Amritaculture Live Workshop
Grow as We Go: Garden
Grow as We Go: Garden
Wrap-Up
Sunday, Oct 16
As the growing season winds to a close, we at Amritaculture are ready to joyfully put the garden to bed! With easy step-by-step practices we can give back to the soil for next year, and contribute to a healthy organic ecosystem where we live and grow food. It’s also a great time to review our year’s successes, challenges, and lessons. Employing awareness practices combined with practical action, we can make sure to interact more harmoniously with Nature with every growing season.
Garden Wrap-Up is the last of a 7 workshop interactive series that takes us through the growing season month-by-month. We have loved taking this journey with you, and hope to do it again next year! Make sure to watch and review this season’s content before next spring, so we can grow together and cover more topics.
- Review best practices for soil-building and feeding your garden in the off season.
- Discuss the benefits and challenges of cover crops, and how to make them work best for you.
- Join in! Share treasures and stories from your own growing season from your garden during the live workshop.
- Missed the first 6 workshops? No sweat! Join now to get the recorded workshops and all the same content, and you can ask the panel of instructors questions about all the topics covered and more, by email or on the Community Discussion Board.
| Program | Date | Format |
| Amrita Prasadam: Pray and Eat Together | Saturday, Oct 1 | Amrita Prasadam: Live Interactive Workshop |
| Spoken Sanskrit: Level 1 - Closing Ceremony | Sunday, Oct 2 | Live Zoom Class |
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Grow as We Go: Garden Wrap-Up |
Sunday, Oct 16 |
Amritaculture Live Workshop |
Online Retreat
Mantra Japa: Level 1&2
Mantra Japa: Level 1&2
On-Demand Retreats
A mantra is a powerful and transformative tool if we know how to use it. Mantra sadhana is the spiritual practice of meditative repetition of mantras. It is a powerful technique for harnessing the body/mind’s subtle energies on the yogic path of self-transformation.
Level 1 is a single, full-day retreat. Level 2 is a two-day retreat.
The sessions guided by Swami Atmananda Puri include:
- A guided mantra purification visualization
- Mantra sadhana with japa mala
- Walking mantra meditation
- A detailed talk on, “The Power and Importance of Mantra Meditation"
- Access to all Q&A sessions conducted over a year
- On-demand for your convenience!
On-demand Authentic Indian Cooking
Amrita Prasadam -
Amrita Prasadam -
August Episodes: Krishna Janmashtami Special!
Sri Krishna Janmashtami occurs during the auspicious time of Ashtami Rohini, usually in the month of August. As we celebrate the birth of Lord Sri Krishna, we invite you to partake in some beautiful Satsangs and learn how to make delicious prasad offerings & more.
Episodes include:
- Satsang by Swami Amritageetananda Puri - “Food and Spirituality”
- Vedic Chanting of Gita Dhyanam followed by Narayana Suktam
- Sri Krishna Janmashtami Satsang by Vaju
- Krishna Jayanthi Unniyappam - Lord Krishna’s favorite, this sweet fritter is crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside
- Pav Bhaji - Popular street food consisting of a spicy vegetable gravy served with soft buns
- Masala Dosa & Coconut Chutney - A South Indian favorite, a crisp rice and lentil crepe stuffed with savory potato filling paired with scrumptious coconut chutney
- Dosa Batter - make perfect dosa batter with a step-by-step recipe
- Kitchen 101 | Episode 11- take a closer look at key ingredients, equipment and spices.
Amritaculture Live Workshop
Grow as We Go:
Grow as We Go:
Harvest and Storage
Sunday, August 21
It’s almost the end of the season, and we hope you’re getting a BIG harvest. But how do you make sure you harvest every last one of those zucchini, and encourage your plants to keep giving for as long as possible? And once you have a mountain of cucumbers and tomatoes, what do you do with them? Some things can be stored dry, and others canned, while others make great jams and sauces!
Harvest and Storage is the sixth of a 7 workshop interactive series that takes us through the growing season month-by-month. We’ll talk about some harvest techniques, methods of preserving, and what to do with all that food! We’ll cover this and more, with pre-recorded content and a 1.5 hour live discussion call on all things Harvest and Storage!
