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Tiny Farm FriendsHow this couple built a slow life in the HimalayasMeet Kriti and Ashish, the founders of Slowness Himalayas, who left their fast-paced lives to build a slow, mindful life in a remote Himalayan village. From volunteering to building their stone home with local artisans, they share their inspiring journey of embracing nature, community, and creativity. Tune in to hear how they turned a dream into a way of life, creating Studio Bhamor, running an eco-stay, and transforming their land into a living sanctuary.What You'll Learn: 🪨 How to Embrace Slow Living 🪨 Building a Stone House 🪨 Living in Harmony with a Community 🪨 Creativity in the Mountains...
2024-11-151h 08
Tiny Farm FriendsCity to Building his Eco-Village: Joshua Kwaku Asiedu's Journey Across ContinentsJoin 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...
2024-06-081h 20
Tiny Farm FriendsBuilding an Earthbag Dome and Vanirah Farm with Pawan and MarloesHow 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. You can also watch it on Youtube.
2024-02-1846 min
Tiny Farm FriendsRed Earth House - Tattooing, Snakes, & Starting a Commune with Corrie and AbhishekAbhishek 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.
2024-01-2345 min
Tiny Farm FriendsBuilding resilience with Christina RansburyChristina 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 t...
2023-12-2545 min
Tiny Farm FriendsCreating Abundance with SudhanshuMeet 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 o...
2023-12-1846 min
Tiny Farm FriendsWhy Are Creatives Choosing Rural Life? with Karen RosenkranzMeet 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...
2023-11-1737 min
Tiny Farm FriendsBuilding Earthbag Domes and Traveling in Exchange for Work with Raghu RaahiRaghuveer 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 hea...
2023-11-0335 min
Tiny Farm FriendsEarth to Shelter A Masterclass on the Science of Mud Buildings with Yask Kulshreshtha🌱 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...
2023-10-2041 min
Tiny Farm FriendsBuilding Forest Garden, Mud Houses, and Zero Waste Village with Utsow Pradhan🌿 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 Stamps00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:22 - What...
2023-10-1338 min
Tiny Farm FriendsRethinking Food, Clothing and Shelter with Karan PatelKaran 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
2023-09-2943 min
Tiny Farm FriendsTransitioning from the city to the countryside with Olivia Grundy🌱 Olivia is a permaculture designer and the author of the captivating blog "Shared Earth Living," where she shares her journey of transition from the city to the country, 🌍 following her heart's desire for a more sustainable life based on respect for the Earth and all the creatures in it.What You'll Learn:🌱 Living in the Present: Discover the transformative power of embracing your dreams now, without waiting for the "perfect" moment. 🌱 Navigating Roadblocks: Learn how Olivia overcame obstacles along her journey, and gain inspiration for overcoming challenges in your own pursuit of transformation. 🌱 Skill Acqu...
2023-09-2245 min
Tiny Farm FriendsEggware and Beyond: Embracing Glocal Biodesign with Midushi KochharMidushi is a visionary 🥚 Indian industrial designer and founder of YLEM, a circular design and research studio. Her practice revolves around researching materials and techniques for rebuilding symbiotic relationships and fostering the circular economy in our daily lives. Co-founder of Makers on Move, she's a driving force in sustainable arts, design, research, technology, and education. What You'll Learn: 🥚 Gain inspiration from Midushi's insights on the intersection of design, sustainability, and biodesign. 🥚 Discover innovative ways to turn waste into artful creations. 🥚 Embrace the potential of circular and eco-conscious practices for a better future. 🌱🎨♻️For show notes...
2023-09-1529 min
Tiny Farm FriendsHoning Curiosity, Crafts, and Woodworking with Anjali LohiaAnjali is a woodworker based in Delhi, India, currently studying fine woodworking at The Krenov School. 🪵 Her woodworking journey began with a desire to intimately connect with nature, understanding its ever-changing properties. 🌿🌳Anjali's passion and curiosity are boundless, inspiring you to embark on your own creative explorations. 🌟🎨What You'll Learn:Appreciate the beauty of woodworking and its connection to nature.Be inspired by Anjali's passion and unwavering curiosity.Embrace new creative endeavors and explore hidden wonders.Celebrate the art of woodworking and fuel your creative soul.Let Anjali's enchanting tales and insights inspire your artistic explorations. For sh...
