New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

Spring is a time of new beginnings, and New Vrindaban has launched a new initiative to bring us one step closer to self-sufficiency. While our cows supply plenty of fresh milk, we’ve lacked the resources to produce our own yogurt, butter and ghee. But no longer! Krpamaya das and Nityodita das recently convinced the ECOV […]

By Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News on 9 May 2013 New Vrindaban Board Members with Srila Prabhupada in his Palace of Gold Established in 1968 in West Virginia, New Vrindaban was ISKCON’s first rural community. Over the following years, the pioneer community made a series of  well-documented mistakes in its early attempts, going through some of […]

ECOV Board Meeting – Minutes 3-30-2013 Participating Members of the Board of Directors (constituting a quorum for said meeting to be held): Anuttama, Chaitanya Mangala, Krpamaya, Madhava Gosh, Navin Shyam, Ranaka 1. Approve agenda 2. Review and approve previous meeting minutes – Completed over e-mail 3. E-mail approvals completed: Sustainability poster display WHEREAS: The ECOV […]

I was just up at the Palace and the viburnums are blooming it was this heavenly wave of scent try to get by if you can.

May 13th-17th 2013 The EcoV Green Building Project: During this five-day workshop, we will build the foundation, walls and roof of a 200 square foot cottage. The skills you’ll learn will include how to prepare the site, rammed-earth tire wall construction, bottle wall construction and basic framing for window, door and roof construction. As part […]

At the start of 2013 ECOV began asking devotees to share their ideas for projects they’d like to make happen in New Vrindaban. We are repeating this request and reminding everyone that ECOV is open to funding projects in and around New Vrindaban that have a clear community benefit and are consistent with our mission […]

February 25, two weeks ago was a beautiful red Full Moon. It was a good day to germinate plants. I was handed a heating pad and thermometer to start pepper and tomato seeds for Madhava Gosh and myself. At my in laws’ house they have a stand with grow lights built in. Perfect for starting […]

by Rafael We will be starting up most of our seedlings in the Palace greenhouse, beginning of April. We will do 3 consecutive plantings, about a month apart. At the same time, we will be getting an order of lavender, asclepias (butterfly weed) and oregano.Those are germinated in plug flats  before they are shipped, and […]

Here is a very human, touching video of 2 loving cows in New Vrindaban, W.V. A picture is worth a thousand words. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKyhHb7GSiA

by Rafael Canuto ECOV is getting ready for planting season. Madhava Gosh has caught catalog fever and has a plan to plant plant plant. 100 fruit and nut trees per year, plus fragrant perennial flower bushes at the Temple, the Lodge and Garden of 7 Gates. Not to mention berries, grapes and more flowers. I […]