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Hello my friends,

Greeting you in the year 2018, which I hope will bring you love, joy and happiness! :)

And here, at Eco-Minded Club we have just celebrated the beginning of our 3rd year of sharing eco-minded news and articles as well as the best organic products from Russian Family Homesteads (Kins domains).

To date, we have 563 different units of the goods classified in 12 categories - for better consideration.

Please click on the links below to learn more about…

Dear friends,

We present you back issue collection (13 issues) of Space of Love magazine (SOL magazine), published in 2008 - 2012 as a source of news and views, a space of inspiration and a guide in co-creating a Global Space of Love.

It was inspired by the incredible wisdom and vision of the young, beautiful recluse living in the wild of the Siberian Taiga, Anastasia, introduced by Vladimir Megre in the Ringing Cedars of Russia book series:…

Since ancient times, our ancestors have mastered the method of manufacturing a healing, lovely flavored drink from fermented Willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium) named "Ivan-Chai" or just, Russian tea.

The Russian name "Ivan-Chai" was supposedly coined by foreigners following its export to England and other European countries: "Ivan" is a traditional Russian name, while "Chai" means tea, a word of Indian origin. There was a time when Ivan-Chai was the second most-exported Russian…

Dolmen of Russia... These ancient stones spread on the wide territory along the Black sea are said to be Keepers of Feelings and Wisdom of our Pristine Origins. Some people come to dolmens as sacred places for pilgrimage. Making a conscious pilgrimage can cause profound changes in yourself and fill you with energy to reach a new level of self-realization.

Every year many people come to see the dolmens and other sacred places of Vedic Russia in person and we organize …

How to connect with our Higher Self:

Please read next blog post by my friend Regina Jensen: …

My dear friends,

In a couple of days my Russian friend, Alosha Lynov, we will be starting his complimentary Natural Building and Intentional Community webinar. 

Alosha will cover the following topics, when it comes to living in harmony with Natural law and each other.

* Integrate Solar Passive Design so you can warm and cool your home using sun and wind.

* How to avoid harmful earth and man made…

Dear friends,

Here are 6 reasons to choose Heirloom Seeds from Russian Family Homesteads: http://ecominded.net/heirloom-seeds.html

1. Exceptional taste. For me it's a taste of my childhood, when I picked vegetables right from the my vege-bed in my grandma's garden.

2. Heirloom vegetables are much more nutritious than hybrids.

3. Heirloom vegetables are open-pollinated, which means you can save your own seeds to replant…

A good notice for organic gardeners, permaculture enthusiasts and homesteaders: we have more then 200 varieties of heirloom organic seeds produced in Russian family homesteads. Please feel free to browse them here: http://ecominded.net/heirloom-seeds.html - place an order and share with friends! )))…

My dear friends,

We have just launched an affiliate program integrated with our Eco-Minded shop. Please feel free to join it and earn 10 to 50 % commission on sales of all eco-friendly products produced in Russian family homesteads. For details please check this page: http://ecominded.net/affiliate/affiliate-program.html…

My dear friends,

I created this video for those who like to make organic cold-pressed seed/nut oils themselves. Please share with friends and feel free to order wooden press-barrel directly from the Russian craft master:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aref_YdTR4M…

My dear friends,

I thought you might be interested in this Abundance of Water Garden & Home eco webinar, created by my friend Alosha, which is starting online next week - for free: …

My dear friends,

I hope this is a good moment to introduce you a new blog by my dearest friend Dr. Regina Jensen!

Regina's video-introduction: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iQUc0KE9Ts

At a time like this it is essential that we have a forum to support each other and exchange information and call it Connected Living because that best describes what we most…

There is a Russian saying: "The early bird catches the worm" ))) Be ready for Spring! - please check more than 250 varieties of Heirloom organic seeds from Russian family homesteads (Kins domains): http://ecominded.net/heirloom-seeds.html…

My dear friends!

January is a good time to make up your plans for the year. ) 

We invite you to Vedic Russia Ethno & Eco spiritual Tour/Retreat. Come and see the wonders of Vedic Russia, mysterious dolmens and unique Tekos school, join Vedic Russia festivals and gatherings and explore eco life-style of Russian off-the-grid family homesteads (Kin's domains) that have rightly been called the national idea of Russia ! 

A…

Dear friends, If you like holistic education and admire famous Tekos school (Krasnodar region of Russia) you would probably like to know what do the graduates and teachers do when they left Tekos school.

Meet Anna Pavlova! - till the recent time - one of the school's top persons and also former Tekos school educator, teacher, educattion courses developer, administrator and head of the International department.

Recently Anna has started a project called "Plenitude of the…

Good news for organic gardeners! )

Heirloom seeds from Russian organic gardeners has just been sorted out and is now available for sale.

Please check the updated list of organic seeds here: http://ecominded.net/news/the-complete-list-of-seeds.html

Also please feel free to browse more than 210 heirloom seed variaties from our…

Dear friends,…

My dear friends!

Sharing the recent pictures from Vedic Russia retreat, July 2016:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/spaceoflove/albums/72157670056574610

My dear friends,

Since the launch of Eco-Minded site in November 2015 we greatly improved the accessibility of the site and brought the number of products up to 346 in 12 different categories. Below are a few exciting moments we want to draw your attention to.

1. A wooden handle for Russian flat-cutters (ploskorez) is available now, please check this page for details and to make an order:…

My dear friends,

I just created a group on FB to support people…