2023-09-0841 min
Friends of The MountainsS01 E02| Building Tiny Farm Lab in the mountains of Uttarakhand with Ansh & Raghav | Natural Building | Self-sustainable community | Friends of the Mountains.Welcome to episode 2 of the series "Friends of the Mountains." Today's story takes us to the mountains of Uttarakhand, where two brothers named Raghav and Ansh are building their own self-sustainable community. They have been working to empower a remote village in Uttrakhand, reinstating natural instincts, and creating a bridge for resource redistribution within the community. As the founders of Tiny Farm Lab, they are utilizing multiple disciplines to regenerate a sustainable future. Curious about their approach? Let's uncover their methods in this podcast episode.
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2023-08-2558 min
Tiny Farm FriendsLessons from Mountain living: Building Ecological Connections with Aarti DhingraAarti is an architect, with a deep interest in ecological design and the visual arts. Her interdisciplinary practice - based out of a small village in Uttarakhand in the Central Himalayas of India - explores interconnections between ecology, design, climate, culture, and social identity.⛰️ What you will learn:⛰️ Following your instincts⛰️ Working in the hills of Uttarakhand⛰️ Living a life in the countryside⛰️ Why city people are moving to the hills⛰️ Ghost villages of Uttarakhand⛰️ Gift Economy⛰️ Building beauty For show notes click hereWat...
2022-12-041h 43
Tiny Farm FriendsBuilding Angai and Living Intentionally with Mansi KabraMansi Kabra is the founder of Angai, a social enterprise located in rural Odisha that utilizes local resources to produce handmade soaps and supports the livelihood of tribal women. She works as an associate director and a storyteller at the Good Business Lab.🧼 What you will learn: 🧼 Choosing must at the crossroads in life 🧼 Sneak peek into the development sector 🧼 Starting a Social Enterprise 🧼 Working in a remote village in Orissa 🧼 Working for an NGO in Burkina Faso 🧼 Making time for learning new things For show notes cl...
2022-11-171h 26
Tiny Farm FriendsMaterial Literacy with Shubhi SachanShubhi is a multidisciplinary designer who believes that everything we call waste, can be put to use. Her current practice, Material Library of India, focuses on investigating value chains and making waste materials come to life again. To read the show notes click here.For people who are visually inclined watch the episode on Youtube.♻️ Time Stamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:28 - Background Story 00:10:09 - Disconnect as a conscious designer 00:12:59 - Masters in material futures 00:17:25 - Material Library of India 00:21:15 - Good and bad materials
2022-11-1648 min
All Walks of Life#69- Ansh Kumar : Tiny Farm Lab, Web3 and Art | All Walks of Life PodcastCheck out Ansh's latest show in Delhi on the 13th of November:
https://thekintsugistudios.myinstamojo.com/product/3510288/kintsugi-sessions-live-13th-november-2022/
Ansh Kumar is an interactive motion designer interested in the space of augmented reality, generative art, interactive installations, research and exploration in artificial intelligence, augmented reality and biomaterials, NFTs & everydays. Ansh is also working on building Tiny Farm Lab, a rural studio aimed at bringing creators together.
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2022-11-051h 44
Tiny Farm FriendsBio-Architecture with Shneel BhayanaShneel Bhayana is an Architect, a Biodesign Researcher, a social entrepreneur, and a TEDx Speaker. In this conversation, we talk about her journey from being an architect to becoming a bio-architect, the background story of her Indus project, the need for interdisciplinary partnerships, and her vision for the future. To read the show notes click here.For people who are visually inclined watch the episode on Youtube.🦠 Time Stamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:43 - Background Story 00:06:47 - Approaches to achieving sustainability 00:10:15 - Understanding organisms and growing...
