Prabhupada: Yes. Farm project is very nice. Krsna gives. Krsi-go-raksya-vanijyam vaisya-karma svabhava-jam. This is economic problem solved. And brahmana, brain problem solved, and ksatriya, protection problem solved, and sudra, labor problem solved. Four things combined together, live peacefully, happily. Chant Hare Krsna. Introduce this farm project. In America there is enough scope. So much land is lying vacant. And if there are jungles, cut the jungles; use the wood. Just like our Virginia. Big, big jungles. You cut the woods, you get ground, open field, and utilize the logs for house-making. Food, shelter, everything there.
Evening Darśana
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February 15, 1977, Māyāpura (excerpt)
Tamala Krsna: Yes. And it's a notarized report, giving everything, the value of the farm as well as the production for one year. So I can give it to Satsvarupa.
Prabhupada: Yes. What is that? Read. Light is not sufficient.
Hari-sauri: Get that torch in the back.
Prabhupada: Torch?
Tamala Krsna: I originally composed this for Mahamsa Swami, but I thought I would bring a copy for your... You know, so when guests come. Should I read it?
Prabhupada: Yes.
Tamala Krsna: "ISKCON farm report: Port Royal, Pennsylvania, report for year 1976. ISKCON Incorporated of New York owns a prime farm in Juanita County of Pennsylvania. The land is nearly four hundred acres in size, valued at around five hundred dollars per acre, or two hundred thousand dollars. In addition the buildings on the property consist of the following: barn worth $40,000; outbuildings worth $10,000; calf barn $25,000; equipment $50,000; residential building $45,000; guesthouse and public kitchen and prasada pavilion $75,000; and silos $20,000. Total, including land, $465,000. The purpose of this land is to produce foodstuffs to meet all the needs of the farm community as well as the needs of our temples in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. Another purpose is to demonstrate the principle of cow protection, as we are strict vegetarians and do not believe in slaughtering cows. Our herd of cows is Brown Swiss, and they are rated amongst the top one percent of dairy cow herds in the United States. All of the cows are pedigreed. Our farm holds fifty milk cows and fifty young cows, heifers. The milk cows milk an average of 40 kilos of milk per day in their first month of lactation and average 25 kilos per day over the whole year. We have 140 acres of crop land and 30 acres of pasture, the balance being woods, primarily hardwood, which is excellent for fuel. On our land we grow not only all the food for the residents but also for the cows. The following is the yield for 1976: corn--200 tons, soybeans--10 tons, barley--10 tons, oats--10 tons..."
Prabhupada: What do you do with the soybeans?
Tamala Krsna: The soybeans are ground and given to the cows.
Brahmananda: In the winter.
Tamala Krsna: In the wintertime. This way...
Prabhupada: They're very nutritious.
Tamala Krsna: Very nutritious. The cows give more milk according to how much nutritious foods you give them.
Prabhupada: Oh, yes.
Tamala Krsna: So much of this, what we produce, is given for the cows, because the cows cannot graze year round. Because for about four or five months there's too cold weather. Four months. So they have to have stock of food. "Oats--10 tons, wheat--10 tons." The wheat is... You tasted the capati.
Brahmananda: Excellent.
Tamala Krsna: Very tasty.
Brahmananda: Nearby there's a mill, and they grind the wheat fresh.
Prabhupada: Hm?
Brahmananda: Near to our farm is a mill where they grind the wheat fresh.
Prabhupada: Our mill?
Brahmananda: No.
Tamala Krsna: We are going to get one now. It is not difficult to have a mill. "Hay--45 tons."
Prabhupada: In India the practice was hand grind daily. The women will do that. That's exercise for them, and they keep their body fit and beautiful.
Tamala Krsna: Oxen can also grind, I think. Can oxen also?
Prabhupada: No, there is no need oxen. Individually, small grinding--chapki(?). And in the morning they chant Hare Krsna and grind. (sings) Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare... This is very nice process. Whatever they require for the day, they grind fresh. Very nice system. And actually, by this exercise, they keep their body beautiful.
Tamala Krsna: Keeps them well engaged.
Prabhupada: And engagement. Yasodamayi was doing that, even she is the queen of Nanda Maharaja, what to speak of other women. Churning milk, grinding the wheat, this is their household. We have got that picture. Full engagement. Otherwise gossiping...
Tamala Krsna: Trouble.
