Guest guest Posted February 4, 2000 Report Share Posted February 4, 2000 > In light of the proposed sale of Europes largest ISKCON farm, New Vraja > Mandala in Spain, I might take the opportunity to enclose this paragraph > which I have just received from the Burke Rochford,Jr. Prabhupada > Centennial Survey (1996): A Summary of the Final Report: This is terrible news. New Vrajamandala is such a wonderful asset. Are they really going to sell it? > I have been studying this for the last year and am about to embark on a > venture here in the UK. On a small amount of land you can deal with tens > of thousands of tons of material. One question. I know that there is tremendous potential in the creation and sale of compost. But technicaly for the dedicated organic farmer, is there not a risk that if the ingredients that make the compost, have been treated with pesticides during their growth in non organic farms, would those pesticides not appear as some residue in the compost. I am asking this question for myself, as we have been turning down materials for compost due to fear of this kind of contamination, and therefore risk of loosing certification. > > My personal view is that city temples could fund this kind of project > which would raise far more laxmi (i.e. in the UK you get paid 28.50 per > ton, by the government, to receive this material through your gate) than > could be acheived by raising money by collections. ISKCON could build its > first Eco industry and offer a thriving economy to encourage new commers > to partake. But we must remember this is not the work for Sannyasis. It is > the work for householders. Its a great idea. YS Samba das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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