Supporting permaculture worldwide
Supporting permaculture worldwide
Explore our current projects:
Agroforestry Regeneration Communities (ARC) is a collective of smallholder farmers, agroforestry experts, philanthropists, and strategists with a vision of planting food forests around the world to provide food security and climate change resilience.
Regenerative agriculture revitalizes communities and landscapes. It is a holistic farming practice that promotes rehabilitation of ecosystems through the regeneration of soils, increased biodiversity, holistic animal grazing, and improved water and air quality, which collectively have a positive impact on climate change. Agroforestry is the practice of managing trees and food crops together, and is the “low hanging fruit of regenerative agriculture.” Its benefits include economic opportunities, food security, nutrition, and climate change resilience for vulnerable communities around the world. It can be done in urban and rural settings. We believe in a funding approach that encourages the projects we support to become economically sustainable and independent, rather than have continued dependence on philanthropy.
Our current projects are in Guatemala, the Caribbean Islands, and East Africa. To date, we have:
- planted 4,344,207 trees
- planted 8,954 food forests
- trained 23,163 people (55% women)
Beyond Organic Design is committed to educating youth on regenerative agriculture and sustainable urbanism through immersive Permaculture Design Programs. Our new 9-month-long high school level curriculum is one of a kind. Crafted using an educational approach based on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics), this program ensures hands-on learning opportunities even in densely urbanized settings! Join us on this mission to equip our youth with the tools they need to design a greener future!
BOD’s values are deeply rooted in preparing the next generation to face the environmental challenges ahead with confidence, optimism, and clear steps they can take to create the future they dream of. By instilling in our youth the three Permaculture Ethics of “Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share,” we teach them to create self-sufficient, resilient designs inspired by nature’s ecosystems. Our maxim is: We design to feed ALL! From the birds and the bees, to healthy soil and people.
For the last 10 years, BOD’s impact has been evident in the transformation of the over 6,165 young minds that have gone through our courses. With numerous returning students and others discovering their passions and career paths through our programs, we are confident in our curriculum’s ability to offer unforgettable learning experiences. BOD’s driving force is to see our students feel energized, hopeful, and eager to contribute to a greener future, particularly in light of the increasing phenomenon of Climate Anxiety currently affecting young people
Towards Green Environment (TGE) is a group of 3 Kenyan environmentalists and over 20 volunteers in Nairobi, Kenya who are working to promote environmental conservation through awareness campaigns, training, and economic empowerment. They are on the front lines, witnessing the devastating impact that climate change is having today on their communities. Their current focus is helping the people of Osodo Village in Kenya survive and overcome the impact of unprecedented floods.
The work of mitigating the impacts of climate change is a collective endeavor. Many people in Kenya are not aware of the impact of climate change on their communities because most of the literature around the climate crisis has been done in the Western languages.
Towards Green Environment believes that Kenyan people have the right to be informed about climate change so that they may have the chance to prepare, adapt, and overcome its impacts.
With the help of the Abundant Earth Foundation, Towards Green Environment has been able to continue to feed the children in the Osodo village, a community heavily impacted by the destructive floods. They have been able to provide pads and sanitary towels to some women of the community, and distributed 200 mosquito nets to help prevent families in the village from contracting malaria.
See our impact:
Our projects support 13 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set forth by the United Nations.
Agroforestry Regeneration Communities
Planting food forests in Guatemala and East Africa
To date, we have:
Planted 4,344,207 trees
Planted 8,954
food forests
Trained 23,163
people (55% women)
SunRise Studios Collective
A global network of community-based multi-media studios teaching permaculture
In 2021-2022, we provided equipment and music mentorship to 4 multi-media studios.
