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 July 20th 2010, The walking bridge that was washed away due to the heavy flow in the stream is being replaced.
 May 28th 2010, The BEV Village school has opened to the new school year 2010-1011. The regular classes from 1-10 are continuing. Four new students have joined for this academic year.
 May 20th 2010, Guests and Visitors who wish to visit BEV may keep in mind that the rainy season has started and will be very wet with downpours. The weather will clear out by the end of September. Please write to kcd108@yahoo.com for any further information.
 May 10th 2010, Plowing and land preperation for the rainy season rice crop have been started. Rice is a labour intensive crop with 3 1/2 to 4 months between planting and harvest.
April 27th 2010, In completion of the 'Bharatanatyam'
Workshop commenced on 16th of April, the children that participated
have had a performance and inhabitants of nearby villages have
attended.
April
23rd 2010, The sugercane fields have been harvested.
The yield has been processed into natural sweetener, 'gur' for
consumption at BEV and the School. The process involves extracting
juice of the sugercane and boiling it down (4-5 hours per batch
of 200 liters) to obtain a semi-solid mass which is called 'gur'
or jaggery.
April 16th 2010, A 12 day 'Bharatanatyam'
{Traditional Indian Dance} Workshop has started, offered by
Pushpa Performing Arts Centre(R), and presided
by Master Ganesh P. The workshop is open not only to BEV School
students but students from other nearby villages too. Close
to 40 students have signed up.
Volunteers
now in Korea... Click Here to View
April 6th 2010, The school year 2009-2010
is complete and the school children were taken on a field trip
to a Water park in Mangalore, The Udupi Krishna Temple in Udupi
and the Someswara Beach in Byndoor. The trip lasted 2 days and
the children were very excited!
March 15th 2010, The final exams for the
school year 2009-2010 have begun. It may be duly noted that
the BEV School has had a 100% pass rate in the past 16 years
since its establishment.
February 19th 2010, School children had a
dance performance for guests presently at BEV. The improvement
over previous performances has been appreciated.
February 10th 2009, The Corn crop has matured
and is being used in daily use for cooking and the stalks of
the harvested plants given to the cattle.
January 12th 2009, The sugarcane field near
the Goshala (Cowshed) is ready for use. At present mainly harvested
as needed for fresh sugarcane juice. Making of Cane Jaggery
(Liquid sweetener made by cooking down sugarcane juice till
semi-solid) is being considered.
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January 5th 2010, The Sauna has been completed
by help from volunteers, wwoofers as well as hired masons. It
has been tested by guests and wwoofers to satisfaction. Minor
adjustments are being done based on feedback.
January 2nd 2010, The house being renovated
for accomodation purposes for Volunteers and Wwoofers has been
completed. It can accomodate 6 persons on twin share basis and
upto 6 more in dormitory arrangements.
December 8th 2009, The rice crop has matured
and ready for harvest. Harvesting is being done by volunteers,
wwoofers and personnel of BEV.
Nov 4th 2009, The Mid-Term Examinations for
the School have commenced. This is half yearly external testing
for all students in 8th, 9th and 10th standards and internal
for all other standards.
Oct 18th 2009, School children have had a
celebration for the Dipavali festival. Dipavali is called ‘the
festival of lights’. The festival is celebrated by lighting
many oil lamps and singing songs. Sweets are an inseparable
part of the festival.
Oct 6th 2009, The vegetable growing season
has arrived. Many deferent varieties of vegetables such as beans,
pumpkins, radish, spinach, potato, sweet potato, etc have been
planted. Vegetables take between 30-90 days to fruit
depending on the variety.
Oct 5th 2009,
The three room hill house is being renovated to provide accommodation
for WWOOFERs and Volunteers when they visit Bev.
Sep 30th 2009, New fields of Corn have been
planted intercropped with Mung beans.
Both wholesome nutritious grains.
Sep 18th 2009,
The yoga pandal is being extended by 30% so as to accomodate
more persons. The area surrounding the Pandal is also being
remodelled.
Sep 16th 2009, A field of Pineapples has
been planted. Pineapples usually take 11-15 months to fruit
and yield 1 fruit per plant. Pineapple's nutrients include calcium,
potassium, fiber ,and vitamin C. It is low in fat and cholesterol.
Vitamin C is the body's primary water soluble antioxidant, against
free radicals that attack and damage normal cells. It is also
a good source of vitamin B1, vitamin B6, copper and dietary
fiber.
Sep 16th 2009,
Construction of a Sauna has begun. A Sauna is a small room designed
to be heated to very high temperatures, with well-controlled
humidity. Saunas are used both for recreational and therapeutic
purposes, with most people utilizing them as a relaxation tool
that provides additional health benefits.
Sep 12th 2009,
A sitout area is being built near the Ayurvedic Massage Centre.
It will serve as a waiting hall as well as to relax.
Aug 29th 2009, This is to inform all visitors
and volunteers that after 20th of September the weather will
be pleasant and visitors/volunteers may plan their visit/stay
after the same. Visits may be informed/coordinated by e-mail
at kcd108@yahoo.com
or by phone at (+91) 9243600563
or 9242627114. Thank You.
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