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ECOV Board Meeting Minutes 8-10-2013


    ECOV Board Meeting Minutes 8-10-2013 Mission Statement: ECOV (Earth, Cows, Opportunities & Vrindaban Villages) is dedicated to cow protection, sustainable agriculture, self-sufficiency and simple living — all centered around loving service to Sri Krishna, as envisioned by the ISKCON New Vrindaban Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Participating Members of the […]

Srila Prabhupada Shares His Vision for New Vrindaban in a Letter – June 14th, 1968


  From a series of letters written by Srila Prabhupada outlining his vision for New Vrindaban. Thanks to Vanipedia for the source material. —————————————————————— June 14th, 1968. My Dear Hayagriva, Please accept my blessings. I was just expecting your letter since I have come here from Boston. I have already informed you about my successful program in Boston, […]

ECOV: A Dynamic Solution to a Modern Dilemma


ECOV: A Dynamic Solution to a Modern Dilemma By Madhava Smullen The world—and the USA in particular—seems determined to murder as many cows as possible. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, 35 million of the mild-mannered creatures were slaughtered in 2010 in the USA alone—that’s over 95,000 cows killed a day and nearly […]

Shyamala Kishori Leads During New Vrindaban’s 24 Hour Kirtan – June 15th, 2013


Video of Shyamala Kishori Dasi leading during New Vrindaban’s 24 Hour Kirtan – June 15th, 2013. Thanks to Bhakta Vatsala Dasa for posting on Youtube.

New Vrindaban: The Spiritual Frontier – BTG Article June 1974


New Vrindaban: The Spiritual Frontier  Back To Godhead Article – June 1974 By Vishaka devi dasi By His inconceivable potency, the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna appeared 5,000 years ago as a cowherd boy in the village of Vrindavan, India. The devotees of the Hare Krishna movement, therefore, who have established a 1,000 acre Krishna conscious […]

Hari Sauri Recalls Srila Prabhupada Reuniting with Kaliya, New Vrindaban’s First Cow – June 28th, 1976


Hari Sauri Recalls Srila Prabhupada Reuniting with Kaliya, New Vrindaban’s First Cow. Hari Sauri’s diary: New Vrindaban, West Virginia 06-28-1976 This morning Kirtanananda Maharaja arrived in his pickup to drive Srila Prabhupada up to the original New Vrindaban farm where the community first started. Srila Prabhupada sat in the cab while devotees scrambled up into […]

Gaura Mani Leads During New Vrindaban’s 24 Hour Kirtan – June 15th, 2013


Video of Gaura Mani Dasi leading during New Vrindaban’s 24 Hour Kirtan – June 15th, 2013. Thanks to Bhakta Vatsala Dasa for posting on Youtube.

Kuladri Recalls Srila Prabhupada’s Second Meeting With Kaliya, New Vrindaban’s First Cow – 1976.


  An excerpt of an article, written by Madhava Smullen, titled “ECOV: A Dynamic Solution to a Modern Dilemma.” The first cow protection program that Srila Prabhupada established in the Western World was in the rural community of ISKCON New Vrindaban—named after Krishna’s village and nestled in the hills of West Virginia. “Krishna by His […]

Prabhupada at New Vrindaban – BTG Article October 1969


Prabhupada at New Vrindaban Back To Godhead Article October 1969 His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada arrived at New Vrindaban, West Virginia on the morning of May 21st, 1969. It was his first visit to the mountain ashram, which is the first community in the West dedicated to Krishna conscious living. Prabhupada walked swiftly […]

New Raman Reti Newsletter – July 2013


Click here to read the July 2013 newsletter from our sister community, New Raman Reti, in Alachua, FL. Please visit and “like” the ISKCON Alachua Facebook Page!