Can Volunteering Really Change Your Life?
We are really lucky at The Word Forest Organisation; we have the most extraordinary group of dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers who give us their time and energy in ways too many and varied to list here. The charity would not be able to achieve what it does without them. It seems that volunteering with TWFO […]
The Novice Allotmenteer
The sound of the blackbird’s song accompanies me as I fill the watering cans. The glug of the water tank temporarily drowns out its chorus but it soon returns as I walk back to my plot, carrying these liquid weights. Sometimes it is replaced by the wind rushing through the tall trees. As mindfulness goes, […]
The Warming Stripes of Kenya
Monday the 21st of June was #ShowYourStripes Day, as created by IPCC author, Professor Ed Hawkins of the University of Reading. Ed is a climate scientist, especially interested in climate variability, predictability and uncertainty. He’s enthusiastic about the public understanding of climate science, especially via famous historical scientists. Ed is the lead scientist for WeatherRescue.org and also […]
We Get By With a Little Help From Our Friends
Small Charity Week 2021 has been running all this week; supporting and raising awareness of small charities across the country, it makes a big difference to organisations such as ours. We thought it would be good to give a shout out to all the partners and organisers of the week, particularly today as the last […]
Could The UK Help Save The Future Of The World’s Rainforests?
We’re pleased to feature this guest post by Jenny Adair, originally published by Compost Direct. As the deforestation crisis continues, world tracker the World Counts reveals that in 78 years, rainforests will cease to exist if we continue the harmful practices we have been relying on for decades. It goes without saying that in the […]
There’s A Simple Answer To Climate Change… But Will Capitalism Allow It?
The following article was written by our Special Scientific Adviser, Bill McGuire and explores a simple, if radical (to some) way to combat climate chaos. Read on and see what you think. The prospect of dodging our temperate world’s journey into a hothouse hell looks increasingly bleak with every passing day. We think that business […]
Why World Environment Day Matters
I remember when I was a kid and the only awareness day I was aware of involved batter, a frying pan, lemons and sugar. These days, you can’t carve a quiet route through 7 days without bumping into an important subject someone believes you should know more about. To be fair, awareness days are a […]
The Dancing Man
At the top of the village, along the winding lane that leads out to the vale, stands the Dancing Man. He is oak, old and weathered, his limbs raised skyward. He is hard to see through the spring and summer, when he is festooned in his glorious coat of leaves, Come autumn and winter, he […]
Tangled Yet Coiled
An intriguing title for a stunning collection of poetry! We were thrilled and very grateful when talented poet Tom Burgess contacted us a few months back to say he would like to donate a portion of his profits from his new book to The Word Forest Organisation. A few members of our team were lucky […]