Archive for November, 2009
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Group Offers Free Thanksgiving Dinner
From the Charleston Gazette
MOUNDSVILLE — Members of the New Vrindaban Community will host a free vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 26.
New Vrindaban is Ohio Valley’s largest all-vegetarian community. The entire Thanksgiving dinner will be homemade; no canned cranberry sauce or store-bought desserts. Besides dinner, other events that day are also free and open to the […]
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Cows, Environment, Food and People
From our friend Ananda’s excellent blog “Servant of The Servants” Cows, Environment, Food and People U.S. could feed 800 million people with grain that livestock eat, Cornell ecologist advises animal scientists. Future water and energy shortages pre…
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Nudging Recycling From Less Waste To None
Sara Marshall peers into a drop-off point for recycling in Nantucket. The town is a leader in “zero waste.” function getSharePasskey() { return ‘ex=1414468800&en=7983d99ae6623227&ei=5124′;} function getShareURL() { return encodeURIComponen…
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
Be Still My Heart
When I went to the grafting seminar with Soma we met a guy who has a tree nursery in Kentucky. I got his card and threw it in my card pile. Yesterday someone stopped by to talk about flea markets because they are wanting to have an independent business.
They want to do bread and kabobs […]
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Food Experts Worry As Population And Hunger Grow
Experts Worry as Population and Hunger Grow function getSharePasskey() { return ‘ex=1413950400&en=ab48d3ec91c59e61&ei=5124′;} function getShareURL() { return encodeURIComponent(’http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/world/22food.html’); } function …
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
“I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat
But always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you’ll give faith […]
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj’s Vyasapuja at New Vrindavan
Dear Prabhu(s) / Mataji(s),
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
All of you are cordially invited for HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj’s Vyasapuja at New Vrindavan. The program begins at 5 PM.
Venue: Apt#9/10, New Vrindavan
All devotees are requested to be there by 5 PM on Saturday 14 Nov, 2009.
5:00p […]
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
Energy Saving: Much Cheaper Than Building Power Plants!
by Thomas R. Blakeslee, Clearlight Foundation
On an electrical grid, supply must always exactly equal demand or the voltage goes unstable. Our utility laws very effectively encourage building of power plants to meet an ever-growing demand. This seemed like wise policy in the days of almost free energy but today it encourages gross investment inefficiencies. Power […]
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
How Food Shapes Our World
Every day, in a city the size of London, 30 million meals are served. But where does all the food come from? Architect Carolyn Steel discusses the daily miracle of feeding a city, and shows how ancient food routes shaped the modern world.Click here to …
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Curbing Emissions By Sealing Gas Leaks
Photographs by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency To the naked eye, no emissions from an oil storage tank are visible. But viewed with an infrared lens, escaping methane is evident. function getSharePasskey() { return ‘ex=1413345600&e…
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Free Vegetarian Thanksgiving Dinner On November 26
On Thursday, November 26, New Vrindaban Community will host a free vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner. “Thanksgiving used to be a vegetarian’s worst nightmare,” says Melanie Nagel, Special Events Coordinator in New Vrindaban Community. “But not anymore. Vegetarian Thanksgiving is becoming popular all across the US – and not only with vegetarians. Many non-vegetarians are also celebrating […]
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
On My Third Day Of A Two Day Plan.
Check out this site about cows:
The Sacredness of Mother Cow.
I added it to my Links section.
Today will be the third day working on my two day list of goals. Yesterday I had a lot of phone calls about various other projects I am working on and getting a forecast that today wouldn’t be rain, I […]
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Holy Cow, What’s Chrissie’s Beef?
From The Times Online November 7, 2009 Holy cow, what’s Chrissie’s beef? The Pretenders’ lead singer is back on the milk run, explaining why dairy cattle should be at the centre of all our lives Damian Whitworth …
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
The Sacred Cow
The Srimad Bhagavad-Gitaand the Sacredness of All Cows by Jagannath Das Lord Krishna states in Srimad Bhagavad-Gita: chapter 10, verse 28 dhenunam asmi kamadhuk dhenunam-among cows, asmi-I am, kamadhuk-the wish fulfilling cow Among cows I am the wis…
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Sunday, November 8th, 2009
Today’s Goals
“After my departure, I passed through many flourishing metropolises, towns, villages, animal farms, mines, agricultural lands, valleys, flower gardens, nursery gardens and natural forests.
“PURPORT
“Man’s activities in agriculture, mining, farming, industries, gardening, etc., were all on the same scale as they are now, even previous to the present creation, and the same activities will remain as […]