PROJECT GROW

PROJECT GROW PROJECT GROW

“It is my ambition that all devotees may remain selfindependent 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 chanting the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra.”

Srila Prabhupada, Letter to Tusta Krsna, 23rd August 1976 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new initiative called Project Grow was set up by Tarun Krishna dasa. This exciting project engages the ISKCON-London community in growing their own flowers, fruits and vegetables to be used for the Deity worship at the temple. It reflects one of Srila Prabhupada’s desires to use the land and promote selfsufficiency, simple living and environmentalism.

Devotees have eagerly taken to this project and the team is continuing to grow. Beautiful home-grown offerings of flowers, fruits and vegetables entered the Deity Department throughout the summer and autumn seasons. Offerings were used in Their Lordships’ garlands, the flower vases, during arati, daily worship, and decorating Their Lordships. Pujari cooks used the fruits, herbs and vegetables in the offerings for Their Lordships. Home-grown honey and pure natural rose water were also received and used for bathing Their Lordships.

ISKCON-London deeply appreciates the service that the Project Grow team are rendering from their gardens and allotments. Everyone is welcome to join the team of growers and start growing for Their Lordships!

“Of all areas that ISKCON devotees still need to make progress on, it is the production of our own food. Such production will be good for our health, will be satisfying to Krishna (that He is being offered as pure a food as possible) and will also go a long way to solving our economic challenges. So let me fall at the feet of all the wonderful devotees engaged in Project Grow - what a wonderful initiative!” Praghosa dasa, UK GBC