Thursday, May 13, 2010<br><br>Turning the Tide: Spreading the word on Organic Farming<br><br>Speaker: Revathy <br><br>Time: 7:00p - 8:30p<br>Location: MIT, 4-231<br><br>We would like to invite you to a very special talk by Association for India's Development (AID) associate, Revathy, an expert in organic farming methods, who is on a US tour. After Cyclone Aila in the eastern coastal regions of India in May 2009, when most of the salinated land was predicted to be useless for agriculture for 3 years, AID Boston worked closely with Revathy who trained the farmers in the Sunderbans islands in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal in growing paddy and vegetables using modern and innovative organic methods proving the skeptics wrong in just a few months.<br>
<br>About Revathy:<br>Revathy has worked with more than 32,000 farmers in the organic movement in Tamil Nadu and her work has been recognized by the governments of India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Her hands-on knowledge in the importance of rejuvenating the soil using a holistic approach towards soil restoration, seed selection techniques, methods to create<br>
organic pest repellent and herbicides would help us understand and appreciate the intricacies involved in agricultural practices. She also has a lot of experience in disaster management and has spearheaded some of these efforts supported by AID during the Tsunami(Tamil Nadu), Cyclone Aila (West Bengal) and Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) floods.<br>
<br>For more information, see: <a href="http://www.aidboston.org/RevathyUSTour2010/index.html">http://www.aidboston.org/RevathyUSTour2010/index.html</a><br>This event is brought to you by Association For India's Development<br>
MIT & Boston Chapters<br>Web site:<a href="http://www.aidboston.org/RevathyUSTour2010/index.html">http://www.aidboston.org/RevathyUSTour2010/index.html</a><br><br>Open to: the general public<br>Cost: Free<br>Sponsor(s): Association for India's Development - MIT<br>
For more information, contact:<br>Karthik Shekhar<br>617 999 6155<br><br><br>