Youth in Permaculture Prize
Awarded $40,000 to 23 youth-led projects in 15 countries since 2018
Winners from 15 countries:
Uganda, Spain, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Colombia, UK, Indonesia, Ecuador, Australia, USA, Kenya, Afghanistan, Puerto Rico, Malaysia, and Malawi
Sakina Kiriba
Permaculture Design Courses in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya
Bringing permaculture to refugee camps
Trained 130 youth
Created 400 gardens
Planted 200 trees
Reforested 1 hectare
SheGenerative
Women's Permaculture Design Courses in Kenya
First female permaculture design course in Kenya
Hosted 6 workshops
Trained 22 women
Planted 100 trees
Created 30 gardens
Created 1 nursery
One More Salary
Syntropic Agroforestry Courses in Tanzania
Tree planting with smallholder farmers
Hosted 2 workshops
Trained 100 farmers
Created 2 nurseries
Planted 800,000 trees
Reforested 1,367 hectares
Otepic Kenya Peace Project
Grassroots Permaculture Ecovillage in Kitale, Kenya
With support from AEF:
Hosted 6 workshops
Planted 5000 trees
Constructed 6 tree nurseries
Trained 10 community teachers
Trained 70 people total
Rwamwanja Rural Foundation
Empowering Refugees through Kitchen Gardens
With AEF support:
Trained 700 families in permaculture
Created 7 nurseries
Set up 3 mushrooms farm
Planted 12000 trees
Roland van Reenen
Syntropic agroforestry courses in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Ethiopia
AEF supports Roland van Reenen's syntropic agroforestry trainings in Eastern Africa.
Roland is a certified permaculture and regenerative agriculture practritioner. He is the director of Syntropic & Permaculture Solutions.
Willis Orum
Permaculture and syntropic agroforestry courses in Kenya
AEF supports Willis Orum, founder of Regenerative Holistic Resource Center, in providing hands-on training for community members ready to learn and begin using syntropic agroforestry and permaculture practices.
The Permaculture Podcast
Interview Series with Rosemary Morrow
Rosemary Morrow has inspired generations of permaculture practitioners through her books and teachings. Abundant Earth Foundation has given a grant to the Permaculture Podcast to help Rosemary Morrow's message reach a global audience. Stay tuned for the release of this series by Dec 2023.
Ulemu
Organic food, healthcare, and education for children on Chisi Island, Malawi
AEF has given a grant to Ulemu which was used to pay the salaries of teaching assistants for the first grade class of 302 children.
East Africa Permaculture Convergence
The first-ever East Africa Permaculture Convergence, organized by Sector 39.
AEF provided 15 scholarships for people to attend and documented the experience.
Watch our video to hear some of the insights from the participants.
Earth Day Film Fest
The Response: How Puerto Ricans Are Restoring Power to the People
AEF supported the The Response Network's first documentary about the island wide network of mutual aide centers in Puerto Rico that emerged after Hurricane Maria in 2017.
and more!
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2021 Featured Project:
Agroforestry Regeneration Communities (ARC)
Providing food security, economic freedom, and ecosystem restoration.
Agroforestry Regeneration Communities (ARC) Program Updates
Men and women in East Africa, Southern Africa, and Central America are receiving training from experienced teachers through your support of the Abundant Earth Foundation.
The Agroforestry Regenerative Community (ARC) program was launched in April 2021 to serve local communities worldwide with access to education, training, and employment primarily for youth and women in regenerative farming and value-added food production.
We are changing the dynamic for community members learning life-saving and earth-protecting skills through community-based learning.
Instead of charging students large sums of money to travel and attend training, our experienced teachers travel to communities eager to learn and begin using these long-forgotten farming techniques.
The skills taught to revive regenerative agriculture include syntropic agroforestry and permaculture. Our teachers are paid living wages through grants from our donors – just like you!
What is Syntropic Agroforestry?
Syntropic Agroforestry is an ancient, indigenous agriculture technology that combines reforestation with the abundant production of food.
It combines vegetable production in successional harvests with the growing of fruit, biomass, and timber trees and guarantees the highest yields per square meter while restoring ecosystems.
What is Permaculture?
Permaculture is based on how nature operates, honors the wisdom of Indigenous People’s practices, and incorporates modern appropriate technologies, such as solar and wind energy.
It is guided by three core guiding ethics:
1) Care for the Earth,
2) Care for the Earth’s inhabitants, and
3) Care for the Future.
