Volume 9 Issue 3 The International Society for Cow Protection 1999
ow that the cold weather is with us, there is little grass on Loving Relationships = oX-pOWER the pasture for the cows to eat. We are feeding out hay and the cows have a tendency to stay where the food is available. However, they have free access to the pastures when they wish to munch on whatever small offerings the earth has for them at this austere time of the year. This year we had three young men come for training as teamsters. More are scheduled for next year. Expansion of IS- COWP housing facilities for the Ox Power Herb Company, residence, and ISCOWP office has been undertaken with the goal of completion in the summer of next year. A garden (1/4 acre) prepared by the oxen produced a variety of vegetables that we were able to can and dry for this winter. This issue contains information on a variety of cow protection and related top- ics. Most of the information has come from the ISCOWP cow conference which has been very active this year. As the new year approaches, we pray for the ability and your support to carry on all these pro- jects, achieve our goals, and increase our cow protection activities. Inside This Issue
ISCOWP Defined page 2
Letters From Around the page 3-5, World 10-13 Milking- The Lost Art of page 6-7 Hand Milking ISCOWP Update page 8, 14 Canning - A Way to Pre- page 9, serve Your Food 14 Consequences of Meat page 15 Consumption Hand Milking, Canning, and Advice from International Cow Protectors Page 2 THE ISCOWP NEWS
International Society for Cow larus" are videos filmed and produced by ISCOWP. 8 years in publication, the Protection, INC. (ISCOWP) quarterly ISCOWP News informs its readers of cow protection activities ISCOWP Profile human-land relationship and utilizing the world-wide. 5 years in existence, the ISCOWP was incorporated in the state principle of cruelty free, lifetime protec- ISKCON COM cow conference offers a of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., March 1990, as a tion toward all God's creatures, especially forum for practical and philosophical non-profit educational organization. the cows and bulls. discussions to over 80 members from 18 William and Irene Dove (Balabhadra das countries. ISCOWP's WEB page offers and Chayadevi dasi) are its managing direc- 6) To establish and maintain a traveling, original cow protection T-shirts and fur- tors. They are disciples of His Divine educational program representing the rel- ther information. Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhu- evance of the cows and bulls in society ISCOWP Outreach pada, the Founder Acharya of the Interna- today. 5 years of travel with oxen through- tional Society for Krsna Consciousness out the United States’ major cities and (ISKCON). Through their spiritual master's 7) With a view towards achieving the towns has resulted in presenting thou- teachings, they have imbibed the practices aforementioned purposes, to publish and sands of people with the message of cow and benefits, both spiritual and material, of distribute periodicals, books and other protection and ox-power. lifetime cow protection. writings. Developing Vrajapura Farm ISCOWP's primary concern is to pre- ISCOWP's headquarters, consisting sent alternatives to agricultural practices 8) To receive, administer and distribute of 137 acres, provides a setting for semi- that support and depend upon the meat in- funds and all other things necessary and nars, hands-on instruction, ISCOWP's dustry and industrialized, petroleum pow- proper in furtherance of the above stated office, and an example of ox-power and ered machinery. To this end, ISCOWP purposes. life centered on the land and cows. At trains oxen (male cows or steers) to replace Vrajapura Farm, twenty-four cows and farm machinery and thereby show an alter- ISCOWP Activities oxen are provided lifetime protection. native to their slaughter. The tenets of cow Ox-power, An Alternative Energy Recently purchased, it is presently in the protection and ox-power are universal and At ISCOWP's headquarters, Vra- beginning stages of development nonsectarian, available to all regardless of japura Farm, fields for all crops (rice, rye, race, creed, or nationality. wheat, herbs and vegetables) are prepared ISCOWP Contact by ox-power. In the winter, logging by USA Federal Tax Number ISCOWP Goals oxen provides wood for heating and All donations to ISCOWP within the USA are tax deductible.The tax number 1) To systematically educate all people in cooking. Due to the oxen's ability to haul is 23-2604082. the practice of cow protection in order to loads, petroleum powered machinery is check the imbalance of values in life and to being replaced for farm chores and plans ISCOWP Mailing Address achieve real unity and peace in the world. are developing for ox powered machinery to provide electrical power. ISCOWP RD 1 NBU #28 2) To bring the members of the Society to- Ox-power Seminars Moundsville, WV, USA, 26041 gether with each other, thus developing the Seminars are given in living class- idea within the members, and humanity at room settings involving hands-on instruc- ISCOWP Phone & Fax large, the great necessity and benefit of rec- tion at locations such as Russia, North Phone:1-304-843-1270 ognizing the cow as the mother who gives Carolina, Pennsylvania, and West Vir- Fax: 1-304-845-5742 milk to the human society and the bull as ginia, U.S.A. If you wish to partake in the father whose labor in the field produces such a seminar or wish to have one in ISCOWP E-Mail food for humanity in the form of grains and your area, contact ISCOWP for seminar [email protected] vegetables. schedules. Training Teamsters and Oxen [email protected] http://www.iscowp.com (new site) 3) To teach and encourage peaceful dietary Teamsters and oxen are trained practices based on lacto-vegetarianism. world-wide. Prospective students are en- couraged to contact ISCOWP for either ISCOWP 3x yr Newsletter Within the USA: Send $21 check to snail 4) To establish branches of the Interna- individual instruction or seminar sched- mail address tional Society for Cow Protection Inc. and ules. At Vrajapura Farm there are 6 Outside USA: Send $25 bank draft or encourage any organization that complies trained ox teams available for the training money order to snail mail address with this charter. of students. Educational Videos, Newsletters, and ISCOWP T-shirts, videos, information 5) To bring the members closer together for E-Mail Network Please inquire at above addresses. the purpose of teaching and establishing a "Training Oxen by Voice Com- simple agrarian lifestyle based on a cow- mands" and "ISCOWP Travels to Be- THE ISCOWP NEWS Page 3
