What are the social, ecological and ethical benefits to buying Aurospirul spirulina?
Aurospirul does not take much water from what is a decreasing water table in Southern India, using solar panels for pumps rather than nuclear power or fossil fuel derived power. To produce 1 kg of spirulina less than 2000 liters of water are needed. The sales go towards supporting the spiritual community of Auroville, promoting in turn socially responsible, spiritually motivated and ecologically sound projects. By supporting a spiritual community the money will go round more as Aurospirul in turn supports Auroville projects which in turn create more employment locally. Aurospirul provides free spirulina to local schools and the community of Auroville. Additionally the workers are treated and paid relatively well and given free spirulina on site. The organic farmers at Auroville have been credited as one of the spirulina pioneers, experimenting with its production way back in the early 1970s. Auroville (http://www.auroville.org) is a UNESCO recognised universal city in the making in Sou
