In the News
16 stories across 11 publications, on the enterprise and the communities we work with.
The Hindu
Slow food festival held in Kotagiri
The “Terra Madre” slow food festival on the Keystone Foundation campus, with hundreds of participants from tribal communities across the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
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Condé Nast Traveller
10 experiences to have in the Nilgiris
A getaway guide to the Nilgiri biosphere: its biodiversity, cuisine, local initiatives and boutique experiences.
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Condé Nast Traveller
16 sustainable gifting ideas for Diwali
Gifting ideas for a growing community of people who are ecologically conscious and mindful of the brands they buy.
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Mint
The Handmade Tale
On competitive Diwali gifting, and choosing handmade over hampers of imported olives and jams.
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YourStory
Last Forest is providing livelihood to over 6,500 tribals in remote Nilgiris
A profile from Kotagiri on the enterprise and the Toda, Kota, Irula, Kurumba and other communities native to the region.
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The Better India
The Better India's Best of 2020 Noteworthy Businesses
Named among the year's noteworthy businesses, on the back of a 200% rise in e-commerce revenue.
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The Better India
Meet the Honey Hunters of the Nilgiris - the Men Who Risk Their Lives for Your Sweet Jar of Honey
A morning with the honey hunters, and the ancient duty of forest stewardship they set out with.
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The Better India
This Awesome Honey Doesn't Harm the Bees & Helps Empower Thousands of Tribals
Maheshwari earned ₹60 a day in the tea estates before joining an enterprise built on shifting power to producers.
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Impact Magazine
The Birds and the Bees: Basic Lessons from a Social Enterprise
Mathew John on FSSAI's moisture standards for honey: “this is a tropical country and of course our moisture content will be more.”
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Pure Eco India
Organic Lip Balm: Beeswax Lip Balms From Last Forest Are The Bee's Knees
On beeswax from Apis dorsata, processed so its natural oils are not lost.
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Pure Eco India
The Sweet Taste of Success: The Last Forest Story
Twenty tonnes of forest honey a year from one taluk in the Nilgiris, reaching 6,500 indigenous people.
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Pure Eco India
Organic Products You Can Trust
A shortlist of where to go for organic foods and products.
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Indulge Express
The Park Chennai teams up with Last Forest and Slow Food Nilgiris for a slow food festival
A degustation menu built from forest-sourced ingredients, cooked in earthen pots.
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CEO Insights India
Last Forest Enterprises: An Organization with True Inspirational Values
On supplying world-class organic produce into a market growing at 25% a year.
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SEED
Last Forest Enterprises - Providing a marketing platform for organic and fair-trade products
68 products procured and quality-checked from eight production clusters, sold through three shops and online.
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The Yellow Turmeric
Last Forest - Kotagiri
Supporting indigenous communities across a region holding some 2,700 plant species of medicinal value.
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