Farming, cows & environment
From barren land to a green ashram
Why this seva
Farming, cows & environment: how it began, and today
The land given in 1984 was barren and rocky. Through shramdaan it was terraced, farmed and planted; today it is green. The ashram family farms the land, cares for the cows and plants trees, and this farming feeds the ashram family's annadan.
Gurudev Maharaj saw God in the fields: on the last day of his life he was still sowing, and as he released the bullocks he told them, “Now you rest.”
What this seva provides
- Farming and grainThe ashram's fields feed the ashram family.
- Care for the cowsDaily care for the ashram's cows.
- Tree plantingPlanting and caring for trees on the campus.
- Saving water and soilBunds that hold the water and the soil.
Ways to give
Your help for Farming, cows & environment
Total₹1,000
Give ₹1,000
About the ashram
An ashram family that walks in Gurudev Maharaj's way
The Akhil Bharatiya Gurudas Seva Ashram is one family: the elders who live at the ashram, the students in its hostel and its sevaks. Shri Sant Gurudev Maharaj founded it in 1984 on his own 14 acres, on the thought of Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj's Gramgeeta.
His ideal was a simple life ‘until everyone has food, clothing and shelter’. Every seva of the ashram still follows the way he laid down, and your help reaches this same ashram family.
How it works
How this seva works
- 1
Caring for the land
Bunds and water conservation.
- 2
Sowing
Sowing and farming by the season.
- 3
Gau-seva
Daily care for the cows.
- 4
Trees
Planting trees and keeping them alive.
In pictures
See the seva
Then and now
Questions
How is my gift used?
A gift made on this page is used for this seva, for the ashram family who live at the ashram. If you chose an item, that item is what your gift provides.
How does sponsorship work?
A sponsorship meets this seva's costs for a period. It supports the whole seva, not one named person, so that everyone's dignity and safety are protected.
Will I hear how it went?
Yes. New photos, events and news from this seva appear on this page. For anything else, message the ashram on WhatsApp.
Can I visit?
Yes, you are welcome. Please call or WhatsApp before you come.
Can I give in kind?
Yes, for items marked ‘can also be given as goods’. Use the WhatsApp link on that item to tell the ashram.