- Bring in the harvest with Seetala, a fun and loving experience!
- Find out about new ways to store some of your most bountiful harvest, and get inspired to plant next season’s crops based on the storage methods you like best.
- Join in! Participate in the harvest & storage activity during the live workshop.
- Missed the first 5 workshops? No sweat! Join now to get the recorded workshops and all the same content, and you can ask the panel of instructors questions about all the topics covered and more, by email or on the Community Discussion Board.
Active Course!
The Art of Natural Plant Dyeing - Live Session: Wellness with Medicinal Textiles
The Art of Natural Plant Dyeing - Live Session: Wellness with Medicinal Textiles
Saturday, July 16
Dyeing with plants is an incredible art form. It is a way to put forth our love and efforts to restore harmony back to the earth. We see that any small effort to help to reduce the effects of pollution in the world today can go a long way. This is a devotional creative approach to natural dyeing, with the hope of using it as a sadhana to deepen our bond to the Divine Mother.
In this course, you will get:
- Dye instructions and recipes
- Two live discussion sessions on the artistic creativity and wellness benefits of natural plant dyeing
- Guided meditations, prayers and plant contemplations
- Assignments for home practice
On-demand Authentic Indian Cooking
Amrita Prasadam -
Amrita Prasadam -
July Episodes: Gurupurnima Special!
This month, join us for some special episodes honoring the Guru Purnima tradition. Guru Purnima is a celebration to express reverence and pay gratitude to our teachers that traditionally falls in the month of July. Bring Amma into your hearts and kitchen.
Episodes include:
- Satsang with Br. Rishi Chaitanya, “Receiving The Guru's Prasadam Within"
- Guru Purnima Satsang with Vaju
- Chant the sacred Purusha Suktam with Vaju
- Vermicelli Payasam - a traditional sweet pudding offering on Guru Purnima
- Besan Dosa & Healthy Salad - delicious and healthy savory pancake recipe with healthy salad
- Kitchen 101 - Take a closer look at key ingredients, equipment and spices
Amritaculture Live Workshop
Grow as We Go:
Grow as We Go:
Relationship with Plants
Sunday, July 17
As we meander into the long, hot days of midsummer, many of our plants are now well established. It’s a great time to hone our skills in caring for the plants and garden. Victoria, with decades of professional organic growing experience and a degree in Ornamental Horticulture, will guide us to refine our methods of understanding the signals we get from our plants, and share ways to let the garden itself teach us how to water, prune, harvest, and do succession planting.
Relationship with Plants is the fifth of a 7-workshop interactive series that takes us through the growing season month-by-month. Wondering about the best way to prune those wild tomato plants? Curious about how much compost is safe to add near your plants at this season? We’ll cover this and more, with pre-recorded content and a 1.5 hour live discussion call on all things garden maintenance!
- Explore how to combine intellectual and intuitive awareness to care for your plants.
- Learn from a passionate gardener with decades of experience and a BS in Ornamental Horticulture.
- Join in! Participate in the Carrots for the Winter activity during the live workshop.
On-demand Authentic Indian Cooking
Amrita Prasadam -
Amrita Prasadam -
New June Episodes: Special Satsang with Swamini Ambikamrita Prana
This month take part a special Satsang with Swamini Ambikamrita Prana from MA Center San Ramon, “Food and Spirituality: the Ingredient of Our Mind.” Also learn the sacred Devi Suktam and chant along with Vaju.
Episodes include:
- Kuzhi Paniyaram (Dumplings): Savory and irresistible South Indian dumplings paired with Coconut Cilantro Chutney.
- Baingan Bharta: Flame roasted eggplant curry — vegan and delicious!
- Lemon Rice: Tangy and flavorful rice dish — a US Tour favorite!
- Kitchen 101, Episode 9: Take a closer look at key ingredients, equipment and spices.
Amritaculture Live Workshop
Grow as We Go: Critters!
Grow as We Go: Critters!
Sunday, June 19
Now that our crops are growing, we may start to notice that we are not alone in the garden. Many critters such as insects, moles, deer, beetles, slugs, and household pets are also enjoying our garden. Many of these visitors are actually beneficial for your garden, some can devastate your crops, and all of them have an important role to play in Nature.
