Bija Vidyapeeth, Earth University

Navdanya's educational initiative Bija Vidyapeeth, in partnership with the Schumacher College in UK, offers a unique opportunity to explore and practise the art and science of sustainability based on ecological principles at the peaceful pollution-free setting of Navdanya's organic farm in Doon Valley.

Bija Vidyapeeth was founded by leading environmental activists Satish Kumar and Vandana Shiva after the 2001, 9/11 attacks in New York. The school promotes a vision of holistic solutions rooted in deep ecology and democracy as an alternative to the current world order that is characterized by blind policies guided by greed, destruction and war.

The campus is spread over some 40 acres and contains a seed bank, soil testing laboratory, kitchen, conference room, outdoor classroom, organic farm, medicinal herb garden, mango orchard, composting site and library.

Bija Vidyapeeth has a fully equipped conference room to support the different needs and usages of the room. Bija also has an intimate library, which has a variety of material on multiple subjects and provides the ideal space for deep contemplation.

There is also an outdoor classroom that is used for class, yoga and informal discussion sessions and the open setting invites streams of illumination through.