on the reference to coat color? I have change (4 months now) and has the Letters never come across any reference to coat thicker + winter coat coming on. He also Rennet color, and would consider the condition has his darker facial coloring in and is From: [email protected] of the coat more relevant in determining darkening up on the hooves, etc. So To: [email protected]; overall condition, infection, physical ail- change is coming by the look of things. Subject: Re: Rennet ments etc. Is there some great signifi- He's a Jersey, and has a bully nature, but Date: Friday, November 05, 1999 12:10 cance regarding coat color and calf feed- we expect the vet to take care of that to a AM ing? Sorry, but my experience on cow- certain extent. But he does still love to herding is gained on the job, and I may suck on anything! So maybe he has a cou- Samba, there are two varieties of veg- not be well versed in some insider lore, ple of months to go. So should we gradu- etable rennet. One comes from a flower although from years working around ally wean him in the build up to that, or called golden seal, the other comes from a farmers I have never come across any do you think it's better to wait to see his mushroom. The rennet that comes from reference such as this. behavior, and then start gradual weaning. the stomach of a calf that died from natu- Ananda Maya dasi Apart from the odd face wash, his mother ral causes. To make it work the calf first Derrylin - N. Ireland) is not overly enthused to feed him. had to have suckled from its mother. The Ananda Maya dasi stomach is removed from the calf that died From: [email protected] Derrylin - N. Ireland of natural causes and is dried in the sun To: [email protected] then cut up into strips about as long as one Subject: query From: WWW: Rohita (Dasa) ACBSP or two finger lengths and about as wide. Date: Saturday, October 23, 1999 12:00 To: [email protected] It is then placed in the warmed milk as PM Subject: query you start your cheese making process. I'm Date: Friday, October 29, 1999 7:20 AM not suggesting we go out and kill a calf to Comment: get its stomach. But if a calf who has Overall condition, implies the con- Comment: suckled on its mother dies of natural dition the body is in including the Let him drink once a day for the next causes we can use its body parts. Like the color.This is due to a change in diet, in ten days and then stop the feeding all to- drum heads we have on those neat drums this case from a largely milk diet to for- gether. He may complain, but that in time we use in our ceremonies. That leather age. This is related to the stomach being will pass especially if his mother does not comes from some where doesn't it? I sus- modified from a single pouch to four answer. If you are not feeding him grain pect that is why the actual drum head is so compartments, wherein each compart- and it is feasible, feeding of it in place of small. To conserve a scarce commodity! ment has a separate function. At this the milk will give his tongue some satis- If you buy organic rennet it will work. time the animal,s coat both in texture faction. If you notice in a few months that Interesting point, almost all cheese made and coloration changes from that of a he is not growing at a steady rate he will in the USA is now made with organic ren- calf to an adult coat (coarser in texture, require about 4-6 pounds of grain. net, because it can be measured in exact richer and darker - depending on breed). If you do not need the milk you can quantities and the exact quality can be as- This change in color is indicative of the continue letting him feed from his sured! lack of need for large amounts of milk mother, but the introduction of some Carol because the stomach is no longer suited grain 2-4 lbs. will keep him growing and to the milk diet, but one of forage fer- he may also lose interest in sucking. Weaning mentation and absorption. Depending Rohita dasa From: COM: Ananda Maya (dd) SDG upon breed this occurs between the Mississippi, USA (Derrylin - Northern Ireland) fourth and sixth month in all Taurus To: [email protected] breeds and later (some as late as two Cows in Sub Tropical Zones Subject: query years) in all Indicus breeds. From: [email protected] Date: Thursday, October 21, 1999 2:40 Rohita dasa To: [email protected] AM Mississippi, USA Subject: Cows in sub tropical zones. Date: Saturday, August 28, 1999 3:51 "c) Gradual weaning can be prior to 6 From: COM: Ananda Maya (dd) SDG AM months if the calf's coat changes color or (Derrylin - Northern Ireland) it looses interest in milk (ruling out ill- To: [email protected]> Can anyone recommend the best ness)." Subject: query breeds (European or Indian) for health, Date: Friday, October 29, 1999 1:32 bull calf trainability and milk production The above taken from the minimum AM in tropical to sub tropical zones? cow standards I find slightly confusing. I Has anyone experience of feeding can understand the gradual weaning pro- Thanks for the wealth of knowledge. cows with Leucaena (Ipil-ipil) foliage? cess and the reference to loss of interest Just shows that I've still lots to learn. Apparently it is an excellent forage, fast due to illness etc. But can anyone expand Anyway our young bull is starting to growing, high in nutrition, and promotes Page 4 THE ISCOWP NEWS excellent milk yields and quality. Any help bought milk which is mainly from Hol- Pundarik Dham - Bangladesh) would be appreciated. steins (Freisland) which is low in butter To: [email protected] Samba das fat (3.64%) and proteins (3.9%). The Subject: Re: Cows in sub tropical Mauritius above mentioned breeds, N'Dama, zones. Longhorn and Piney Woods all produce Date: Monday, August 30, 1999 2:04 From: WWW: Rohita (Dasa) ACBSP To: milk that is much higher in fats. PM To: [email protected] I would advise that you look on Subject: Cows in sub tropical zones. Mauritius for your cows. Talk to the lo- Samba's problem is that before the Date: Monday, August 30, 1999 2:04 PM cals to find out who has the best cows in colonial era, when France and England your area. Then get from him. Most fought over possession of Mauritius, it European cows (B. Taurus) come from likely they are Sanga-type animals from was a small un-inhabited island and the cold climates although there are breeds that East Africa probably with some Indian only heritage breeds were some now are adapted to the hotter climes, i.e. West blood. They are probably not large pro- extinct birds. Africa. But when you get into these areas ducers, but by being selective in your there are localized diseases which many foundation stock and using improved >The general principle is to stick with outside breeds have little resistance to. In farming methods to increase the quality the local heritage breeds, if they are West Africa it is trypanosomiasis, a group of your feed and fertility of the land, >still available. Breeds that were used of diseases more commonly called sleeping great improvements can be made over lo- >in your area, or areas of similar sickness. Jerseys and other European cal production. When buying animals you >environmental factors, 100 years ago. breeds taken to West Africa usually suc- should engage the skill of an experienced Talking to local elders can be useful.