Heidi is the 2023 World Food Prize Laureate
“Her work shows the world the vital role agriculture must have in the resilient recovery from conflict and restoration of peace.”
-Ambasador Terry Branstad, President World Food Award Foundation
Introducing
Breaking Ground
Both a memoir and a call to action, this book is an account of Heidi Kühn’s quest to eradicate landmines from the face of the earth for future generations to thrive.
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Foreword by Her Majesty Queen Noor
Preface by Dr. Ken Rutherford
A Woman on a Journey to Replace Landmines with Grapevines…
Heidi Kühn is Founder and CEO of Roots of Peace, a humanitarian-nonprofit organization founded in September 1997 with a vision to transform MINES TO VINES—replacing the scourge of landmines with sustainable agricultural farmland.
Cultivating Peace Through Agriculture
Her pioneering work empowers families living in war-torn regions with hope leading to the economics of peace through export and trade, garnering well-deserved recognition from esteemed institutions.
From Landmines to Grapevines: The Inspiration of Princess Diana
“Heidi Kühn is an extraordinary visionary who is following her dream to stop landmine violence around the world. Her courage is undeniable [and her] commitment is unstoppable, as Roots of Peace replaces landmines with grapevines or pepper vines or fruit trees in war-ravaged nations.”
—Cheryl Jennings, Emmy Award–Winning Journalist
A MOTHER ON A MISSION
“What I wish to convey is that we, as humans, are capable of doing great good in this world. If your cause is just and your determination strong, you can achieve things beyond your wildest imagination. Let me tell you my story, and you can judge for yourself.”
— Heidi Kühn
PLANTING PEACE SINCE 1997
“[Heidi Kühn has] turned mines into vines by replacing the seeds of destruction with the seeds of life . . . and [she has] shown the world that, even with modest beginnings, a partnership backed up by persistence can make a real difference.”
— The Late Kofi Annan, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
