True Origin Partnerships

True Origin Partnerships True Origin Partnerships (formerly The Balmore Trust) is the charity arm of True Origin.

True Origin Partnerships is the new name for The Balmore Trust, reflecting our close working relationships with True Origin Foods, and with our Producer Partners and their communities in the global south. As a charity we aim to empower our partner communities, working with them on locally led development projects, responding to the request for grants, and supporting the fair trade purchase of their produce through our retail arm, True Origin Foods.

True Origin Partnerships and True Origin Food were pleased to have a visit recently from Mercy Sibande, Malawi Director ...
15/06/2026

True Origin Partnerships and True Origin Food were pleased to have a visit recently from Mercy Sibande, Malawi Director of the Mamie Martin Fund, which supports education for girls in Malawi. Mercy is currently visiting Scotland and we were delighted that she wanted to see what goes on at True Origin.
Mercy supports students in various places including Karonga where our Kilombero Rice is grown, and was interested to learn more about our partnership with the rice farmers of KASFA. After a wee tour of the warehouse led by True Origin Partnerships Chair, Joyce we had the opportunity to hear more about her work and then time to discuss our shared interest in supporting education for young people in Malawi.

Well done Agrippa! True Origin Partnerships is delighted to congratulate Agripa Mwaful Zimba on his graduation in May 20...
01/06/2026

Well done Agrippa! True Origin Partnerships is delighted to congratulate Agripa Mwaful Zimba on his graduation in May 2026 from Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics (with credit).
True Origin worked with KASFA to support Agripa through his secondary school education, and continued support enabled him to go on to University. We are thrilled that Agripa has achieved his degree. We would like to thank all who support us, and by doing so have supported Agripa. We wish him well for the future.

05/04/2026

Happy Easter from everyone st True Origin Partnerships snd True Origin Food

We are delighted to share a short update from Malawi on Grace’s Briquette Project which we are supporting. Grace leads a...
17/03/2026

We are delighted to share a short update from Malawi on Grace’s Briquette Project which we are supporting. Grace leads a group of women in the Kilombero Rice growing area in Karonga District where the unique and award-winning True Origin Kilombero Rice is grown by farmers in the KASFA growers association.

This is a superb scheme where waste rice husks are made into charcoal briquettes for cooking, saving women long arduous journeys to cut down trees for wood to burn.

Checkout donations on True Origin Foods online shop in December have raised money for this project. This together with a grant from True Origin Partnerships has allowed some completion and remedial work on the building to house the project which is currently ongoing.

The group are hoping to be able to get a larger briquette machine which would enable them to upscale production but in advance of that ,the building needed some work. Plastering is ongoing and some new doors have been made in the workshop of rice farmer Howard Masukwa’s workshop with materials all funded by this grant (check out the stunning glasswork in the pics).

Some of you may have met Howard on his visits to the UK recent years. We congratulate the women on overcoming various challenges and on their amazing efforts. Thanks to all who have helped support this project here at home.

Wishing all our supporters and producers a very Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year. Thank you to everyone who has help...
31/12/2025

Wishing all our supporters and producers a very Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year. Thank you to everyone who has helped us support family farmers and producers in the global south over the past year. Here’s to a successful 2026. From True Origin Partnerships.

Wishing all our supporters, producers and partners a Very Merry Christmas and a great festive break. Thanks so much for ...
24/12/2025

Wishing all our supporters, producers and partners a Very Merry Christmas and a great festive break. Thanks so much for all your support. Have a peaceful, fair and lovely time.

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