[Mitai-announce] Reminder: Turning the Tide (Today at 7:00 p.m)

[Premnandhini Satgunam]

Turning the Tide: Spreading the word on Organic Farming

Speaker: Revathy (Association for India's Development, Saathi)

Thursday, May 13

7:00pm–8:30p

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We would like to invite you to a very special talk by Association for
India's Development (AID) Saathi, Revathy who is on a US tour. After Cyclone
Aila in May 2009 where most of the salinated land was speculated to be
useless for agriculture for 3 years, AID Boston worked closely with Revathy
who trained the farmers in the Sunderbans, West Bengal in growing paddy and
vegetables using modern and innovative organic methods proving them wrong in
just a few months.

bout Revathy:
Revathy has worked with more than 32,000 farmers in the organic movement in
Tamil Nadu and her work has been recognized by the governments of India, Sri
Lanka and Indonesia. Her hands-on knowledge in the importance of
rejuvenating the soil using a holistic approach towards soil restoration,
seed selection techniques, methods to create organic pest repellent and
herbicides would help us understand and appreciate the intricacies involved
in agricultural practices. She also has a lot of experience in disaster
management and has spearheaded some of these efforts supported by AID during
the Tsunami(Tamil Nadu), Cyclone Aila (West Bengal) and Kurnool (Andhra
Pradesh) floods.