Well, what a busy month! We hope you all had a fabulous Father's day!

Lots of trees will be planted this month thanks to all your orders during a busy June for The Drifting Bear Co! This month we have chosen for our trees to be planted in the Amazon rainforest.⁠
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You may have heard on the news a few days ago that an area the size of a football pitch of Amazon rainforest is being lost every single minute, which is not only adding to climate change but also means the indigenous populations are losing their homes.⁠
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We know what we're doing here is minuscule in the grand scheme of things, but we hope that what we're doing will go a little way to help make a difference. And if everyone did something minuscule, maybe we could all make a massive difference.⁠

* Image courtesy of 'One Tree Planted'.

This month we have been busy preparing for Father's day, with lots of new products being uploaded to the site.

While we've been busy, you've all continued to order thoughtful gifts for your loved ones (and a few self purchases too!).

For each order placed this month, we have chosen to plant trees in Haiti where reforestation is a major challenge. Centuries of over-farming and poor agricultural methods have destroyed the region’s soil. Erosion makes it very difficult to grow food, and dramatically increases the impact of natural disasters. Planting trees here helps to restore nutrients to the soil and allows Haitian farmers to grow more food, help combat climate change, and lift themselves out of poverty.

We couldn’t do all this without you, so thanks for all your orders during May, it really means a lot!

* Image courtesy of 'One Tree Planted'.

During April, for every order placed through our website we have donated trees to be planted in Tanzania, Africa.⁣
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These trees will help to conserve the biodiversity of the Usambara mountains and restore balance to the local ecosystem. Families in this area rely on the forest for food, water, and income. Our tree planting partners are working with the farmers to raise awareness about proper land management and agroforestry, meaning communities will benefit from these trees well into the future.⁣
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Thank you for everyone who has placed an order with us this month, and we hope it helps to know where your tree is being planted and the benefits it will be bring.

* Image courtesy of 'One Tree Planted'.

March saw a very busy month for us with lots of you ordering thoughtful gifts for Mother's day. Thanks to all your orders, we have donated lots of new trees to be planted in India.⁣
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For this project, our reforestation partner in India will be planting fruit trees in Marora, Ghaghas, and their surrounding villages. The trees will be planted on land owned by local farmers and community organizations including orphanages, aged care homes, and residential schools for the underprivileged. Here, a single fruit tree can provide sustained nourishment and income to the beneficiary for 50 years or more. Planting fruit trees will help these communities to fight global warming, hunger, and poverty. ⁣
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Thank you for everyone who has placed an order with us this month, and we hope it helps to know where your tree is being planted and the benefits it will be bring.

* Image courtesy of 'One Tree Planted'.

We're really feeling the love here and thanks to a very busy Valentines period we have donated lots of new trees to be planted! This month we have chosen them to be planted in Indonesia. Indonesia is home to magnificent rainforests and diverse wildlife, however in 2015 30,000 hectares of forest were destroyed by fire. The tree planting here will help restore the areas affected by fire, as well as those threatened by the palm oil industry.

Thank you for everyone who ordered with us during February, and we hope it helps to know where your tree is being planted and the benefits it will be bring.

* Image courtesy of 'One Tree Planted'.

Thanks to all the orders placed by our lovely customers on our website this January, we are delighted to have donated a number of trees to be planted in Rwanda.

The trees planted will help a women's cooperative, led by a local farmer Agnes Uwifashije, to revive land in Mukura. Planting trees will help add nutrients to soil, while controlling run-off erosion. When properly managed, these trees will provide the local farmers with firewood, climbing bean poles and fodder for their animals. For food security and income generation, farmers will also plant avocado, lemon, and tree tomatoes.

If you placed an order this month - Thank you!

* Image courtesy of 'One Tree Planted'.

After the success of our campaign before Christmas to raise money for Crisis, we have decided to continue giving something back for every order we receive.

It was a hard call trying to decide on a single charity to support, but we have decided Mother Earth has given us so much, it was time to give her something back...

For each order placed directly through our website we now work with a reforestation partner to plant trees in the areas of the world that need them most.

From ordering our products, you are not only giving unique and thoughtful gifts, you will be reducing your carbon footprint, cleaning water in Brazil, protecting biodiversity in Indonesia, empowering women in Rwanda, and improving food security in Guatemala.

We will be posting regular updates on where we are working with our reforestation partners to plant trees.
Please see our instagram page for more.

This year we've decided to do things a little differently. This Black Friday we want to help those who have nothing at Christmas.

Crisis UK work all year round supporting the homeless. A donation to their 'Crisis at Christmas' campaign ensures the people they support have a warm welcome and good company, three nutritious hot meals daily (including a delicious Christmas dinner), a bed for the night, a chance to shower and get clean clothes, a health check and treatment from a doctor, optician or dentist, expert help with mental health and addiction problems and advice on housing, employment and benefits, and most importantly a way out of homelessness for good through Crisis' year round training, education and support.

When you use code TENFORTEN at the checkout, we will give you 10% off your order and we will also donate a further 10% to Crisis UK. If you would rather us give the full 20% to Crisis, use the code TWENTYFORTHEM.

Offer applies to orders over £20 from 23rd - 26th November 2018.