We, SAFRA [harvest] Seeds and Handicrafts from Amazonian Forest Resources – Dorothy Stang Women’s Group, are committed to working responsibly with the forests’ resources.  We aim to progress always using seeds and other forest products in a sustainable manner, working collectively for our own well-being.  Our workshop serves as an income source, allowing more financial alternatives principally for the women of PDS Virola-Jatobá.

 

The Project for Sustainable Development (PDS) Virola-Jatobá is an agrarian reform settlement which emphasizes environmental conservation and community forest management practices.  Brazilian nun Dorothy Stang (who was born in the state of Ohio, USA) dedicated her life’s work to securing social equality and ecological well-being for us and other rural communities in the Transamazon region of the Brazilian Amazon.  We dedicate our production of these natural artisan works to her memory.  We hope that as you use these artisan goods, that it is in solidarity with us, symbolizing peace and environmental conservation in Amazonia and for its people.