Couple builds off-grid ecovillage with friends & leftovers 🐎
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- Опубліковано 25 бер 2023
- Emma and Edo were once a hotel stage show dance team, until they quit to live out their dream of rescuing animals (Emma) and farming (Edo) on the island of Tenerife. They bought cheap land and began to transform the rocky, dusty soil into a lush homestead.
In the beginning, it was just Emma, Edo, and some family toiling on the land to create basic accommodation. This was at a time of bare basics, with no electricity, running water, or toilets. Soon they were joined by volunteers, and they got creative building homes out of old vans, hillside caves, mud and clay, and scrap materials (including a lot of old pallet wood).
After a couple years, they had expanded beyond an animal sanctuary into a full-fledged community with 40 to 50 volunteers living on-site who all worked to live as lightly on the land as possible. The Tenerife Horse Rescue community is completely off-grid, using solar power, but also clever inventions like a horse poo water heater and a pedal-powered washing machine.
Since the average rainfall on Tenerife is between 11 to 30 millimeters for most of the year, all water is reused. Kitchen and shower water (greywater) is filtered with natural materials like pebbles and papyrus. Toilet water (blackwater) goes through a more rigorous process of biofilters. First it goes into tanks where it is oxygenated to separate liquids and solids, then it flows into a biofilter basin which works as a hydroponic pond (gravel, water, plants but no soil). Then it goes through a biofilter basins which use gravel and papyrus to trap particles and compounds after which it is finally clean enough to water the garden.
To feed what has now become a small village of people and animals, the villagers have graduated from dumpster diving to “freeganism”: they have an established relationship with a local supermarket to collect all damaged, ugly or out-of-date food. Every day, three volunteers pick up new van loads of food, it is then sorted for humans or animals.
To be sure that nothing gets wasted, and to give back to the community, they’ve gone one step further by registering as a local food bank so they can distribute food to local low-income families and other animal sanctuaries.
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God bless all these loving and kind and hard-working people/family. I wish them continued success and prosperity and health and happiness.
They are so resourceful…it’s really impressive.
It's not just a horse rescue. It's a haven for humanity 😊❤
Indirectly, this community has “rescued” people by giving them a wonderful purpose, mission advocacy, and sustainable lifestyle 👍👍👍👍
What an amazing way to live!
Put up nets to catch the condensation, they do it in deserts.
I think those need to be gigantic to produce much
No, make hole and put black plastic as liner
45 strangers living rough + gov't social budget = homelessness problem. 45 people living rough + sense of community = off-grid village
I lived in this amazing community for 2 months and I can confirm that it is a great way to live sustainably. There are also many more things happening that aren’t mentioned in this video!
This place will always be in my heart as well as the people I shared the experience with ❤
If you can support them in any way, please do 🙏🏻
are the hippy orgy's true?
@@JohnyPepperoni hahaha 😂😂😂 I'm sorry to inform you that no. I have lived there too. But hey we sing together ✌️😆
It looks like alot of good people trying to not waste the way most of the world does, and most importantly to me, helping innocent Animals. Not a bad way to live one's life!!👍🏻😄🐾🌈☮️🇨🇦
@@JohnyPepperoni Damn I was about to ask a similar question. I guess great minds do think alike!
Yes, I didn't understand why there wasn't a lot of dialogue between the camera people/persons and the people of this place... in other episodes, when it's about humans this-and-that, they go on-and-on about the smallest things... and in this one, where there seemed many interesting things to discuss and understand, nothing much was said.
That washing machine should be in gyms! 😁
Haha TRUE
I didn’t want this episode to end! Thank you so much Kirsten…seeing this community in action fills me up. I’d love to see even more “behind the scenes” of this magical place and to hear more of the volunteers and workers stories and experiences of living and working at the Tenerife horse rescue.
They have their own channel! ❤ Just search tenerife horse rescue 🎉
What a beautiful community of people living with the land, not dominating the land. We all should live so mindfully!
@mariacancer The real Maria passed away Feb 2023 - you are a despicable scammer
This is so amazing, you guys have done such a fantastic job.
By dominating do you mean becoming victims of it? For every way we damage the environment the damage is building up to come back to us in damaging ways through climate change.
