Be a part of the solution
"With Soil Not Oil, Vandana Shiva brilliantly reveals what connects humanity’s most urgent crises—food insecurity, peak oil, and climate change—and why any attempt to solve one without addressing the others will get us nowhere. " - Michael Pollan
About the Book
With Soil Not Oil, Vandana Shiva connects the dots between industrial agriculture and climate change. Shiva shows that a world beyond dependence on fossil fuels and globalization is both possible and necessary. Unwavering and truly visionary, Soil Not Oil proposes a solution based on self-organization, sustainability, and local community rather than corporate power and profits.
About the Author
A world-renowned environmental leader and recipient of the 1993 Alternative Nobel Peace Prize (the Right Livelihood Award) and the Sydney Peace Prize, Vandana Shiva is at the forefront of the global Environmental and Earth Justice Movement. Dr.Shiva is the author of many books, including Earth Democracy, Water Wars, and Staying Alive. She brings a vital, passionate voice and practical solutions to the most important issues of our times.
About Navdanya
Navdanya is a network of seed keepers and organic producers spread across 16 states in India. Navdanya operates over 54 community seed banks across the country, and has trained over 500,000 farmers in seed sovereignty, food sovereignty and sustainable agriculture over the past two decades. Navdanya helped setup the largest direct marketing, fair trade organic network in the country. Navdanyas Earth University - Bija Vidyapeeth (School of the Seed) operates on its biodiversity conservation and organic farm at the base of the Himalayas in Doon Valley, North India, and is host to a world-class faculty and dedicated students from all backgrounds.