2022-10-1955 min
Tiny Farm FriendsNot Making sense with the Roy's: Sumit and Sujat RoySumit Roy and Sujat Roy are two multi-faceted artistic talents. You cannot put them under a label. Sumit paints, designs, and raps. Sujat is a versatile visual and textile designer. Their art speaks for a generation of urban cultural practitioners who grew up in the face of globalization and corporatization. In this episode, we talk about their creative journeys, their endeavors - Free Speech, and Herock. To read the show notes click here.For people who are visually inclined watch the episode on Youtube. 🎤Time Stamps 00:00:00 - Intro
2022-05-221h 34
Tiny Farm FriendsCheer Project: Creating a symbiotic circular economy with Gaurav MK WaliGaurav MK Wali is an industrial and material designer from India, working against design’s monoculture. His 'Cheer Project' is research into pine needles in which the abundant and unwanted material is developed into a 100% bio-based and biodegradable composite material.To read the show notes click here.For people who are visually inclined watch the episode on Youtube. 🌲Time Stamps 00:00:00 - Background story 00:03:47 - Genesis of Cheer Project 00:09:30 - Causes of Forest Fire 00:16:00 - The process 00:27:00 - Developing Relationship with local artisans
2022-03-261h 04
Tiny Farm FriendsCreating Sensistan, Tech art, and Communities with Stephanie and ShammiStephanie and Shammi are the creators of the unique tech-art social enterprise Sensistan - a space providing immersive and interactive experiences that expand people’s senses through combining technology and interactive art. To read the show notes click here.For people who are visually inclined watch the episode on Youtube. Time Stamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:20 - Background Story of Sensistan 00:05:20 - NGO Circus Collective 00:09:00 - Challenges in developing Sensistan 00:18:53 - Shades of Sensistan 00:25:00 - Ansh's Installation at Sensistan 00:28:00 - Museum and Lab
2022-02-171h 23
Tiny Farm FriendsThe intersection of science, art, and material design with Rushati ChowdhuryRushati Chowdhury is a visual artist, material designer, and maker at the intersection of science and art. She is trained in textile and now aims to give a new definition to traditional craftsmanship and visual arts, explore new materials, and push the limits of what can be possible with all the matter that nature has provided us. To read the show notes click here.For people who are visually inclined watch the episode on Youtube.🌱Time Stamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:19 - Experiences in the fashion industry 00:07:11 - Susta...
2022-01-231h 00
Tiny Farm FriendsMoving to the Mountains with Saanya and SannatThis episode is about the heartwarming story of Saanya and Sannat, who moved to a quaint village in the Himalayas to create an intentional life in the countryside. Sannat is an accomplished trail runner, an architect, and a personal growth enthusiast. Saanya is an architect and the founder of Studio Mitti, a rural studio that works with the community and natural building materials. To read the show notes click here.For people who are visually inclined watch the episode on Youtube. 👫Time Stamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:00 - A burn...
2022-01-071h 16
Tiny Farm FriendsDungse: Shit Matters. In conversation with Itika GuptaItika Gupta is a founding partner at Studio Carbon, a studio that works at the intersection of design, systems, and storytelling. Through Dungse, cow dung bio-composites, created in collaboration with Studio Lindey Cafsia, they aim at giving the age-old natural material cow dung a contemporary spin by combining modern design skills with ancient indigenous knowledge. To read the show notes click hereFor people who are visually inclined watch the episode on Youtube. 💩Time Stamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:34 - Background story 00:04:53 - Why choose Cow Dung? 00:0...
2021-12-2157 min
Tiny Farm FriendsThe Malba Project: Deconstructing C & D waste With Shamita ChaudharyShamita a circular economy expert and the CEO and founder of the Malba Project. Through Malba Project, she strives to bring attention to the construction waste stream, and enable the transition to a circular construction sector in India. To read the show notes click here .For people who are visually inclined watch the episode on Youtube.🧱 Time Stamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:05 - Background Story 00:07:58 - What is Malba and The Malba Project? 00:09:48 - Reasons for demolition of buildings 00:15:13 - Rigid idea of ownership and changing dynamics 00:1...
2021-11-3046 min
Tiny Farm FriendsActivism through Architecture and Permaculture with Sourabh GujarBeing sustainable is not enough. We need to be regenerative. Sourabh Gujar, an ecological builder and permaculture designer, joins to discuss the human impact of living in the hills, the merits of permaculture, natural building, and regenerative design. To read more about Sourabh click here. For people who are visually inclined watch the episode on Youtube. Time Stamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:31 - How we met Sourabh? 00:06:50 - What is TIEEDI? 00:11:43 - Permaculture 00:14:18 - Perspective about Architecture 00:18:03 - Background story 00:23:05 - Gandhian philosophy and Motivation...
2021-11-151h 26
Tiny Farm FriendsIntroducing Tiny Farm FriendsTiny Farm Friends podcast is an initiative by Tiny Farm Lab, a growing research and design lab, literally. Every fortnight we converse with dreamers, makers, thinkers, city quitters, working with nature, using the best of their abilities to foster a more inclusive, beautiful, and sustainable world. Our conversations on the podcast aim to blur boundaries and cross-stitch design, science, art, technology, economics to bring out newer perspectives and developments with our friends living above ground, working with our friends below ground - Soil, Fungi, Bacteria, and Algae. You can watch the introduction episode on our Youtube channel. The first...
2021-10-2301 min