By Tiny Farm Lab
The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.
Join us as we explore an incredible journey from Italy to the heart of Ghana's jungle. Our guest, Joshua Kwaku Aseidu shares his inspiring story of building a self-sufficient ecovillage and the invaluable skills he learned along the way. We delve into the profound impacts of colonization on the Global South and celebrate the richness of indigenous wisdom. Don't miss this episode filled with adventure, resilience, and deep cultural insights!
What You'll Learn:
🛖 Impacts of colonization
🛖 How to self-build an eco-village
🛖 Living the off-grid life
🛖 Challenges of tropical forest life
🛖 How to travel across continents and gain valuable skills
Time stamps
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:25 -Secret of Joshua’s infectious smile
00:02:47 - Background Story
00:04:13 - Facing racism in Milan and consumerist culture
00:07:47 - One way ticket to Greece
00:08:09 - Modelling life in London
00:09:40 - Living alone on the Australian Beach with the crocodiles
00:16:08 - Meeting Indigenous people on the beach
00:22:34 - MMA in USA, and India
00:23:25 - Landing in New Zealand with 50 dollars
00:26:28 - Learning being self-sufficienct on the Samoan island
00:31:38 - Back to Europe, Desire to have my own land, writing a book
00:37:32 - Queenstown Airport incident
00:41:42 - Colonisation of the Global South and finding the right land
00:44:35 - Early Days and challenges, Building the house, Malaria
00:59:12 -Eco-colonisation
01:05:56 - Law of attraction and manifestation
01:08:10 - Loneliness vs Solitude
01:14:00 - Joshua’s message to the dreamers
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How wonderful is finding a partner who shares your dreams and values? Pawan and Marloes are the founders of Vanirah Farm, a permaculture farm on the top of the Himalayan mountain in Uttarakhand, India. In this conversation, we trace their journey from finding land and building an earthbag dome to growing a fruit forest.
What You'll Learn:
🛖 Building a life in the mountains.
🛖 Building an earthbag dome.
🛖 Living the off-grid life
🛖 Challenges of mountain life
🛖 Life lessons from the country living.
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Timestamps -
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:50 - Background Story
00:08:38 - How did you find the land?
00:14:36 - Finding the right partner to pursue such a dream.
00:16:20 - How were the early days like?
00:20:28 - Why did you build an Earthbag dome?
00:28:09 - What does your ideal day look like?
00:33:18 - How does your family see your life?
00:35:10 - What are the life lessons you learned from the journey?
00:38:36 - What’s the big picture and vision for the future?
00:42:57 - Advice to young people aspiring to live such a life?
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vanirah_farm/
Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@vanirahfarm8455
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Abhishek Shirsat and Corrie Foreman Shirsat are the founders of Red Earth House, a place of exploration, rewilding, creativity, and initiative in a village near Chiplun in the Konkan region of India. Abhishek has lived his life in the forests, researching and rescuing snakes. Corrie is an artist, poking ink on her skin and of her friends since childhood.
What You'll Learn:
🛖 Building a life in the countryside
🛖 How to start an intentional art community.
🛖 Why you shouldn't be afraid of all snakes.
🛖 Challenges of living a rural life.
🛖 Learn about alternative and intentional tattoos.
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Read the show notes: https://www.tinyfarmlab.com/post/CorrieandAbhishek
Timestamps -
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:00 - Background Story, Nomadic life, chasing a snake for 9 months
00:05:00 - Why are people scared of snakes
00:07:55 - Tattooing and how do you influence each other’s creativity
00:12:25 - How do rural environment and nature influence your creativity
00:14:15 - How did you find the place and acquire skills like Natural Building
00:23:02 - Building with friends and volunteers
00:25:11 - How has the commune evolved over time?
00:27:42 - The balance between hosting and working on your art
00:30:24 - Challenges of community living
00:34:54 - Reaction of rural community
00:37:50 - What's happening at Red Earth House currently
Instagram -
Red Earth House:
https://www.instagram.com/redearthhouse/
Corrie Foreman Shirsat:
https://www.instagram.com/corrieforeman/
Abhishek Shirsat:
https://www.instagram.com/blackkrait_arts/ Link to Red Earth House: https://www.redearthhouse.com/
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Christina Ransbury is an interior and architecture designer, who strives to use low-carbon building methods that not only stand the test of time but prioritize the health of our planet. She is also an artist and a dreamer who wants to make this world a beautiful example of what humans are capable of.
