This is an incredible natural food forest grown in Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India

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  • #TamilNadu #Goodfood #Naturalfarming
    Farmer and musician Krishna McKenzie runs a six-acre permaculture farm in Tamil Nadu’s Auroville. He grows around 150 varieties of plants using natural farming techniques. Many of them are local and edible wild plants, considered to be ‘super-foods’ with medicinal properties.
    A permaculture farm has different layers of vegetation and a diverse range of crops. This biodiversity provides nutritional security and a climate-resilient farming system.
    McKenzie said his farming practices are inspired from those of Japan's Zen master farmer Masanobu Fukuoka, famous for his experiments with natural farming techniques.
    A healthy soil is the first requirement of natural farming, according to McKenzie. One of the sustainable farming practices used by him include non-tillage, in which soil is not distributed by the process of tilling.
    McKenzie mixes leave and crop residues to maintain soil health. These biomass components decompose and work as soil nutrients. He also abhors the use of machinery, generally used in traditional farming.
    “The first step of natural farming is returning organic matter back to soil,” according to McKenzie.
    Flowers, fruits, vegetables, oilseeds, cereals and millets are grown by him this way.
    To financially support his farm, McKenzie also provides services to the local population. This includes running a popular restaurant and a weekly subscription-based basket service.
    McKenzie started a farm-to-plate restaurant in 2011. The restaurant’s motto is to promote and serve the local bio-region’s delicacies.
    With his basket service, McKenzie gives customers the option to subscribe and make advance payments for the same.
    McKenzie believes the way we grow and consume food is a major cause of global warming. Industrialised food production, transportation and distribution worldwide are responsible for at least one-fourth of total greenhouse emissions.
    As a teen, he went to J Krishnamurti School in the United Kingdom, where he discovered his passion for farming and a life close to nature. He wanted to live close to nature and grow his own food. A school teacher inspired him to go to Auroville.
    When he eventually reached there in the 1990s, he fell in love with Tamil Nadu. He then began his ‘Solitude Farm’ along with other young residents in 1996.
    His fellow farmers left after some time but McKenzie stayed on, gradually implementing permaculture in ‘Solitude Farm’.
    Around three million farmers currently practise permaculture across 140 countries.
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  • @haroon420
    @haroon420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +594

    This guy with a Welsh and South Indian accent. Brilliant 👌🏽

    • @dr.chetan5538
      @dr.chetan5538 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Never heard a south indian speak English like this before. 😂

    • @MaheshKumar-yj8nc
      @MaheshKumar-yj8nc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      But Have you heard an English man speaking like this? I don’t think so. He has picked up some Tamil way of emphasising on words.

    • @scientificatheist9381
      @scientificatheist9381 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dr.chetan5538 listen to aziz Ansari, Romesh ranganathan

    • @mayankify
      @mayankify 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Its more like north indian accent. South Indian accent is a completely different animal.

    • @arunadevi1603
      @arunadevi1603 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@mayankify north Indian speak English?

  • @ericgouw
    @ericgouw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +460

    I moved from Brazil to UK just to try something new, now I realise I had a treasure there, I will surely go back to grow organic food and work with medicinal plants!

    • @infinity-gn9xq
      @infinity-gn9xq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Did u go back ??

    • @FauziNomad
      @FauziNomad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Did you go back?

    • @kaceobrwa7039
      @kaceobrwa7039 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      did you go back ?

    • @alien_girl900
      @alien_girl900 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@An0utsid3r Maybe he did 🙃

    • @billie8644
      @billie8644 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Please tell us if you went back😭😭

  • @manisivaraman
    @manisivaraman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1324

    Why did tears went down my eyes watching this. This made me literally cry after a decade. I have few acres in India, but its barren. I'm so stupid to sit in another corner of the world and gasping. I will get to the roots soon. Thanks for showing what you can do with Permaculture.

    • @kushagratamrakar8061
      @kushagratamrakar8061 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I would really love to volunteer. I am from Sanchi, MP and study architecture in Nagpur.

    • @sunnyjob--FreedomFromSmoking
      @sunnyjob--FreedomFromSmoking 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      My best wishes to you. May you literally eat the fruit of your own labour, Sir. Best vibes and blessings! :)

    • @sushiray80
      @sushiray80 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Gosh...how blessed..to hve a piece of land..
      My little patch in front of my house hs curry leaves in two.pots...my househelp hs planted in pots...lemon grass...screwpine leaves...with tulsi sprouting on its own(its presence I noted heralds favorable times) here n there...karpuravalli.chilly..bitter gourd..pumpkin(she harvests the leaves n frys it)..and sweet potato leaves in several pots..and in a thin layer of soil ..turmeric...
      Serves in emergencies...
      Fertilzer is cooking scraps...

    • @bte_permaculture
      @bte_permaculture 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      th-cam.com/play/PLaoVL522mISRu598JTcgujvKK8uWVnMao.html This might help

    • @madhuprincekadali8634
      @madhuprincekadali8634 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      All the best🙂🙂

  • @seharnoor8201
    @seharnoor8201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +340

    In Pondicherry you’ll actually find so many foreigners who have given up their homes outside and stayed back here. Pondicherry is a must visit place! 🙌🏼

    • @shashirekhakamle4655
      @shashirekhakamle4655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah?

    • @felixroyan6615
      @felixroyan6615 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      That was 35 years ago. Many who stayed back have died. Now only a few French, Italians and Americans live. I am from pondicherry.

