Glastonbury woman to take on challenge for Farm Africa

Glastonbury's Helen Newbrook is taking on the GROW for Good challenge, alongside a team of women, from October 20 until 25 for Farm Africa. 

The team will stop on the way to work on farms run by female farmers taking part in Farm Africa’s regenerative agriculture project.

Farm Africa supports small-scale farmers in eastern Africa to grow and sell more, while adapting to climate change and protecting the environment.

Helen and her team, which consists of 12 women in total, are hoping to raise £75,000. 

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“I am supporting female farmers in eastern Africa because they deserve to be rewarded fairly for the produce that they have worked extremely hard to grow,” said Helen, who works as a farm consultant for Savills. 

To raise awareness of Farm Africa's work, the team will help with hands-on regenerative agriculture activities on farms like composting and mulching. They will also experience life in rural Kenya and find out how Farm Africa improves farmers’ knowledge of good agricultural practices through a network of village-based advisors.

The GROW for Good team. (Image: Farm Africa)

At the end of their journey, the team will take part in a round table event with female industry leaders in Kenya’s capital city Nairobi to raise awareness of the need to drive positive change for women in the global food system.

Anissa Msallem, head of partnerships for Farm Africa, added: "The GROW for Good Challenge is bringing together women across the global food system around the power of sustainable agriculture to change people’s lives and protect the environment. We are grateful to them for taking on this unique challenge and the impact they will make."