Yasoda Mensah is owner of Trifolia Natural Products and Botanicals, and Director of Three Leaf Farmden; dedicated to education, sustainability, utility and self-realization. She has been a practitioner, educator, and counselor in the Bhakti yoga tradition for over thirty years and has lived and worked on three continents, during which time her passion for and knowledge of the Earth, environment, health and herbal medicines has grown and deepened.
Yasoda is deeply committed to the environment and sustainable agricultural practices that respect the earth and its myriad of life, plant-based and otherwise. She enjoys collaborating with local organic farms and growers to bring the best quality produce to the table and works with the Gita Nagari Yoga Farm in conducting herb walks, workshops, and classes as part of their retreats throughout the year. Yasoda holds a bachelor's degree in microbiology, a Masters in therapeutic herbalism and is a certified facilitator through the Institute for Applied Spiritual Technology.
Trifolia Natural Product and Botanicals manufactures and distributes a variety of gourmet items the largest and consistent production line being the artisan tofu or organic soya bean curd. Trifolia uses surpluses of fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants grown and wild crafted to produce shelf stable items such as fermented vegetables, preserves, plant tinctures, teas and salves, vinegars; culinary as well as tonic and a variety of other items. Due to the fact that the surplus produce varies from season to season, the items offered also vary as does the quantity.