Our Story
Here’s the backstory
What we hope you’ll find
A place to connect, get inspired and take action.
Along the way, you'll find ideas, inspiration and opportunities that help you reconnect with your community, with nature, and with the sense of hope that comes from doing things together again.
Whether you're here to participate, contribute or simply explore, every action helps create something bigger. Through our partnership with Reforest Nation, your participation and donations also help reforest Ireland one native tree at a time. So your action has an impact on both the planet and the collective.
What we’re about
Our Earthy Collective is a not-for-profit, volunteer-led, community-built platform designed to make sustainability feel human again.
How it started
Our Earthy Collective began with Lorna Anne Tierney and a simple belief: when we come together, change feels possible. She wanted to create a space where people could feel connected, inspired and empowered to make a difference.
What started as an idea grew as more people joined in, bringing their time, talents, energy, passion and belief in doing things differently.
And somewhere along the way 'I' became 'we', and the Collective became just that: a collective.
Meet the team
Lorna Anne Tierney - Founder
Lorna Anne founded Our Earthy Collective on a simple belief: when the world feels overwhelming, coming together helps restore hope and reminds us that change is still possible. Her work is grounded in community, collaboration, and action; values that continue to shape the Collective as it grows.
Our platform is free and community-led, connecting people across Ireland to meet great folks, support local, share pre-loved items, check out events, and get stuck into projects that make a real difference.
A vegan, nature lover, and optimist at heart, she believes connection, curiosity, and shared effort are key to tackling today’s challenges. Outside the Collective, she can often be found exploring wild places, leading social hikes, and running EarthyVA empowering eco-friendly, wellness and creative businesses and organisations to achieve their goals. Through her work and passion projects she's learned the power of community, collaboration, and taking action. Those lessons are at the heart of Our Earthy Collective.
Rakshitha Ravikumar
Software Developer
Rakshitha Ravikumar works behind the scenes as a software developer, building simple and reliable digital solutions that support the vision of Our Earthy Collective.
She deeply cares about animals and the environment, and believes that small, thoughtful actions can create a meaningful and lasting impact.
Guided by empathy and responsibility, she focuses on creating technology that feels humane, purposeful, and respectful of both people and the planet.
James Kimber
Social Media Manager
James supports Our Earthy Collective as Social Media Manager, helping bring the collective's message and values to life online in a clear and thoughtful way.
Through his business, KimberCore Solutions, he works with purpose-driven brands to communicate with clarity and authenticity, using storytelling and consistent communication to build trust and connection.
Outside of work, James has a deep love for sport, wellness, and nature. Being vegan, he values living in a way that respects animals and the environment, and he spends much of his time outdoors enjoying adventures, sea swims, and sauna sessions.
Katherine Williams
Community Support Manager
Katherine supports the operational side of Our Earthy Collective, supporting members, reviewing events and listings, and helping build the systems that keep the collective running smoothly. Her biggest passion is bringing people together so they can meet like minded people and build meaningful connections.
Through her business, Mindful Tech Studio, she offers calm, practical tech and operations support to heart-led small businesses and conscious entrepreneurs.
A nature lover at heart, focused on living a simpler life, you'll usually find Katherine exploring Ireland's west coast, hiking and wild swimming, or rewilding little corners for nature.
Laura Belton — Copywriter
Laura brings Our Earthy Collective's communications to life, writing website copy and shaping the style and tone you see here. Through her copywriting business She supports ethically minded businesses with their messaging and creative direction.
Laura is passionate about the power of nature to support our wellbeing; from forest walks to learning about native herbs. She believes that working together in community is the best way to make lasting change without feeling totally overwhelmed.
When she's not at her laptop, you'll find her painting, hiking in the mountains, running, or exploring the forests with her two children.
Elizabeth (Lizzy) Browne
Event Coordinator &
Resident Herbalist in Training
Lizzy is part of the OEC Event team, supporting our community events such as The Big Vegan Hikes. She loves bringing people together, celebrating nature, and creating spaces where we can connect, learn, and take action for the planet.
She's a vet nurse, a vegan, and a herbalist in training, passionate about plants as medicine, animals, and sustainable living. She's excited to support more events and eventually host workshops and gatherings of her own, sharing her knowledge and love of nature with the community.
When she's not working with animals, you'll find her supporting community climate action groups, foraging and learning about plants, or just enjoying the great outdoors.