Regenerative ingredients produced by communities protecting and restoring nature.
Forested is a women-led Ingredient Insets company envisioning a world full of abundant, biodiverse ecosystems. We partner with conscious consumer brands to deliver regenerative ingredients (botanical oils, butters, bee products, herbs/spices, and more) that are climate-negative, nature-positive, and socially-just. Based in East Africa, our team delivers regenerative ingredients through our growing network of and supply chain resilience building work with indigenous land stewards and smallholder farmers.
Abebech , lead beekeeper, Andinet Cooperative (Kafa UNESCO Reserve, Southwest Ethiopia).
A digital and financial literacy training for 50 partner beekeepers in Sheka UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Forested has on-the-ground expertise building natural ingredient supply chains from field-to-port in East Africa. With deep know-how and networks of smallholder farmers and land stewards, Forested fulfills global brands’ needs for direct source, impact-driven ingredients. We have a proven track record implementing conservation agriculture practices for beekeeping in Ethiopia, conserving ecosystems and boosting farmer livelihood through training.
We Specialise in:
Directly Sourced Raw Ingredients
On - The - Ground Regenerative Projects
Insetting Solutions
The journey so far with the Forested has been incredibly positive. They are very transparent in the way they operate, and offer high quality products which helped to build a great trust foundation very quickly. Their focus on regeneration and connecting farmers to markets for forest based products tied in perfectly with Lush.
I hope that more businesses, not just cosmetics, can appreciate the agroforestry venture that Forested Foods are on, and support them on their journey combating deforestation..”
Abi Whisken, Creative Buyer - LUSH