Organic Growing for Sustainable Living

Tolcarne Farm is situated on the western side of Bodmin Moor, which is approx. 5 miles from Launceston. In this part of Cornwall time stands still and the experience is that of going back many hundreds of years. The farm has a total of five acres. Our aims are to live a natural, sustainable lifestyle, growing vegetables, fruits and herbs by organic methods. This also includes working with the natural environment by enhancing biodiversity and promoting waste recycling through composting.

Having spent most of my past years in Krishna consciousness living in cities, it is a welcome change to be based in a farm setting, like this. Learning to live and understand the importance of rural communal living along side the practices of devotional service to Krishna, is an interesting new experience.

The Vedic scriptures state, “Human prosperity flourishes by natural gifts and not by industrial development. If we have sufficient grains, minerals, cotton, water etc, why should we hanker after terrible industrial enterprises so that a few can live lavishly at the cost of the many?” It is becoming more and more understood, the more we selfishly exploit the earth’s resources, the more we become victimised by scarcity, pollution and catastrophe. Nature’s gifts are given to us by the grace of Krishna and by pleasing Him there is a natural ecological balance, thus ensuring a life of peace and prosperity.

This is a place where devotees or like minded people may come, both to retreat temporarily from the world at large for your own personal reasons, but also to work practically on the land and experience the life of sustainable living.

Dhirasanta das