> cumb to these diseases. However there are cowherd to guide your choice. Nistula das local breeds that are also Taurean that are Apparently (Ipil-ipil) foliage is an Bangladesh resistant to these illness. excellent forage, fast growing, high in nu- trition, and promotes excellent milk OXEN - A TEAMSTER'S GUIDE* 1.So, the limiting factor is are there dis- yields and quality. From: [email protected] eases that are very common in the area in To: [email protected] question? http://users.ox.ac.uk/~dops0024 is a link Subject: Drew Conroy: *OXEN - A 2.The next question, is there native breeds to LeucaenaNET a source for additional TEAMSTER'S GUIDE* in the area? Native meaning a breed that contacts to talk to people who are grow- Date: Friday, October 15, 1999 3:40 has been in the locality for 4 or 5 hundred ing it. PM years. It is always better to choose from these animals than importing into the area http://www.svpa.hawaii.edu/ansc/News/ I thought the devotees on these another breed that usually is not adapted to 96winter/leucaena.htm conferences would be interested to local conditions. know that Drew Conroy, one of the 3.Do the local disease resistant breeds pro- http://www.winrock.org/forestry/factpub/ world's foremost experts on ox training duce enough milk for your needs? Are you FODDER.HTM has a new book at the publishers: interested in producing enough for yourself *Oxen - A Teamster's Guide* - 360 and a few friends or are you wanting to http://www.mcc.aggie.cmu.ac.th/gradu- pages, $29.95 (includes shipping support the family on many milk sales? For ate/thesis/prod28.html within the US) example one trypanosome-tolerant breed is the N'Dama of Guinea. They produce 2 to 3 http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~ona/or5-96.html Which will shortly be available from: litres per day (just under a gallon) for about informative about growing methods, is eight months. For a family this is alright but very short. Doug Butler Enterprises commercially not so good. PO Box 1390 The Americas and Australia are two http://www.xc.org/echo/aztext/azcom- LaPorte CO 80535 large geographical areas that do not have pcb.htm a comparison chart to other trop- local breeds. Cows are recent arrivals so ical forage plants Phone: 1-800-728-3826 (within the the above does not matter as much because US) there is no breed that is really adapted. Ex- http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/dpinotes/pas- 970-482-7518 (outside US) cept in America the Longhorn and the tures/pastures.html gives pest manage- FAX: 970-493-7251 Piney Woods. Both these breeds are about ment details about four pests of Leucaena Doug Butler is a tiny, tiny pub- 500 years old and well adapted to the If you have time there is an extensive lisher in Colorado which has neither e- southern part of the USA. They however list of sites on yahoo.com search engine mail or website, but they publish many are not seen as dairy animals though they the above is a sampling for that engine. books and videos about ox power and do produce milk in similar quantities to the Rohita dasa horse power, farrier's trade (how to N'Dama mentioned above. It should also be Mississippi, USA trim hooves), etc. noted that most Americans are use to store- From: COM: Nistula (das) ACBSP (Sri They are advertising the book as THE ISCOWP NEWS Page 5
"the most complete and definitive book and field days, have been featured in nu- > ...Using nose rings is my least favorite available today on training and working merous magazine articles, and appeared in method. Although nose rings offer an ef- oxen," which I am sure it is. Some of this two films, *The Crucible* and *In Search fective method of control, animals that is geared toward competition at agricul- of the Oregon Trail.* Drew is a frequent have their noses yanked on too much be- tural fairs, so not everything will be of in- guest instructor at Tillers International and come head shy and hard headed. Nose terest to us, but Drew Conroy is such a his advice is frequently sought by 4-H rings are a severe method of restraining. seasoned expert, with extensive interna- groups, museums, hobby ox trainers, and The oxen I have seen with nose rings had tional experience on the subject, that this international audiences. little choice but to obey. book is bound to have much of interest to His recent adventures with oxen have > all of us. [At the end of this post, I in- taken him to Africa four times, where his > In Uganda I saw a rope, instead of a clude excerpts from his article which I PH.D degree has led him to work with the ring, run through the nose. Many of the posted back in June.] Here's the table of Masai of Tanzania collecting data on their oxen there learn to lie down in the yoke contents: Foreword by Dick Roosenberg adoption of oxen technology. Drew to resist working, a result of having their (Director of Tillers International ox teaches Dairy Science at the Thompson noses yanked and of being rushed in the power school, Kalamazoo, Michigan) School of Applied Science, University of training. Acknowledgements Introduction New Hampshire, Durham. He is a prolific > writer on the subject of oxen, and is a regu- > The reason a bull is controlled with a 1. Selecting the Ideal Team lar contributor to *Rural Heritage* maga- ring is because this system of restraint 2. Housing Your causes pain - not the Oxen best technique for 3. Feeding Your working cattle. At Oxen an ox training work- 4. Principles of shop in Missouri in Training 1995, I saw oxen 5. Training Steers that had been trained ["steers" is the New to drive with nose England term for rings. At first they oxen less than 2 seemed to go pretty years old] well, but as the day 6. Advanced Train- wore on, they be- ing came tired and de- 7. Training Mature spite the desires of Cattle the teamsters, 8. Yoke Styles walked right through 9. Making a Neck a fence while Yoke and Bows pulling a buckboard A sled moves over most terrain very easily in any season. 10. Hitching Options wagon...> 11. Oxen in Agricul- Hare Krsna dasi ture zine. Drew raises cattle and trains oxen Maine, USA 12. Logging with Oxen at Oxwood Farm in Berwick, Maine, 13. Working Oxen in Public where he lives with his wife Janet and Worshipping the Cow 14. Competing with Oxen son Ross. From: COM: Hare Krsna dasi 15. Keeping Oxen Healthy "Few people, if any, on this planet To:
these two hormones emphasize the impor- tance of careful and well-timed handling and milking of each cow. C D THE LOST ART OF HAND-MILKING
Cow protectors consider hand milk- ing the best way to milk a cow. The per- sonal interaction and touch is invaluable in caring for the cow in a loving manner. Before milk machines came into being hand milking was the only method and many "old timers"can remember it well. In many other countries, this method is still the predominant one. The following A narrations on milking cows are from a senior citizen's WEB page.
