Protecting our natural environment
At The King’s Foundation we teach the principles of nature that underpin food, farming and our own wellbeing, using a real-world and hands-on approach. Learn about our work to protect the planet and educate the next generation to live sustainably.
Creating a positive impact on the planet
We advocate for living harmoniously with the natural world, through helping to build communities around the world that prioritise nature, and ensuring the younger generation has access to a range of environmental education.
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Our education programmes
We support people to access educational opportunities that give them the skills to bring sustainability into fields like horticulture, farming and fashion and textiles.
Our stories
Our Food for the Future programme gives young people the skills, knowledge and experiences of food production systems to enable them to reduce food waste.
The programme, delivered in partnership with the Jamie Oliver Group and Jimmy Doherty, takes place at Dumfries House. Pupils have a series of industry site visits and masterclasses before coming up with their own innovative solution to a food waste issue. A number of these projects have gone on to impact their school’s longer-term approach to food waste. The project has been commended in the Scottish Parliament and identified as best practice by the Education Scotland curriculum innovation team.
Health and Wellbeing
We advocate for human wellbeing by providing courses and therapies to support NHS treatment and providing opportunities to access and learn from the natural world.
Our health and wellbeing work is primarily undertaken at our purpose-built Health and Wellbeing Centre located on the Dumfries House estate. The Centre offers programmes for living with pain, diabetes and weight management, fertility wellbeing, menopause and mindfulness.
Maxine and David“We joined the fertility wellbeing programme at Dumfries House while we were undergoing fertility treatment in Glasgow. It gave us an opportunity to explore a range of complementary therapies, such as reflexology and acupuncture, as well as meet couples who were dealing with the same issues as us. We feel so lucky to have Belle now – she’s such a happy, inquisitive baby – but the fertility programme at Dumfries House would have been a great support regardless of the outcome.”
