Trees for Health - Reconnecting People and Plants

How to help

We are a small non-profit-making group based in South Devon. We are reliant on membership subscriptions, donations and particularly on grant funding.

We have been successful in raising grant funding to cover our running costs, materials and some labour. This has enabled us to carry out tree planting, set up 2 tree nurseries, research the use of trees in making herbal and food products, make some interesting products and also to carry out educational workshops in primary schools. We also run workshop events for the community and a regular series of volunteer days.

Liz & Hazel at Beenleigh

We would like in the future to establish a base in South Devon with a classroom, kitchen, drying room, office, storage facilities and land. This will enable us to become well-established and known in the area as a centre for workshops, volunteering and information. We can extend our practical activities to combine harvesting with making herbal and food products. We can also utilise land to grow native tree species that have shown to be important in our reseach for providing foods and medicine, plus to develop a larger tree nursery to supply local tree planting projects.

We feel that Trees for Health is unique in carrying out activities specifically aimed at the health of people and landscapes. We need funds to enable this work to proceed and there are a number of ways in which you can contribute.

Ways to help:

If you would like to donate to a particular aspect of our work, please contact us to discuss this.
Make a one-off donation, set up a standing order or join Trees for Health - download our printable form on the 'get involved' page, fill in & return as appropriate.
Buy our products. Currently available is 'pine infused oil' which can be used in baths and massage. This oil is warming and stimulating. It is just £4 (plus postage) for 60ml. E-mail us to arrange delivery.
Adopt a tree. For just £10, we will dedicate a tree in your name, or a friend's. Go to 'get involved' and download the printable form.
Buy the 'Earth Stars' CD - beautiful Songs of Permaculture, just £10 (plus postage). E-mail us to get a copy.
Buy a tree or other eco product on the Tree 2 My Door website. Remember to quote 'treesforhealth' (spelt correctly) as the promotion code & we will receive commission.

If you can suggest a source of funding that is relevant to our work, please let us know.

We are very grateful to the following funding sources:

The Second Chance Trust for funding a correspondence course in Home Help Herbal Medicine.
The Community Champions Fund (funded by the Dept for Education and Skills) for funding group set up costs.
Awards for All (Lottery) for funding project/ research costs in our 1st year, environmental education costs for our Eco-Active project in our 2nd year & a volunteer programme in the 3rd.
The Fred Foundation for funding 25% of our budget in the 1st year.
The Landscape Heritage Scheme, administered by Devon Wildlife Trust. The Landscape Heritage Scheme is part of South Hams District Council's Life into Landscape programme supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The grant covered tree planting and fencing workshop costs in 2005.
The Ecology Building Society for funding tools, plants and tree protection costs.
The Ernest Cook Trust for funding educational workshops in primary schools.
The International Tree Foundation for funding the planting of our 'medicinal and food copse' at Follaton Arboretum, Totnes which is a showcase of native - & well-established species - that have medicinal and food uses.

Many thanks to Jacks Patch Garden Centre, Bishopsteignton, Teignmouth for donating split bags of compost for potting up trees.

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