How to Reduce Your Food Miles & Help the Planet
If you’re a tree planter, we love and applaud you for helping to remove CO2 and other pollutants from the atmosphere. There are lots of other ways you can prevent putting quite so much CO2 in the atmosphere in the first place. Taking a look at what you eat is a great place to start. A […]
Giving Tuesday
On Tuesday, 27th November 2018 every pound donated to us via PayPal will be DOUBLED! [wpdevart_countdown text_for_day=”Days” text_for_hour=”Hours” text_for_minut=”Minutes” text_for_second=”Seconds” countdown_end_type=”date” end_date=”27-11-2018 00:00″ start_time=”1542990170″ end_time=”0,1,1″ action_end_time=”hide” content_position=”center” top_ditance=”10″ bottom_distance=”10″ ][/wpdevart_countdown] That means for a donation of £10 we will be able to plant EIGHT trees, and if we get to £5,000 we will be able […]
Our New Office is Now Open!
Phew… what a gargantuan office move that was! After a considerably extended wrangle, the phones and WiFi are working, electric string has been safely tucked away, curtains have been sewn, carpet laid, paint applied and paper hung, tea break corner is loaded with a healthy supply of organic Fairtrade beverages and there’s more plant milk here […]
The Office is Now Closed… for a short while
We are absolutely delighted to let you know we’re about to move into marvellous new premises, about 50 yards down the hill! From the 1st October, our address will be: Flat 1 Malvern House 14 Broad Street Lyme Regis Dorset DT7 3QE We’ve been packing non-essentials and preparing for a little upset to our schedule. […]
Water: one of the challenges for women in rural Kenya
Our CEO Tracey West, talks to the Boré Green Umbrella Co-operative’s Chairman, Theophrastus Kithunga, about some of the practicalities of acquiring water when you live in the African bush. Experience this emotional snapshot, as Tracey attempts to do what thousands of Kenyan women do every day, as they collect water and transport it back to […]
Join Us for our First AGM!
My Trustees and I are delighted to invite you to join us for our very first AGM, on Saturday 4th August from 6-8pm – click here to reserve your free ticket. There are a few official bits and pieces to go through but I promise you, it will be a very convivial, celebratory affair. Everybody on […]
Our Ethical Clothing Featured in Images Magazine!
A short while back, our CEO Tracey West, was interviewed by Rachael Glazier, the Features Editor at Images Magazine. Rachael wanted Tracey’s views on what charities look for from their garment producers and to find out how important certain accreditations are to their fundraising efforts and their charity profile. Rachael produced a great piece and stitched […]
Fundraiser: Jai Hayden is King of the Road, by Bike!
From 9-13th July, Jai Hayden, aged 11, will be cycling from home in Charmouth, to school in Lyme Regis and back, every day, to raise funds and awareness for our charity, The Word Forest Organisation. We’re coming towards the end of Jai’s physical challenge and are proud to report that he hasn’t let the steep […]
Travel & Nature in Kenya
We’re delighted to share a guest post with some good advice if you’re planning on visiting Kenya, penned by the folks at AllTheRooms.com; there’s a great tip about offsetting your carbon with our reforestation charity too! Few places have a landscape as stunning as Kenya’s, and in recent years the country has developed ways of […]