Food for Thought: Food Security vs. Food Sovereignty
by Jamie Folsom, National Director Most of us know the story of teaching someone to fish. But the fight against hunger has shifted greatly in the last decade. We are telling a new story – a story about...
View ArticleIndigenous Permaculture: Creating Space for Others in Our World
by Jamie Folsom, National Director We’ve just concluded our first food sovereignty workshop at the Red Cloud Renewable Energy Center. Students participated in hands-on projects around the Solar Warrior...
View ArticleVolunteer Voices: A Bittersweet Trip to Pine Ridge
by Gemara Gifford, TWP Intern and CSU Alum Those of us who work in sustainable development and conservation know all too well the roller coaster of “inspiration highs” and “heartbreak lows” that go...
View ArticleSpring has Sprung with 15,000 Trees!
by Molly Geppert, Marketing Manager After a long winter, we at Trees, Water & People (TWP) are excited to begin the planting season on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. This morning, we...
View ArticleVolunteer Voices: Working on the Solar Warrior Farm and Loving Every Bit!
by Patrick Hall, TWP’s Solar Warrior Farm Intern What an exciting season it’s been! The farm seems to have a life of its own. I’ve been surrounded by farming my whole life, I’ve seen bits and pieces...
View ArticlePromoting Rural Resilience: Lessons from Cuba
by Lucas Wolf, Assistant International Director For many folks, Thanksgiving conjures up images of abundance and family, a smorgasbord of food laid out on the dinner table with smiling faces and...
View ArticleWorld Centric & TWP: A Profound Partnership to Save the Planet!
By Patricia Flores White | Development Director During a recent trip to visit our corporate grantors, World Centric®, we were able to sit with their staff over lunch to find out more about the work...
View ArticleFortified Collaborations Throws Heart of Summer Dinner Party for Trees, Water...
15 August 2018 About two months ago, almost two-hundred people gathered at the MotherLove 120 acre organic farm in Johnstown, CO to break bread, clink glasses, and celebrate summer at a Fortified...
View ArticleSummer Farm Dinner Round 2!
by Patricia Flores White, Development Director ‘The Heart of Summer’ dinner brings together 160 people to celebrate community while cultivating a unique intersect between business and purpose, all set...
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Strategizing for COVID and Beyond: Virtual Conversations, Ecological...
Planting a tree seedling on Jemez Tribal lands (August 2020) By Julie Liebenguth, National Program Intern At TWP, we are committed to supporting tribal communities through the pandemic and are working...
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