"Youngsters do have it easy now days, they have never milked a cow and wouldn't know how. Milking machines have taken over, and milking a cow by hand is a lost art. Surely you teenagers The Neurohormonal Reflex of Milk Ejection. would like to try milking a cow. Hey! I can almost hear you moaning and groan- The stimulus (A) that a cow associates with milking causes a nerve impulse (B) to ing, "Do I have too?" travel via the inguinal nerve (1) to the spinal cord (2) and the brain (3). The brain Well ..., probably not, but since I'm causes the release of oxytocin (C) from the posterior pituitary (D). Oxyocin is released in the mood, I'm going to lay it on you into the branch of the jugular vein (4) and travels to the heart (5) and is then trans- anyway. So, pull up a cow, sit back, be ported to all parts of the body by the arterial blood. The oxytocin reaching the udder quiet and listen. Everyone needs the ex- leaves the heart by the aorta (6) and enters the udder through the external pudendal ar- perience, so follow my instructions care- teries (7). In the udder, it causes the myo-epitheliak cells to contract, resulting in milk fully. ejection from the alveoli. O.K. Take one gentle milch cow (not all cows are milch cows) toss her a bale of hay to munch on while draining her PRINCIPLES OF MILKING teat itself. milk. A munching cow is a contented At milking time a stimulus (udder cow, same as when they are chewing their To understand the requirements of a massage, or familiar sounds associated cud. milking system, it is essential to have a with milking), induces the release of a We'll need a milk-pail with a small basic understanding of both the biology hormone, oxytocin, from the pituitary amount of water to wash her bag and and the mechanics of milking. Each quar- gland. The bloodstream transports oxy- teats. "Stop that laughing! That's what ter of the cow's udder contains millions of tocin quickly to the udder where it acti- they're called." tiny sacs, called alveoli. These are sur- vates the muscle fibres surrounding the Grab a small stool to sit on, other- rounded with blood vessels providing alveoli. The fibres contract, forcing milk wise you squat and that gets mighty un- blood for milk synthesis. The outside of out of the alveoli into the duct system and comfortable. Approach the cow in a lack- each is also surrounded by tiny muscle uddercistern. This is known as "letdown". adaisical manner, so as not to excite her. fibres which contract upon stimulus, com- The reaction occurs about 1 minute after Pat her gently on the rump and say, "Saa- pressing the alveoli. stimulation and lasts for 6 to 8 minutes. ah, Bossy! Ready to be milked?"(here- Milk is produced in the alveoli con- Another hormone, adrenaline, is re- after the cow will be known as"Bossy.) tinuously and is slowed down only by leased if the cow is frightened, hurt, or Having trouble with "Saa-ah" word? pressure buildup when the alveoli are full irritated; this rapidly counteracts the ef- It's not in the dictionary. Just accent (a, as of milk. The alveoli are connected via a fects of oxytocin, blocking the release of in ah, or saw). If that doesn't work ask duct system to the udder cistern and to the milk. The action and counteraction of THE ISCOWP NEWS Page 7
any old timer, he'll teach you how to pro- Watch out for cold weather and cold Now to approach the other end! This nounce it. Where the word originated I hands. What cow, in her right mind, is the business end. In one hand you have haven't the faintest. However most hand- wants cold hands wrapped around her a shiny bucket, and in the other a little milked cows recognize the sound and heed teats. She's apt to start kicking and buck- one legged stool, about nine inches high. it. ing. Wouldn't you? Approach the cow from the right Next step, place a hand on the right My favorite milk cows are Jerseys; I hand side; set the stool down carefully hip (Bossy's hip that is) and push lightly believe they're the most docile and even- and ease yourself onto it, close enough to backward, that moves her right leg to the tempered of all dairy cattle. Hopefully the cow, so you can lean your head into rear, thereby positioning her for easier this information has been helpful to all, her flank. Put the bucket down under- milking. The udder side is exposed. Make as it brings back fond memories to Senior neath her udder (bag). Now if your hands sense, doesn't it? are cold, you had better push really Now we're about ready, so re- hard into her flank with your head, or peat after me, "Saa-ah!" That's Good! hOW TO mILK yOUR cOW oops -- one cow's foot goes in the Old Bossy should settle down and bucket; but maybe not. Grip the two remain still (most of the time) and let front teats and squeeze, starting with the milk flow. Cows do hold up their the top fingers and squeeze down -- milk; that's why a nursing calf will good. You got milk. hunch the mother cow with its head. What a neat sound it makes It's like saying, " Hey, mom loosen when it hits the bottom of the pail; a up, give the milk down, I'm starving." few more squirts and you are getting Before milking, the mammary THUMBS "IN" MILKING GRIP confident. Smack! One hairy tail glands (teats) and bag, should be THUMBS "OUT" GRIP lands across your eyes. You react washed and dried. Ole Bossy may've with a slap to the ribs of this unman- been lying in a soft pile of you-know- nerly beast. Oh darn, her one foot is what. in the bucket. Exercise the hands a bit to lim- I guess you should have tied her ber them up, then wrap thumb and all tail to her off side leg before you four fingers around the teat to draw started milking. Go rinse out the pail, or squeeze the milk out. Squeeze tie her tail and start again. Now you from top to bottom, otherwise the are back on the stool and she knows milk will go the wrong way, the ud- who's boss! The milk is making a der way. nice foam in the bottom of the Some cows have short bucket. Bossy is chewing her cud. Oh teats,(glands if you prefer) making look, there's the kitty. A squirt in his them difficult to hold, in fact one may direction might be fun. Bad idea! The have to use thumb and forefinger, rhythm is broken, Bossy jumps away, starting at the top and sliding down- the stool tips over, the milk spills ward. Both hands should be used. into the gutter. Milk strikes the pail, with a clankety- FIRST RELAX GRIP AND PUSH UP - THEN START All is not lost, there are still the clank, clankety-clunk! Or whatever PULLING DOWN AS YOU SQUEEZE FIRST FINGER two back teats to milk. Be ready this sound milk makes. time. Put the hobbles on the cow's Remember things can, and often SECOND FINGER - LAST TWO back legs, and start again. This time do go awry, for instance if you get a hold the pail between your knees so mean tempered bovine, they can be you can rescue it if necessary. Get on wild. "They may kick the whey out of Citizens. your stool, put your head in her flank, you." Meanwhile they'll turn the milk Now that you know the source, and forget the cat and keep milking. bucket over and spill the milk. methods used in milking; "How's about a CORRECTION But, "Don't cry over spilt milk." Get glass of cool sweet milk?" up and give her a piece of your mind, if *you have put my old address with the you have any to spare, that is. Another Senior Citizen Narration: article on the cows in Radhadesh. My Flies create problems when they bite, address now is: that makes the animals switch their tails Sooo Bossy! Dirk Vansant, Kleine Kievit 3, 2440 from side to side. A long tail with a wad of So you want to milk a cow! Alright, first Geel, Belgium heavy hair on the end can be painful as it put her in a stall and secure her head -- wraps around your head. Cockleburs inter- oh, better feed her some chop so she'll twined in that long hair is a killer. "Ouch!" stay put long enough to tie her up. That E-mail: [email protected], & "Ouch!" takes care of that end. [email protected] Page 8 THE ISCOWP NEWS ISCOWP photos on this page you will be able to see tivities. In the living quarters there is to the large attic space (40' by 50' ) of our be one room 15' by 20' dedicated to the UPDATE new modified earth shelter. Due to the ex- ISCOWP office. We are trying to have cavation into the hillside for the earth shel- this building finished by next summer at ter, it is easily accessible from the back by which point we will move into it and uti- x-Power Herb Company car. This area makes a great drying facility, lize the new facility for the expansion of Revisited plus enough space to set up a work space ISCOWP activities. As you can see by to prepare herbal products. the photos, the outer shell is mostly com- Establishing the Ox-Power Herb In addition, an area 20' by 25' in the pleted. We are now working on the roof Company to support ISCOWP’s ox-pow- earth shelter has been designed for a root and getting the building "dried in" by er training and cow protection work is a cellar which we can also use for storage for winter.
left: The far left back of the building will be the root cellar which can be used for storage of vegetables as well as herbs and herbal products. Note that there are no windows in this area. The front left portion will be a separate room which will have plumbing for processing herbal products.
