Revathi, an organic farming activist from India,
spoke today. June 5, 2010, in San Diego. After her talk,
she visited the New Roots Organic Garden,
the garden where First Lady Michelle Obama spoke
and toured.
She was impressed with what she saw
and left a message for
Amy Lint, the director of the New Roots Garden.
BIO NOTE
Director, ToFarm Network
(2005-present)
Member, Expert Committee
for Drafting State Organic Agriculture Policy for Tamil Nadu (2008-present)
Member, Executive Council
of International Institute of Sustainable Agriculture, Pune (2008-present)
Certified Farm Appraiser for Organic Certification,
India (2006-present)
National Steering Committee member of Organic Farming Association of India (2006-2010)
Managing Committee member,
Organic Farming Association of India (2006-2010)
Science Teacher,
PSGG Kanya Gurukulam, Coimbatiore (1993-2004)
"What is Your Wish What is Your Dream"
by Stephen Longfellow Fiske is on this
Youtube, used with permission.
THE ASSOCIATION FOR INDIA'S DEVELOPMENT
San Diego Chapter
10:41 pm
June 5, 2010
World Environment Day
San Diego, California
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Come to a free talk presented by Association for India's (Sustainable)
Development
part of our Annual General Board Meeting and presentation of projects in India
Celebrate World Environment Day
Speaker. Saathi Revathy
who has done trainings for 32,000 small farmers in India
She is most known for helping farmers recover from Cyclone Aila
in the Sunderbans.
Talk to take place from
1-3:30pm
Saturday, June 5th
Place
Carmel Mountain/Sabre Springs Recreation Center
Directions:
From Interstate 15, take the Ted Williams Parkway exit east.
Turn left at Rancho Carmel Drive. The center is on the left.
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