by Brie LaPlante | Feb 1, 2021
In 2020, our executive team was interviewed for a piece by the Entrepreneur and Innovation Exchange — the organization that hosts eFest. This year marks three years since winning the Social Impact award at the eFest competition for our vetiver grass pilot in... by Vetiver Solutions | Nov 10, 2018
“Changing the world for the better was always top of mind for Becca Desens. Less than a year after joining a small start-up company with a mission of developing sustainable agricultural practices, she found herself in Haiti for her Carlson School international... by Vetiver Solutions | Aug 21, 2018
“Vetiver, a perennial grass, has roots that go down 20 to 30 feet. When farmers plant it alongside their crops, it can reduce soil erosion. The plant’s shoots are a waste product. I worked in Haiti as an EMT and saw children die of poverty and malnutrition. I... by Vetiver Solutions | Jul 28, 2018
Vetiver Solutions is a for-profit social business that works to alleviate poverty and malnutrition for subsistence farmers in rural Haiti. Listen to the full Social Entrepreneur podcast to learn about how we partner with the Farmers’ Association in Moreau, Haiti... by Vetiver Solutions | Jun 3, 2018
“A team of college students from the University of Minnesota combined their talents and passion for social change to form the company Vetiver Solutions—and won big in the largest undergraduate national business pitch competition.” To continue... by Vetiver Solutions | May 12, 2018
Could a tropical grass, Chrysopogon zizanioides, help alleviate poverty and malnutrition in Haiti? A team of University Minnesota students and Acara program alums believe that the plant, more commonly known as vetiver, can do just that – and more. Vetiver Solutions is... 