    • @normanseagull4027
      @normanseagull4027 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Don’t agree actually. Very run down when I visited 3 yrs ago.

    • @felixroyan6615
      @felixroyan6615 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@normanseagull4027 That's right....it's in degradation and squalor.

    • @anj6958
      @anj6958 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Neocolonisation.. The purpose 9f auroville was dead decades ago.. These days they only involve drug smuggling, acquiring land from locals n employing them for. Low wages

  • @amritranjan1435
    @amritranjan1435 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1606

    *He's living his life in the way no billionaire can't afford* ❤️

    • @shahzadsultan5879
      @shahzadsultan5879 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Amrit Ranjan indeed !!!

    • @bethrocker89
      @bethrocker89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      That's what poor tell themselves... To get a peaceful sleep.

    • @roshni6565
      @roshni6565 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Away from the mad life. This makes sense indeed.

    • @pdeep1981
      @pdeep1981 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well said

    • @Fly_high138
      @Fly_high138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kya baat kahi ape ny. Waqy he itni courage kissi main nahi.

  • @mynameisscott602
    @mynameisscott602 4 ปีที่แล้ว +906

    A foreigner has learnt so much about our agriculture and ancient foods and he's growing it out using traditional Thamizh methods. These are all traditional and really old farming techniques. And we Indians just stay dumb and ignorant following the West in everything (unhealthy food)
    This just makes me wonder how rich our culture was.
    I am really inspired by this amazing person:)

    • @kellyrodgers9326
      @kellyrodgers9326 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      I don't think these farming methods are any great secret, the information just needs to be spread far and wide. Looking at TH-cam there seem to be millions of small farmers around the world slowly learning these methods. It is great to see and I hope it will keep spreading and eventually most farming will be done this way.

    • @user-re7eu9hq6r
      @user-re7eu9hq6r 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Nruthyan S I am so exited these ancient practices are reemerging! I want to go their! Beautiful! 🌻 🌎 🕊 🇨🇦

    • @LizzieWhiz
      @LizzieWhiz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      India was not so dumb when it came to rejecting bill Gates genetically modified seeds. I watched Vandana Shiva being interviewed by Rt about Oneness vs. The 1%:....eye opening to say the least. Here is th-cam.com/video/e3syIKl9A6oa/w-d-xo.html link for" Soil Not Oil Conference with Dr. Vandana Shiva as the keynote speaker.

    • @ross2202
      @ross2202 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@kellyrodgers9326 Nothing is a great ancient secret, once you know how to do it and apply it..

    • @ross2202
      @ross2202 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@LizzieWhiz more than Not so dumb, VERY, VERY WISE!

  • @rafaelborges3203
    @rafaelborges3203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I'm a former building technologist who is taking a second grad, Architecture and Urbanism! I feel that soon I'll be in Auroville to learn more about permaculture and bio construction! ✨🙏😇

  • @VipulGaur4444
    @VipulGaur4444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Mr. Krishna Mckenzie, You are doing an excellent job in Permaculture and something that is self-sustaining without the use of any pesticides/insecticides. One thing you mentioned is COMMUNITY SUPPORT, and that's 100% TRUE for supporting farmers like you, where you don't depend on Shops (For what they want), but you can sell Wild fruits/plants for their Nutrition to people who understand the meaning of Organic Farming and Eco-system in a bigger scheme of things.
    Great !!! Keep up the good work.

  • @cavelleardiel
    @cavelleardiel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +505

    He even has the accent! What a joy to listen to this man and have him share his life with us!

    • @sivabalankaniapan8786
      @sivabalankaniapan8786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah...totally different from his original accent....

    • @prakharsachan
      @prakharsachan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yup the accent.. which is a fun thing for westerners... Without thinking that if they try to speak our language then their accent too sounds very funny... Buy we dont make fun of it.. instead we become happy that a foreigner is trying to speak our language...
      I am not writing this for you and not even generalising .. but When i was in USA two years back.. 2 people insulted me because of my indian accent... And then gave a advice that i should learn english with proper accent or should not talk to any person 😑😑

    • @rahulrai9438
      @rahulrai9438 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes India is peaceful country most welcome mam

    • @dr.chetan5538
      @dr.chetan5538 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@prakharsachan people must have berated you for mispronounced words and grammar rather than just having an *indian accent*

    • @mrsrosedo7424
      @mrsrosedo7424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was shocked by the accent😂😯

  • @jessynoronha9104
    @jessynoronha9104 4 ปีที่แล้ว +490

    I am from karnataka and I do same way organic farming in small way. It's my passion

    • @krishnamadalli255
      @krishnamadalli255 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Where in karnataka

    • @ashwinanand6674
      @ashwinanand6674 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Which part of Karnataka you are from. I would like to understand certain concepts from you.

    • @MattMcKennaM
      @MattMcKennaM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      make a video and share what you are doing please :)

    • @SurabhiProperties
      @SurabhiProperties 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Low Cost Beautiful Agriculture Land's Available in Sale

    • @shubhvijayaphalguna1125
      @shubhvijayaphalguna1125 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think I knew Mr Noel narhona.
      Keep it up jessy

  • @santuchatterjee823
    @santuchatterjee823 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I loved his accent and he has a complete Indian accent now and . He is doing a wonderful job

  • @bimaladevi327
    @bimaladevi327 3 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    North East India also have amazing wild edible plants no need medicine

    • @anantsharma738
      @anantsharma738 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Where you from ? I stay in Guwahati?

