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Berry Order Ready to Go


I have put together the berry order for the Garden of Seven Gates (temple garden) as follows. Please advise me of your needs if you want to order with us as I will order this coming weekend. Berries and cherries need deer protection, except maybe not the brambles (raspberries and blackberries). Donations to help with […]

Prabhupada Visits Cows In New Vrindaban


Bamboo, Berries, and Nut Trees


From Madhava  Gosh I have bamboo plants available for anyone wanting any.   It is evergreen most years and gets about 20′ high in good soil. Useful for crafts and in the garden. Anyone wanting to cut and trim some bamboo for their own use are welcome to stop by. Can be used for bean trellises, […]

Soils In New Vrindaban Benefit From Supplementing Phosporus


Phosphate deficiency can be the limiting factor for crop production in our soils here in New Vrindaban Chemical fertilizer is commonly referred to as NPK –Nitrogen Phosphate and Potassium. These are the main necessities for plant growth. Organically, you can get nitrogen from manure, nitrogen fixing green manures, or supplemental fertilizers that are composed of […]

Small Farm Training Center 2011 Harvest and Performance Report


Contents 1). Overview 2). Review of Annual Crop Production. 3). How Much Was Harvested? What’s the Wholesale Value? 4). Status of Student Apprentice Training Program. 5). Three Recommendations to Boost New Vrindaban Sustainable Development. 6). Networking, Local Community Outreach and Plans for 2012. Overview The Small Farm Training Center’s (SFTC) is an educational center and […]

New Calf Arrives in New Vrindavan


 NEW RESIDENT OF NEW VRINDABAN  One of Krsna’s new cows, Gomata Anjali Soma, whom you may have read about in a recent  article on the New Vrindaban website,  gave birth to her first calf early Sunday morning, Jan. 8, 2012.  Both mata and calf are doing well and are resting at the Goshalla  across from […]

Information & Warning on New Vrindaban Swans


(this actually applies to all swans) Hare Krishna: The following information is being provided for those who are interested or concerned about the swans well fare. Our swans have three lakes to feed from in addition to fields and a daily supplant of cracked corn and whole wheat. Contrary to a popular current myth, they […]

Anjali Soma & Asha Soma Arrive in New Vrindaban


Ranaka recently rescued two Brown Swiss heifers from an auction in Wisconsin.   Although they may have had a nice life as milk cows, in the end they would have been sent to slaughterhouse once they became economically nonviable. Now that they are in New Vrindaban there is a commitment that they, and their calves, will  […]

4 New Cows To Arrive In New Vrindaban


Exciting news from the cow protection front. Ranaka Prabhu did happily buy two Brown Swiss cows last Saturday via telephone during an  auction held in Wisconsin. They are bred heifers both over two years old.  One is due to freshen (have a calf) in a few weeks and the other in February. A donor has […]

Pictures From Around New Vrindaban


by Jaya Murari See slideshow of various scenes here.