The Raoul Wallenberg Vegan Retreat and Veganic Farm
is a five-acre veganic farm and retreat in the mountains of Western North Carolina where the Blue Ridge, Great Smokey, and Appalachian Mountains come together.
The Vegan Retreat offering lifestyle change support for individuals and small groups seeking to transition from a meat-based to a plant-based, vegan diet. It has an Education Program, a Wellness Program and other activities. A vegan diet has been demonstrated to prevent and reverse heart disease, prevent and treat cancer, and prevent and reverse diabetes. A plant-based diet is sustainable globally versus the meat-based diet, which is a major contributing factor to climate change.
Animals raised for food are the leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions according to the Untied Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reports. In addition, livestock production is one of the largest sources of environmental pollution in the developed world. Factory farmed animals lead lives of misery and are slaughtered in horrific ways that would appall any compassionate person.
The Raoul Wallenberg Vegan Retreat has vegan cuisine, much of which is grown right on the farm, and Education Program, a Wellness Program, interaction with farmed animals, sightseeing in the surrounding area, and other activities.
The Veganic Farm follows many of the same protocols as Organic farming, but it goes a step further in that it does not use manures or other animal by-products from factory farms or slaughterhouses as Organic farming does. It relies on crop rotation, and creative use of green manures and veganic compost for soil fertility. For pest management it relies heavily on soaps and ashes rather than the toxic poison pesticides of conventional agriculture, and the “natural” toxic poisons that Organic agriculture uses. Veganic requires the same certification process as Organic, as well as other worldwide options.
Currently in its beginning stages, the farm promises production of assorted Veganic Heirloom Tomatoes, Veganic Rabbiteye Blueberries (Tifblue, Climax and Power Blue - early, mid-season, and late), Veganic Lingonberries, Veganic Asparagus, Veganic Heirloom Apples, Veganic Asian Pears, Veganic Pawpaws, Veganic “Three Sisters” – corn, pole beans and squash – planted in the Native American tradition, and other assorted veganic vegetables, and veganic salad greens. The No Till method of cultivation is used to insure the least disturbance of the soil, which is teaming with life. A Hoop House is used to reduce the risk of pests and disease to the most vulnerable crops.
The Raoul Wallenberg Vegan Retreat and Veganic Farm
is a five-acre veganic farm and retreat in the mountains of Western North Carolina where the Blue Ridge, Great Smokey, and Appalachian Mountains come together.
The Vegan Retreat offering lifestyle change support for individuals and small groups seeking to transition from a meat-based to a plant-based, vegan diet. It has an Education Program, a Wellness Program and other activities. A vegan diet has been demonstrated to prevent and reverse heart disease, prevent and treat cancer, and prevent and reverse diabetes. A plant-based diet is sustainable globally versus the meat-based diet, which is a major contributing factor to climate change.
Animals raised for food are the leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions according to the Untied Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reports. In addition, livestock production is one of the largest sources of environmental pollution in the developed world. Factory farmed animals lead lives of misery and are slaughtered in horrific ways that would appall any compassionate person.
The Raoul Wallenberg Vegan Retreat has vegan cuisine, much of which is grown right on the farm, and Education Program, a Wellness Program, interaction with farmed animals, sightseeing in the surrounding area, and other activities.
The Veganic Farm follows many of the same protocols as Organic farming, but it goes a step further in that it does not use manures or other animal by-products from factory farms or slaughterhouses as Organic farming does. It relies on crop rotation, and creative use of green manures and veganic compost for soil fertility. For pest management it relies heavily on soaps and ashes rather than the toxic poison pesticides of conventional agriculture, and the “natural” toxic poisons that Organic agriculture uses. Veganic requires the same certification process as Organic, as well as other worldwide options.
Currently in its beginning stages, the farm promises production of assorted Veganic Heirloom Tomatoes, Veganic Rabbiteye Blueberries (Tifblue, Climax and Power Blue - early, mid-season, and late), Veganic Lingonberries, Veganic Asparagus, Veganic Heirloom Apples, Veganic Asian Pears, Veganic Pawpaws, Veganic “Three Sisters” – corn, pole beans and squash – planted in the Native American tradition, and other assorted veganic vegetables, and veganic salad greens. The No Till method of cultivation is used to insure the least disturbance of the soil, which is teaming with life. A Hoop House is used to reduce the risk of pests and disease to the most vulnerable crops.