    • @shashirekhakamle4655
      @shashirekhakamle4655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      North-east India is beautiful

    • @quercus417
      @quercus417 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bimala Devi: That is nonsense.

    • @dnyaneshgadam5457
      @dnyaneshgadam5457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am in dhemaji aasam for six months my white hair turn into black you can't believe

    • @rebinalaishram7867
      @rebinalaishram7867 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@quercus417 nonsense we have surui Lili , ghost chilly. Sangai deer. They are all from North East India we have shaman

  • @kellyrodgers9326
    @kellyrodgers9326 4 ปีที่แล้ว +697

    Have you seen the rubbish on the "trending tab" in TH-cam. Millions of views [in a few days] for people spouting inane babble about nothing. I'd love it if some of these great and meaningfully stories got up there. Like and share!

    • @venusthegermanshepherdsmar912
      @venusthegermanshepherdsmar912 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very true

    • @nowpresent2167
      @nowpresent2167 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The road to the best TH-cam contents are narrow and difficult.

    • @sandeeptarade5388
      @sandeeptarade5388 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One million likes and tribute for this comment dear !!

    • @divyareddy9958
      @divyareddy9958 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I completely agree with you
      Could you please teach me English?
      I'll be waiting for your response

    • @bte_permaculture
      @bte_permaculture 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah! Let's make it happen then- th-cam.com/play/PLaoVL522mISRu598JTcgujvKK8uWVnMao.html Namaste

  • @PsychicIsaacs
    @PsychicIsaacs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +423

    I live in Australia, in Central Victoria, and I make hugelkultur pits. Our soil ls granitic clay, and in summer is very hard, like concrete. I dig a hole about 3-4 feet deep and about 3 - 4 feet in diameter. I put 1 wheelbarrow of wood chips down the hole and 2 wheeelbarrows of well aged, broken up horse manure. Then I fill the hole with water and leave it for a while. Later, I plant a tree in the hole, and arrowroots (Canna edulis) around it. The Canna lilies have an edible root, in fact, the whole plant is edible. When you dig it up, you plant a section of the root (with a shoot growing on it) back into the system, and in 6 months, it will be ready to harvest again! The Arrowroots grow bigger and stronger, because I am watering the trees and they also shelter the young trees without choking them. I also dig the hugelkultur pits along the drainage lines, so that when it rains, the water flows into them.

    • @manishbachkaniwala
      @manishbachkaniwala 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Maybe , you can upload a video of the same . Keep sharing .

    • @PermacultureCats
      @PermacultureCats 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Guineith Isaacs 🐈

    • @yengsabio5315
      @yengsabio5315 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello mate!
      Did you use fresh wood chips, or partly decayed ones? Thank you in advance!

    • @abhijitkambley4946
      @abhijitkambley4946 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      If the soil is hard try adding cocopeat. You can experiment on small piece of land. Wigh cocopeat plant get enough space to grow roots. Try it

    • @adityasundar324
      @adityasundar324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Will planting more trees alter the clay levels in the soil?

  • @varshinimuralikrishnan9988
    @varshinimuralikrishnan9988 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    he said "maravallikizhangu" in one breath !!

  • @lifeofexplorerwithmra3108
    @lifeofexplorerwithmra3108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +322

    Man his accent is now officially indian ;)

    • @m11nt
      @m11nt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I have never heard Indians speak that good.

    • @tempest031
      @tempest031 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Abhi go to kerala , the educated ones have a good accent, even much better than mine 😀

    • @antonydevadass4856
      @antonydevadass4856 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @dhruvhnk You nailed it, some South Africans (Whites, not Indians) I've met actually sound like this!

    • @kmore1981
      @kmore1981 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Understood his every line. He explained everything very well.

    • @ShakilHashmi
      @ShakilHashmi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, I almost thought he was South African. But the emphasis on certain syllables at the end... the rhythm and spacing... certainly Indian

  • @MrHmm-cv6gs
    @MrHmm-cv6gs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    after watching this channel, I have started my own small garden, planted with multiple veggies, 🙏,
    as it's a lockdown period , it also help me to pass my time.

    • @trusfratedbunny2215
      @trusfratedbunny2215 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well, My Mom Does Home Gardening From Very Long Time Even When we Were in A rented house & even Today When we r In Our own House & She does it Without using any artificial compost or pesticides in totally organic way. I m from Bihar and the location where I live now is Very much of Away from City Chaos & in a more Farming like area. So, It feels so calm and near to nature here & after coming here I get to Know About A lot of Different types of Spinach and edible leaves Which is gud for health as Well.

    • @bte_permaculture
      @bte_permaculture 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You might need some tips, tune into th-cam.com/play/PLaoVL522mISRu598JTcgujvKK8uWVnMao.html

    • @revanthganesh3808
      @revanthganesh3808 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great..well done buddy

    • @sharmi9891
      @sharmi9891 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well then, from now on you should create your own lockdown!

    • @GirGujaratBharat
      @GirGujaratBharat ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too

  • @kellyrodgers9326
    @kellyrodgers9326 4 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    Oh my Goodness! This speaks to my heart. A wonderful example of what human beings were made for. Community, sharing, giving back to our planet. Thank-you for this wonderful film.

