Author: Issy

A Historic Moment

The first of the rainforest tree seedlings we’ve been raising in our tree nursery have now handed over to local families for them to plant on their land. The first 502 trees to be...

This intricate little flower is the flower of the Cocoa tree – or to put it more simply, a chocolate flower! Today we begin supporting families to grow Cocoa with Inga as a cash...

Eager to get their hands dirty, these kids made quick work of finishing off their family’s tree nursery today. Under slash and burn, the state of the land only gets worse over time and...

Work Begins in New Community

We are delighted to have now begun work in a new community in Honduras – Los Limpios. We are the only charities working in this isolated community of 100 families and with the land...

Driven by their determination to escape from the vicious circle of slash and burn, Martin and his family are rapidly transforming this land from degraded soil choked with weeds to a forest of Inga...

More Than Worth It

Father and son proudly give us the tour of their Inga alleys, which are nearly ready for use. It’s taken them a lot of sweat and hard work to get this far, but they...

Spot the moth!

We spied this beautifully camouflaged moth in our demo biological corridor. Now 14 years old, the biological corridor is converting into a mini patch of rainforest and is full of all kinds of wildlife.

Open Day a Huge Success

Standing within our demo plots at yesterday’s open day, the team explain how Inga alley cropping can overcome all the problems of slash and burn, providing genuine food security and a sustainable livelihood. By...

Natural Pest Control

We’ve been encouraging these wasps to settle at our new Project Center. They carry a painful sting but its still definitely worth having them around as they provide brilliant natural pest control, helping remove...