{"id":5037,"date":"2021-06-10T11:24:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T16:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/?p=5037"},"modified":"2021-06-10T21:39:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T02:39:03","slug":"129-june-11-2021-growing-seva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/2021\/06\/10\/129-june-11-2021-growing-seva\/","title":{"rendered":"#129 – June 11, 2021 — Growing Seva!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ishwar\u2019s garden of prashad is planted!  During the long Memorial Day weekend, a devoted team of vegetable-loving volunteers gathered at the dera site in Wisconsin to plant the nearly 10,000 square foot garden.  <\/span>

Last fall, large plastic tarps were placed over parts of the garden in order to inhibit the growth of weeds.  The tarps were removed to reveal a mostly weed-free plot.  Note the charming new garden shed that was constructed by volunteers late last year.  The shed will be used to store our garden tools and hoses.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tons of amazing, dark brown compost were delivered to the site, and spread evenly over the garden beds.  This organic compost is produced by a local farmer friend, and is the key ingredient to the fertility of the soil, and past success of the garden.<\/span><\/p>\n

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From the air, it\u2019s easy to pick out the new brown compost, and one of the large plastic sheets. The sevadars are planting potatoes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hundreds of potatoes were planted in shallow trenches.<\/span><\/p>\n

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These happy gardeners are planting the huge greenhouse tomatoes. Some of the tomato babies were so tall that they had to be planted lying down in trenches!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rows and rows of broccoli and cabbage were lovingly transplanted to their new homes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A happy day, and nothing but smiles from our virtuoso gardener, who had carefully nourished the greenhouse babies for the last few months.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Amazingly, the weather cooperated, and the planting is done. The square garden in the foreground is filled with tasty herbs, such as basil, oregano, cilantro, and parsley.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tomatoes to the left, a variety of members of the cabbage family in the center, and asparagus, onions, and garlic in the distance.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It was a fantastic five days of seva!  There will be lots of future work weeding and harvesting, so if you\u2019d like to volunteer, please sign up on the ISHA webpage here [https:\/\/ishanews.org\/seva\/<\/a>].<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the next blog, the Dera Building Committee sends out a Meeting Hall construction update!<\/span>

With warmest regards,<\/span>
Paul Bauer<\/span>
ISHA Dera Building Committee<\/span><\/div>\n
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