On Monday 17th August, we'll be beginning a gentle 10-week journey back to nature, and we'd love for you to join us. 🏙️ And don't worry if you live in the middle of a city or don't have access to forests or nature trails. This journey is about your relationship with nature, not your location. You can do the activities with a single tree on your street, a local park, a houseplant, the view from your window, a picture on your wall, or even by working with the scents of nature through essential oils. We'll meet you wherever you are. Each week I will share a simple guided activity inspired by forest bathing, along with journal prompts, an intention for the week, and a space to reflect together in our community. Whether you're surrounded by native bush or living in the middle of a city, this journey is designed to help you build a deeper relationship with the natural world—right where you are. There are no deadlines, no pressure, and no experience needed. Just a willingness to slow down, observe, and see what begins to change when you spend a little intentional time with nature each week. 🌱 As a little thank you for walking the journey with us, everyone who joins in by sharing their reflections in each of the ten week's community prompts, they will go into the draw to win one of three native trees. We'll plant your tree here at Khemeia Valley on your behalf, geo tag it, send you information, photos, and a video about your tree as we help you begin your own living legacy and become part of the regeneration of this special place. If you've been longing to reconnect—with yourself, with nature, or simply with a slower way of being—we'd love to have you with us. When the journey begins, are you going to join us? 🌿 PHOTO: My two wildlings are often found lying under their favourite Ponga tree fern 💚

We're so glad you're here. My Tree Legacy is a community of people who believe that small actions, when multiplied over time, can regenerate land, regenerate our lives, reconnect us with nature, and leave a living legacy for future generations. Whether you're caring for a farm, tending a backyard, growing plants on a balcony, planting your first tree, or simply looking for a deeper connection with the natural world—you belong here. There are no experts or beginners here. We are all just learning together. This is a place to observe, share, encourage and inspire. Here's how to find your way around. CATEGORY INFO: 🌿 WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS 🌿 New here? We'd love to meet you! Tell us a little about yourself. Where in the world are you? What are you passionate about? What brought you to My Tree Legacy? 🌳 OUR LIVING JOURNAL 🌳 The ongoing story of regeneration. This is where we (and you) share what is happening in our everyday lives as we work on regenerating land and life. We'd love to hear what's unfolding in your world too. Share: 🌱 Seasonal changes 🌿 Wildlife sightings 🌳 Tree planting 📷 Field notes 🌾 Garden updates 🏡 Projects ✨ Everyday moments that remind you why this work matters Together we're creating a living journal of regeneration from around the world. 🌱 LESSONS FROM THE LAND 🌱 Nature is one of our greatest teachers. This is where we share observations, experiments, successes, mistakes and practical lessons we've learned along the way. Perhaps you've discovered a new way to improve your soil. Maybe a failed experiment taught you something valuable. Or perhaps the land surprised you in a way you never expected. If the land has taught you something worth sharing—we'd love to hear it. 🌍 OUR REGENERATION JOURNEYS 🌍 Regeneration looks different for everyone. Maybe you're restoring a forest. Maybe you're growing vegetables. Maybe you're rebuilding your health after burnout. Maybe you're creating stronger community connections. Maybe you're simply spending more time outside.

As you have explored through this community, you've probably noticed us mentioning Khemeia Valley. Incase you are wondering where/what this place is, we thought it was time to properly introduce you. 🌿 Khemeia Valley is our home. It's where our family of four lives in a fully off-grid rammed earth home, nestled among the hills of Hikurangi in Northland, New Zealand. Our children are homeschooled here, we grow food, care for the land, and spend our days learning from the forests, rivers, wildlife and changing seasons that surround us. But Khemeia Valley is much more than the place we live. It is the heart of My Tree Legacy, it is the land that we are regenerating alongside ourselves. 🌿 Why "Khemeia"? The word Khemeia comes from the Greek word for Alchemy. Alchemy is often thought of as transforming one thing into another. For us, Khemeia Valley represents something much deeper. It is a place that gently invites transformation. A place that has an incredible capacity to hold space for change—not only within the land itself, but within the people who spend time here. We've discovered that as the land heals...something inside us begins to heal too. 🌿 A Landscape Finding Its Way Home When we first arrived, Khemeia Valley was a tired beef farm. Many areas had been heavily grazed for decades. There were very few birds. Large parts of the landscape were degraded. Some areas had no trees at all. The land felt exhausted. Over the past four years we've begun a different journey. We've removed all the livestock. Planted more than 22,000 native trees. Protected waterways. Carried out extensive pest management. Learned to work alongside nature rather than against it. Slowly...the land has begun to respond. Today we wake to a chorus of native birds each morning. At night we hear the calls of our resident kiwi and ruru echoing through the valley. Every season reminds us that regeneration is possible. Not overnight. But one small step at a time. 🌿 A Living Classroom Khemeia Valley is where almost everything we share in this community begins.