Living with it is protecting our children
This reminds me of the hippy communes in the 70s in the US. I witnessed firsthand. Always like this in the beginning… cooperative, ground-breaking, and intentional. Just beware the trap of hierarchy and success. Money & power ruin good intentions. Stay humble my friends. 🙏
The world desperately needs more people like this. Thank you for saving the animals.Much love always.
What a beautiful example of a thriving community. The animals look so healthy and happy. Bless you all.
I really enjoyed this video, it could have been a 2 to 3 part video. I would have loved to see more of it.
YES it is fascinating! I've lived there and still found new things from this video! But hey you'll find more of their life in their own channel Tenerife Horse Rescue if you're interested ❤
@@vilkkuvilkkuvilkku thanks Vilhelmina, I will 😊🌷
Makes me want to quit my job and hit this community up!
Right :)
I purposely don't skip ads to support the channel
Just loved your content
I am from India here people going for sustainability are very low on yt space.
But you have made an everlasting impression on my mind
Thx kristen
I found a great Indian video about a family that moved from the city to an overfarmed area where locals were struggling with drought/water table lowering etc. This urban family used Permaculture principles to restore their degraded block and quickly made it so productive (three years i think) that all their neighbours wanted to learn about Permaculture too. Its a great video, should be easy to find.. There are online courses i think, if you can't travel to learn about how to do it.
Please post the film that you mentioned here❤
Also post the email to make contact do this community
So happy that you have shown Tenerife Horse Rescue and Emma and Edo! They are doing an amazing job here. Greetings from Tenerife!
How do all the animals get fed and properly watered with water being a big issue.
@@Vbluevital there are a few different options, the main one for large pieces of land is a large water tank which can be filled with water from the tunnels under the volcano. You can also be connected to the local water or have water trucked in.
@@NaomiRuthHouldsworth Thank you for the more comprehensive explaination. 🤗😘
This is 100% how people are meant to live! Reusing and making their own stuff. It's wholesome and it's empowering! Hearing that guy speak about how he learnt to tile was amazing! Such respect
i'm noticing more and more of these types of communities springing up in various countries, its great to see. Ever since Permaculture practices have really spread around the world, i see transformative communities springing up also, If you are wishing to be involved, there are Permaculture courses even online nowadays - and probably some group near you doing either this or learning to build with straw bale or adobe, you name it...(create a house that doesn't need fossil fuels to heat or cool it). If i was young i would be out there looking for what's happening near me, or that i could easily travel to so i could help out. Good luck to all!
No thanks
Caring for animals as the foundation clearly sets the loving tone in this community 💞
Thanks for posting and sharing. Very nice to see.
Wow ! A staggering amount of cast-off goods and greens from the market. So much to work with, and for. 👍👍
That was fantastic. That aspect called Freeganism is interesting and it has to be acknowledged that it takes some special co-operation from supermarkets to facilitate it. Even though it is a win win situation there is a history of antagonism from commercial operators and it's great to see that ridiculous 'waste' being put to good use. Keep up the amazing work!
agreed! But just thinking to throw all that food away...
yes, some places i guess have very strict rules relating to ''food hygeine'' or what have youl. Where we are in southern Australia, in the cities most supermarkets are very aware that the ''wastage'' can be safely repurposed and are willing to help out. Our universities also work with primary producers to encourage them to re-badge non perfect fresh produce (apples, pears, carrots etc) that might be slightly the wrong shape or size, and resell it separately in bulk bags for the bargain bins. Its a win win, as the budget conscious shopper gets a cheaper deal and the produce is not just ploughed back into the ground or dumped. Our government here is doing a lot to reduce waste that way....thankfully.
What an amazing community!
This is the cure for the world and Irvin suffering bringing people together Urban
😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
Everyone needs to learn to live this way and by this has he
People have been deluded into thinking an “advanced society” looks like: flying cars and skyscrapers with robots and computers that do everything. But that’s not it at all!!!! This place is what an “advanced society” looks like!!! Living with and in nature!!!! Not “conquering” it and destroying everything!! I absolutely love this amazing and magical place they have created!!! If the whole world lived this way our world would be a paradise!!!
