Amrita Virtual Academy Blog
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Communicating With Nature
by Charusila - Guest Blogger | Jun 27, 2021 | Amritaculture
Om Amriteswaryai Namah As part of our blog series on communicating with Nature, I thought I would share with you an extraordinary experience I had talking with a tree a few years ago. I have always had a strong relationship with trees, as a young girl I would spend...
Urban Composting: Making A Red Wriggler Worm Compost Bin
by Eknath - Guest Blogger | Jun 20, 2021 | Amritaculture
This post is the second of a two-part compilation on composting with red wriggler worms. Making a Worm Bin is much easier than it may seem at first. It is a fun and easy process anyone can do. Below is a step by step process for making a worm bin. To make a Worm Bin,...
Urban Composting: Introduction to Using a Red Wriggler Worm Compost Bin
by Eknath - Guest Blogger | Jun 19, 2021 | Amritaculture
Hello everyone and welcome. I will be offering a series of urban gardening articles for the Amrita Virtual Academy blog. In this first edition on Urban Gardening & Composting, I offer to you one of several effective ways of composting when you live in an urban...
The Language of Love
by Amritapushpa N. | Jun 13, 2021 | Malayalam
Amma’s love for mankind expresses itself in everything she does, both tangibly and intangibly. During the pandemic when so many devotees could not be in Amma’s physical presence, among other things, Amma offered them the gift of Amrita Virtual Academy, through which...
The Mother in Nature
by Lola | Jun 9, 2021 | Amritaculture
Recently, I noticed that one of our small rudraksha trees had vines growing on it. So I went over to the tree and started to remove the vine. At first I was feeling rushed and anxious to remove the vine and I was just trying to get the job done. But then I remembered...
How to Read a Weed
by Seetala, Aradhana Hendry -Guest Blogger | Jun 1, 2021 | Amritaculture
"Nature is a mystery to us. Many ayurvedic herbs and plants look to us like useless weeds. Out of ignorance we destroy them. But a knowledgeable ayurvedic physician knows how useful and significant they are." -Amma What are weeds and what can they tell us? We commonly...