Tiny Farm Friends

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: 

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: 

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: 

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: 

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: 

Meet Karen Rosenkranz, the trend forecaster, ethnographer, and author behind 'City Quitters: Creative Pioneers Pursuing Post-Urban Life.'

Raghuveer Singh Rathore, famously known as Raghu Raahi, is a singer

Karan Patel

Midushi is a visionary

Anjali is a woodworker based in Delhi, India, currently studying fine woodworking at The Krenov School.

Aarti 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 hereWatch it on Youtube ☕ Researching, recording, and editing a podcast requires a lot of caffeine :D If you like listening to the conversations on our podcast, please consider buying us a coffee here.Thank you! ⛰️ Connect with Aarti LinkedinInstagram: @aartinabox , @StudioKumaon

Mansi 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.

Shubhi 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 00:24:58 - Material Literacy 00:32:15 - Processes 00:35:20 - Multi-disciplinary approach 00:38:37 - Inspirations in life 00:41:24 - Material innovations 00:46:00 - Message to everyone Connect with Tiny Farm Friends

Shneel 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.

Sumit 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. 

Gaurav 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. 

Stephanie 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 00:31:25 - Night Museum 00:34:15 - Story of Sista 00:38:50 - Financing Sensistan 00:42:15 - Digital Art and future 00:45:20 - Mixed Reality 00:52:15 - Advice for young artists 00:54:00 - Moments to Remember 00:58:45 - Building Communities 01:02:04 - Space and community in Cambodia 01:10:23 - Art curation 01:16:25 - Life in Camper VanConnect with Tiny Farm Lab 

Rushati 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.

This 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. 

Itika 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. 

Shamita 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.

Being 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 to pursue an unconventional path 00:28:25 - What is sustainability? 00:31:28 - How nature influences your creativity? 00:36:30 - Myths about Natural Building 00:45:54 - Security through Architecture and rise of gated communities 00:51:12 - Impact and working with rural communities 00:54:26 - Sensitive design and schooling the world 01:00:20 - Favorite natural material 01:03:13 - Working with your own hands 01:07:42 - Natural building site and working with community 01:15:02 - Fair share models 01:19:18 - Cities 01:21:32 - Dream project 01:23:30 - Advice for students 

In this episode, we not only deep dive into the queendom of Fungi but rediscover how to live a life driven with curiosity. Sharad is a self-taught multidisciplinary citizen scientist, researcher, and science communicator, with a keen interest in mycology and its applications. We talk about Fungi, mycology, biomaterials, the future of education, but this conversation is so much more. To read more about Sharad and complete show notes, click

Tiny 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 episode with a special Tiny Farm Friend is releasing on 1/11 (1st November). The podcast streams free on Apple, Spotify, Google, and other major platforms.Instagram // Facebook // Twitter // Linkedin - @tinyfarmlabYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOHseDAYH54ZxtV7-E0iaOgWebsite - www.tinyfarmlab.comEmail - tinyfarmlab@gmail.com