Kalakanta came all the way from Mayapura, India, to be with us. With origins from Brazil, he took to the path of Bhaktiyears ago, and has adopted and adapted to a more simple way of life, and been blessed to be the Minister of Cow Protection and Agriculture for ISKCON. We are fortunate to have him inspire us with our various farm initiatives in central Canada, which will soon culminate in a Farmer’s Conference in Quebec on the 18th.
Taking a stretch of the Great Trail, Vishal, the owner of the first farm to visit this week, Kala (for short), Connor and I made that walk. The attention went to conversation. Questions were seriously lodged toward Kala.
“How can we make this organic life with plants, food, and bovines work in this crazy world of capitalism?”
We were absorbed in this intriguing topic as we trekked through farmlands, cedars and hardwoods. Kala shared with us what he has seen, heard and participated in with alternative cultural endeavours around the world. He speaks from experience, and naturally, wherever he goes, he picks up on concepts and ways of doing things in every new place he visits.
I was proud of the fact that we cleared seven kilometres in what appeared to be no time at all. The condition of pain felt from some blood clotting is subsiding, and I hardly felt that ‘catching a breath’ feeling.
Our walking journey ended at Tottenham, at Vishal’s actual home, for kirtan, food and more conversation, and with more guests. We indulged in the best of prasadam, blessed food, including dairy from ahimsa(non-violent) milk taken from Guernsey and Gir cows. It was heaven! https://www.instagram.com/p/BxWmgfRgtWK/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=8jwlxptti6bt
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