They are a concrete expression of meditation engaged with action, in the area of ethical and sustainable vegetable farming.įind out more on the Happy Farms website. The Happy Farms offer nurturing environments in which to practice, heal and reconnect with Mother Earth through mindful agriculture. Those working on the farms (the Happy Farmers) cultivate the land. We are honoured to be fulfilling Thich Nhat Hanh’s dream of establishing the farms, and turning the land into a beautiful sanctuary for farmers, retreatants, volunteers and other local natural inhabitants. The Happy Farms actively promote mindfulness, community-building and sustainability. Those working on the farms (the “Happy Farmers”!) cultivate the land mindfully, and together with Plum Village monks and nuns, host retreats, experience weeks, guided tours, and workshops. The Happy Farms actively promote mindfulness, community-building and sustainability. Your hands are capable of transforming it into flowers, or lettuce, or cucumbers. Explore the wonders of life on the farm, gardening, animals, handicrafts. You don’t throw anything away, because you are not afraid of garbage. Experience an amazing selection of farm surplus, hand-crafted items, refurbished and re-purposed tools and items almost anything related to rural life. You are a gardener, and you have in your hands the power to transform garbage into flowers, into fruit, into vegetables. Plum Village has started three small, diversified, organic vegetable farms: one in the Upper Hamlet (with the monks and lay men), one in the Lower Hamlet (with the nuns and lay women) and one in the New Hamlet (with the nuns and lay women).

The happy farm