Roots of Peace

Heidi Kuhn 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. Her pioneering work empowers families living in war-torn regions with hope leading to the economics of peace through export and trade.

In 1997, she realized that 'Cancer was a landmine, and landmines were a cancer to the Earth,' and made a prophetic toast that the world may go from 'MINES TO VINES'--replacing the scourge of landmines with bountiful vineyards and orchards worldwide. 

From the basement of her family home, she reached out to Napa Valley vintners to support her vision, which grew to the United Nations, World Bank, and international governments and leaders. For the past two decades, with support from her family, Heidi has truly planted the Roots of Peace on Earth.