  • @Unelephant
    @Unelephant 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    6:46 most of that 70% is used to grow feed for livestock btw. if we use that resource to grow food directly to consume, we save 10x the energy

    • @megajanninatorable
      @megajanninatorable 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sounds right on paper, but animalfoods are also 10x more nutritious + their shit can be used to grow more plants or make biogas. Also u cant grow humanfood everywhere - sometimes just gras/animalfodder - so its a good use of the land.
      But I agree we should use less growingspace "only" for animals :)

  • @cassia706
    @cassia706 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Krishna is really special! Had an opportunity to do a one day Permaculture design Garden in a school in Gurgaon, Haryana... That was fun, knowledgeable, effervescent and beautiful❤

  • @srinuvasu7411
    @srinuvasu7411 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    The day your pure soul started adopting the natural farming in india....India started adopting you as a real son of it....Your efforts will motivate the others.....Jai hind

  • @seemamishra360
    @seemamishra360 4 ปีที่แล้ว +249

    Your passion and dedication reflects in your eyes🙏
    Motherearth need this 💐

    • @PermacultureCats
      @PermacultureCats 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sima Mishra 🐈

    • @ClimateChanged2020
      @ClimateChanged2020 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mother Earth needs ALL of us to do this. If you're not doing permaculture farming, then you are part of the problem ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @seemamishra360
      @seemamishra360 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ClimateChanged2020 yes
      I am also a farmer dear🙏

    • @seemamishra360
      @seemamishra360 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PermacultureCats 💐

    • @seemamishra360
      @seemamishra360 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Bipin Babu
      Being a farmer thought says plants can b easily grow in jungle top of the rocks also,every soil precious we have to work according to the situation want🙏

  • @bhuvanamani9151
    @bhuvanamani9151 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    He by far seems to me like a Gurukul product . My respects to his teachers . He is an inspiring man following his passion and luckily for him will keep him healthy 👍🏼👍🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @MyFoodForest
    @MyFoodForest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Beautiful video! Everything I have learned about local food and natural farming happened there at Solitude Farm. My big inspiration! Growing food became my passion and slowly my garden developed into a beautiful food forest! thank you Krishna McKenzie

    • @rahulrai9438
      @rahulrai9438 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes my India is so peaceful most welcome mam come India

  • @muthu87k
    @muthu87k 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    He is awesome, he looks very happy from inside... Side effects of living close with nature... 😀

  • @yeshwantumbardand4728
    @yeshwantumbardand4728 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Last words are really vital we have to respect our farmers who provide us such good food from our motherland...🙏

    • @nikhilkhamkar4589
      @nikhilkhamkar4589 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes true!!

    • @TobinOsusky
      @TobinOsusky 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      pura vida!! th-cam.com/play/PLUa7oVbG1SqcdQJrwN0EXuZzFYldr-Gmi.html

  • @peppaslittleadventures5935
    @peppaslittleadventures5935 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I come from a small village in the Philippines and we are also growing some of those vegetables in our backyard garden.. I grew up eating these power food, especially moringa leaves. My mum would cook Moringa soup almost everyday.

  • @ramanasei421
    @ramanasei421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    He has become an "pucca" Indian. Not only does he speak with an Indian accent but also uses his hands while talking!

  • @unitingindia3421
    @unitingindia3421 4 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Every time i watch videos by this channel , i get more encouraged to go for eco friendly and sustainable way of living life...
    Keep inspiring millions...

  • @storytel3000
    @storytel3000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    Your english has also become Indian type.btw great work man.keep it up😊

  • @Rohit_70
    @Rohit_70 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Dear Mr. McKenzie,
    Thanks for informing that wild brinjal also grows in our Tamil Nadu, i always thought it grows in Thailand & neighborhood as it's extensively used in Thai curries
    I have never travelled to Tamil Nadu, thou it's a state full of beautiful temples and land of great Chola empire which ruled for 2100 years- probably longest ruling empire in the world 👌
    Of course Auroville in Puducherry is also in my wish list. If i visit then i would love to stay in your solitude farm if you permit 😀
    Keep the good work of inspiring others ,you are doing 👍
    Cheers
    Rohit from New Delhi

  • @ahalyalakshman3472
    @ahalyalakshman3472 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I admire the knowledge he has got and the way he has been living .. wish majority of people realise the importance of natural farming..

  • @sparshpeter
    @sparshpeter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I was taken by surprise when this gentleman started speaking. He is so content with his life.... I guess it is so coz he is doing what he loves most. The knowledge that he has is amazing.

  • @MrSatadal
    @MrSatadal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    He is living a life... ❤

  • @iamdavidjehovahsolomonroth6890
    @iamdavidjehovahsolomonroth6890 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good to see foreigners enjoying
    Indian culture with Indian name as Krishna
    Welcome to Human living
    With love from House of DAVIDSHIVAM 🇮🇳 இந்தியா

  • @LetsDoEnglish1
    @LetsDoEnglish1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Lovely to see Krishna McKenzie's passion for farming! The real connect with nature happens when we are able t grow our own produce in our own terrace and backyards. Farming connects us with nature in a very special way. Kudos to you--Down To Earth for your efforts in showcasing stories as these!

  • @sandeepnair2804
    @sandeepnair2804 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Hats off to you MckenzieJi.
    6:38 to 6:44 punchline.
    Growing your own food let's you be in sync with nature with added health benefits.

