earth conscious

We are focused on promoting environmental sustainable development within our local community. Coastal resources are vital to surrounding communities as a means of food security, but at times comes with a price. Human activity can play hazard to coastal and marine life and we are faced with issues such as mangrove destruction and degradation, illegal dynamite fishing and our beaches and oceans being suffocated with waste.

Through increased action, awareness and education we aim to create a culture of sustainability and encourage the much needed coastal and environmental management within our area.

We employ directly from the village and our staff have learnt about environmental issues in our area, we communicate with the community and have attended meetings regarding marine conservation. We have also started two school clubs through the Jane Goodall Foundation and sponsor the nursery. We conduct daily coastal cleanups and have a waste and recycling centre on site... And this is jsut the beginning!

The main challenge we face however, is funding. If you would like to find out more about our projects and how you can help, click here!

To us, natural building is all about working in harmony with nature and using materials which are on your doorstep. Our materials are sourced as close to the site as possible, with the majority coming directly from the Wild Shores itself.

We are blessed to have a coconut palm plantation; our coconut timber comes from the land which means there are no carbon emissions generated from the transportation of our timber. We also collect the palm leaves which have fallen to the ground and allow them to dry in the sun. From there they're woven onsite by a local expert from the village to form panels which we use for our walls. We buy our 'makuti' thatching for our roofs from local families in the village who make it themselves from dried palm leaves.

Around 15km away there's a sisal estate which grows the Agave Sisalana cactus plant. It's from this plant that the incredibly strong fibres of Sisal are obtained and can be used to make sustainable rugs, rope and other products. As a bi-product from this, the plant also grows long poles from its centre which is what we use for the support for our roofs.

We do not use cement in the construction of our buildings.

"Permaculture is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems"

Bill Mollison
(Permaculture Co-Founder)

Nature is our teacher and has an abundance of knowledge to offer if we are willing to learn.

We're exploring tropical permaculture and really getting to know our land. Being located on the coast, growing can be challenging due to our sandy soils. But everything we do grow, is grown organically and in harmony with nature.

We are blessed with seven cashew tress which are naturally protected by red ants, although they can't stop the baboons and vervet monkeys who love the cashew apples! We have also successfully grown a variety of herbs, fruit and once we master the combination of soils, we hope to be growing a variety of vegetables too in a further step towards self-sufficiency.

​Because our home is your home and the home to all the creatures around us. Together we live as one, which is why we make sure that the habitual spaces we create blend in with the surroundings. We clear a minimal amount of bush and let nature help us design around it.

100% off the grid, we rely on the power of the sun to provide us with the energy we need for the day to day running of the Wild Shores. Water comes from a well and by the time we have opened we will be recycling all our grey water and harvesting rain water. Our cooking is powered by gas, ​which we hope to replace with biogas in the future. ​

​Everything that can be made in Tanzania, will be sourced from within the country. For example, our recycled glassware, our tableware, the glass straws, cotton towels... They're all sourced from within the country. This not only lowers our ecological footprint compared to if we were importing from abroad, it helps the local economy grow too.