{"id":67646,"date":"2022-11-17T11:57:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T11:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=67646"},"modified":"2022-11-17T11:57:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T11:57:18","slug":"the-vegan-temple-keeping-cardiff-fed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2022\/11\/17\/the-vegan-temple-keeping-cardiff-fed\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>The vegan temple keeping Cardiff fed<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The city\u2019s Hare Krishna centre has been feeding the community since 1999 but its services are needed now more than ever<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tykrishna.cymru\/\">TY Krishna Cymru<\/a> is handing out free vegan food to those in need in response to the cost-of-living crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Food for Life project at the Bute Street spiritual centre operates a no-questions-asked policy, ensuring nobody who visits goes hungry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"875\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/female-monk-875x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/female-monk-875x1024.jpeg 875w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/female-monk-256x300.jpeg 256w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/female-monk-770x901.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/female-monk-293x343.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/female-monk.jpeg 935w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"875\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/female-monk-875x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/female-monk-875x1024.jpeg 875w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/female-monk-256x300.jpeg 256w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/female-monk-770x901.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/female-monk-293x343.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/female-monk.jpeg 935w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo one within 10 miles of T\u0177 Krishna Cymru should go hungry. Eating is a basic need; everyone needs to eat,\u201d said Gopi-Gita Devi Dasi, a Bhakti yoga practitioner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no expectation for users of the Food for Life project to follow the beliefs of the Hare Krishna community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All food provided is vegan as followers of the Krishna Consciousness abstain from meat, dairy and alcohol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>T\u0177 Krishna Cymru relies on profits from its caf\u00e9 The Atma Lounge on Queen Street and donations to the temple. Their community efforts over lockdown led to a \u00a3200,000 grant from the government to build on that work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDuring Covid normal activities, including our lounge, had to shut so we had to hand out flyers in Butetown and Grangetown to expand the project,\u201d says Gopi-Gita, a 28-year-old from Swansea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe started with nothing during lockdown; we just had people and time, but the government noticed our efforts so gave us \u00a3200,000 in funding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>T\u0177 Krishna Cymru helps a lot of homeless people and those with mental health issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople appreciate what we do, we even get the homeless giving us what little change they have as a form of donation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During lockdown, they served between 600 and 1,000 meals, via home deliveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>T\u0177 Krishna Cymru launched a voucher scheme in partnership with various Cardiff Council Hwbs to make the project more accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has also collaborated with Oasis Cardiff, supplying free, vegan meals to refugees and asylum seekers and will be delivering Christmas meals along with local third-sector organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before managing the Food for Life project, Gopi-Gita was involved with outreach and mental health work in Swansea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Always a spiritual person, Gopi-Gita joined Krishna Consciousness after becoming unsatisfied with Western philosophy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The belief system is greatly inspired by Hinduism with selflessness at its core. Teachings are over 5,000 years old and originate in India, where Gopi-Gita\u2019s name comes from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy family were shocked when I first joined but many families accept it with time after seeing how much happier their kids become following this clean lifestyle,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also Hare Krishnan spiritual centres in Rhondda, Swansea, and Caerphilly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They offer meditation sessions through YMCA centres and have a dedicated artist and NHS physiotherapist on hand to volunteer across the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur outreach is probably the reason we get so many young people joining us. 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