  • @dr.mithunmuralikrishna
    @dr.mithunmuralikrishna 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    His happiness is real

  • @vasanthaprabhu2909
    @vasanthaprabhu2909 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Congratulations Krisna Mackenzie for coming all the way from England and accepted Auroville as your home. Very informative tour around your peace forest. Every one can take a lesson from you and your farming methods.

  • @ammaskannan
    @ammaskannan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    That Ganapathi idol in the background at 2:42 and in the end seems to be alive and enjoying the music 😃

  • @satishkhot6792
    @satishkhot6792 4 ปีที่แล้ว +238

    I hope one day I have enough land to make my own food farm by permaculture

    • @ecocentrichomestead6783
      @ecocentrichomestead6783 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I suggest start a tiny one right where you are. You will get some food benefit.
      You don't know how long it will be before you can get more land. And you'll be practicing for when you do get more land.

    • @PermacultureCats
      @PermacultureCats 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Satish Khot work hard and it will happen!

    • @Defusedben
      @Defusedben 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You don't need to OWN land to live a sustainable life

    • @aleenaprasannan2146
      @aleenaprasannan2146 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You can implement this method even in your kitchen garden.

    • @ClimateChanged2020
      @ClimateChanged2020 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Start now before it's too late

  • @sunithaparapatla4363
    @sunithaparapatla4363 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    McKenzie you are an inspiration to all nature lovers

  • @dhamma3313
    @dhamma3313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Visited Krishnas Solitude farm few months back. Truly was impressed with his genuine efforts, his knowledge, his devotion.👌
    Those who visit Auroville please visit his place and see what’s he doing.👍
    You will learn a lot here !!!
    Some foreigners are more Indian then Indians - the way he talked about need to preserve Tamil food culture, what the big companies like Monsanto are doing 🤭
    How he is empowering his helpers and making them learn new skills !!
    May Gods bless him and his endeavors ! 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
    ❤️

  • @sriharinisubramaniasuresh1991
    @sriharinisubramaniasuresh1991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such a sweet hearted nature loving guy who tend to revolutionize agriculture and manage to grow traditional varieties of crops. All the way from UK to India.....

  • @merlinnetto
    @merlinnetto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    You are living my dream. Tons of Appreciation and Respect. 😍

  • @shetkarabhijeete0762
    @shetkarabhijeete0762 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Love from Goa, India. God bless you McKenzie!

    • @melissafeds1344
      @melissafeds1344 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oh how I wish this will happen in Goa. Goans like to sell their land to builders 4 easy money.

    • @KrishnaMckenzie
      @KrishnaMckenzie 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@melissafeds1344 check out rosie and peter they are rocking it in Anjuna :)

  • @lemmewatch6
    @lemmewatch6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video just auto played on my TH-cam today. Incredible work. His pronunciations of Tamil words are so good.

  • @timebanking164
    @timebanking164 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    in another 30-40 yrs a farmer becomes most desirable profession in the world. Owning a farming land itself is a gift.

  • @ashleysovilla2037
    @ashleysovilla2037 4 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    This video made my day 💕

    • @kk-su7xx
      @kk-su7xx 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      hii can we talk

    • @asianblues123
      @asianblues123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@kk-su7xx साले सब जगह मुह मत मारा करो यार

    • @Bon-homie
      @Bon-homie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      An attempt was made

    • @ap-nr3zi
      @ap-nr3zi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kk-su7xx yeah, in your dreams.

  • @samirmohapatra8582
    @samirmohapatra8582 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    You lift my heart in joyous celebration of harmony of nature... What a paradise it is to behold such sight... Fills my stomach as well as my spiritual vacuum

  • @saranya330
    @saranya330 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Years back, each house of our village backyard will be with all these trees ..our grand ma used to cook with these and then no where deficiencies .. In our mom's generation all the gardens are concreted.. no trees no fruits no vegetables.. Deficiencies are only there and supplements is only way... Drumstick is very good source of iron and folic . Sundaikai is great for gut health..banana tree is full of use and nothing is wasted ..

    • @ap-nr3zi
      @ap-nr3zi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your english is shit.

  • @rebeccaboudreau7589
    @rebeccaboudreau7589 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was here in 2016 and the gardens were truly magical. Ate at the cafe and you can feel the cleanness and love in the food - I miss these places in India 🙏❤️

  • @beebarian6045
    @beebarian6045 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    so he went to j krishnamurti school, no wonder he is so magnificent :P

    • @Om82332
      @Om82332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He truly is living upto the Jiddu Krishnamurthy's philosophy. Salute to you Mr. McKenzie. This is what I like about Jiddu Krishnamurthy's teachings and his schools. They are amazing. I have been to Rishi Valley for a visit and was so so impressed about everything there.

    • @emmar102
      @emmar102 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Brilliant way of judging others man.

    • @jatin2866
      @jatin2866 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@emmar102 you're saying that as a good thing or bad?

  • @ijanms
    @ijanms 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    What a lovely place! A marvellous life! A great voice too!

  • @designingdakini
    @designingdakini 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love this so much! A simple, pure life is certainly golden. Miss AV, too ❤️

  • @ambujaprathap
    @ambujaprathap 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sir. Your school (JKM) and your teachers are your foundation. I am from మదనపల్లి. Hear we have
    Rishivally school founded by Jiddu Krishnamuti sir. Thanks for sharing this video.

  • @matvimat
    @matvimat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Krishna....Lucky man! Looks so self contended, absolutely at peace and in unison with nature.

