SOUTH AFRICA—Parents and children of the Johannesburg congregation came to the Lightfoot family residence on May 3 for a work party and tour of member Gregory Lightfoot’s crushed garlic factory.

Parents began working in the factory at mid-morning while the children played. Lightfoot then gave the children a tour, starting with hand inspections and a short explanation on the importance of good hygiene in the food industry. The tour included the production process of reconstituted garlic and a short explanation of how orders are received and stock is ordered from suppliers.

Youth Hope Githembe said that she liked the work party and really enjoyed stamping expiration dates onto the containers.

When the products were almost completed, the children were quizzed on what was missing. Youth John-Daniel Smith noted that the sell-by-date had not yet been applied and explained why those dates are necessary for food products.

Lightfoot also demonstrated another of his crafts: making wooden ink pens, which included the process from log to finished product.

“I liked it when we smelled the wood,” youth Paula Githembe said. “I didn’t know that different wood has different smells.”

Youth Eden Smith said, “The garlic smelled nice, and the day was very interesting and educational.”