Solutions, one problem at a time.
Protecting farms, water and wild places in a changing climate.
Farmers, rangers and conservation teams work with skilled professionals, inside a proven problem-solving framework. All it takes is a smartphone.
Why we exist
Five things are true at once.
- Farmers need help.
- Climate change will increase disasters.
- Everyone needs to eat.
- Tech workers need jobs.
- Tourists are looking for meaningful experiences.
If farming fails, we're all in trouble.
Every meal starts on a farm, and every farm depends on the water, soil and wild places around it. Keeping them going through a changing climate is everyone's business.
Farmers already have the knowledge. They're up against something unprecedented.
How it works
Prepare first. Act fast.
Most help arrives after the damage. We start before it, and move in days.
Find where we can help
A short check on a phone: what's hard, what's at risk, with photos. About 15 minutes, in their language.
Solve it, one problem at a time
Lean tools, AI and local climate data find the root cause, and the cheapest, biggest win first.
Bring the right help
The help that fits the problem. A few months on, we check what changed.
We don't need to be there.
A phone camera shows the problem. Experts help from anywhere. When outside help would change things, we find it together:
- Technology
- Hands
- Money
- Knowledge
- Visibility
- Working together
Who we work with
Farms, water and wild places.
Any environmental problem that a clear method, good data and the right people can solve. Farms come first: that's where our pilot starts.
- First pilot
Farms and herders
Water, feed, weather risk, and know-how that could be lost.
Water conservation
Rivers, springs, canals and irrigation: finding where water is lost, and keeping it clean.
Conservation projects
Clearer data, smoother field work, and reports that show what changed.
Forests and forestry
Fire readiness, pests and disease, and planting that survives.
National parks and protected areas
Patrols, visitor pressure, wildlife, and the people who live alongside.
Community land and pasture
Shared pastures and commons, looked after together by a whole valley.
Take part
There's a place for you.
- FarmersA free farm check and a short plan. Anywhere in the world.Sign up →
- Parks, forests, water and conservation projectsTell us the problem. We'll see where the method, data and volunteers can help.Get in touch →
- Experienced farmersPass on what you know. Talk, film or send photos.Share →
- Tech expertsA few hours a month, from anywhere. A free Yellow Belt course.Volunteer →
- Travellers, creators and artistsJoin a fix, fund one, or tell the story.Connect →
- Help a farm nowProjects from farm checks, with the results shown after.See projects →
The flower department
Free guides and resources.
Practical guides, a short course and farmers' own know-how, free for anyone to use.
Where we are
Starting small, on purpose.
The first farm checks are on a horse ranch in Kyrgyzstan and the farms around it. Farms anywhere can sign up now.
Partners, donors and press: hello@use-les.com


