The word Kaya carries a deep meaning, it’s the forest and it’s also the home and the social body taking care of it. In most Mijikenda dialects, Kaya means home. Historically, Kayas were fortified settlements of the Mijikenda communities along the Kenyan coast. Today, many are revered as sacred ancestral sites, maintained through cultural practice, elder…

At Mnyumbuni, our work weaves people and nature: reading water, rebuilding soils, planting diverse tree and crop guilds, and inviting children and elders to remember how a healthy landscape feels. Beekeeping sits right inside this Ecosystem Stewardship journey we are develop[ing in action at the heart of Grassroots Economics headquarters. Healthy bees n…

This is a story about returning what we take from the Earth (beginning with water)and about how an ancient ethic of reciprocity is being translated into practical restoration, measurable groundwater recovery, and durable, investable systems that can sustain care over generations…

At Grassroots Economics, we see farming as more than food production. It is a pathway for restoring land, strengthening community resilience, rebuilding local economies, and honoring the living systems that sustain us…