Preparing for Upcoming Events…
This week at Hare Krishna Valley the boys have been busy developing a worm farm to assist in our composting, and they also built a strawberry patch using some old guttering we found around the
Affairs of State…
This week at Hare Krishna Valley we have had the Powercor workers at the farm trenching in electric power lines so that the over head lines on the property can be taken down. This will
Reaping the harvest…
This week at Hare Krishna Valley we began to harvest some of the Ayurvedic herbs we have been growing in our hot house over winter. The first herb we picked is brahmi, which is extremely
Increasing the herd…
This week we impregnated two of our cows in order to increase our herd at the rate of two members a year, which is sustainable with the current manpower we have at Hare Krishna Valley.
In the heart of Winter…
We have been sowing oats on our six acres as green manure to enrich the quality of the soil for the future expansion of our market garden. As the weather has been wet we have
In the Depths of Winter…
The weather has been amazing this winter, and Hare Krishna Valley has been exceptionally beautiful in the mornings, as seen in this photograph. On Saturday it was my brother's birthday, so we went and played
Return of some old friends…
This week at Hare Krishna Valley the King Parrots returned after a long time to feed at my back door. They are beautiful, and will eat straight out of your hand, however, they eat all
Sadhu Sanga…
Last weekend we went to Ocean Grove to have our monthly home gathering with the members of our local congregation. It was a nice evening, with a mixture of our regulars and some new guests
A Weekend Full of Surprises…
This weekend at Hare Krishna Valley we held two retreats simultaneously. The first was a Vegetarian Cooking retreat which was conducted by Melbourne chef, Sammohini. The second was a Vedic Astrology retreat. The guests enjoyed