Mother Removes Landmines to Plant Peace

Roots of Peace has removed more than 100,000 landmines and has planted 8 million fruit trees on former war-torn lands.

Heidi Kühn. The Epoch Times

In war-torn regions, landmines remain a silent killer, even decades later. They maim thousands of people each year, especially children.

Heidi Kühn, founder of Roots of Peace, told EpochTV’s “Bay Area Innovators” program how she came to develop a business model to plant seeds of peace by turning “mines to vines,” or removing landmines and converting dangerous territories into farmland.