  • @VJSarahvlogs
    @VJSarahvlogs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Great work Mr.Krishna...It is nice to see such a greenish and clean farm... From this video I felt like Life is simple and we are the one complicating it by expectations, desire and what others will think...We need to make our own food and know to cook it well that is how we become independent not by just making money. Thanks for posting this video.

    • @grannysword
      @grannysword 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***Greetings, Beloved of God. This message is lengthy but, it is very important.
      The ancient Israelites was tested by the Sabbath commandment to see if they would keep God’s law or no in Exodus 16:4-
      Do not be surprised if God allow man to do a similar test, enforce some type of Sabbath law to see who we will follow and obey.
      ************************************************
      Right now, we all do not see eye to eye, but, please hear me out..............
      There is no way anyone can prove from the KJV Bible that Saturday, Sunday, etc. is the biblical seventh day Sabbaths. For, the words Saturday, Sunday, etc. do not appear in the Bible.
      A continuous Saturday, Sunday, etc., “man made Sabbaths” ARE NOT the true Bible Sabbaths because they are not calculated by true time. God’s true time is written in Genesis 1:14.
      When God commanded us to keep a seventh day Sabbath, kill the Passover on the 14th day of the first month, keep the day of atonement on the 10th day of the seventh month, etc......would He not have given us a calendar/Time to find these dates?
      Yes, He would have and He did, in Genesis 1:14. We are commanded to keep the days, years, etc. by the lights in heaven (the sun, moon and stars.)
      God did not specify which days, so, we must conclude that He meant for all of His 3 category of days to be kept by the lights in heaven.
      ***********
      The Sabbath command is one of the Ten Commandments listed in Exodus 20. It is just as important as the other nine and God commands us to keep it.
      Multitudes of people think and teach that we are only required to keep 9 of God’s Ten Commandments. My Friend, if we think this way, we are already deceived.
      ***The Sabbath is a feast. Leviticus 23:1-3
      ***The moon is for seasons. Psalms 104:19
      ***The lights in heaven are for seasons, etc. Genesis 1:14
      ***The words “feast” and “season” comes from the same Hebrew word, MOED.
      ***MOED is, appointed times, appointments, feast, season, etc.
      The Sabbath is a MOED, an appointed time , a feast, a season, etc. Therefore, the moon, along with the other lights in heaven, are for Sabbaths.
      THE SABBATH IS TO BE CALCULATED BY THE TIME GOD ORDAINED IN THE BEGINNING OF CREATION NOT BY MAN’S TIME/CALENDARS.
      Who can prove from Genesis 1:14 that the Sabbath day is not calculated by the lights in heaven? Although many have tried, it cannot be refuted!!
      Take a glimpse at the dates in Genesis 7:11 and Genesis 8:4,13,14. Are these dates calculated by the Time God commanded in Genesis 1:14 or by the Gregorian time or some other man made time?
      **********
      There are about 167 countries that keep Sunday as the seventh day and the remaining, approximately, 64 countries keep Saturday as the seventh day.
      If there is a “seventh day Sunday law” enforced and the remaining 64 countries change their calendars to read Sunday as the seventh day, then, the world will be keeping Sunday the seventh day as the Sabbath.
      Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sunday Law
      1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7
      What day will you and I then keep as the Sabbath?
      Already today, there are “Sunday Blue Laws” on government books.
      Man can change “their” time anytime and deceive the world under the leadership of Satan. We must calculate God’s Sabbath by God’s Time so The Great Deceiver can not trick us about the true Sabbath and “cause” us to worship him.
      “ He will think to change time and laws.” says Daniel 7:25
      He only “THOUGHT” to change time when He “supposedly” had replaced God’s calendar with his calendar on earth. For he could not and has not truly change time because God’s Time sits in the heavens where no man can tamper with it! The sun, moon and stars, the lights in heaven, are God’s Time/Calendar.
      ***********
      God’s Calendar has three category of days, the new moon day, the six work days and the Sabbath day. 2 Kings 4:18-23 & Ezekiel 46:1-3. The new moon day is the first day of the month, the beginning of months. These days never, ever, ever overlaps each other on God’s Time!
      ........However, this is not true on the famous Gregorian calendar. The new moon day falls anywhere and everywhere on that calendar, in a given month.
      For example, sometimes, the new moon day falls on a “man made Saturday Sabbath”, on a “man made Sunday Sabbath”, in the midst of the month, etc.
      How can it both be the first day of the month and the seventh day Sabbath?
      How can the first day of the month start in the midst of a month?
      God said in Genesis 1:14 to, let the lights in heaven be for days, etc.
      So, which one or ones of God’s three category of days are kept by the lights in heaven?
      ...The new moon day?
      ...The six work days?
      ...The Sabbath day?
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      Example of God’s months:
      1st week... new moon day, six work days and Sabbath day
      2nd, 3rd, 4th weeks....six work days and Sabbath day
      The next month the cycle starts over.
      God’s months reset. Read Luke 6:1
      Man uses this same concept. For example:
      The 1st and 3rd Sunday in August, the 1st and 3rd Sunday in September.”
      “The 2nd and 4th Sabbath in April, the 2nd and 4th Sabbath in May.”
      Note: There is never, never, ever, ever, 5 weekly Sabbaths in any one of God’s months.
      This is not true on the Gregorian calendar. Sometimes, there are 5 weekly “Gregorian Sabbaths.” This is not in align with true time.
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      I believe there is a great deception coming to get people to worship Satan through a false Calendar/Sabbath controversy.
      God is a God of truth. God guides people by His truth. God’s Word is truth. Truth is our shield and buckler. Truth will keep us from all deceptions, the mark of beast, etc.
      Christ did not suffer on the cross for us to walk in a lie and continue to cling to our traditions! He did not die for us to keep obeying the “voice of man” above “the voice of God!”
      Read the stories about “King Saul” in 1 Samuel 15 and the “man of God” in 1 king 13. Let us learn a lesson from these testimonies....Obey God’s Voice!
      When we do and teach man’s commandments for doctrine, it is vain! It is useless! God does not honor it! There will be no reward!
      Again! there is a great possibility some type of “Man made Sabbath Law” could be enforced. These latter days crises seems to be pointing in that direction. If this is not true, then, we do not have to worry about it......But.....
      ....If it is truth then, we need to become more knowledgeable about this subject in order to make the right decision whom we will honor and serve.
      A Sabbath test will reveal those who believe Gods Word in Genesis 1:14 and those who do not believe His Word.
      Whether there is or whether there is not a “Sabbath Test”, we still need to know the truth about God’s Time written in the Word of God so we can be obedient in all things.
      ***Worship Him that made heaven, earth and sea.
      ***Babylon is fallen! Babylon is fallen!
      ***Do not worship the Beast and receive his mark, whosoever does, will be eternal lost and be burnt with fire and brimstones.
      ****Read Revelation 13 & 14
      This truth about God’s Calendar/Time and The Sabbath written in Genesis 1:14, Leviticus 23:1-3, Psalms 104:19, etc.is spreading throughout the four corners of the earth.
      This message enrages many who claim to be followers of Christ because they can not refute it. It seems, the people outside the church buildings are the ones eagerly accepting it and believing it.
      Please let us consider what is being said here and further research this important subject before it is to late.
      Peace and Love Friends of God

