An opportunity to experience vedic living. Hands-on learning about cow care, ox cart & plowing, farms, forest, natural building, cob, arts, crafts & markets. Our first apprenticeship focuses on Vaishya': cow and ox care, farming and trade in markets. Vaishya knowledge is learned hands-on and not in class.
We have made great progress cooking on a hybrid chulha-mass heater. We have been cooking locally grown veggies, demonstrating that self-sufficiency in cold climates can be obtained with innovation and hard work.
The Vedas say that harvest, produce, and money should be used for self-realization. "So this Krsna consciousness movement is for spiritual enlightenment, not for how to get money, how to earn money. This is not Krsna consciousness" - Srila Prabhupada
Activities & Experiences
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greenhouse maintenance & plant care
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brushing & feeding cows
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building with local materials (clay, earth, dung)
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cooking with cow dung
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ox cart rides
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moving logs out of forest with ox
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thinning forests, building water lenses
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bringing produce to market & bartering
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harvesting, seed saving, drying & winter storage
