Grow Ahead Blog

Grow Ahead Launches New Agroforestry Project with COMSA Coffee Farmers in Honduras

June 27, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 27, 2025 CONTACT: Taryn Lemmon <[email protected]> Supporting Regenerative Agriculture and Small-Scale Coffee Farmers Through Tree Planting and Farmer-to-Farmer Training Portland, OR – Grow Ahead, a nonprofit supporting small-scale farmers in developing resilient local food systems, is proud to announce a new agroforestry project in partnership with COMSA (Café Orgánico Marcala), a…

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Restoring the Earth Through Agroforestry

June 19, 2025

Agroforestry is a land management system in which native trees are planted alongside food and income-generating crops to mimic natural forests. When implemented properly, agroforestry can be a catalyst for positive change in many aspects of farming communities. From improving ecosystems and communities’ nutrition and income, to helping the earth by easing the negative impacts…

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Learning from the Source: Reflections from my First Coffee Expo

May 14, 2025

Grow Ahead saw change, support, and impact in 2024 with over 100,000 trees planted with small-scale farmers!

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Give The Gift That Keeps On Growing

May 8, 2025

Give the gift that keeps on growing this Mother’s Day by planting trees in honor of Mom!

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Enhancing Climate Resilience on Coffee Farms

April 11, 2025

Country: Honduras

Grow Ahead has teamed up with COMSA to support the planting of 160,000 trees and train 1,200+ farmers to utilize agroforestry as a means of increasing yields and supporting coffee lands long-term.

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Creating Climate & Community Resilience Through Business Partnerships: Maggie’s Organics and Grow Ahead

April 2, 2025

Maggie’s Organics and Grow Ahead are working together to plant trees and improve livelihoods around the world. Learn how your business can get involved to make an impact!

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Lend a Helping Hand this Earth Month

April 1, 2025

You can’t celebrate Earth Month without also celebrating the hands that sustain our planet. Grow Ahead has three ways for you to take action towards a more sustainable and equitable future starting this April.

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Grow Ahead 2024 Impact Report

March 17, 2025

2024 was a year of growth and transition for Grow Ahead. With the help of our donors and business partners, we were able to fund the planting of over 100,000 trees planted in small-scale farming communities. Celebrate our impact and see the projects that benefited from your generosity last year!

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Webinar March 12 – Where Women Lead, Forests Thrive

March 3, 2025

A webinar with Grow Ahead discussing the importance of nature based climate solutions like agroforestry and regenerative, organic agriculture and ways that your business can reach it’s sustainability goals by partnering with community-led agroforestry projects that benefit people and the planet.

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