With effect from February 28, 2017, Rapunzel Naturkost located in Legau in the Allgäu acquires Zwergenwiese Naturkost GmbH located in Silberstedt in the state of Schleswig Holstein. Zwergenwiese will continue as an independent enterprise at the present location. Moreover, the brand contents, the brand communication and the present customer structure with wholesale supply for the organic food trade will remain unchanged. On the procurement side, synergies shall be used, the regional context shall be maintained and developed further.

The OWA winners 2017 were thoroughly selected by the jury. Two exceptional projects share the Grand Prix category this year. The jury also confirmed the IFOAM selection for this year’s laureate of the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The OWA Award Ceremony took place on September 8, 2017 on occasion of the One World Festival in Legau in the Allgäu region.

[06/18]  During his trip to India, Joseph Wilhelm also visited the Right Livelihood Award laureate Vandana Shiva and her Navdanya organisation.

Navdanya's core mission is the establishment of a seed bank with native, indigenous rice varieties. The seed bank also includes traditional medicinal plants. Rapunzel sources its Basmati rice from Navdanya.