Sponsor a Tree, Feed a Family: How Perennial Agriculture Creates Lasting Change

The Power of One Tree

When you plant a fruit tree, you're not making a one-time donation. You're creating a food source that produces for 30 to 100 years. A single olive tree can yield 15-20 kg of olives annually for a century. A date palm produces 70-140 kg of dates per year for 80+ years.

That's not charity that feeds a family for a day. That's charity that feeds families for generations.

What Are Perennial Crops?

Unlike annual crops (wheat, corn, vegetables) that must be replanted every season, perennial crops are planted once and produce year after year. They include:

• Fruit trees: Olive, date palm, fig, pomegranate, citrus
• Nut trees: Almond, walnut, pistachio
• Fodder trees: Moringa, leucaena — feed for livestock

Why Perennials Are the Ultimate Sadaqah Jariyah

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "There is no Muslim who plants a tree or sows a seed, and then a bird, or a person, or an animal eats from it, except that it is regarded as charity for him." (Bukhari & Muslim)

Every fruit eaten, every shade provided, every animal fed — for the entire lifespan of the tree — is counted as charity in your record. A tree planted today continues generating rewards for you long after you're gone.

UMMA Farm's Perennial Tree Program

At UMMA Farm, perennial trees are one of four core programs:

• Phase 1: Site preparation and nursery development
• Phase 2: Planting orchards — fruit, nut, and fodder varieties selected for the climate
• Phase 3: First harvests begin (1-3 years for most fruit trees)
• Phase 4: Full production — food for distribution + commercial sales revenue

The commercial revenue from tree harvests funds Umma Foundation's humanitarian operations — meaning your tree doesn't just feed people, it funds relief programs too.

Impact by the Numbers

• 1 fruit tree = 30-100 years of production
• 1 olive tree = up to 20 kg of olives per year
• 1 date palm = up to 140 kg of dates per year
• 1 moringa tree = livestock feed + soil improvement for decades

Sponsor a tree today →