{"id":478,"date":"2011-06-17T16:18:33","date_gmt":"2011-06-17T16:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iskconuk.com\/?p=478"},"modified":"2011-06-30T16:03:37","modified_gmt":"2011-06-30T16:03:37","slug":"production-of-uks-most-expensive-milk-at-bhaktivedanta-manor-to-be-expanded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/iskconuk.com\/?p=478","title":{"rendered":"Production of UK&#8217;s Most Expensive Milk, At Bhaktivedanta Manor To Be Expanded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.watfordobserver.co.uk\/news\/9089120.Production_of_UK_s_most_expensive_milk_to_be_expanded\/?ref=mmsp\">By Paul Lee and Chris Hewett<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Production of the most expensive pint of milk in the UK will be expanded after Hare Krishna farmers in Aldenham agreed a deal with a Kent dairy.<\/p>\n<p>Ahimsa milk, costing \u00c2\u00a32.40 per litre, or \u00c2\u00a31.70 a pint, is currently produced at Bhaktivedanta Manor, in Hilfield Lane, Aldenham, but officials at the temple have penned a deal to increase production.<\/p>\n<p>The Lotus Trust, which manages sales of the produce through its Ahimsa Milk Foundation, has agreed a deal with Commonwork Organic Dairy, in Kent, to produce more of the luxury white stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Customers in Watford will be able to order the dear dairy straight to their door, via a subscription, when production begins in July.<\/p>\n<p>The extraordinary produce costs more than double the price of organic milk due to the special treatment the pampered cows receive before and during milking.<\/p>\n<p>The animals, considered holy by the Hare Krishna faith, are massaged during the process and scented candles and soothing music add to the calming atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>No animals are ever slaughtered, and elderly cows are given retirement to a sanctuary at approximately 13 years old, safe in the knowledge a pension scheme, derived from milk sales, will support them into their later years.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 65p from every litre sold goes towards the animal&#8217;s retirement fund, which covers hospice and vet costs.<\/p>\n<p>Sita Rama das, director of the Lotus Trust, said: &#8220;It has been a lot of effort to get here and we&#8217;re happy to provide this service to the public. We are very excited about how this project will develop in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Lotus Trust has been campaigning for better treatment of cows, and all money gained from this venture will be invested to promote care and better welfare for the animals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information visit www.ahimsamilk.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Paul Lee and Chris Hewett Production of the most expensive pint of milk in the UK will be expanded after Hare Krishna farmers in Aldenham agreed a deal with a Kent dairy. Ahimsa milk, costing \u00c2\u00a32.40 per litre, or \u00c2\u00a31.70 a pint, is currently produced at Bhaktivedanta Manor, in Hilfield Lane, Aldenham, but officials [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bhaktivedanta-manor","category-cow-protection"],"views":7459,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/iskconuk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/iskconuk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/iskconuk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/iskconuk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/iskconuk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/iskconuk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/iskconuk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/iskconuk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/iskconuk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}