  • @martikaarellano1
    @martikaarellano1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love solitude farm, congratulations krishna for your amazing work.
    Your love for nature and wisdom is very inspiring.
    Blessings your way 🙏❤️

  • @rabbdittafarms657
    @rabbdittafarms657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey McKenzie thanks a tonn for giving us the inspiration and courage to start our own farm - Rabbditta. I am avid fan of your work and never fail to follow you or learn from your very informative videos. God bless you.

  • @tyghani5470
    @tyghani5470 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Salaam my brother,
    Good Afternoon,
    your way of farming has become a way of life...
    Wow wow wow , you’re an inspiration and definitely deserves all the success....
    Back home we have land in Kashmir..
    And make good of your method
    Thanks for sharing...

  • @nunpuiisingson298
    @nunpuiisingson298 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So grateful to have found this channel. I keep in watching channels like this mostly by the western countries & it's truly wonderful to discover that their is one such channel like this, based on my country. Thank you so much.

  • @mselvabalan9593
    @mselvabalan9593 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When one love mother nature every one will follow you. this is evolution. Great SIR

  • @manich4003
    @manich4003 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    How can someone dislike such inspirational and valuable video... Some people are just stupid

  • @adtzrongchitim
    @adtzrongchitim 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love 'down to earth'.thank you for such an amazing content.

  • @GardeningkiDuniyaYT
    @GardeningkiDuniyaYT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good to see such a wonderful permaculture. Food forest is essential for everyone. Thanks for sharing this with us

  • @akashsinha2880
    @akashsinha2880 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    One day traditional agriculture and protection of genetic diversity will be the only thing standing between humans and their extinction. Thank you for your service to humanity.

  • @erwintigga8581
    @erwintigga8581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Been to this place a couple of times... Love it... The place is beautiful and the food is fresh and awesome... We go there everytime we visit Auroville...

  • @bettinakuwait
    @bettinakuwait 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Love it 😍 I will come one day when I visit India. You have a little bit of heaven 🙏🏼🌈

  • @chanthiennhanhao938
    @chanthiennhanhao938 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m so happy to see this channel. It’s wonderful life. Love you guys.

  • @deepaliparmar4671
    @deepaliparmar4671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loads of respect & love for this true Indian who has valued our Indian culture & old traditional methods of farming...Wow just Wow!!!🙏❤️

  • @pokeweed10k15
    @pokeweed10k15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What is it about India that makes them ahead of the game on permaculture. I really admire it

  • @monabakescooks9349
    @monabakescooks9349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Very inspiring, I came across this channel today and it made my day.There's a farmer in everyone.Thanks Down To Earth,you are leaving an imprint on everyone who opens up this channel.

    • @D2E
      @D2E  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for the encouragement

    • @monabakescooks9349
      @monabakescooks9349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Most welcome,may this channel thrive and reach more people

  • @sukanthyranjitkumar8725
    @sukanthyranjitkumar8725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Loved to see what the permaculture can offer!! Loved to see sustainability and equilibrium in the eco system!! He beautifully said life's not about potatoes, carrots or beetroots. It's about what the nature can provide and how we have our nutritional security sustained!!! Well documented! I hope our farmers follow this type of documentary in tropical countries rather than using what's the economy demands. Go back to the nature!!! That's the way to live, love and enjoy our nature... 🌷🌷🌷🌷🙏

  • @darashadhar1063
    @darashadhar1063 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That music at the end, "oh have you seen my, have you seen my, I define the line that's trying to define me". It's POWERFUL!! Complete it sir!..

