PERMACULTURE IN KENYA

Permaculture is system of growing (usually edible plants) that is based on the understandings of how nature works. At its heart permaculture has three ethics: Earth Care; People Care; and Fair Shares.

Permaculture includes a set of design principles derived using whole systems thinking. It uses these principles in fields such as regenerative agriculture, rewilding, and community resilience.

At its heart, Permaculture is the harmonious integration of the landscape with people providing their food, energy, shelter and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way.” In other words, permaculture is a holistic, living-in-harmony-with-nature worldview, as well as technical approach for how to do so.

Read how Word Forest is bringing Permaculture to Kenyan communities and helping to empower women in the process:

wordforest.org/2020/07/17/permaculture-a-simple-recipe-for-a-happy-planet/

 

ABOUT WORD FOREST

The Word Forest Organisation is a small, Dorset based charity that plants trees, builds schools, facilitates education and supports women’s empowerment in rural Kenya. Aside from the building, they do much the same in the UK but on a smaller scale. They’re mitigating climate chaos by raising critical funds from straightforward donations, memberships, via their ethical charity shop and with funky, page-turning eCards. Their documentary, #TreesAreTheKey narrated by Kate Winslet shows their positive impact in action.