What You'll Learn:
🛖 Pragmatic approach to sustainability
🛖 What is greenwashing?
🛖 Increasing the desirability of natural building
🛖 Passive Solar vs Passive House
🛖 How to Build Resilience
🛖 Using a pattern language in architecture design
📚Books mentioned in the videos:
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction
https://amzn.to/3vefAAs
Solar house
https://amzn.to/3veF7tn
You can also find the book in your nearest bookstore.
Thank you for watching. We appreciate your support, sharing, and subscribing to our YouTube channel.
Read the show notes: https://www.tinyfarmlab.com/post/christinaransbury
Timestamps -
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:30 - Background Story
00:03:55 - Building resilience
00:05:55 - Achievable sustainability
00:07:22 - Green building or greenwashing
00:12:18 - Natural Building and its desirability
00:15:40 - Is natural building movement gaining popularity?
00:18:05 - Do buildings affect emotions?
00:23:10 - Protecting or isolating nature?
00:25:25 - Book recommendations
00:29:00 - Selling vs promoting
00:33:10 - Building vs buying houses
00:34:50 - Using A pattern language by Christopher Alexander
00:41:50 - Advice for designers and people looking to build their house
Christina's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cransbury.design/
Christina's website: https://www.cransbury.com/
Link to Natureally: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDZ6NkcZWaShxpocHaSki-A
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Meet Sudhanshu Verma, a passionate Cyclist and a Filmmaker. He is known for choosing the road less traveled, literally and metaphorically. He has bikepacked across India and now dreams of seeing the world on his bicycle. In this conversation, he shares his story of overcoming scarcity and creating abundance.
What You'll Learn:
🌱 How to overcome the scarcity mindset
🌱 How to change your relationship with money
🌱 How to create an abundance mindset
🌱 Decluttering and becoming lighter
Timestamps -
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:12 - Background Story
00:05:25 - Moving out of home
00:13:34 - What does success mean to you?
00:16:49 - Working with your hands
00:20:35 - Embracing simplicity
00:24:00 - How has your relationship with money changed
00:31:17 - 3 important meta-skills for you
00:38:00 - The importance of having good routines
00:42:00 - Desire and vision for the future
Thank you for watching. We appreciate your support, sharing, and subscribing to our YouTube channel. Read the show notes: https://www.tinyfarmlab.com/post/sudhanshuverma
Sudhanshu's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sudhanshuvermaa/
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Meet Karen Rosenkranz, the trend forecaster, ethnographer, and author behind 'City Quitters: Creative Pioneers Pursuing Post-Urban Life.' 📚 Join us on a journey as we explore the motivations behind creatives leaving cities for rural pastures. What's life like in the countryside, and what are the unique benefits and challenges? 🌿🏡
What You'll Learn:
🌱 Discover the cultural shift towards decentralization and autonomy,
🌱 Uncover the motivations and thinking patterns behind creatives leaving urban life
🌱 What are the means of living in the countryside?
🌱 Benefits and challenges of rural life.
📚Books mentioned in the videos:
City Quitters: An Exploration of Post-Urban Life
https://amzn.to/47eYkJt
📰 Subscribe to Karen's Newsletter:
https://cityquitters.substack.com/
Karen's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cityquitters/
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:41 - Background
00:04:06 - Why the future belongs to the countryside?
00:06:07 - Accelerated trend during the pandemic
00:08:05 - What are the benefits of living in the countryside?
00:09:52 - Common trends among the city quitters
00:11:34 - The process of moving to the rural life
00:14:52 - Income streams in the countryside?
00:17:00 - Can you share some of your favorite stories of city quitters
00:20:21 - How does nature or physical work influence creativity?
00:26:15 - Do people get lonely when they move to the countryside?
00:29:52 - What do people who have made the move to the countryside miss most about the city?
00:32:39 - Common fears of making the moving to the countryside
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Raghuveer Singh Rathore, famously known as Raghu Raahi, is a singer 🎤, songwriter ✍️, filmmaker 🎬, traveler ✈️, and natural builder 🌿. He passionately inspires people to fulfill their dream of traveling the world by teaching them how to travel in exchange for work 💪. When he's not exploring the world, you'll find him dedicated to crafting beautiful earthbag domes 🌆. 🌍✨
What You'll Learn:
🌱 The art of traveling in exchange for work, turning wanderlust into reality.
