OUR MISSION
Our mission is to restore land, nourish communities, and return dignity through food, education, and regenerative systems. We work with local families along the Zambezi River to transform barren ground into thriving forests, classrooms, and livelihoods. Every forest we plant is a living system that feeds children, protects biodiversity, and empowers future generations.
OUR VISION
We envision a world where land feeds people, schools are rooted in nature, and every child grows up connected to community, culture, and opportunity.
We believe food is dignity.
We believe education should be grounded in real experience.
We believe that when land heals, people heal with it.
We believe the land remembers.
Every tree is a teacher, every seed a story, every harvest a promise.
We believe hunger is not a lack of food,
but a lack of access, equity, and opportunity.
We believe that the seed you place in the soil
is the same seed you place in a child's future.
We believe forests are classrooms,
and that education should grow like food — shared, nourishing, alive.
This is not charity.
This is community-led regeneration.
A return to dignity, balance, and belonging.
The forest feeds.
The school teaches.
The community rises.
And it all begins with a seed.
FOOD FOREST FOUNDATION
The Food Forest Foundation transforms depleted land into regenerative ecosystems that feed people, support livelihoods, and restore biodiversity. Working alongside local communities along the Zambezi River, we design layered agroforestry systems that bring food security, income, cultural knowledge, and climate resilience back to the same land that once sustained them.
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A food forest is not a garden and not a plantation. It is a living system with canopy trees, fruit, roots, medicines, fuel, native species, and economic crops working together like a natural forest, but intentionally designed for people and place.
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It grows food without exhausting the soil.
It generates income without removing the forest.
It strengthens identity, knowledge, and self-determination.
WHAT DEFINES OUR MODEL
Indigenous land knowledge combined with ecological science
Community-led design, management, and ownership
Food and income woven into the ecosystem itself
Regeneration of soil, water cycles, and biodiversity
Replicable systems that do not depend on external aid
A blueprint that can scale across rural Africa
A food forest is not a short-term project. It is permanent, living infrastructure grown from the ground up. When the land heals, so do the people connected to it.
OUR PROGRESS
Trees planted
FT Employees
Chilli peppers cultivated
under irrigation
completed 12 sleeper lodge
Bee Boxes
Rice
Trees planted at Kuzangula hospital
Youth & Community farming clubs
OUR MODEL
It begins with land
We heal damaged soil, restore water systems, and return life to places once declared barren.
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We plant & protect
Trees, food forests, and native species create shade, soil health, biodiversity, and long-term resilience.
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We grow nourishment
Fresh, locally grown food ends hunger, restores dignity, and keeps families healthy without dependency.
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We create livelihoods
Community-led agriculture, youth employment, and skills training turn regeneration into income and ownership.
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We educate life
Forests become classrooms. Children learn science, farming, responsibility, climate stewardship, and confidence.
We create a future
Every forest becomes a seed — feeding more people, restoring more land, and scaling community-led change.
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OUR PARTNERS
Supports reforestation and biodiversity recovery through community-led land restoration and carbon initiatives.
Elevates community knowledge onto global platforms through strategic storytelling that builds reputation, partnerships, and lasting impact.
Empowers communities to end hunger through education, women’s leadership, and self-sustaining agriculture.
Aligns food production and land use with national priorities through training, resources, and field support.
Leads climate, conservation, and environmental policy to build sustainable, nature-based development.
PARTNER SPOTLIGHT:
UNDERATED INDIVIDUALS
Underrated Individuals is our storytelling partner, working to amplify African voices on the world stage through powerful, impact-driven media. They document and share our food forest model across international platforms, helping position community-led knowledge as a credible blueprint for climate resilience and food security.
Beyond storytelling, they are strengthening our long-term communications capability by developing content, supporting fundraising, building global connections, and elevating our work into policy and influence spaces. Together, we are turning local wisdom into global momentum for lasting change.
OUR TEAM
Dedication. Knowledge. Love. Passion.
At the Food Forest Foundation, our Board of Directors reflects the diversity and resilience of the ecosystems we protect. Comprising leaders, environmentalists, and changemakers, they bring unique expertise and a shared commitment to restoring balance between people and the planet.
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More than advisors, they are active stewards, guiding our work in reforestation, climate resilience, and community empowerment. Their leadership bridges traditional knowledge with innovative sustainability, driving our mission to heal ecosystems, support communities, and cultivate a thriving future.
