2023 is coming to an end... A year most rich in acquisitions, plantings and experiences for the Semeurs de Forêts association. We never thought we'd reach this point when we began this adventure in January 2019. Today, reality has surpassed the dream: with two new plots of land purchased over the course of the year, we are now up to 5 protected areas, in 5 different departments (Oise, Eure, Vienne, Deux-Sèvres, Charente). A new plot will even arrive in early 2024 in Maine-et-Loire, with the sales agreement already signed.
A total of 23 hectares have been set aside (soon to be 28), nearly 6,500 trees of almost 40 different local species have been planted, and more than 200 volunteers from all over France have been on the ground for planting and maintenance sessions, not to mention thousands of hours of organization in the service of the trees, the forest and its inhabitants.Behind these figures lies a vision, that of creating oases for biodiversity, spaces that we return to nature with humility, baby plantations that we hope will evolve into natural forests rich in life, soils that we care for and the creation of links between us, Man, and the Earth. We are aware that any space that is sanctuarized and left to evolve freely has an inestimable value for all the plant and animal beings that will populate it.
This adventure could not exist without you, by coming to plant, taking care of the seedlings and financing the land, equipment and trees. Remember that all Sowers are volunteers.
We believe that our strength lies in this collective and in the fact that we can all work.
See you soon,
Florence, David and the whole Sowers of Forests team