GBC Quarterly Farm visits

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"COM: Nistula (das) ACBSP (Sri Pundarik Dham - Bangladesh)" wrote:

 

> [Text 2384991 from COM]

>

> >Is your farm an ISKCON project or not? If it is an ISKCON project, you now

> >have a GBC who visits your farm 4 times a year -- as per their agreement

with

> >the minimum cow protection standards.

> >

> >Since the first set of farm reports from the GBCs are due by July 30, the

GBC

> >should visit your farm within the next month and a half -- if it is an

> official

> >ISKCON farm.

>

> wishful thimking? or simply hopeagainsthope- let's just wait'n c howmany

> gbcs actually turn in a report or even visit the farms (once in a year!),

> voting is as easy as raising a finger, not so truck'n it out to the

> countryside...i'd lay wages (if we could) no one's gonna to visit our farm

> 4xs, and we've got three gbcs...

>

> hopefully, nistula dasa

 

Who are your GBC's? Is your farm an official ISKCON farm? In other words --

just

for example -- if the GBC's can tell you whether or not you can sell land on

your

farm, it is an official ISKCON farm. If the GBC has *control* over your

project,

they must also take some *responsibility* for your project. That is the point

of

the rule in the Minimum Cow Protection Standards (see below) which states that

the

GBC must visit each ISKCON farm project, meet privately with the cowherds, and

inspect the facilities for the cows 4 times per year.

 

Any ISKCON cowherds who live on projects which the GBC neglects to visit should

contact the ISKCON Ministry of Agriculture as soon as possible so that the

situation can be corrected.

 

On the other hand, I'm not sure about the exact status of your property. If it

is

not owned by ISKCON, the GBC are not required to visit it.

 

your servant,

 

Hare Krsna dasi

 

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ISKCON Law (507) -- MINIMUM COW PROTECTION STANDARDS [excerpt]:

 

XIV LOCAL GBC RESPONSIBILITY

 

Recommended

 

1) The GBC Should Quarterly

 

a) Meet with cowherds and ox teamsters. This meeting should be a minimum of 1

hour

and private.

 

b) Visit every cow facility and traveling program and review records. (See

Standard 1)

 

c) Present written reports to the Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture.

(Report forms will be provided to the GBC)