Cemetery fruit proposal barks up wrong tree

Gardening enthusiast Erich Haihambo has proposed planting fruit trees at gravesites instead of building tombstones, but the City of Windhoek advises against it. The proposal has prompted discussions about alternative burial practices, environmental conservation and the potential use of cemetery grounds to support communities. Haihambo says families should consider planting fruit trees at gravesites instead of building conventional tombstones, arguing that the trees could serve as living memorials while contributing to environmental conservation and food security. “What if we changed the way we remember our loved ones by replacing some of the expensive tombstones in our cemeteries with fruit trees?”