Below: Attic space is 40' by 50' with a large room 16' by 40' in the center. The entire area can be used for drying herbs and the large room can be used for pro- cessing as well.
major step to forming a future for IS- COWP which is not totally dependent on your donations. Now that we have our own land to develop solely for the pur- pose of supporting ISCOWP activities, the goal is to develop it in a way that will provide LONG TERM support that is a showcase of self-sufficient activities based on the land and oxen . Some of the funds ($3,119.39) from the The 1998 campaign (12/97-12/98) for the Ox Power Herb Company enabled us to hire a contractor who cleared and lev- eled the original site for the Ox Power Herb Company processing building. Also, the driveway into the farm was widened and expanded to circle the old house. This way there are two means of access to the site. Gravel was brought in and laid on both roads. At this time we need to lay more gravel, as the original gravel has settled. Actually, the contractor (John Hart) the herbs and herbal products. Adjacent The original site which was excavated for told us that we should wait 5 years to to the root cellar is an area 15' by 20' the Ox Power Herb Company will be build on this site. The earth must settle containing a large sink and work area used to build a pole barn for the ox power properly, so that there is a stable earth which can be also used for herbal prepa- traction implements. There is presently foundation for the building. Because 5 ration. no cover or storage area for these imple- years is a bit long, we decided on another This building is to be the home for ments and they are becoming rusty. Due area for the drying shed and processing Balabhadra and Chayadevi. Therefore, it to the widening of the driveway into the and storage building. By viewing the can be greatly dedicated to ISCOWP ac- (Continued on page 14) THE ISCOWP NEWS Page 9
CANNING-A Way to Preserve Your Food
efore freezers were around can- the steam-pressure canner. Jars are avail- ring heat and bringing the food to an in- ning was the most popular able with regular and wide-mouth openings ternal temperature of 240 F. Although method of preserving. In many in sizes ranging from 4 ounces to one half purchasing a steam-pressure canner may cold climate households, especially in gallon. Always select the size jar called for be costly, it is essential if you are going rural areas, canning is still the primary by the recipe, and follow the recipe pro- to can low-acid foods. method of storing garden produce. An cessing time exactly. obvious advantage of canning is that Small Canning Utensils - Specifically there is practically no storage problem. Closures - The home canning two piece designed utensils for home canning, while You may can until your basement bulges vacuum cap, a lid and band, comes in reg- not essential, help make the canning pro- whereas your freezer space is definitely ular and wide mouth sizes. The set consists cess easier and safer. Most pieces are limited. And you need only invest in a of a flat metal lid with a flanged edge, the available where home canning supplies pressure canner and canning jars, both of underside of which has a rubber-like seal- are sold or direct from a manufacturer of which can be used over and over again, ing compound, and a threaded metal screw canning products. through many harvests. Jar lifter - Lifts any size If you are interested in home canning jar, is rubber preserving your food in this coated for a sure grip and way and /or by drying, we has a heat-resistant handle recommend two books; to protect hands. Jar Funnel - aids in filling Ball Blue Book, Guide to regular and wide mouth jars Home Canning, Freezing and is best made of plastic. and Dehydration Plastic Spatula - helps re- Published by:Alltrista move excess air from the Corp., Muncie Indiana jar without damaging the 47305, Copyright 1995 All- glass. trista Corp. Lid Wand - has a magne- tized tip and plastic, heat Stocking Up, How to Pre- resistant handle from lifting serve the Foods You Grow lids from hot water. Naturally Published by: Rodale Pictured here is some of the produce from our garden (beans, tomatoes, PROCESS Press, Emmaus, PA kale, beets, squash, potatoes, cucumbers, zucchini) which can be canned. The process for each Copyright 1997 The jars are some of the 156 jars of tomatoes that Lakshmi canned in the food varies but all have form of salsa, chutney, and sauce. some similarities. Vegeta- EQUIPMENT bles can be canned as part Many of the items needed for can- of a recipe with other vegetables or alone. ning are readily available in a well band that fits over the rim of the jar to hold Fruits can be canned alone or as jams, equipped kitchen. Of course some spe- the lid in place during processing. The lid sauces, etc. To give you an idea, the fol- cial equipment is needed: home canning is not reusable, the band can be reused if it lowing is a description of canning a veg- jars, two piece vacuum sealing caps, is in good condition. etable alone. small canning utensils and the appropri- ate canner necessary for the type of food Boiling Water Canner - Foods high in Canning Green Beans , Step by Step being canned. acid (fruits) can be processed in a boiling - 1) Read recipe instructions; assemble water canner. The heat is transferred by the equipment and ingredients before start- Jars - Glass home canning jars, some- boiling water , 212F at Sea Level, which ing. Follow guidelines for recipe prepara- times called Mason jars, are the only completely covers the jar and two piece tion, jar size, canning method and pro- glass jars recommended for home can- cap by 1 to 2 inches. They are made of cessing time. Do not make changes in ning. They come in a wide variety of porcelain -coated steel or aluminum. They recommended guidelines. sizes and styles. The jars are especially are available commercially at a low price. 2) Visually examine canning jars for made so the home canning closures will nicks, cracks, uneven rims or sharp edges seal well when the manufacturer's in- Steam-Pressure Canner - Low-acid foods that may prevent sealing or cause break- structions are followed. The glass in the (vegetables) must be processed in a steam- age. Examine canning lids to ensure they jars is tempered to withstand the heat of pressure canner. The steam in the pressure (Continued on page 14) canner circulates around the jar, transfer- Page 10 THE ISCOWP NEWS
(Continued from page 5) utilize the opulent financial strength of protection to the cows and their pasturing Letters Maharaja Nanda for worship of the cows, ground or agricultural land instead of comes? Is Krsna specially pleased by that? and also He wanted to give a lesson to squandering their hard-earned money *********************** Indra, the King of heaven. Thus He ad- .That will satisfy the Lord. We know that Srila Prabhupada did vised His father to perform worship of not approve of a daily puja for the cows. go, or the pasturing land and the cows, ======REF. SB 3.2.32 But on Govardhana Puja is also Go-Puja -- with the help of learned brahmanas. "Go" means "Cow" (it even sounds almost The clouds give forth rain when they like "cow") and "Puja" means "worship." PURPORT are impelled by the mode of passion, and So this is the day when Krsna advised to Since He is the teacher of everyone, cowherds prosper by protecting the cows. worship the cows. Balabhadra or Madhava the Lord also taught His father, Nanda Furthermore, the cowherds' proper resi- Gosh or Syamasundara or Rohita prabhus Maharaja. Nanda Maharaja was a well- dence is in the forest and on the hills. could tell you whether the cows were wor- to-do landholder and owner of many Therefore you should offer worship to shipped on Govardhana puja while Srila cows, and, as was the custom, he used to the cows, the brahmanas and Govardhana Prabhupada was present. perform yearly worship of Indra, the Hill. Hare Krsna dasi King of heaven, with great opulence. Maine, USA This worship of demigods by the ======REF. SB 10.24 Summary general populace is also advised in the Letter to: Advaitacarya : 76-10-25 Vedic literature just so people can accept Cows in Serbia Need Help Vrindaban the superior power of the Lord. The From: COM: SFCP Gopala (Paramesvari demigods are servants of the Lord de- dd & Maha-ratha das - YU) You are taking care of the cows. That is puted to look after the management of
