How is our charcoal sourced and made?
How is our product sourced?
Our wood and charcoal is sustainably sourced from small Namibian farmers, that are battling encroaching and thickening thorn bushes. By removing these bushes it is helping not only the farmers, but also the wildlife as it has become an ecological and economical problem.
Apart from livestock farming, this industry also provides the farmers with an additional source of income.
What can be done to fight bush encroachment?
It is no secret that Namibia have been struggling with recession. With majority of the country fighting bush encroachment, farmers and the economy has been severely impacted. Due to the lack of water, the bush has taken over, growing at an alarming rate and forcing farmers to downsize their livestock and sources of income. Not only is this impacting the farmers, it is also impacting the wildlife in Namibia. So the industry of charcoal and gourmet cooking wood were born.
What is Bush encroachment?
Namibia was always described as a Savanna and open grasslands. But due to bush encroachment these farms have been overgrown with thorny bushes. Affecting the economy and the environment. The solution? Deforestation of millions of acres of suppressed lands.
Economy impact from our charcoal
Providing jobs for those that would usually struggle to find jobs. The Charcoal industry that were established from bush encroachment provided the opportunity to provide thousands of jobs for men and women alike.
How is our charcoal sourced and made?
By buying Namibian produced charcoal and wood you provide jobs to men and women alike. Our charcoal is sourced from FSC certified farmers. Namibian charcoal are restaurant grade with cleaner burning properties.
The best charcoal in the world!
Recently, Namibian charcoal was tested in Germany among some of the top brands in the world. It ranked at the top as the best Charcoal on the market. It has also gotten the seal of approval from not only the Germans but also the USA as a cleaner burning, environmentally sourced grilling fuel. Support sustainably, environmentally friendly sourced charcoal and wood and fight rainforest deforestation.