Nature's Grilling Products Partners With Trees For The Future To Plant 1 Million Trees in 2008
What We’re Doing:
Nature's Grilling Products (NGP) is funding the Trees for the Future organization (TftF) to plant
1 million fast growing, multi-purpose, region-appropriate trees in 2008. The trees will be planted in the
name of our retail customers. For every $1,000 in purchases from Nature's Grilling Products in 2008,
Nature's Grilling will sponsor TftF to plant 100 trees in the name of our retail customer.
Each tree will remove about 52 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) from our atmosphere each year.
CO2 is the most dangerous "greenhouse gas" responsible for the rapid warming of our planet, and
destructive weather changes we have been experiencing.
This project actually makes using our charcoal products a carbon-neutral experience, in that the
sequestered CO2 more than offset's the CO2 emitted using our charcoal.
Key Benefits Of This Program:
Each tree planted benefits the planet, no matter where it's planted, as our atmosphere moves so quickly across oceans and national boundaries. These trees also improve the communities, by teaching sustainable agroforestry and restoring tree cover and productivity to degraded lands.
TftF teaches and trains the world's communities not only to plant and grow trees, but also how to feed and sustain themselves economically with land-use systems that integrate local agriculture, trees, people, and animals, all in the same space. This results in improved soil quality, better water, higher crop yields, and improved standards of living. These methods have been practiced around the world in varying forms for thousands years, but forgotten in recent times.
TftF's agroforestry techniques are tailored to the needs of the each community. In forest regions like the Caribbean, tree planting programs focus on large-scale reforestation and the promotion of non-timber forest products. In agricultural fields, fast-growing multipurpose tree species are integrated into the agricultural system for specific functions such as a windbreaks, fire-breaks, living fences, contour-planting for erosion control, alley-cropping to improve soil fertility to diversify products from a field and protect the fields from wind, water, animals, and fire.
TftF's agroforestry program includes the planting of "forest gardens", multi-layered agroforestry systems that leverage the diversity and productivity of a natural forest with species of plants and animals that are useful to humans.
Why Are We Doing This?
Nature's Grilling Products environmental mission is "to protect the fragile ecosystems from which our products are harvested and used." We source our products from only those regions that meet our strict sustainable resource management practices.
We chose to support TftF because of their impeccable reputation, their 30 years of experience, and their proven methods of sustainable agroforestry around the world.
Trees for the Future founder Dave Deppner puts it this way - "If we cannot develop projects that bring rapid economic rewards to the people in the planting region, there will be few, if any, participants. "If economic development is to be done without the cooperation and management of these resources, it will soon fail."
We're Charging Ahead
We have already planted over 600,000 trees in Haiti, Honduras, Ethiopia, and Senegal. Domestically,
we've planted in the Holy Cross neighborhood of New Orleans. We're deeply committed to this
program, because of the benefits it provides to our retail customers, to the regions where the trees
are planted, and to every inhabitant of our planet.
The business mission of Nature’s Grilling Products is to bring superior, 100% natural
grilling products to you. Our environmental mission is to protect the fragile ecosystems
from which these products are harvested. We source our products from only those regions
that meet our strict sustainable resource management practices. We believe you will enjoy
these superior, ecofriendly products and savor the experience of grilling with 100% natural
charcoals.
All of our products are designed to satisfy your desire for superior grilled foods and to protect the
environments from which they are sourced. Live Naturally, Grill Naturally™ – that is our pledge we make to you.