Cheers
Just awesome.
I was disappointed when the video finished. I would love to see more of this wonderful place 👏👏
they are featured on multiple yt-channels.
True just do a search
They have a yt channel of their own ❤🎉
I would too, more details on the community.
So permi! Beautiful reuse, constructed systems and community building.
Reminds me of back in the 60's. Lived in a few places like this.
That’s quite the compound! Very creative recycling!👏👏👏👏👏🙏🏼
What a cute couple. I love how the guy ads "ah" to the end of english words. Very cute english/latin
I love this place so much! Wow! So inspiring. I wish we all lived like this. Great job people. I am in awe
Very interesting! I'm currently on a slow hiking trip through the Canary islands and this would be a great place to stay and help. Thank you for this video.
Amazing and inspiring! Thanks for an insider view of how well recycling works with everything!
How wonderful ❤
Your brilliance is amazing.
This is beautiful.
God bless you.
It's amazing what they are doing and it's better for the environment.
It is better for the human spirit too.
Living the life as it should be lived!!!!!!!!!!
Love the recycling of everything. Especially free food for you all.
Lol love the way you wash clothes 😂love your video and seeing all the animals. 😊😍
It's called Clean Foot method 😅🦶🦶
Hola, hello beautiful, beautiful world what a beautiful thing you all are beyond bless to have sooo much more blessing in your journey hope, faith, Love ,funn and more Amor never take anything for granted ❤️🌈🦋❤️
This place is amazing, they will be ok, through anything! They can make some Air bnb and rent out an adventure!
Her daughters were like, "mommm, why you keep calling us 'volunteers'?"
I saw video about method how to get water from fog in the mountains. I'am pretty sure they can use it.
Water heat from horse poo is briliant idea. It possible to use cut grass same way.
Thank you.
🙏🤝👏
Well oiled. Amazing work!! I love all the happy animals.
Another one! epic build
I love this channel ❤
I love your Chanel many tanks
*thanks
what a coincidence! I am watching from my cave, too!
God Bless
15:14 - I like the vegetable garden with the shade netting.
That free food part is crazy! This is one big problem that humans and society should solve. Not some BS that we are trying to solve right now.
Christ i love this Channel and the work it is doing, showing those differente life styles and everything.
DIY homestead have always the best designs because you can always add something creative to your homes without spending much..very nice place😊👍and surrounded by nature and animals are just amazing!
I wish I could live in a place like that. It looks so close to nature. It would be wonderful to wake up to nature all around you.
very talented and passionate people.
You two are heroic.
What a wonderful community that brings people together around important causes. One of your best videos!
I smiled throught this entire video! Loved it! Thank you so much for putting this out there.
Super cool🎉🎉🎉
Very hard work, I wished there were many more. Many had failed, so there must be something to learn from this one.
Brilliant!
Very inspiring 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
Wonderful!
Amazing. I didn't want it to end.
What an amazing way to live . I just love everything about this place ❤
Congratulation you guys!
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 It’s Amazing 😍
Such a great community.
I love these kinds of houses... I love mud houses..
For water, all they need is to take water from the ocean, then using the sunshine and some recycled panes of glass to create a type of greenhouse where the water is heated by the sun and the evaporated water collects on the glass which is angled down so the condensation trickles down into a catchment trough, like a plastic pipe cut in half, and the water travels along that into a water storage tank. The leftover salt can be collected and used or even sold as sea salt, if they use a Food Safe system of making it in stainless steel trays or whatever is required it could be packaged as Tenerife Sea Salt, "Buy this salt to help support the animal sanctuary."
Kirstin this was sooooo nice thank you. ❤
Wow. What a wonderful example of creativity and innovation in a harsh land! And hard work, as well. Now that's a horse rescue extraordinaire. I really enjoyed the entire video; I was actually sad when it ended.
🐎💪 Thank you for finding unique living options and sharing them with us.
This is real heaven 😍
I am always amazed by the abundance available in NYC. You can survive here on what others throw away! It’s good to see this in other parts of the world as well. Thank you for your efforts in making this earth a better place!
I'm shocked at the amount of food thrown away. It all looked perfectly fine for eating.