  • @ummadam4663
    @ummadam4663 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    19 years in England and you've lost your native accent. Lovely accent you have now too.

  • @DeonBraun
    @DeonBraun 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    INSPIRING living! Thank you for creating a small masterpiece with practical ideas anyone with access to a circle of soil can implement. 10/10

  • @Freshfrommygarden-Smita
    @Freshfrommygarden-Smita 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazed to see your efforts.
    It's a wonderful effort to encourage the community to eat local food when supermarkets are introducing imported food and exotic fruits and vegetables into our lives diverting us from our local and cultural heritage.
    Wish more people would understand the value of locally grown food.

  • @Ria99945
    @Ria99945 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    No words to describe what I'm feeling watching this video. Wow! Mother Nature is soo beautiful. Proud of u

  • @antonydevadass4856
    @antonydevadass4856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    His pronunciation of maruvelli kallenggu has made him a certified Tamil.

    • @princesinghchandell
      @princesinghchandell 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Name of your fake I'd make you a con

    • @globalcitizenn
      @globalcitizenn 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He’s been there since the age of 19.. I’m surprised he still has a Welsh accent

  • @PeepalBaba-Givemetrees
    @PeepalBaba-Givemetrees 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    SIMPLY SUPERB. THIS IS SO COOL. LOVED THIS VIDEO. THANKS FOR SHARING.

  • @suhasanand
    @suhasanand 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Lovely..so much energy and enthusiasm that comes with following one's passion. I'm trying something similar and just wrapped up with the first step that he mentions of growing fruit trees. Ofcourse I'm interspersing it with some forest trees also to provide feeling of greenery and biomass for soil. He's inspiring !

  • @shehelahportsideadministra1730
    @shehelahportsideadministra1730 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bless you for all the inspiring work you are doing for the local people and mother earth. 🙏🙏🙏

  • @parameshwaram2735
    @parameshwaram2735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sir,
    This is a invaluable article and reality show which should open the eyes and ears of the young generation to live happily and make others happy. Hats off 📴 to Mr Mekenzie.

  • @anvermeu
    @anvermeu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    i am a qualified agronomist with over 25 years experience.I would love to meet yu and spend time on yor farm.

    • @KrishnaMckenzie
      @KrishnaMckenzie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      please come! :)

    • @bliss406
      @bliss406 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am from bangalore want to work as a farmer with you please suggest me further

    • @hedykarim3570
      @hedykarim3570 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KrishnaMckenzie I love the idea of farm to table ..

  • @kirtisingh4428
    @kirtisingh4428 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is so very beautiful. I have always dreamt of living such a life. This is a beautiful farm it's a pleasure to watch...

  • @pannakotian4229
    @pannakotian4229 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mr Mckenzie sir I see u r living a very healthy.happy & organic life .thanku for for adapting & adopting Aurovulle in pondicherry.its the most beautiful place in india .u r an inspiration to all the urbanites.God bless🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @kalyanivaradarajulu2166
    @kalyanivaradarajulu2166 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A noble and joyful living, Mr McKenzie has started. He has given glory to the soil🙏

  • @sangeetikakalanilayam5319
    @sangeetikakalanilayam5319 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Namasthe... Mr. Krishna McKenzie...
    Love the way of your farming... and love u too with lots of respect....
    Anitha from India.

  • @belloangel01
    @belloangel01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I loved it. Thank you so much for sharing.

  • @shubhradhar130
    @shubhradhar130 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! You are the one who is living. Your voice is so enthusiastic. It matches 'Nature'- the enthusiasm to grow and develop when you are loved and appreciated.

  • @trishaanvj3064
    @trishaanvj3064 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just loved this clip.. wow .. every one feel to connect mother earth .. his flawless journey like beautiful poem .. with background nature music .. surely feel like jumping to the green patch.. many thanks

  • @MMSY
    @MMSY 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Thank you for upload^^

  • @arvind0rjillako
    @arvind0rjillako 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Blessed is your work, Krishna. May the message reach the masses

  • @smitaanil5207
    @smitaanil5207 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing...Had visited auroville 2 years back... But never knew about this solitude farm....On next visit to Pondicherry will definitely visit this place❤️🌈.. Stay blessed Sir... You are one of the Earth Angels... God bless you.

  • @SS-bg6ht
    @SS-bg6ht 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So passionate! He has given all his life a full on embrace with Mother Nature and the mother has held him in pure solace and peace

  • @joyridesham
    @joyridesham 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This lockdown and living in a concrete city is driven me nuts, feel like going to a countryside grow my own fruits and veg and live of grid. I am craving to be near nature.

  • @jaykamli890
    @jaykamli890 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Just feeling the passion

  • @sujamohan9013
    @sujamohan9013 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    An Englishman who loves India so much nd we Indians running aftrr miney to the Western countries.money can buy you luxuries but not the mental satisfaction that one needs.Hope tjose who havethe money realize tjis nd come back to ourown land which is so full of rich culture nd heritage.love you Mackenzie Sir.you are doing whatmost of us tamilians dont even know about.w3 have to come back eventually to our roots

  • @hianjana
    @hianjana 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So good to see people fall in love with farming! He is in love with his plants and vegetables. That’s amazing to see 😊

    • @D2E
      @D2E  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We agree!