Prabhupada: Trouble. And whisping for laugh. That's all. (laughs) Whisping or whispering?
Tamala Krsna: Whispering.
Prabhupada: (chuckling) "Idle brain, devil's workshop." Then?
Tamala Krsna: "In the year 1976 we cultivated 5 acres of vegetables, including 24 tons of potatoes. We also have 25 beehives, which produce 100 pounds of honey per hive. There is also a fruit orchard with a 150 trees, including apples, pears, peaches, and plum trees. Lastly, we are fortunate..."
Prabhupada: Those fruits are nice fruits.
Tamala Krsna: "Lastly we are fortunate to have two natural pure water mountain springs running continuously all year. The water is being bottled and then distributed." And we take that water to New York.
Prabhupada: Very digestive.
Tamala Krsna: Oh, yes. And water sells now for a dollar a gallon now in New York. A good market.
Prabhupada: Just see.
Tamala Krsna: "So we at ISKCON farm look forward to an even more bountiful harvest in the year 1977. This is subscribed and sworn before me by a notary public." So it is official report.
Prabhupada: Very good report. It is worth seeing, worth considering our... If we develop our farms in India on this basis, it will be very nice. We have got greater land. You have got 450 acres; we have got 600. No? Now it requires development.
Tamala Krsna: Mahamsa was calling for this because he said that by showing this... He wants to get a big grant of money.
Prabhupada: They simply want money. That's all. Money will only be supplied. Let them show some work.
Tamala Krsna: Paramananda may be able to come to help there.
Prabhupada: Yes, to give them direction. It will be very nice. If Paramananda comes, we can invest money without any hesitation. He has got experience.
Tamala Krsna: Well, I'll certainly... When Adi-kesava comes here, I'll be talking to him about this point. He may be able to come in the winter time.
Prabhupada: Similarly, we can develop farm here also. Farm development is Krsna and Balarama. Krsna is tending cows, and Balarama is plowing. Therefore the plow and flute, flute for tending cows and plow for agriculture--Krsna-Balarama. In Africa also you have got good opportunity for these farm projects.
Brahmananda: Yes. Actually one of our members in Mombassa, he wanted to buy us a farm. Unfortunately Cyavana rejected it. Anyway, he went and bought the farm for eighty thousand, and now he's developed it, and it's a wonderful farm. We went there for a program. It's very productive. He has one manager, an Indian manager, and the Africans do all the work. He has cows and mangoes, growing vegetables. He's very thankful to us because we helped...
Prabhupada: Gave the idea.
Brahmananda: Yes. But he's our good friend and supporter. He will help us in Mombassa very much.
Prabhupada: Yes. Farm project is very nice. Krsna gives. Krsi-go-raksya-vanijyam vaisya-karma svabhava-jam. This is economic problem solved. And brahmana, brain problem solved, and ksatriya, protection problem solved, and sudra, labor problem solved. Four things combined together, live peacefully, happily. Chant Hare Krsna. Introduce this farm project. In America there is enough scope. So much land is lying vacant. And if there are jungles, cut the jungles; use the wood. Just like our Virginia. Big, big jungles. You cut the woods, you get ground, open field, and utilize the logs for house-making. Food, shelter, everything there. In Africa, everywhere, the nature's way. Purnam idam. Everything, complete arrangement by Krsna. We have to little work. Sarira-yatrapi ca te na prasiddhyed akarmanah. If you sit idly, then you'll starve. Otherwise everything is there. You work little and get your all necessities. Eko yo bahunam vidadhati kaman. That one person, God, He's supplying everyone whatever necessities. You have to simply work little. That is material world. In the material world you have to work. And in the spiritual world there is no question, work. Whatever you require, you desire, everything is there. Cintamani-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vrksa. You get everything as soon as you desire it. You haven't got to work. That is spiritual world. In material world, to get your necessities you have to work. You get this flower, little working. You grow the seeds, put little water, and it will be... And in spiritual world, as soon as you desire, "I want this flower," it is ready. There also maya is working. Maya means energy, Krsna's energy. Here also energy is working. Bijo 'ham sarva-bhutanam. Krsna is preparing the seed. You have to work little. You cannot prepare the seed. That is in Krsna's hand. You cannot prepare the seed in your so-called rascals' laboratory. That is not. Is it possible.? Hm? Why now they are so much proud with their scientific knowledge? Our Svarupa Damodara is convinced this so-called scientific knowledge is bogus
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