Ahimsa Village

04/10/2019

We just finished our 11th year of maple sugaring at Ahimsa homestead. This year was about average. We started sugaring in 2008 during at the end of our first winter at Ahimsa. The previous homesteaders (Dorothy and John) had done maple sugaring on the land for a number of years. They left a maple pan and a couple warming pans. Dorothy and John did their boiling outside on a temporary maple arch made out of cinder blocks. [ 776 more words ]

We just finished our 11th year of maple sugaring at Ahimsa homestead.  This year was about average.  We started sugaring in 2008 during at the end of our first winter at Ahimsa.  The…

12/06/2017

Great article about a veganic CSA in California.

Most farming relies on multiple animal byproducts — from fertilizer to bone and blood meal to fish emulsions — to grow vegetables. Could “veganic” farming be the next trend?…

11/05/2017

Photos from our summer program "Building a Life in Harmony with Nature". Thanks to Mercedes Howard, Kelle Kersten, Claire Holzner, Kathy Jacob Pollard for organizing the event!!!

45 new photos added to shared album

04/05/2017

Interview with Kelle on her ginger and turmeric growing experience. Originally posted as a SkillShare article on the School of Living's web site at www.schoolofliving.org.

https://veganhomesteading.wordpress.com/2017/04/05/school-of-living-skillshare

Reblogged on WordPress.com

10/12/2016

6 new photos · Album by Ahimsa Village

09/13/2016

Part 1-What Plants Need to Grow The ideal garden plot would be in the open, and would have loam soil (intermediate in texture between clay and sand) with a small amount of organic matter (plant and animal residues at various stages of decomposition), which is the type of soil that provides optimal moisture and nutrient retention. Nevertheless, I can attest that you can still produce a bounty of vegetables in areas with partial shade and/or sandy or clay soils. [ 1,086 more word ]

https://veganhomesteading.wordpress.com/2016/09/13/veganic-vegetable-gardening-basics-by-kelle-kersten

Part 1-What Plants Need to Grow The ideal garden plot would be in the open, and would have loam soil (intermediate in texture between clay and sand) with a small amount of organic matter (plant and…

07/27/2016

Kelle and Bob will be conducting a veganic gardening workshop on Amie Hamlin's land near Ithaca, NY on August 13, 2016. Also a big thanks to Claire Holzner for helping organize and promote the program.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwhNEhrQegQ_eWpQcnRhanl3M0U/view?usp=sharing

07/19/2016

We are also having almost a record breaking blueberry harvest this year! https://picasaweb.google.com/ahimsavillage/6308858182327803537

Photos by Ahimsa, Jul 10, 2016 - We are having an excellent blueberry harvest this year despite the general lack of significant rain this summer.

07/19/2016

We are having a really good garden year despite the lack of rain this summer. Here are some pictures from July 10, 2016:
https://picasaweb.google.com/ahimsavillage/6308852734986139057

Photos by Ahimsa, Jul 10, 2016 - Pictures of garden on sunny July day!

06/23/2016

This is a guest post by Claire Holzner, originally published at The Vegetarian and Vegan Association (VAVA) blog at We know that factory farms are terrible places. Animals are crammed by the thousands into sheds, bred and manipulated in unnatural ways, and usually killed before they are fully-grown adults. These huge farms also produce immense amounts of pollution, all for the sake of meat and dairy products which are often contaminated –- so we compassionate consumers try not to buy from such places, right? [ 810 more words. ]

https://veganhomesteading.wordpress.com/2016/06/23/the-myth-of-humane-meat

This is a guest post by Claire Holzner, originally published at The Vegetarian and Vegan Association (VAVA) blog at  We know that factory farms are terrible places. Animals are crammed by the thous…

01/09/2016

Note: This article was originally published in American Vegan, Fall 2015. In 2005 my husband and I set out to create Ahimsa Village, a vegan community and sustainable living education center, in the mountains of central Pennsylvania. We purposely chose the word Ahimsa, the Sanskrit word for “nonviolence”, because we aspired to embody nonviolence in all aspects of our lives. [ 1153 more words. ]

https://veganhomesteading.wordpress.com/2016/01/09/growing-ahimsa-veganically-by-kelle-kersten/

Note: This article was originally published in American Vegan, Fall 2015. In 2005 my husband and I set out to create Ahimsa Village, a vegan community and sustainable living education center, in th...

08/27/2015

New book discussion group forming.

We are a small group that meets regularly to discuss books on vegan related topics. In September we will be starting Feeding the Hungry Ghost: Life, Faith, and What to Eat for Dinner by Ellen Kanner: http://ellen-ink.com/publications/

We welcome new people to join us. See below for details about our next meeting.

What: Vegan Potluck and Book Discussion-Intro and Chapter 1 (it is preferable that you read before the meeting but if you don't have time, you are still welcome to attend)
When: Sept 5, 1-4 pm (Potluck 1-2, Discussion 2-4)
Where: Kathy Pollard's house
211 Camelot Lane, SC 16803
Please RSVP if interested in attending: [email protected]
Also please email Kelle at [email protected] to be added to the book group email list.

Feeding the Hungry Ghost by Ellen Kanner about Life, Faith, and What to Eat for Dinner. A book with global vegan recipes that call you to the table.