The Farmashramonastery

02/20/2026

Yes.

You might know naturalist, forager, cook, and educator Alexis Nikole Nelson by her social media presence, BlackForager. She has connected with millions of people through her playful, joyful, informative videos and conversations around botany and edible plants, and invites curiosity and new connections with our natural surroundings.

From Ohio, Nelson's approach to nature education includes uplifting African American and Indigenous food traditions, the history of foraging laws in the United States, and sustainable ways people can include wild plants into their diets.

In an interview on NPR, Nelson states “you see this very vibrant ecosystem that we are a part of. And there's something so fulfilling about it, right? You're just like, I pulled this out of the ground, and now it's sustaining me! So I look into natural spaces and I just see wonder.”

MNHC is celebrating Black History Month, highlighting African American naturalists. Please join us as we share inspiring naturalists all month long!

📸 Photo credit: Tim Johnson, Columbus Monthly- USA Today NETWORK

11/23/2025

Stop by the Holiday Market to get your little pumpkin and holiday decorations. Recipes for stuffed pumpkin are in the comments. The market is self-serve any hour. Most items are $5. Venmo QR code available on site. 🥰

11/01/2025

The sunrise veil at the Farmashramonastery is thin indeed. 🙏🏽❤️📿

09/02/2025

Yay!! https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1697352417878326&id=100028107537284

It’s that time of year. Please see the website for details. Most questions can be answered by reading the website. See you soon. 🙌🏽 Sankofa, y’all. ❤️

https://www.imaniworks.net/coming-events-and-celebrations.html

08/29/2025

Since finishing a deep trim of the labyrinth yesterday, I find this a timely and lovely reflection. 🙏🏽❤️📿

08/01/2025

07/31/2025

Enjoy this offering from our friend, Millennial Tito Monk. 🙏🏽❤️📿

What if the “more” you’re chasing is actually inviting you to be still?

Each year on July 31st, the feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, I revisit a word that’s shaped (and at times, strained) my journey: magis.

It’s often taught as a call to strive harder, give more, never settle. But what if that’s not what Ignatius meant at all?

In my latest Substack post, I gently “unbox” magis. What is its history? How has it been misused? What could be revealed if we look deeper?

As for me, magis is not meant to be a burden to carry… but as a path toward the more universal good.

Could more mean more presence instead of more pressure?
More compassion, not compulsion?

Read “Unboxing Magis: Reclaiming the ‘more’ we (sometimes) misunderstand”
👉 https://open.substack.com/pub/millennialtitomonk/p/unboxing-magis?r=37rmii&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

07/30/2025

Yesterday’s hike and daily prayer with friends. Ahhhhh. 😊

06/24/2025

In honor of The Nativity of John, I’m wearing a Tiny Saints fob of pregnant cousins Elizabeth and Mary. 🥰

06/14/2025

The 200’ diameter labyrinth, Camptown, barns, and Beaver Ponds as viewed from space. You can see the beaver dams have extended. Thank you Google Earth. Images are from Spring 2025.

The map was imagined by Donnie. I drew it to guide visitors (and to give me something fun to do.) 🦫