Vanastree is a farming and conservation project registered in 2008, in Uttara Kannada, in the Indian state of Karnataka.[1][2] In Kannada, Vanastree means "Women of the Forest".[1] 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.[4] The same year, Vanastree was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar in recognition of its achievements.[5]
,_at_a_function,_on_the_occasion_of_the_International_Women%E2%80%99s_Day,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi.jpg) A representative of Vanastree receiving the 2017 Nari Shakti Puraskar | |
| Origins | 2008 |
|---|---|
Official language | Kannada |
| Award(s) | Nari Shakti Puraskar |
| Website | vanastree |
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]
References
edit- ^ a b Pailoor, Anitha (6 July 2009). "Vanastree: Empowering women". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Malnad Home Garden & Seed Exchange Collective". Kalpavriksh. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ Achanta, Pushpa (14 March 2013). "Realities of the landless woman farmer". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ a b V, Nirupama (19 January 2017). "Closing time! Malnad Mela in Bengaluru comes to an end after 16 years". The Economic Times. ET Bureau. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Maharashtra's Sindhutai Sapkal, Urmila Apte to be honoured with Naari Shakti 2017 awards". Mumbai Mirror. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ Gandhi, Maneka (11 March 2018). "For an organic world". The Statesman. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ Sebastian, Shevlin (19 December 2019). "A hundred hands on deck". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 June 2022.