by Rita Fromholt | Oct 2, 2019 | Farmers, Trees
By Adam McClaryJason is a native to Alabama and is managing a 30-acre tree plantation around Selma, AL. He is a self-described family guy and has been in the fire service for eighteen years. In his free time he runs a successful landscaping company.Thanks for meeting...
by Rita Fromholt | Sep 4, 2019 | Farmers, Trees
By Adam McClary, Farmer Support TeamOne of the best parts of partnering with World Tree is the fact that we provide ongoing virtual support and yearly site visits. This allows us to report back to the investors and keep them posted on how the trees are growing. It...
by Rita Fromholt | Aug 30, 2019 | Farmers, Trees
By Adam McClary Dealing with adversity and building communities John is a medical Doctor running a clinic specializing in healing through nutrition. After living in town for years, he purchased an old home from a dairy operation just a year and a half ago. Since then...
by Rita Fromholt | Jul 25, 2019 | Farmers, Trees
Interview with Adam McClary, Farmer Support Specialist Daniel Byrd lives in Glasgow, KY and has been a farmer with World Tree for two years. He has grown some of the healthiest and fastest-growing trees of all our farms in the Southeastern USA. Read this exclusive...
by Rita Fromholt | Jun 26, 2019 | Farmers, Trees, Wendy Burton
Wendy Burton, our Founder and CEO has been all over the map recently visiting our farmers and developing new relationships In the middle of May, Wendy began her journey to the southern United States, to both Alabama and Georgia. Her first visit was with Grover and...
by Rita Fromholt | Jun 20, 2019 | Farmers, Trees
Interview with Adam McClary Farmer Support SpecialistMany of our farmers know Gene personally. He lives in upper Alabama and has been so generous with his time and knowledge. He has spoken to many of our new farmers and passed along valuable life lessons from growing...
by Curtis Gobbett | May 9, 2019 | Community, Farmers, Investment, Trees
World Tree’s first crowdfunding effort in the US grows as quickly as the Empress Splendor tree Time was ticking down while the number of acres were scaling up. The World Tree staffwas huddled together watching the countdown as it took place online. There were hopes...
by Curtis Gobbett | Apr 24, 2019 | Climate Change, Community, Environment, Trees
Is it possible to have amazing adventures and do good for the planet? Stein Retzaff and his brother Thor say, “YES!” World Tree was so inspired by their story, we decided to contribute to their mission the best way we know how – by planting trees. Brothers...
by Curtis Gobbett | Feb 15, 2019 | Climate Change, Environment, Trees
“Real change occurs from the bottom up; it occurs person to person, and it almost always occurs in small groups and locales and then bubbles up and aggregates to larger vectors of change.”- Paul Hawken Climate change is arguably the most significant challenge facing...
by Cathy Key | Jan 28, 2019 | Lumber, Trees
Winter, the time of year when the trees go dormant and most of us tuck ourselves indoors to hibernate until Spring. But not the World Tree lumber team. Barry Comis and his crew have been out in the fields harvesting four plantations and meeting a very special VIP...
