Water Is Coming To The Permaculture Training Centre

Installation of the water tank at the PTC

Listen to this article. Water scarcity or lack of water at all, threatens health and development of communities. Such communities are constrained even economically as what little income they have must be used to secure water. Kahondzi is a woman who was eight months pregnant and gave birth on her way while searching for water. […]

Tim Harland and Tony Husband: Gone Way too Soon

Tony Husband & his granddaughter

Listen to this article. In the past week, our Team at Word Forest have been deeply saddened to learn of the passing of two amazing individuals; Tim Harland and Tony Husband. Tim Harland was the co-founder of Permaculture Magazine and Permanent Publications. That magazine is a firm favourite on the shelves of our co-founders Tracey […]

R & A Opening Address: Tracey West CEO and Fundraiser

Listen to this article. We are delighted to bring you the first episode in a serialisation of articles that comprise the Word Forest Report and Accounts for 2022-23. There are 12 pieces in total and new episodes will be released every Tuesday for the next 3 months.  They’ve been written by our Team in the […]

Permaculture In Action In Kenya

Listen to this article. Over the years, traditional farming practices have caused a lot of damage to the soil and environment, leading many people to abandon farming altogether. The concept of permaculture, introduced by Bill Mollison, has been a game changer for many communities who have adopted it. By using locally available resources and eliminating […]

How Modbury Changed Perceptions

Listen to this article. In 2007, the small town of Modbury, located in Devon, England, became the first town in Europe to completely ban plastic bags. The initiative, started by local resident Rebecca Hosking, inspired many other communities around the world to follow suit and take action to reduce plastic waste. The decision to ban […]

Our First Edible Classroom: open for learning

A colourful graphic showing the words Edible Classroom with women's faces

Listen to this article. An Edible Classroom is a large stone-constructed building in rural Kenya that has a clear mission: to bring people together to learn how to put more food on the table. That might be by participating in a lesson on tree care, permaculture, organic vegetable growing, or syntropic agroforestry. Alternatively, it might […]

Accessibility and Inclusivity Matter to Word Forest

Gold condenser microphone and computer editing audio Photo by Seej Nguyen

Listen to this article. At Word Forest we are always looking for ways to improve how we tell our stories about the climate emergency. Electronic accessibility or e-accessibility is one of the hottest growing accessibility trends of 2023 and it is so important as it relates to the way information on the Internet can be […]

The Big Heart Legacy Forest for Polly Higgins

Polly Higgins Memorial Forest, visible on Google Earth in 2023

Listen to this article. Planning a legacy forest is always tinged with sadness because somebody has passed away, but the impact those trees go on to have in supporting life is immeasurable. In April 2019, UK barrister and ecocide visionary Polly Higgins lost her life to cancer. She had spent the last decade advocating for […]

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