He helps establish successful school vegetable gardens that yield produce for feeding schemes and local markets and leads hikes into fynbos. Marshall was nominated as a United Nations-sponsored ambassador for Sustainable Communities. His gentle, humorous and humble nature endears him to all he meets, motivating them to tread on Earth with a lighter footprint.
I am the director of Greyton Transition Town, as well as the head of environmental education. My role also involves the management of the daily running of GTT programmes and making sure all departments are on track. Some of the programmes I oversee include: four swop shops, food security, local market, and humane education.
Growing up in the countryside of Greyton, I always loved nature and preserving it. Something that drew me to the green field was seeing the shortage of young environmental activists - that’s when I became a climate African leader mentored by the former VP of the US, Al Gore, so today, my passion is education, as this is the key to everything.
Education, education, and education!
If the younger generation don’t act now, their children won’t be able to see or enjoy the environment as it is today. Also, one of the biggest issues will be food shortage and drastic climate change, so act now!
Less consumerism, reducing your carbon footprint, small scale gardening and planting lots of trees.
I see myself as my own inspiration, and secondly, my children - everything I do is for my two children.
Youth Month for me is all about seeing the value and inspiration of children and youth and their contribution to society.
Integration of society, as well as the endless opportunities for us as young South African to do what we believe in.
We are nature, so look after it. Be yourself and no-one else.
