The land remembers everything; we just have to listen.

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I’ve always carried a clear picture in my mind: communities living in rhythm with nature, food within reach of every hand, knowledge shared freely, and land cared for with love and respect.

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After more than twenty years in food, logistics, and operations, I learned something simple and powerful: systems create outcomes. If we design better systems, we can create better outcomes. The Food Forest Foundation is my answer to that truth.

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Our work is guided by Africa; by landscapes that teach patience and by communities whose knowledge runs deeper than any manual. The people we serve know the land. We listen, learn, and build with them, not for them. What we create is both practical and sacred — food forests that feed families and heal soil, solar and water systems that make farms resilient, and training that turns local wisdom into ownership. Along the Zambezi we’ve planted thousands of trees, restored tired ground, and proved that the right design can turn risk into resilience.

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I believe in free food in the truest sense, free as in access: fruit that hangs over a path, greens beside a classroom, kitchens that serve from gardens that regenerate themselves. Places that act as safe havens, where children feel held by community and land, and where dignity is ordinary.

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This is not charity; it is regeneration. Every dollar returns to the roots — providing stable employment, expanding farms, growing food, and feeding families with what they’ve cultivated themselves. It funds solar and water systems that keep crops alive, seedlings that become forests, and training that builds independence.

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What began as one forest is becoming many, each site feeding the next with more trees, jobs, harvests, and hope. Our model grows and adapts, designed for replication wherever land and community meet. We’re not finished; we’re only expanding.

If this speaks to you, come stand with us. Plant a tree, nurture a seedling, power a pump, fill a tank, share your hands, your heart, your craft.

The future we want is already sprouting. Help us tend it.

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