This will consist of widespread, labour-intensive means of production of utility items like honey, incense, food processing products, pottery items and so on. Cottage industries will be required for three purposes:

(1) To supply the needs of the community & thus help in achieving self-sufficiency; 

(2) To serve as a source of livelihood for resident householders; and 

(3) To generate some livelihood for the residents of villages around Gokuldham.

A partial list of proposed cottage industries includes: Honey, Agarbatti & ‘Dhup’ manufacturing, Cow products, Carpentry, Blacksmithy, Pottery (for all our vessels, lamps etc.), Jaggery production, Oil- ghani, Ahimsa silk production (yarn), Products of straw, grass, cane and bamboo, Products of some important useful trees like coconut, palm, banana etc., Hand-made paper, Khadi cloth – growing cotton, spinning, weaving, dyeing with natural dyes on traditional handlooms.
The KVIC and Department of Forestry and Agriculture, Government of Karnataka and other organisations have very kindly and readily offered their training facilities and guidance for our volunteers.