{"id":5125,"date":"2021-09-14T17:53:37","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T22:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/?p=5125"},"modified":"2021-09-14T19:44:11","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T00:44:11","slug":"134-september-15-2021-potatoes-spuds-and-taters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/2021\/09\/14\/134-september-15-2021-potatoes-spuds-and-taters\/","title":{"rendered":"#134  &#8211; September 15, 2021 &#8212;  Potatoes, Spuds, and Taters!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Dear Friends,<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Last weekend, with an abundance of love and devotion, eager volunteers harvested prashad potatoes from Ishwar\u2019s dera garden in Bruce, Wisconsin.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BE498A7F-F693-48EA-8927-7E63C4A4882D\" src=\"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/3-Dera-2021-garden-potatoes-3.jpeg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The potato-plucking party was ably assisted by&nbsp;\u201cShanti&#8221; the dera puppy, who has a nose for buried treats!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"D68DCF1E-0744-409C-AF32-56318CF5BC64\" src=\"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2-Dera-2021-garden-digging-potatoes.jpeg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The spud-spaders were rewarded with a treasure-trove of tremendous tubers beneath each plant.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"3A428D8F-A350-4573-A73C-4DA981A3414B\" src=\"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5-Dera-2021-garden-potatoes.jpeg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Happy sevadars display tomorrow\u2019s lunch \u2026 either baked potatoes, or potato stew, or mashed potatoes, or twice-baked potatoes, or boiled potatoes, or roasted potatoes, or hash-brown potatoes, or potato soup, or potato salad, or \u201cWho Cares!\u201d potatoes!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"5C6A5F0C-F22F-4374-A69C-FE16E0C0FBE2\" src=\"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4-Dera-2021-garden-potatoes-1.jpeg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Shanti, the tater-turning canine, was delighted by the opportunity for dirt seva!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"7047DB3E-15B7-4263-931C-B491BC282292\" src=\"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/6-Dera-2021-Shanti-puppy-dog-at-dera.jpeg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">ISHA\u2019s chairman, Jagannath, displays a prize-winning tuber.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"918BE7A5-44AF-4CC8-B302-D8742E261C9B\" src=\"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/7-Dera-2021-potatoes-Jag.jpeg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">After the spuds have cured in the garage, they will be enjoyed by the local sangat for many months.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"8F2DF639-42EF-4B2F-97A3-C6B2B142A9D4\" src=\"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/ishwarsprojects2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/8-Dera-2021-garden-potatoes-spuds.jpeg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">With warmest regards,<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Paul Bauer<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">ISHA Dera Building Committee<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Any questions related to Ishwar Ji\u2019s dera project can be directed to Jagannath at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:chairman@ishanews.org\">chairman@ishanews.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Information on making donations can be found on the ISHA Seva webpage:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ishanews.org\/voluntary-contribution\/\">https:\/\/ishanews.org\/voluntary-contribution\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends, &nbsp; Last weekend, with an abundance of love and devotion, eager volunteers harvested prashad potatoes from Ishwar\u2019s dera garden in Bruce, Wisconsin. &nbsp; &nbsp; The potato-plucking party was ably assisted by&nbsp;\u201cShanti&#8221; the dera puppy, who has a nose for buried treats! &nbsp; 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