whether we could keep this lakshmi we (donations to help Gopal can be sent to The devotees are working like crazy and collect to be able to continue with our in- ISCOWP address)) are happy. formative work, i.e. to write letters for our We are cooking only on wood and friends, take and send pictures of our cows, Little Report From Kazakstan the cow dung paddy production will start make photocopies of little leaflets, etc. We From: [email protected] this week. In the winter we want to have would also like to make a little party on To: [email protected] sufficient supply of dung paddies to cook Radhastami on the occassion of the fourth Subject: Little report from Kazakstan till next May. year of establishment of Gopala. We Date: Saturday, September 04, 1999 4:40 The electric transformer burnt 2 would invite only few friends and donors. PM weeks ago. All candles and hand pump. You know how is the situation there We think we are going to leave it that and whether it would be possible that we We just finished harvesting 26 tons way. keep this lakshmi in order to continue our of wheat with an old Russian combine I searched the net for " making home service. If not, please inform us, so that we that was about 1 zillion years old. It was made soap " and got some good info. include this amount also in payment for beautiful to see the golden wheat in the There is plenty info out there. I will get August. field, it was beautiful seeing it cut, the someone to try it this week. Sunflower We personally also struggle to be able field is still beautiful and gold with the harvest is soon ... maybe we can use sun- to meet all the needs of a family. Children straw ... which we will start bailing in a flower oil. started to go to school. He also leads this few days. We are trying to fix up the main prasadam business we do as much as we Come whatever may ... we have 26 house, going to make a kitchen, bought a can, since there is so much difficultly to tons of wheat for the devotees and the good cottage for the ladies, the men are buy oil, gas, and many other things and congregation. We are building a storage still bathing in the lake, it is blazing hot bring them from one side of the Danube to room in the barn and after it is threshed in the days and cool at night and there is the other on the bicycle, since the gasoline and cleaned it will go there. still some snow on the mountains. can be found only on black market and We are also drying eggplants for this Geez, plenty of worries, problems very expensive, and we have no money to coming winter. So far we have cut and every day, working hard, but a little reregistrate our old car. My husband man- strung around 200 kilos of the stuff. Now something is being done. We even got a ages futher to maintain the family, but his we are going to start on vegetable mar- donkey and the devotees named her Kun- salary is only enough for overhead ex- rows. I had dinner with some Kashmirian dali. penses. I teach now in Radhika's school people last night and they said in Kash- Also found butter for around .90 1/3 of the time until they find a teacher for mir they dry eggplants, marrows, and cents for a kilo. We are going to make English. I have finished German language tomatoes and when the winter snows enough ghee to keep us through the win- and it is so difficult to find a job with it, come they have fantastic vegetable ter ... maybe we'll make some of that spe- but I hope that I will be able to teach chil- preparations. cial ghee soap that Miss Carol has been dren privately. Green peppers are also being dried. carrying on about. Internally, the whole family lives to- We are going to dry tomatoes and the It's an adventure and we are all rel- gether better than ever. We have got many tomatoes are getting ready to made in to ishing. Send us some blessings .... and realizations and can appreciate and help sauce for winter usage. Who can tell me if you are rich send us donations ... we each other more by the mercy of Krsna. the best way to insure the jars don't go are doing it all on an invisible budget. Lord Jagannatha is with us and accepts our weird and explode later on. BB Govinda Swami modest services. He is our strength, our Around 12,500 cabbages in the field Kazakstan shelter and protector and He gives sense to ... coming out at any time. That's a lot of our lives. We hope that better days will methane gas from the brahmacari asram. From: COM: Madhava Gosh (das) come. OOOOOOO ... I dug up the first of ACBSP (New Vrindavan - USA) We hope that you are all well. Please our potatoes last week. It was the first To: [email protected]> keep me informed how are you, how is time I ever smelled a potato fresh out of Subject: Re: [Fwd: Little report from Balabhadra Prabhu and the children. I the earth. I took them to be cooked for Kazakstan ...] very often think of you, especially when I Gaura Nitai. Date: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 8:50 work hard to meet all requirements. Please, We are supposed to have a harvest AM be so kind and offer to Balabhadra Prabhu of 20 tons of potatoes. We are digging a > Green peppers are also being dried. my most humble obeisances, my heartfelt big big pit to put them all into ... also a We are going to dry tomatoes and the thanks and ask him to pray for all of us. I pit for the carrots ... and a warm store > tomatoes are getting ready to made in- wish to you much strength, success and room in the barn for the pumpkins. to sauce for winter usage. Who can tell Krsna's presence and blessings in all activi- Watermelons and cantaloupes are on > me the best way to insure the jars don't ties you perform. the way. We got them in late so they will go weird and explode later on. Paramesvari dasi, be ready by end of August. Serbia Zillions of cucumbers getting ready Nice to hear someone is trying to get to jump in the glass jars for the winter. it together. Hope their crops don't spoil Page 12 THE ISCOWP NEWS
before the storage is finished. Why dry the past in America they used to treat life is lessened. Disease tissue is not green peppers? We let them ripen and then with dock/elderberry salve and dowse caused by germs. It attracts germs. Germs dry them. They are much more nutrition- cows with garlic. A disinfectant is help decompose dying cells, so they may ally valuable if let to ripen. needed. If you have neem oil it could be be eliminated by the body. Disease is the I don't understand the question about used by massaging it in to similar effect cleansing effort of the body, to rid itself tomato sauce. There is a standard proce- or you can do the following. of toxins and waste material. dure for canning tomatoes that should be Remove food from infected animals easily available. for a 24 hour period. At the end of that April 18 1977 Bombay We have 120 quarts of tomato sauce period they should be fed a diet that is Dr. Sharma: Even the smallpox vaccina- canned ourselves. That is starting with made up solely of fresh cut forage. No tion that was discovered by Edgar Jenner higher dry matter paste type tomatoes, re- grains, cakes or non-green foods should in 1796, it was really from the cow pox moving the skins and seeds and cooking be