EXPERIENCE LIVING
Center for Learning
Experience Nature and Cultures
Discover the beauty of nature with vibrant flowers, majestic animals, and serene landscapes of our homestead. Embrace the harmony of nature and the symbiotic relationship between humans and animals with a simple, meditative, and reflexive walk around the Spicy Kitchen Farm.
At Spicy Kitchen Farm’s Center for Learning, Dr.Sasi offers diverse programs to cater to various interests. From cooking classes to bonsai workshops, walking meditation to spice-making, bee-keeping to storytelling, and more, there is something for everyone. Fun fact: Sasi’s chickens and ducks are named after the characters from his favorite television series, Golden Girls, I Love Lucy, and some of the most influential and inspiring women and men in human history.
Who We Are
Spicy Kitchen is a 10-acre regenerative farm located in New Kent County, Virginia. Dr. Sasikumar Balasundaram (Sasi), who owns and runs the Spicy Kitchen Farm, is an anthropologist, farmer, and chef. He established the farm for his environmental activism and community building. Spicy Kitchen Farm is more than a business; it is also a teaching and learning center. Sasi believes in and practices a pedagogy that uses food as a tool to teach and learn about the interdependent relationship between nature and humanity. Sasi believes in waging peace with food in a world that produces weapons to wage war.