Krishna Valley (Hungary)
Krishna Valley is the ISKCON farm in Somogyvamos village in Hungary. It is the 660-acre terrific farm area which attracts thousands of tourists per year. At the moment, Krishna-valley has 150 residents, and there are an additional 30,000 people yearly who visit there or participate at religious festivals. There is also an Eco-School in Krishna-valley.
Highlights of Krishna Valley:
- Vedic life
- Hinduism and its culture in the air
- No chemical usage in farming, its done using biological options
- No water harvesting using current trends, water is collected from wells, using vedic styles
- Easy ancient Indian transport, bullock carts, horse carts
- Vedic schools and Gurukuls for children
- Ancient and proper Hindu attire for inhabitants, ladies wear Sarees and gents wear Dhoti Kurta, Kurta Pyjama most of the times
- Usage of Solar Energy for daily electricity demand, no fuel based power
Krishna Valley : Follows International Society for Krishna Consciousness
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) runs the Bhaktivedanta Theological College in Hungary. The Hungarian government has donated a separate building for the Bhaktivedanta Theological College.
Krishna devotees first appeared in Hungary at the end of the 1970s, but only in the second wave of the mission, in the mid 1980s, they did a viable community development.
Krishna Valley : Connect to Hare Krishnas in Hungary
The leaders of ISKCON mention that there are nearly 8,000 to 12,000 devotees living in Hungary. According to Tamas Barabas (one of the leaders in ISKCON), 190 to 200 devotees live in temples, and 700 to 900 devotees practice their religion seriously. In the four festivals, 9,000 to 10,000 persons gave their names, many of whom go to different Krishna programs.
Sivarama Swami is the official GBC representative in Hungary.
Krishna Valley : Legal Status
Since 1989 the Community of the Hungarian Krishna conscious devotees is a registered religion in Hungary. At their incorporation they registered 50 persons. The Parliament resolved that Hare Krishnas, Jehovah’s Witnesses, The Hungarian Church of Scientology and the Unification Church being ‘destructive sects’, would not get government support.
In March 1994, the Parliament voted for governmental support of ISKCON and, by this, they withdrew the judgement of ISKCON as ‘destructive’ and recognized its religious life and charitable work.
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Krishna Valley Indian Cultural Centre and Eco Farm in Hungary is one of the largest and oldest ecovillages in Europe. It is the member of the Global Ecovillage Network of Europe, and its research institute has an observer status in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Krishna Valley representatives cooperate and share their experiences with a wide range of inter- national organizations, including universities and higher educational institutions.
The 280-hectare farm was established in 1993, with the purpose of educating people about the values of ancient Vaishnava culture, self-sufficiency, organic farming, cow- protection, vegetarianism, and natural, God-centered lifestyle. The center of the community consisting of 150 monks and families is the Radha-Syamsundara temple, surrounded by agricultural lands, a cow protection project with sixty cows and oxen, a botanic garden, homes, a school, a guesthouse, a pure vegetarian restaurant and other guest facilities.
Krishna Valley : On an Aim
As per ISKCON based team, Our aim is to create a model of an alternative way of living that does not harm the environment but that harnesses natural resources instead. By being a practical example of such an operational farm community, we are able to demonstrate the importance of leading an environmentally friendly lifestyle and to educate others regarding the methods for doing so.
The goal of our Eco Valley Program, therefore is to show those interested that one can achieve a quality way of life that is sustainable environmentally, economically and socially.
To achieve self-sufficiency with environmentally friendly agriculture methods, we apply the following principles:
1. We strive to cultivate crops that will provide all the community’s nutritional needs. We have fruit trees, vegetables gardens, grain and bean fields as well as pasture and hay fields for our cows. We preserve our produce for the winter months, storing them in our 160-m2 underground food cellar. We only apply traditional storage and preserving methods and de-hydrate without additives.
2. On our 110 acres of land, there are more than 950 different species of trees and bushes, which enables us to preserve the values of nature and to find and research new varieties of edible plants.
3. Our cow protection project houses more than 50 herd members and saves them from slaughter. The oxen help us cultivate our land and provide us with an alternative for using tractors and heavy machinery. The cows provide us with milk.
4. For us, being self-sufficient means not being part of the national grid. Therefore, our electricity is produced by solar panels, our water is supplied by wells and the processing of wastewater is done with a reed-bed sewage system without the use of any chemicals or electricity.
We believe that the key for change is taking the initiative. Understanding the severity of climate change, depleting natural resources and other environmental problems, we are offering an alternative. Reconnecting ourselves to the land and trying to avoid using any harmful equipment or substances, we strive to lead a lifestyle that is not merely non-harmful for the environment but that actually nurtures it and us within it. We hope that by doing so we can become an inspiration for others. In this way, we also act as an educational center for those interested in becoming more environmentally friendly and finding ways to live in harmony with nature.
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