Krishna’s Cows and Project Grow

PROJECT GROW Project Grow is a service opportunity for devotees in the community who are interested in gardening which allows them to practice and promote selfsufficiency, simple living and environmentalism as well as grow offerings of love and devotion for Their Lordships.

Flowers grown in the gardens and allotments of Project Grow gardeners have been used for arati, daily worship, decorating the Deities, the Deities’ garlands, and the flower vases on the altar and Srila Prabhupada’s vyasasana.

Pujari cooks have also been using the many fruits, herbs and vegetables grown by Project Grow gardeners in the bhoga (food) offerings for the Deities such as: broccoli, chard, mint, peas, pumpkin, raspberries, rhubarb, strawberries and tomatoes. Preparing and offering food to the Lord shows Him our devotion and gratitude. Krishna doesn’t need to eat, of course, but He accepts the love with which we offer food to Him.

Thank you to the devotees of Project Grow for their amazing heartfelt service to Sri Sri RadhaLondonisvara!

Feeling inspired and want to join the Project Grow team and grow for Sri Sri Radha- Londonisvara? Please contact Taruna Krishna dasa on tkd@iskcon.london

“I smelt one of the roses that had been offered at Mangala arati to Their Lordships and the aroma was so captivating and sweet that I was mesmerised by the loving propensity of bhakti. May Their Lordships bless those who are growing these items with love and devotion and offering them to Them. I am personally very grateful.” Jai Nitai dasa

“It is my ambition that all devotees may remain self-independent by producing vegetables, grains, milk, fruits, flowers, and by weaving their own cloth in handlooms. This simple life is very nice. Simple village life saves time for other engagements like 20 Krishna’s Cows chanting the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra.” Srila Prabhupada, Letter to Tusta Krsna, 23rd August 1976