This February, Shumei International and Navdanya are partnering to launch SEED FREEDOM, GARDENS OF HOPE in Japan.
SEED FREEDOM is a global effort to raise awareness on the importance of seed and biodiversity preservation, while helping communities to build resiliency against floods, drought, soil degradation and other natural disasters.
From February 19 to 20, 2013, Shumei International will host a series of events with Dr. Vandana Shiva, Founder of Navdanya, Dr. Elaine Ingham, Chief Scientist of Rodale Institute, Mr. Seiji Sugeno, President of Fukushima Organic Agriculture Network, and Mr. Mamoru Azuhata, Shumei Natural Agriculture Farmer in Fukushima. The symposiums, entitled “Seed, Soil and Food for the Future”, will be held in Fukushima and Tokyo and will invite audiences to learn about living in harmony with nature, ways to advance soil rejuvenation, seed preservation, biodiversity, and natural agricultural systems. Dr. Vandana Shiva will also make a special visit to the Miho Institute of Aesthetics to speak to the students about the SEED FREEDOM campaign.
These events mark the continuation of Shumei and Navdanya’s ongoing partnership to promote environmental sustainability and a way of life in harmony with nature. Previously, Shumei International and Navdanya partnered to produce Visions of the Living Earth, a limited edition book on the environment, and co-hosted the event “Reclaiming Food Democracy” in Brazil during the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20).