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About
Rooted in Healing. Grown with Intention.
At True Grit, we believe self care is not a trend—it’s a lifelong relationship. One that’s connected to land, lineage, and the daily rituals that sustain us.
Our founder, Nitika Achalam, started True Grit in 2009 to support individuals and communities in cultivating mind-body wellness that fortifies resilience and fuels transformation—both internally and externally. Over the years, her work has evolved to meet people at the intersection of embodied practice, plant medicine, and ancestral wisdom.
Together with her husband, Joshua Achalam, they expanded their long-standing work with medicinal plants to include flowers—bringing forward a vision that is both beautiful and deeply rooted in healing.
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True Grit Life
True Grit Life is the heart-root of our work. It’s the home for our offerings in yoga therapy, clinical herbalism, and wellness education designed to reconnect people to their own healing path.
We blend ancient modalities with modern science to empower, educate, and support those who arrive at our doorstep. Rooted in both tradition and innovation, we skillfully balance old and new, energy and environment, community and individual—to create grounded, accessible, and holistic care.
Whether it’s a flower, a breath, or a brewed infusion, this is where healing lives—in the small, intentional acts that bring us home to ourselves.
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True Grit Farm & Flower
True Grit Farm & Flower is the soil and bloom of that philosophy—a working flower and herb farm located in Central Virginia. Here, we grow specialty cut flowers and medicinal herbs using slow-grown, sustainable, and seasonally aligned practices. Our farm is a space of land stewardship, ancestral reverence, and nature-connected living. It’s where we make friends with the Earth one planting, one harvest, one bloom at a time. Explore our offerings of
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Seasonal Bouquets + Flower Subscriptions
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Medicinal Herb Cultivation
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On-Farm Events
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Workshops + Community Education
We believe flowers are more than decoration—they are medicine, memory, and a way back to the sacred.
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Our Philosophy
We grow in devotion to healing.
We teach to remember.
We farm to stay rooted.
At True Grit, we don’t JUST grow flowers or offer wellness—we build pathways to wholeness. Whether you come for a bouquet, a yoga session, or an herbal remedy, you’re stepping into a living system of care, tradition, and connection.
Come walk with us.