Our Story

A Quiet Stand

For the soil, the food, and every life it touches.

Farming was once part of our family’s rhythm — woven into everyday life.
That memory — of lives shaped by soil, seasons, and simplicity — stayed with us.
Maybe the seed was already planted. We just didn’t know it yet.

We didn’t set out to start a farm.
But when we saw how broken the food system had become, we knew we had to return to the soil — not with nostalgia, but with resolve.

We were drawn — by a love for the natural world, a need for a more honest life, and a quiet rage at how far we’ve strayed from what makes sense.

As we learned how food is grown today, curiosity turned into discomfort.
We began to see just how broken the system is.

Food — our most basic need — is no longer nourishing.
What’s meant to give life is quietly poisoning everything it touches.
Farming, one of the most vital roles in our society, is no longer dignified.
And the Earth is paying the price for all of it.

We couldn’t unsee it.
Why does it feel like no one is winning anymore?
How did we get here — where the absurdities go unquestioned?

We couldn’t look away — not anymore.
Aahaara Vanam began with that discomfort.

It is our protest — a quiet, stubborn stand for another way.

An attempt -
To live without harming.
To feed without destroying.
To return to what’s essential.
To grow in alignment with life.

And you — by choosing to support farms like ours — become part of that stand.

Thank you for walking this path with us.

— Shanthi & Srinath
Co-founders, Aahaara Vanam