. About creating spaces where people gather with purpose, where food connects us, and where everyone has a place at the table.⁠

These are the moments that remind us why we do what we do.⁠

Growing food. Growing people. Growing together. 🌿⁠

For those of you who haven't, meet Charles 🌱⁠⁠A few facts about one of the strongest hands behind every harvest at Love ...
16/03/2026

For those of you who haven't, meet Charles 🌱⁠

A few facts about one of the strongest hands behind every harvest at Love in a Bowl...⁠

Charles' favourite part of the work? Planting seedlings and harvesting - watching something small grow into real nourishment for the community.⁠

“Because vegetables are important to our body,” he says, smiling that smile. His personal favourites are beetroot and carrot 🫜🥕 but what matters to him most is knowing the food he grows feeds families in Hout Bay.⁠

Charles’ hope is simple and powerful: "grow more, so we can give more".⁠

This is the heart behind the harvest 💚⁠

  - made with love 💚  ⁠⁠Fresh, colourful, nourishing food, grown and prepared on the farm - vibrant salads, seasonal veg...
13/03/2026

- made with love 💚 ⁠

Fresh, colourful, nourishing food, grown and prepared on the farm - vibrant salads, seasonal vegetables and wholesome ingredients coming together around one shared table with some of our strongest supporters. ⁠

Every dish made reflects what we believe in; food grown with care, prepared with intention and shared in community. Because when we cook together, we strengthen more than just bodies - we strengthen connection.⁠

Thank you to everyone who helped create and serve this beautiful spread 🌿✨⁠

The Circle of Life in Hout Bay ♻️ ⁠⁠Community composting is possible - and it starts in your kitchen.⁠⁠Instead of sendin...
11/03/2026

The Circle of Life in Hout Bay ♻️ ⁠

Community composting is possible - and it starts in your kitchen.⁠

Instead of sending food waste to landfill where it creates methane, you can return it to the soil. Drop your kitchen scraps at our compost depot (Love in a Bowl Farm, off Main Road, opposite NR Mandela Road) and be part of a truly circular system.⁠

Your waste becomes life-giving compost.⁠
That compost feeds our soil.⁠
That soil grows vegetables.⁠
Those vegetables nourish children and families across Hout Bay.⁠

It’s simple. It’s local. It works.⁠

Are you a café, restaurant, school or estate? Let’s talk about the collection programme.⁠

Join our compost movement, and grow with us 🌱 💚⁠

From the garden to the beach ⚽ 🌊⁠⁠Our volunteers, swapping boots for barefoot football - because community isn’t only bu...
07/03/2026

From the garden to the beach ⚽ 🌊⁠

Our volunteers, swapping boots for barefoot football - because community isn’t only built in the soil.⁠

It’s built in shared moments.⁠
In laughter.⁠
In teamwork.⁠
In showing up for one another beyond the work.⁠

At Love in a Bowl, we grow food - but we also grow connection. And sometimes that looks like a game in the sand after a day in the garden.⁠

We're so grateful for this circle 💛⁠

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Main Road
Cape Town
7806

Opening Hours

Tuesday 09:00 - 15:00
Thursday 09:00 - 15:00

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