In Amritaculture, we try to stay attuned to Nature and loving towards all living creatures — so how do we cultivate balance and make sure we get to harvest time successfully? Let's ask questions and learn from each other and our panel of experienced gardeners to become more and more harmonious and successful cultivators!
- Learn about voles, and moles as well as diseases and bugs that can affect your plants.
- Discuss prevention and treatment methods to address insect invasions.
- Find out about plants you can grow to attract beneficial insects.
- Participate in our critters activity during the live workshop.
- Missed the first few workshops? No sweat! Join now to get the recorded workshops and all the same content, and you can ask the panel of instructors questions about past topics by email or on the Community Discussion Board.
On-demand Authentic Indian Cooking
Amrita Prasadam - May Episodes: South Indian Flavors & Fusion
Join us for a special Satsang by Br. Sachinmayamrita Chaitanya about "Food and Spirituality." Learn the Medha Suktam and chant along with Vaju.
Get to know some of the scrumptious flavors of South Indian cuisine from the five southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. Take a closer look at key ingredients, equipment and spices—like curd, chilies, cardamom, cashews and peanuts.
May episodes include:
- Satsang by Br. Sachinmayamrita Chaitanya: “Food and Spirituality”
- Vedic Chanting with Vaju: Medha Suktam
- Curd Rice, Mixed Vegetable Thoran and Potato Fry demonstration and recipes
- Uttappam & Chayote chutney demonstration and recipes
- Kitchen 101 - Episode 8
Amritaculture Live Workshop
Grow as We Go: Garden Maintenance
We are in the swing of spring, and it’s time to start maintaining all the lovely baby vegetables and flowers we planted! Garden Maintenance is the third of a 7 workshop interactive series that takes us through the growing season month-by-month. Wondering about the best way to prune those wild tomato plants? Curious about how much compost is safe to add near your plants at this season? We’ll cover this and more, with pre-recorded content and a 1.5 hour live discussion call on all things garden maintenance!
- Check how much water you should be giving your beds.
- Learn from a passionate gardener with 35 years experience and a Masters in Plant Physiology.
- Experience the yoga of weed control.
- Missed the first 2 workshops? No sweat! Join now to get the recorded workshops and all the same content, and you can ask the panel of instructors questions about seeds and planting by email or on the Community Discussion Board.
On-demand Authentic Indian Cooking
Amrita Prasadam - April Episodes: Vishu & Spring Recipes
With Spring comes Vishu, the Kerala festival of the vernal equinox (when day and night are of equal length). We have many delicious recipes and special episodes in store for you!
- Homemade Idli: a soft and fluffy batter made from a mixture of soaked, ground and fermented rice and lentils.
- Vegetable Sambar: A rich and savory lentil-based vegetable soup made with pigeon peas, vegetables and aromatic spices.
- Avial and Kerala Rice: Learn to make the delicious mixed vegetable dish served every Tuesday in Amritapuri by Amma!
- Cultural programs and satsangs: Nourish the body and soul!
Amritaculture Live Workshop
Grow as We Go: Planting Workshop
Now is the perfect time to start planting most seedlings! Planting is the 2nd of a 7-workshop interactive series that takes us through the growing season month-by-month. Have fun and learn more about putting your beloved plants in the soil with pre-recorded videos, articles, and slideshows, and a 1.5 hour live discussion call on everything all the steps of planting seeds and seedlings!
- Both potted and in-ground planting will be covered.
- Plant tomatoes and companion plants with the grandchild of a professional tomato farmer.
- Join in! Participate in our planting activity during the live workshop.
Online Retreat
The Gītā in a Day: Chapter 2
The Gītā in a Day: Chapter 2
On-Demand Retreat
This is the first in a multi-part series of retreats in which Swami Atmananda Puri will guide us through the essence of the teachings of the Bhagavad Gītā—one chapter at a time—one retreat at a time.
- The sessions will consist of satsangs (spiritual talks), Q&A, and guided meditation by Swami Atmananda Puri.
- There will also be a session of traditional chanting of all the verses of the second chapter.
- On-demand for your convenience!
