Celebrate Earth Hour with Yaji Spice and discover how your spices can support a greener planet.
- Learn how solar-powered irrigation reduces emissions and empowers women farmers.
- Explore our commitment to regenerative farming, reforestation, and upcycling.
- Discover how tree planting and natural manure protect ecosystems and soil.
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Earth Hour is a global event where people and communities are asked to turn off lights for one hour to raise awareness about climate change.
According to the UN, climate change refers to “long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns.” Human activities like burning fossil fuels contribute significantly to climate change. To combat climate change, it helps to transition to renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and geothermal energy. Yaji Spice is doing its small part to help use renewable energy sources. For example, our spices company is moving towards solar-powered irrigation equipment.
“We’re looking for funding now to make sure that the women can use solar-powered irrigation systems instead of buying gas. So with the solar-powered equipment, one, it reduces the cost for them because they don’t need to buy gas, and it also means they can control how much water they use,” says Anne Toba, founder and director of Yaji Spice.
Here at Yaji Spice, sustainable farming is at the core of what we do. We employ regenerative agriculture, reforestation, and upcycling in order to take care of the earth. We’ll look at each of these strategies in more detail below.
According to the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), regenerative agriculture is “about farming and ranching in a style that nourishes people and the earth, with specific practices varying from grower to grower and from region to region. There’s no strict rule book, but the holistic principles behind the dynamic system of regenerative agriculture are meant to restore soil and ecosystem health, address inequity, and leave our land, waters, and climate in better shape for future generations.”
Yaji Spice cares for soil and ecosystem health through using natural manure for fertilizers. “The women farmers will mix cow dung or chickens droppings with bean husks . . . to make manure instead of using all these chemicals to fertilize them,” Anne says.
In addition to regenerative agriculture, Yaji Spice uses reforestation as a strategy for caring for the land. Each woman is encouraged to plant 4 trees, which adds up to 4,000-8,000 trees per village. According to the Arbor Day Foundation, in one year a single tree will absorb more than 48 pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen in exchange. That’s 192,000-384,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per village.
Finally, Yaji Spice employs upcycling as a way to help keep the earth healthy. Upcycling takes place when instead of throwing away a byproduct, it gets reused. Yaji Spice uses upcycling when we produce groundnut oil and use the byproduct to create Kuli-Kuli. Kuli-Kuli is used in our Suya spice blend, adding a nutty flavor to the blend. Yaji Spice also uses upcycling while producing shea butter. The byproducts are used to produce briquettes, which replace firewood.
Through regenerative agriculture, reforestation, and upcycling, Yaji Spice cares for the environment. You can have total peace of mind as you browse our sustainably sourced collection. You know for certain that the earth is being cared for when you buy spices from our online spices store. Our products are also available for bulk purchase. Join with us at Yaji Spice as we celebrate Earth Hour and renew our commitment to sustainable farming and the environment.
Please note: While no nuts are added to the Nut-Free Suya Spice Blend, Yaji Spice operates in facilities that may process nuts and therefore cannot guarantee the absence of trace allergens. Yaji Spice bears no responsibility for any allergic reactions or related incidents.