So amazing. I actually med one of the volunteers at a music festival 2 years ago. She spoken about it with big awe. Nice to finally see the location
What incredible humans!! Everything they've done.... absolutely beautiful! As is the reason: compassion. ❤
KIRSTEN , YOU SIMPLY PRESENT THE LOVE FOR EARTH , LIFE AND HUMANITY , SURVIVING WITH HARMONY.... BY CHOICE. HUMANS ARE ENTITLED THE RIGHT TO SHELTER AND FOOD.!!!! BE BLESSED... THIS IS WONDERFUL!
Everybody should be living this way. Everybody. Great job guys. Thank You very much for everything your doing.
So glad to see how much progress you have made
Thanks Kirsten!
🙏🙏🙏🙏 ✌️✌️✌️✌️
Amazing community and episode!🎉
An off grid community and animal sanctuary all in one. This needs to be everywhere.
WOW!!!
I absolutely love it! It's very inspiring 🙏❤️🔆
Freeganism is awesome!! So many possibilities and opportunities living the New Earth way.
The ladies are especially beautiful because they have humble hearts and show appreciation for the little things. I envy their men.
Kirsten, you and Nicolas are unbelievably productive, idk how can you put out these amazing videos so frequently, thank you for letting us know these amazing people/places.
This was a lovely view into a community lifestyle. Living outside the normal life and figure it out day by day.
😂😂😂 7:29
"It's particularly lovely at night when the sun comes through"
😂😂😂
I think it is absolutely amazing what this place has going!! I would love love love to volunteer!!
So glad you were finally able to include this project on your channel ❤❤❤
They need all the support they can get!!
Wow what an amazing community! I hope they’ll inspire others to do more with what’s out in the world.
excited to watch! we have an off grid horse sanctuary in Michigan:)
funny lol, we have rescue birds and turkeys too. the same kind by the looks of it!
I am a person that could embrace this lifestyle with large smiles daily
WOW - an incredible project and community. Very inspiring - thank you!
Love how everyone works together. I would make it my goal to grow and become as self sufficient as possible in case the stores stop donating. Would like to create a kibbutz or small house community here in Texas.
@ruth37331 it wasn't explicit in the video, but it looks to me that they are slowly buidling a food forest of sorts, using Permaculture (Permanent Agriculture) principles. This template is fantastically successful wherever it is adopted, but it does take time to establish all the ''moving parts''. I wish Kirsten had asked more questions about that side of it, because you are right: its better to be self reliant in case of shortage. I was stuck on an island once due to a bad storm, and we all had to pool our food resources til the ferry resumed service!
That free "waste" food is mindblowing!!! Why are there starving people on this earth? 😭🙌🙏💖🌎
I love how EVERYTHING here is reclaimed, refurbished, repurposed and resourcefully used. All of this initially from saving the animals and the land. I only wish I was young and could go there. I have always detested waste and seeing this community makes me so happy & hopeful for the future. I hope many people see this and learn how to live simply,sustainably and joyfully.
Great welldone
Very inspirational!
Amazing story as always. I am interested in the people that live in this place. How does one end up living in such a community? How long do the people stay? Why did they decide to leave 'normal' society? I think this kind of life is in all aspects better and healthier than modern 'normal' lifestyles.
I've lived there and planning to go back. Most of the volunteers have found us trough Workaway nowadays I guess. Some stay for 1-2 weeks, most 1-3 months, some have been there years. For me I felt that "normal" society isolated me and couldn't give me real purpose. That's my main reason to go to Tenerife but everyone has their own reasons. Short term volunteers mostly are just on their holidays. ☺️❤️
@rubenk202 you can also go WOOFING around the world, every country has quite a few places to do this (similar to Workaway). It's mainly organic small farms seeking short term volunteers who want to learn about organic farming. See also Permaculture communities, these are groups interested in a transformative way of creating food and co existing with nature (its a system that does not need fertilisers and poisons, very productive if its done properly). There are Permaculture courses and workshops all around the world, in every country.
well everywhere in the West, anyway! WWOOFING stands for Willing Workers on Organic Farms., where you work for board and keep.