fed. At the following morning milking serum they discovered. The first vaccina- down to about 1/3 of original juice volume. the cows should be fed 1 bulb of garlic tion he used on his own son. (indistinct) Yes, we love pizza. Some we only cook (Allium sativum, ) that has been crushed. People who were living with the cows, down to about 2/3, then we have bought a The following salve should be made they were not affected by smallpox, bag of organic TVP, which lasts seemingly and massaged into the infected areas. though the people did not have a cow in for years with no special treatment. We the house, they were affected the most. So cook the TVP in the looser sauce, which Part one: Take equal parts beeswax and it protects from cow pox, small pox. absorbs the excess moisture. Add some nut fat, place under low heat, stir until the beans and a little cayenne, voila! Chile. whole mass liquefies and becomes uni- Prabhupäda: Oh, yes. Cow protection Also, some of the sauce is canned with form. protects us from so many infectious tomatillos and peppers to use as a salsa. diseases. Madhava Gosh Part two: In a small tin put some olive oil West Virginia, USA and 8 cloves of garlic, tie a cloth around Dr. Sharma: Even the cows, they have it and put in to a pan of water and boil for habit to take the leaves along the banks of Cows with Pox two hours. the river. The iodine content of the grass From: COM: (Temple) Calcutta (India) is so high. It has got iodine in that. So if To: [email protected] Part three: you smear cow dung on the floor... It is Subject: Date: Monday, August 30, 1999 Lower the heat and mix in the ingredients said it is an obnoxious thing. There is 2:04 PM from part one then remove from the heat. tincture of iodine sold in the shops The salve should be applied warm to the (indistinct). It is most unfortunate that we Our temple has a goshalla. Recently all infected areas. do not appreciate, the nature itself is giv- the milking cows have developed pox. ing us aids. Some doctors suggested we should take the Disease prevention. milk as it acts as a effective medicine. Oth- Following are some guidelines based on Prabhupada: We take it seriously because ers suggested we should avoid taking milk Ayurveda: Krishna says. Krishna is our authority. He of cows suffering from pox as the germs do Cleanliness, no over-indulgence or says, kåñi-go-rakñya. Go-rakñya: "You not die even after boiling up till approx. 7 under-indulgence, freedom from stress. must give protection to the cows." This is days. Can u kindly suggest what we should The best way to avoid contracting any authority. do??? Thanking you in anticipation, disease is proper hygiene, adequate rest, Sridam das and a healthy diet including herbs, avoid- Dr. Sharma: And the proper facility ap- Calcutta, India ing sugar, artificial ingredients and pears in the rights and democratic preservatives. Sugar weakens the im- (indistinct). But we have a right to live on From: WWW: Rohita (Dasa) ACBSP mune system, increases the incidences of this planet. Why should we (indistinct) To: [email protected] infection and the body's ability to protect the right of another man? Subject: Cows with pox itself from disease. Just 100 mg of sugar Date: Friday, September 03, 1999 8:22 PM (8 oz of soda contains an average of 29 Prabhupada: They are... They are... They grams [2900 mg]) reduces immune func- are described in the Bhägavata, päpinaù. Are those the cows at Jaganatha Mandir? tion by 50% in one hour. Those who are killing other animals for Building up the body's natural immu- maintaining his own body, they are very, Cowpox: nity and taking responsibility for any ill- very sinful. Very, very sinful. Therefore Are there two questions you need to ask? ness that may invade the body is more untouchable. According to Vedic civiliza- 1. What should we do to help the cows? beneficial than being injected with for- tion, the animal-killers, mlecchas, they 2. Should we drink their milk to develop eign proteins and toxic substances. If the are untouchable. They are so sinful. immunity to smallpox? immune system is undermined and not al- Treatment for cow pox: lowed to handle disease in its own way, June 10 1975 Honolulu I have not treated this problem but in its ability to protect the body throughout Prabhupada: Yes, does it mean smallpox THE ISCOWP NEWS Page 13
is stopped all over the world? without the oxen. There must be similar and they were in deep woods or what- Harikesa: It's very much cut down. There's situations in other places, at least in the ever, if I whistled they came. I put a reg- hardly any smallpox... 3rd world, if not in the west. ular halter on the near ox. As they were Prabhupada: Very much cut down, but it's Nistula dasa still small, I would say "Get Up" and very much increasing in another side. Bangaldesh then have my hand right on the halter and Siddha-svarupa: No, no, they have small- pull them forward. When I said "Whoa", pox. Ox Power - Ki Jaya! I would pull back. They were small Harikesa: In America there's no smallpox. From: COM: Madhava Gosh (das) enough so I could physically overpower So that means here... ACBSP (New Vrindavan - USA) them, although usually, as we were good Prabhupada: That is all right. It is due to To: COM: [email protected] friends, they were eager to do what I poverty, uncleanliness. So that is known to Subject: Re: Ox Power - Ki Jaya! asked, but if they balked from time to everyone. The smallpox takes place Date: Monday, November 01, 1999 time, I could lean into them and force amongst the poorer class, unclean class. In 10:21 AM them to do what I wanted. India also, that is there. No gentleman's I also carried a gaff, which is a house, there is smallpox. Only these lower > Our problem is that we've no ring, no pointed stick with a sharp barb on it, class, unclean. suitable place at present for one, and ba- somewhat like a sannyasi danda, so I Siddha-svarupa: Where there's no facility sically he walks on a lead, behind us. He could also poke on one side of the neck for sanitation... gets confused if we go behind him, so or by putting it over the back of the neck Prabhupada: If you remain unclean, all dis- what do we do now anyone?> and pulling, poke on the other side too, eases will come. Where is depending which command the cure? I was giving. ------Every day I had to walk Rohita dasa 2 miles to Bahulaban to do Mississippi, USA my service, so the training pretty much consisted of walking down with them in Dependant of the Oxen the morning, and then walk- From: Nistual das ing back up at night. When To: [email protected] they had done really well for Subject: Re: Dependant of a couple of weeks, I stopped the oxen using the rope tied to the Date: Thursday, October 07, halter, and just did voice 1999 8:40 PM commands. Well, inevitably, they >I was wondering in our ran away. Fortunately, the whole ISKCON world is trail was pretty defined, be- there even one family that is ing a an old logging road getting their livelihood from Balabhadra establishes a loving relationship with Padma, who is now a through the woods. Once the energy of the ox. If they working ox they got down to the public didn't have their oxen they road, they stopped and I couldn't make a living? eventually arrived. I took the rope I car- > I trained a team of oxen without a ried with me, caught them, tied them to a >Is there anybody who can say I am depen- ring. In retrospect, I wish I would have tree, then in no uncertain terms and in a dant on the ox for my living? had a ring, it would have made it easier, very loud voice I let them know that I I don't know about any others, but at but while a ring is an excellent tool, it is was unhappy with them. I must of our farm at Pundarik Dham, Chittagong, not a necessity. screamed for 5 minutes. Then I just Bangladesh (the birthplace of Sri Pundarik It is good you already have a rela- walked away and left them there all day. Vidyanidhi, see C.C.), we are completely tionship with the ox. It makes it easier.I When I was going home that evening, I dependant upon our oxen for our agricul- used to go feed mine during japa. I untied them and walked them back up. ture (plowing, hauling, gobar and part-time would chant 6 rounds with them while They never ran away again. oil production). We produce all of our own they ate their grain. Every time before I grains (rice) and about 35% of our own fed them grain, I would whistle a certain vegetables, Dahl, etc. There are two fami- whistle, then feed them. It wouldn't have lies that look after the oxen (and cows), I to be a whistle, it could be any kind of a imagine they could claim to be fully depen- call, just one they would consistently as- dant and both them and the entire commu- sociate with goodies ( the grain). nity would be very hard put to survive Thereafter, anytime I needed them Page 14 THE ISCOWP NEWS
