ForestFoods

Food grown the way forests grow.

Certified-organic produce from Kenya's syntropic agroforestry farms

Aerial view over the ForestFoods Limuru farmAerial view over the ForestFoods Limuru farm

ForestFoods.

We grow Africa’s most nutrient-dense food in living forest systems — traceable from soil to table.

Walking the layered rows at Limuru

THEPRODUCE

Vegetables, fruits, herbs and eggs — harvested at peak, delivered fresh.

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Washing just-harvested rainbow carrotsWashing just-harvested rainbow carrots

THEPRACTICE

Syntropic agroforestry rebuilds soil, restores biodiversity and grows more food per acre — the method behind everything we harvest.

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Layered syntropic planting from aboveLayered syntropic planting from above

Farming in nature’s image.

On land once barren, we plant dense, layered systems where crops, trees and livestock work as one living ecosystem.

Layered syntropic beds at ForestFoods LimuruLayered syntropic beds at ForestFoods Limuru
Fig 1. Layered syntropic beds at ForestFoods Limuru
  • Radicchio in the Limuru bedsRadicchio in the Limuru beds
    Fig 1Radicchio in the Limuru beds
  • Rainbow chard in the fieldRainbow chard in the field
    Fig 2Rainbow chard in the field
  • Fennel growing through mulchFennel growing through mulch
    Fig 3Fennel growing through mulch

Soil first. Always.

Every planting feeds the ground beneath it — compost, mulch and roots building fertility season after season.

Planting into living mulchPlanting into living mulch
Fig 1. Planting into living mulch
  • Seedlings emerging through wood-chip mulchSeedlings emerging through wood-chip mulch
    Fig 1Seedlings emerging through wood-chip mulch
  • Turning compost by handTurning compost by hand
    Fig 2Turning compost by hand
  • Seedlings in propagation traysSeedlings in propagation trays
    Fig 3Seedlings in propagation trays

From pitch to produce.

Our first farm was a compacted football pitch. Today it is a producing forest.

The Limuru site: April 2022, December 2022, 2024The Limuru site: April 2022, December 2022, 2024
Fig 1. The Limuru site: April 2022, December 2022, 2024
  • The bare football pitch before plantingThe bare football pitch before planting
    Fig 1The bare football pitch before planting
  • First beds laid out in 2022First beds laid out in 2022
    Fig 2First beds laid out in 2022
  • The same ground as a producing forestThe same ground as a producing forest
    Fig 3The same ground as a producing forest

ForestFoods.

We are farmers, scientists and builders regenerating Kenyan land — proving agriculture can feed people well, restore ecosystems, and reward the communities who grow with us.

Facts and figures

  • Trees managed25,000+
  • Annual harvest60 t/yr
  • People trained3,500+
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Long-table lunch at the farmLong-table lunch at the farm