🌱 Insights into the unique earthbag building technique
🌱 The philosophy of slow living and finding fulfillment outside of conventional career paths.
🌱 The power of following your heart in life's journey.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:25 - Earthbag Dome Workshop
00:03:07 - Quitting CA, Travelling in exchange for work
00:06:00 - Getting into the natural building
00:08:45 - Background story
00:12:57 - Advantages and disadvantages of Earthbag building, Villager’s reaction
00:20:01 - Traveling full-time vs settling down at a farm
00:23:23 - What does home mean to you?
00:26:44 - Advice to someone wanting to quit their job and travel
00:30:27 - What about people with responsibilities?
For show notes click here
Watch it on Youtube
⛰️ Connect with Raghu on Instagram
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🌱 Meet Yask Kulshreshtha: Founder of Muddled Studio 🏡🔬 A scientific researcher in sustainable construction materials, Yask's PhD thesis "Building affordable, durable, and desirable earthen houses" at TU Delft, Netherlands, tackles rural Indian housing challenges: affordability, durability, and desirability. 🇳🇱🌍 Join us as we bust mud-building myths and dive into the science behind it. 🏡🧐
What You'll Learn:
🌱 Science behind mud buildings
🌱 Why mud buildings are better for your health
🌱 Innovative Solutions to develop affordable, water-resistant earthen building materials.
🌱 Explore the choice between cement and lime in sustainable construction materials and the role of stabilizers.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:40 - Background
00:04:47 - Backpacking trip through Rural India and perception of mud houses
00:07:12 - Biggest misconceptions around the Earth building
00:13:34 - Breathability of mud buildings
00:16:20 - Why choose to research mud? What is your thesis about?
00:19:14 - Cement vs Lime and Stabilizers for CSEB (Compressed Stabilised Earth Blocks)
00:24:43 - Cow dung as a stabilizer and its water resistance
00:31:12 - Should you do a master's or Ph.D. in the Netherlands? What brings you back to India? 00:38:48 - Vision for the future?
For show notes click here
Watch it on Youtube
⛰️ Connect with Yask on Linkedin
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🌿 Meet Utsow Pradhan, founder of TIEEDI, an ecological forest training center, nestled in Darjeeling that focuses on 🌳 permaculture, regenerative tourism, natural farming, and sustainable land and building design consultation. They also work on experiential environmental education 🌏 and holistic waste management projects in the hills.🌱
What You'll Learn:
🌱 How you can build a permaculture forest garden.
🌱 How you can create decentralized zero waste management systems
🌱 Making a private or NGO environment organization
🌱 What is the idea of Gross National Abundance
Time Stamps
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:22 - What happens at TIEEDI?
00:03:15 - The philosophy behind TIEEDI?
00:06:00 - Vision behind TIEEDI and Building Mud Houses
00:10:45 - Solving Waste Management Crises
00:12:38 - Creating a zero-waste village and Decentralized waste management
00:16:04 - Go Private or become an NGO? 00:22:46 - Changing people’s psychology
00:24:59 - Gross National Abundance vs Gross Domestic Product
00:32:00 - Relationship with money
00:34:43 - Advice for people beginning their journey
For show notes click here
Watch it on Youtube
⛰️ Connect with Utsow on Instagram
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Karan Patel 🌱 is the visionary founder of Aanushrav, an awe-inspiring farm nestled in Anand, where he is reviving ancient lifestyle by practicing sustainable 🌾 agriculture, traditional 🏗️ construction, natural 🧵 textile dyeing, artisanal 🍞 sourdough bread baking, crafting 🍓 natural jams, extracting colors from 🌼 flowers, and even adding personal touches like 🧶 embroidering and creating your hair care essentials, all while respecting the 🌍 Earth. 💚🏡
What You'll Learn:
🌱 How you can embody a holistic sustainable lifestyle.
🌱 How to know whether the farm life is for you.
🌱 How you can learn things by doing
🌱 Why sustainability is a journey and not a destination
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⛰️ Connect with Karan on Instagram
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The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.