(Continued from page 8) storage, processing and drying facility. 9) Wipe rims and threads of jar with a ISCOWP UPDATE Also, it provides a storage area in the clean, damp cloth. Remove lid from hot farm and it now circling the old farm form of a root cellar for the garden pro- water with tongs or lid wand. Place lid house, this area will provide excellent entry duce. on jar rim with sealing compound next to and exit access for the oxen when they get This increased living area, will al- glass. Screw band down evenly and hooked up to their implements. low Balabhadra and Chayadevi to move firmly, just until resistance is met. out of their son's home construction and Stocking Up of Garden Produce allow him his own space. In addition, 10) As each jar is filled, set it onto the Growing your own food comes full Lakshmi our daughter is building a stick rack in the steam-pressure canner. The circle when you come to the step of pre- frame cottage on the adjoining parcel canner should contain 2 to 3 inches of serving your food for the winter or just pre- (Vrajapura Farm consists of 3 parcels hot water; keep water at a simmer (180 serving the excess for later use. This year joined together). This living space will F) until all filled jars are placed in the we had our first garden at Vrajapura Farm. be available this December. Next to this canner. Check the water level; add boil- Lakshmi, our daughter, canned 156 quart cabin is a 1/2 acre flat area which is ex- ing water, if necessary. and gallon jars of tomatoes in different posed to the sun almost all day. Lakshmi preparations of sauce, salsa, and tomatoe is planning on planting lavender there for 11) Put cover onto canner and turn to chutney. She canned 43 quart jars of herbal sachets, perfumes, etc. There is lock lid in place. Adjust heat;bring water beans, kale, beets, peppers and relish made also a flat area (2 acres) next to the Earth to a boil, leave vent open until steam has with green peppers. Shelter that will also be developed into a escaped steadily for 10 minutes. Put weight on vent. One bonus from Mother Nature was (Continued from page 9) the apples from the wild apple trees that CANNING are growing here on our farm. We now are free of scratches and the sealing com- 12) Bring pressure to 10 pounds for alti- have 60 quart jars of applesauce, 30 pint pound is even and complete. Check tudes at or below 1,000 feet above sea jars, and 18 quart jars of cut apples in bands for proper fit. level. Keep pressure steady during entire syrup from which we can make apple processing period. Process pints 20 min- strudel. 3) Wash jars and two piece caps in hot, utes, quarts 25 minutes. When processing Lakshmi found that the pressure soapy water. Rinse well. Dry bands; set is complete, turn off heat. cooker she was using was inadequate. Our aside. Heat jars and lids in a saucepot of neighbor, Madhava Gosh, had an extra ad- simmering water (180 F). DO NOT 13) Let pressure return to 0 naturally. equate pressure cooker which we were BOIL LIDS. Allow jars and lids to re- Wait 2 minutes to open vent. Unfasten able to use. For the ownership of the pres- main in hot water until ready for use, re- cover; raise canner lid towards you, al- sure cooker, Lakshmi traded 75 pounds of moving one at a time as needed. lowing steam to escape in opposite direc- Bitter Melon. As you can guess, we had a tion. Lift off cover. Let jars set in canner very good crop of Bitter Melon and we are 4) Select fresh green beans which are 5 to 10 minutes to adjust to the lower planning on planting more next year. young tender and crisp. Wash beans in temperature. Remove jars from canner We did not have any drying space so several changes of water; lift beans out of and set them upright, 1 to 2 inches apart, we dried only a little quantity of the pro- water and drain. on a towel to cool. Do not retighten duce. We have 2 gallon jars of dried Bitter bands. Let jars cool 12 to 24 hours. Melon, 7 jars of dried beans, 3quarts of 5) Remove strings and trim ends. Cut or dried chili peppers, 6 bags of Kale, and break beans into uniform pieces. Prepare 14) After jars are cooled, check lids for a several bags of peppermint. only enough for one canner load. seal by pressing on the center of each lid. We have not dug up the potatoes yet as If the center is pulled down and does not we have very little storage area. We have 6) Cover beans with boiling water; boil 5 flex, remove the band and try to lift the been digging them up as we use them. Next minutes. Remove beans from cooking lid off with your fingertips. If the lid does year about this time we should have a full water. not flex and you cannot lift it off, the lid storage and drying area which will allow us has a good vacuum seal. Wipe off lid and to prepare more food and herbs. 7) Remove canning jar from hot water jar surface with a clean, damp cloth to with a jar lifter; set jar on a towel. Add 1 remove food particles or residue. Label, Construction of Vrajapura Village teaspoon salt per quart or 1/2 teaspoon store jars in a cool, dry. dark place. Construction of living space on Vra- salt per pint, if desired. Carefully ladle japura Farm has taken a lot of our time hot cooking liquid or boiling water over since most of the work is being done by us. beans, leaving 1-inch headspace. Chart; Providing living space will increase the manpower potential for the farm. The mod- 8) Run a metallic spatula between green Laxmi Narain Modi, Secretary General ified earth shelter for Balabhadra and beans and jar; press back gently on beans of The Vegetarian Society of Delhi, sent Chayadevi will serve also as the ISCOWP to release trapped air bubbles. Repeat us this chart of the detrimental effects of office, and the Ox Power Herb Company's procedure 2 to 3 times around jar. eating meat. THE ISCOWP NEWS Page 15
disease of civilization greenhouse effect
desertification
diseases of heart & circulation, rheumatism, gout, increased pro- Climatic Changes diabetes of the elderly, etc. duction of methane gas
loss of species diversity giant cattle herds desertification
soil erosion deforestation of rainforests to obtain Third World hunger increasing chemical interference farming grazing land
monoculture import of animal feed contamination of ground water higher from Third World meat consumption- nitrates
manure destruction of local markets
ammonia fumes mass animal exports to poor raising countries
disappearance of forests overproduction
acid rain raising of animals in over fertilization of inadequate conditions waste of tax revenue seas increasing unfair competition for medication small scale businesses
death of marine life residues in food
disappearance of agricultural businesses sick animals
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