Vanastree Explained
Vanastree is a farming and conservation project registered in 2008, in Uttara Kannada, in the Indian state of Karnataka.[1] In Kannada, Vanastree means "Women of the Forest".[2] As of 2013, Vanastree numbered 150 women farming sustainably and it promotes seed exchange.[3] [4] By 2017, Vanastree products were available for sale in Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka. The same year, Vanastree was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar in recognition of its achievements.[5]
The Vanastree garden in Sirsi has saved seeds from over 100 types of vegetables.[6] Sisters Mala and Sonia Dhawan worked with Vanastree and then set up the handicrafts organisation A Hundred Hands.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Malnad Home Garden & Seed Exchange Collective . Kalpavriksh . 25 June 2022 . 1 August 2020.
- News: Pailoor . Anitha . Vanastree: Empowering women . 25 June 2022 . Deccan Herald . 6 July 2009 . en.
- News: Achanta . Pushpa . Realities of the landless woman farmer . 25 June 2022 . Deccan Herald . 14 March 2013 . en.
- News: V . Nirupama . Closing time! Malnad Mela in Bengaluru comes to an end after 16 years . 25 June 2022 . The Economic Times . ET Bureau . 19 January 2017.
- News: Maharashtra's Sindhutai Sapkal, Urmila Apte to be honoured with Naari Shakti 2017 awards . 25 June 2022 . Mumbai Mirror . 7 March 2018 . en.
- News: Gandhi . Maneka . For an organic world . 25 June 2022 . The Statesman . 11 March 2018.
- News: Sebastian . Shevlin . A hundred hands on deck . 25 June 2022 . The New Indian Express . 19 December 2019.
