June 2026
Phase 1 Update: Backfilling Begins in Kamulu
The first trucks have arrived. Here's what site preparation actually looks like on the ground.
Kamulu, East Nairobi
This land will become a thriving food forest.
Five acres of degraded land beside a river, in the heart of a community. Most people would walk past it. We see a living ecosystem, a children's haven, and proof that any land can be brought back to life. We're looking for partners who see it too.
5
Acres to be transformed
¼ ac
Miyawaki native forest planned
½ ac
River bamboo corridor
100%
Chemical-free, always
Currently: Phase 1 — Site Preparation
“Just as the human body heals when given what it needs, the earth heals when we give it what it needs.”
Our Approach
Six pillars guide everything we do
Soil Health
Rebuilding the living foundation everything else depends on.
Organic Practices
Zero synthetic inputs — abundance and purity, together.
Diversity
Polycultures that thrive where monocultures collapse.
Community
Working with local communities, not around them.
Sustainability
Systems that grow stronger, season after season.
Healing & Wellness
The forest heals people as it heals the land.
Progress
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What Our Soil Assessment Told Us
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From the Founder
The same roots, told two ways
Uhai isn’t the only place I’ve been exploring what the natural world can teach us. My book, Rooted: Life Lessons from the Natural World, moves through the life of a plant — planting, feeding, growth, pruning, relationships, hardship — and finds a human story inside each one. It’s the same conviction behind this land: that what heals the earth tends to heal us too.
Carol Wanjeru — Founder, Uhai Forest Trust & author of Rooted
Founding Partner opportunities are open now
We are in Phase 1 — the earliest possible entry point. Partners who join now are named in the story of this land from the first tree planted to the last child who runs through it.
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