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We moved to rural pastures to live deliberately. To observe nature and learn from it. To rediscover our suppressed instincts, create something sacred and most true to life with our own hands. We want to enjoy each process and relish slow living in the mountains.
We are interested in creating a space to explore and nurture our human potential, be our authentic selves, have discourse on food (roti), clothing(kapda), shelter(makaan), experiment with new materials, express through art, and practice sustainability(imperfect).
Our tiny farm is nestled in the farmlands on a hill near Rishikesh, at the confluence of river Ganges and its tributary river Heval. The village is situated adjacent to a serene forest with its wildlife.
We envision it as an interdisciplinary nexus of art, design, visual media, science, and nature. Our mission is to build tiny using natural materials and investigate alternate biomaterials with our living friends - Fungi, Bacteria, and Algae. Our focus lies more in the experiments than the results, bringing out newer perspectives.
We envision the place as an open studio for the round pegs in the square holes. We strive to surround ourselves with dreamers, DIYers, storytellers, graphic designers, visual artists, photographers, filmmakers, natural builders, biologists, mycologists, bio designers, fashion designers, product designers, musicians, and alternate economists.
We are building a tiny cob house (mud house) with a living roof on a tiny site overlooking the Ganges using natural materials. Cob building is a very democratic and inclusive natural building technique, at the same time very therapeutic.
We are also experimenting with biomaterials and making products using mycelium(the vegetative part of mushroom), eggshells, Kombucha, orange peel powder, etc.
We would love to have you join our tribe, become part of our tiny community.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Since we are building the mud house from scratch after a year of research, attending both physical and online workshops, it is a great opportunity to learn natural building, passive solar design, experiment with different plastering techniques, dry stone walls, living roof, etc.
We could also share our knowledge about biofabrication using agriculture and food waste along with organisms such as mycelium and bacteria.
We also experiment with combining various art forms such as physical/digital art with augmented reality. We would love to collaborate with you to create experimental artworks if you are an artist.
We live with Dadi(Granny) who has lived her life in this village. The village is a tiny village with only 6 houses and we see the villagers as our extended family and have a lot of indigenous knowledge to share.
We would more than love to learn whatever you have to teach.
Min. one week stay is recommended to make it a meaningful exchange.
Help
We require friends to help with building the mud house, social media content creation, carpentry, experimenting with biobased materials, art collaborations, planting and taking care of the crops,
helping with daily household activities.
Please note that Natural building is physical work involving manual labor but meditative and transformative.
Volunteers with experience in the following would be a BIG BONUS!
- Natural Building
- Permaculture
- Video content creation and editing
- Social Media Management
- 3D software skills (Blender)
- Design (Architecture, product, textile, etc.)
- Carpentry
- Sculpting
- Art
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Hindi: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
We would love to learn Spanish, Italian and improve our French speaking skills.
Accommodation
We live in a basic village 2 bedroom house with a living area with attached kitchen in the village.
The building site is 100 m away from our house
We have comfortable dorm-style sleeping with mattresses.
The toilet is Indian style with a separate bath and is 10 m from the house.
Meals provided would include Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea, Dinner.
We would be cooking together and eating with Dadi(Granny) most of the time.
The place is a remote area in the forest so you should arrive before 4 pm.
What else ...
- We often have movie nights where we watch good movies and documentaries on projector.
- Trek to the village above
- Hike in the forests along the river
- Visit RIshikesh, The yoga capital of the world.
- Learn Yoga in Rishikesh
- Do rafting in the Ganges
- Visit the Beatles Ashram
- Go to the nearby villages and waterfalls
- Bonfire
We are 15 kms away from Rishikesh and local taxis(shared and individual) are available to reach the place.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
Small vans could be parked at the that's of the river.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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But more than that, we just loved spending time with you! Your stories were amazing and had us hanging on your… read more
Raghav is just the best host you could imagine! A super nice, welcoming and inspiring person.
I got to learn about a lot of new things and the work was heaps of fun !
Feeling super happy to had the chance to expirience this beautiful place !
Much… read more
From the moment we met her, it was clear that her love for nature runs deep. She approaches everything she does with an infectious passion and enthusiasm, and it's impossible not to be swept up in her energy.
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But more than that, we just loved spending time with you! Your stories were amazing and had us hanging on your… read more
Raghav is just the best host you could imagine! A super nice, welcoming and inspiring person.
I got to learn about a lot of new things and the work was heaps of fun !
Feeling super happy to had the chance to expirience this beautiful place !
Much… read more
From the moment we met her, it was clear that her love for nature runs deep. She approaches everything she does with an infectious passion and enthusiasm, and it's impossible not to be swept up in her energy.
What impressed us… read more
What impressed us the most was their incredible work ethic and attention to detail,… read more
The project is located in the mountains of Rishikesh, with a privileged view of the Ganga river. During the day we saw many wild… read more
Your easy-going nature and positive energy… read more
The project Raghav and Ansh have created is absolutely beautiful and I am grateful to have been a small part of the process (knowing that some of the mud in those walls when the house is finished… read more
