Teddy Kinyanjui is sowing a revolution for deforestation in Kenya - and he’s getting the entire country in on it. By encasing seeds in a ball of charcoal dust, he’s created an easy means of planting greenery on the go. Having grown up here, Kinyanjui saw how forests reduced in size over the years. He spent more than a decade manually planting seeds, until he began creating seedballs. This method of planting takes the work out of reforestation - the seeds don’t need to be sown in the soil, they’re made with armour. The casing comes from salvaged charcoal which is bought from vendors in Nairobi. It protects the seeds from predators and the sun until the next rainfall activates them. Thanks to their size, the balls are easy to transport and can be distributed by hand, slingshot, or even flight. In the last three years, Kinyanjui and his team at Seedballs Kenya have produced approximately 14 million seedballs, enabling locals to create mass environmental change with minimal effort. Visit seedballskenya.com/donate/4594311653 to sponsor seedballs to conservation organisations.
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