News Reports

13 Moons of Manifestation

Stewarding the forest, milling lumber, building infrastructure, farm planning and fire wood-based activities fill our winter days.  We are seeking people to join our efforts to build a Vedic Eco Village and manifest a self-reliant community with food sovereignty.  On the Amāvasyā (new moon) of February 9 work on the PlayStation resumes with a chulha rebuild & building enhancements.  We will plant strawberries in the living roof in March. This spring Dharma Discovery class resumes with building, cobbing and cooking harvested roots like carrots and potatoes.  Chulha stoves are fueled by cow dung & wood chopped by kids.    Contribute to Growth Eco Village Projects Work Roles Master plan & Maps     Jan 11: rejuvenate and clean-up last year's manifestations Feb 9:  start of prasadam distribution + PlayStation enhancements Mar 10: PlayStation chulha rebuild & enhancements: cob…

Dharma Discovery: Cow, Building & Farm Class

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 greenhouse maintenance & plant care brushing & feeding cows building with…

Bhakti Raghava Swami awarded Doctor of Philosophy for The Vaisnava Vedic Perspective of Sociology

By Krishna’s mercy and Srila Prabhpada’s mercy Bhakti Raghava Swami has successfully conducted the Viva Voce Seminar at Osmania University and has been awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the subject of Sociology.   The title of the thesis is VAISNAVA VEDIC SOCIOLOGY its Application in the 21st Century.  Dr. Ganesh, the Supervisor for the research requested a book based on the thesis. He further commented that such a subject matter dealing with Vaisnava philosophy is less known and therefore needs to be spread more. The Vaisnava Vedic Perspective of Sociology – Its Application in the Twenty-First Century is an honest attempt to highlight the serious dichotomy between the worldview of eastern philosophy and western philosophy on one side and the need and merit of resolving their major differences. Only with an in-depth understanding of both constructs will that be possible.…

Harvest and Natural Building Progress

Despite the very cold spring and a very hot summer, our harvest was fruitful, especially cherry, potatoes, carrots, cabbage and hempseeds.  Our small apple trees are starting to produce fruit.  Natural Building projects use our milled wood and cob made from earth, cow dung and clay from our lake.  This summer we launched the rocket mass heater for the library cabin. A cob bench around the exhaust pipe will be crafted next. We built a cob oven hut for baking bread, pizza and more.  The cob oven burns wood or dung and frees us from using propane We lay the foundation for a trade center and market, located in the heart of Saranagati Village, between the goshala and Govardhan Academy.  We used milled wood for the 10x10 foot structure.  Straw for cob came from goshala. Our farm apprenticeship continued with Govardhan Academy, teaching kids about farming, harvesting, seed collection, cow care…

Expansion at Ahimsa Goshala

Surabhi's New Calf Early morning August 18, 2022 Surabhi cow went to a remote part of the forest to have her baby.  Calf and mother are healthy and happy. Rescue Cows Earlier that week, 2 new gir cows arrived to Ahimsa Goshala from a small farm in BC that needed a home, or they might end up being sold for slaughter. Welcome to Varuni and Revati. They were restless and confused at first, but they quickly realized they had arrived in a wonderful new home. Sincere thanks to the many devotees who helped this to happen. New Goshala at Saranagati The devotees are busy building an additional Goshala in anticipation for the new cows. Our original Gir cow, Surabhi, is in ecstasy that she will be graced with the association of two new friends who belong to practically the same family lineage. Clay is one of the few building materials with a negative ion charge; healthy to touch & work with!…