Building A-frames for farming at Pholela, early 1940s
Courtesy Jeremy D. Kark, MD, PhD
Clinic staff worked with local farmers to build A-frames. Farmers used these wooden structures to mark contours on slopes. They then dug ditches along those contours to control soil erosion. Tasks like these improved the farms’ productivity and contributed to the long-term health of residents by ensuring that they had access to food.