All Projects Supported in 2021
Water Wisdom Council in California, USA – 2021 | Sun Rise Studios in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya, Pine Ridge Reservation in North Dakota, USA, and the Yuba Tribe in Brazil with Mothers of the Amazon – 2021 | Youth in Permaculture Prize – 2021 | Tiny Gardens Contest – 2021 | Permayouth Photo Contest – 2021 | Nyathuongweno community permaculture project – Kenya – 2021 | Farming project by Tricia Stapleton – Cooperativa Los Higuerones – Costa Rica – 2021 | SOL Projex – Hawaii, USA – 2021 | Tiny Gardens – USA and Kenya – 2019-2021 | The REAP Center – California, USA – 2021 | Sustainable Village Resources – Kenya – 2020-2021 | Sierra Robinson – Chasing Change – Canada – 2018-2021 | Permayouth – Australia – 2020-2021 | Willis Orum – Regenerative Holistic Resource Center – Kenya – 2020-2021 | Seaworthy Collective – Florida, USA – 2021 | M.P. Bilodeau – Refarmers – Kenya, Uganda and Canada – 2020-2021 | Deeper Roots – North America & Global South – 2021 | Donation to the Redwood Forest Foundation – USA – 2020-2021 | Allen Myers – Earth Day Film Fest and Regen Paradise – 2020-2021 | Stichting Ecosystem Restoration Foundation – 30 countries – 2020-2021 | Mothers of the Amazon – Brazil – 2021
All Projects Supported in 2020
Indigenous Ecosystems Restoration – 2020 | Sierra Robinson – Chasing Change Youth media event – Canada – 2020 | Donation towards project – Africa – 2020 | Allen Myers – Earth Day Film Fest and Regen Paradise – 2020 | Donation to Earthbanc – Sweden – 2020 | Donation to the Redwood Forest Foundation – USA – 2020 | Stiching Ecosystem Restoration Foundation – 2020 | Donation to Bukminster Fuller Institute – USA – 2020 | Donation to the Ethos Foundation for refugee camp – Kenya – 2020 | Gabrielle Ward – Rainbow Ridge – USA – 2020 | Donation of wildlife cameras to Rainbow Ridge – USA – 2020 | Khameesh Khan – permaculture project – Barmer, Rajasthan – 2020 | Donation to Hylo networking platform – USA – 2020 | Donation to Network for Good – USA – 2020 | Maurice Obuya – East Africa Indigenous Seed bank support – Kenya – 2020 | Wycliffe Yongo – Permaculture Training – Kenya – 2020 | Willis Orum – Regenerative Holistic Resource Center – Kenya – 2020 | Yar Dau Deng and Vijana Twawaeza Club – Youth in Permaculture Prize – Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya – 2020 | Ola Tom Lakere – Youth in Permaculture Prize – Uganda – 2020 | Maia Raymond and Permayouth – Youth in Permaculture Prize – Australia – 2020 | Maman Shujaa School Complex – Neema Namadamu – Hero Women Rising – October 2020
All Projects Supported in 2019
Indigenous Mushroom Remediation Oil Project – Amisacho, Ecuador – 2019 | Beatriz Arjona Bernal – Call of the Mountain – Colombia – 2019 | Camp Fire Animal Rescue – CA, USA – 2019 | Christina Laurikainen – Permaculture teaching tools USA, – 2019 | Permaculture Association of Britain – Fundraising – England – 2019 | Planting Justice Fundraiser – CA, USA – 2019 | Cheryl Desmond – SERR El Salvador Peace – Central America – 2019 | Tom Llewellyn – The Response movie – Puerto Rico 2019 | The California Society for Ecological Restoration (SERCAL) Fundraising – CA, USA – 2019 | Open source web design – 2019 | Leigh Brown – Seeds of the Future – Cape Town, South Africa – 2019 | Ocean Cleanup Donation – 2019 | Monica Ibacache – Beyond Organic Design – CA, USA – 2019 | Ruth Cross – La Bolina Global Ecovillage Network – El Valle del Lecrín, Spain – 2019 | Joshua Konkankoh – Bafut Ecovillage Relief Fund – Cameroon – 2019 | Amazon Watch – donation – 2019 | Caroline Putnam – ReviveOlution – Peru – 2019 | Susana Guimaraes – ReFlorestar – Portugal – 2019 | Savory Institute – Donations – USA – 2019 | Maria Seltzer – Youth in Permaculture Prize Winner – USA – 2019 | Jillian Hovey – travel for training – 2019 | Willis Orum – Little Hope Orphanage – Kenya – 2019 | Youth in Permaculture Prize award – Brackenology.com – Kenya – 2019 | Mensa Tsedze – Earth Guardians – Togo – 2019 | Antonio Scotti – Permaculture for Refugee training – Spain – 2019 | Paul Odiwuor Ogola – We Grow / Permo Africa – Kenya – 2019 | Sierra Robinson – Chasing Change Youth media event – Canada – 2019 | EcoFarm Permaculture Event – USA – 2019 | Robin Clayfield – Social Permaculture Training – Australia – 2019 | SB Permaculture Eco Hero Award – USA – 2019 | CA EcoSystem Camp Council – USA – 2019 | Global Earth Repair Foundation – Grant – USA – 2019 | Humboldt Days Event – USA – 2019 | Bioneers Event – USA – 2019 | Qasim Lessani – Youth In Permaculture Prize Winner – Afghanistan – 2019 | Bronte Velez – Lead To Life – permaculture training – USA – 2019
All Projects Supported in 2018
Camp Fire Restoration Project – California – 2018 | Millicent Anyango Orphanage – Youth in Permaculture grand prize – Kenya – 2018 | Margie Bushman – circular organizations training – 2018 | 350.org – fundraising benefit – 2018 | Panama PC Training – 2018 | Brandi Mack – Teach in Africa – 2018 | Rajasthan Khamisha – Permaculture training & school – Northern India – 2018 | Katrina Zavanley – Communications – 2018 | Joseph Orlando – Fencing for Farm – Africa – 2018 | Omito Abraha – permaculture training – Kenya – 2018 | Samwel Orend – permaculture training – Kenya – 2018 | Marcus Dittrich – Blueprint Alliance General Support – 2018 | Marcus Dittrich – Permaculture for Refugee course – 2018 | Slow Money – Fundraiser – 2018 | John Lago Gonzalez – YIPP Winner – Puerto Rico – 2018 | Victor Navarro – agroforestry training – Panama – 2018 | Permaculture for Refugees training – Kenya – 2018 | Changing Ourselves – Fundraiser – 2018 | Chris Evans – Permaculture for Refugees training – England – 2018 | Charlie Mgee – new permaculture album – 2018 | Kevin Innocence – The Innocence Project – Kenya – 2018 | Light Africa – Clean & Affordable Energy – 2018 | Hospital Fund – USA – 2018 | Don Hall – Transition US – USA – 2018 | Willis Orum – Little Hope Orphanage – Kenya 2018 | Mensa Tsedze – Earth Guardians – Togo – 2018 | East Africa PC Convergence grant – 2018 | Jenny Pell – Kauai Disaster Response and Preparation – USA – 2018 | Suzie Cahan – EU PC Convergence – Ireland – 2018 | Jay Ma – Living Mandala – permaculture training – USA – 2018 | Bioneers Event – USA – 2018 | Felipe Vasconez – Youth in Permaculture Prize Winner – Ecuador – 2018 | John Lago Gonzalez – Youth in Permaculture – Puerto Rico – 2018 | Sierra Robinson – Chasing Change Youth media event – Canada – 2018 | PermaQueer at Bionners Event – USA – 2018
We are funding projects that support 13 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set forth by the United Nations.
Restoring ecosystems for an Abundant Earth.
By donating to Abundant Earth Foundation, you support individuals and small projects that may not otherwise have access to funding.
Through our global networks, we are able to give directly to grantees– enabling them to quickly implement their initiatives.
