About the Founder
Leah Wambui
"I want to feed people. When people aren't worried about the basic necessities of survival and are freed from the stress of where their next meal is coming from, they have the freedom to create beautiful things. We progress as a people when our communities are fed.
Food is the solution to many problems, but food has also been a problem. Everything we do and create is either nourishment or poison, and so much of the food we have access to is poisoning us. By helping people to create food forests and gardens based on the principles established long ago by our ancestors, I am teaching them to fight a system driven solely by profit - a system that has & continues to exploit people and the Earth. My hope is that I can help our bodies heal so that our minds may be free to imagine and build a better, more sustainable future for all of us."
Born in Kenya and raised in Pennsylvania, Leah was quickly instilled with a love of all people. Diversity and differences became something to embrace rather than something to fear. Because of her experience as a military spouse, Leah has had the opportunity to live in Hawaii and Germany, both of which helped her to connect with people across the globe, and fueled her desire to commit to work that would help people come together to create things that would create a better future for all of us.
Leah's intersecting identities and experiences have enabled her to become extremely adaptable and to see change as an opportunity. She thrives when managing, planning, establishing contacts, forming & fostering relationships, and collaborating with teams. While she welcomes input, it is not necessary for her to be creative and productive. Leah is a life-long learner who is very detail oriented, self-motivated, and efficient. She is a problem-solver and teacher with an ambitious nature who strives to lead by providing nurturing support and encouragement.
Leah believes that to move forward, we must examine our past and present relationships of exploitation. We must recognize and acknowledge that in forcing the Earth to produce crops in an unnatural way (especially relating to mono-agriculture) we have exploited people for labor in the form of slavery and today's widespread exploitation of migrant workers. It is crucial to understand that exploiting the Earth and people go hand in hand, and we can make the choice to stop. We can use our ancestors as a guide and produce food in a way that is harmonious with the Earth and what we claim are our values. Because of Leah's belief in a better future, she has dedicated herself to educating others about sustainable agricultural practices and establishing these systems across the globe.
Leah is the mother of two adventurous and creative young boys who love all things related to nature. They inspire and motivate her everyday as she watches them learn and grow.
