The regenerative chili pepper experiment you helped us launch at the end of last year is in full swing! Our farm team created a cayenne chili pepper nursery, and carefully monitored seeds as they sprouted into seedlings.  These seedlings were transplanted between rows of moringa trees to enhance soil fertility and productivity    Here are the first green peppers emerging: Soon, we'll have bright fresh red chili peppers, ready to dry, mill, and ship to your door! Stay tuned!  ..read more

A Look Back at 2023... ?️ Spicing up the farm - Recently, we’ve been asking ourselves - what if farmers could plant herbs, spices, & vegetables alongside their moringa tree crops to improve soil health and biodiversity while earning more income per acre? With your help, we supported women farmers with the tools and training they needed to cultivate organic chili pepper. Stay tuned for our first harvest in January! ? A new home for our factory - we moved out of our original factory and into a new facility with twice the processing capacity. Today, we’re proud to provide 75 non-farm jobs i ..read more

Over the past ten years, we’ve put your dollars to work for people and the planet. As we celebrate our tenth birthday month, here’s a look back on ten things we’ve done together: 1. Served over 5000 farmers - Provided a guaranteed market, farmer training, and financial literacy to over 5000 farmers. Every month, we’re creating new opportunities for farmers on our organic farm.  2. Planted over 3 million trees - Each order plants a tree in your name, and together we have planted over 3 million trees 3. Invested in climate smart agriculture - together, we’ve built the largest solar-powe ..read more

Whether he's a beard oil aficionado or 3-in-1 shower gel type, all dads can get behind these multi-tasking gifts that give back. We put together our ultimate Father's Day Gift Guide so you can find the perfect something special for your favorite dad (and take 25% off your order with code THANKSDAD at checkout!)  For the dad with the perfect 'stache:  Our Alive Moringa + Lemongrass oil is a favorite lightweight nourishing beard oil. Antibacterial and deeply moisturizing, moringa is perfect for softening, conditioning, and taming unruly facial hair without leaving a gr ..read more

2017 was a year of growth - and everything that comes with it - excitement, frustration, late nights, and lots and lots of lessons. In seasons of growth, it's easy to miss the forest for the trees (tree pun intended). The start of the new year gave us time to take a step back and reflect on all that we've been striving toward together over the past 12 months. Whether you've been a customer from the start, shared your time or treasure to help scale our growth, or shared in our story, we hope you'll take a few moments to reflect with us on all we have built together this past year.   ..read more

When Erika Rodriguez was looking for an oil to complete Axiology’s ingredient deck for its hydrating lip crayon, she realized moringa oil checked all the boxes.  It would help guide the crayon’s colorant. Its linoleic acid would keep lips soft and supple. And, when buying from True Moringa, she was assured that the oil would be ethically and transparently produced.  It was a clear win-win. You may have heard of this ancient, yet “up and coming”, alternative to clean beauty staples like argan, jojoba, and coconut oil.  But, what exactly is the appeal?  And how can you incorp ..read more

To celebrate Valentine's Day, we wanted to shine a light on some of our favorite entrepreneurs creating sweet treats in Ghana. If you’ve followed the ups and downs of our journey so far, you know how much we believe in the importance of creating an equitable supply chain for farmers and creating value added processing and jobs locally in Ghana and how challenging it can be. Meet three incredible women and their businesses who are facing these challenges head on: Midunu Chocolates - Selassie Atadika is a world renowned, award winning chef featured in the New York Times, NPR, and Bon Appétit an ..read more

Where you choose to spend your dollars this holiday season really does make a difference - for small farmers, for small businesses, and for the health of our planet. We’ve made it easy to support causes you care about while treating your loved ones far and near to goodies they can feel good about. Browse the complete collection of holiday gifts here and take our holiday gift quiz here to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list. SHOP #BLACKOWNED & #WOMANOWNED Our Pick: Shop the Sugar & Spice Gift Set Shower your loved ones with everything they need to stay pampered and coz ..read more

We’re so grateful you journeyed with us this year! Here are a few of our favorite moments from 2022: 1. Empowering True Moringa Scholars With your generosity, we raised funds to support 5 full college scholarships for our farmers and their family members pursuing higher education. These students are pursuing degrees in nursing, business, teaching, and journalism, and all plan to return to their local community of New Longoro to give back upon graduating from their programs. 2. Bringing True Moringa to Macy's Alongside our friends at Black Paper Party and AbsoluteJOI, we won a  ..read more

Over the past 9 years, we have worked with the community to build a holistic support system for our farmers - providing income, agricultural training, and financial literacy. In 2020, we launched our True Community Fund to implement projects that improve the communities where our farmers live and work. Thanks to your generosity, this fund has enabled the renovation of a health center, the provision of small cash grants to farmers during COVID, and a higher education scholarship program. This year, our farming communities and our outreach team members have identified another vital need - a ..read more