Off-The-Grid Desert Living in a Tiny Earthen Home & Permaculture Community
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- Опубліковано 14 лис 2019
- In this weeks video we travel to the Californian desert and the tiny earthen home of natural builders Sasha and John. The desert landscape can be harsh and unforgiving and building homes for this environment can be an interesting challenge. If you enjoy our videos, please consider supporting us on Patreon: / livingbig
This amazing tiny natural home is completely off the grid and has been constructed using a variety of earthen building techniques, including cob, wattle and daub and earth bag construction. It's DIY construction from natural materials makes this a long lasting and affordable housing solution.
Find out more about this tiny house and others on our website: www.livingbiginatinyhouse.com...
This beautiful earthen home is one of many such dwellings located at the Quail Springs permaculture community in California. The permaculture community is home to educators, farmers, natural builders and people who are dedicated to regenerative, alternative living.
You can find out more about Sasha and John's work via their website at www.earthenshelter.com
You can also learn more about the Quail Springs community here: www.quailsprings.org
Sasha and John are currently fundraising for an attempt to legalize these forms of building. You can support their efforts here: www.quailsprings.org/donate
The song at the end of this tour video is by The Real John Gary: www.therealjohngary.com
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Title music in this video by Bryce Langston: / brycelangston
Presented and Produced by: Bryce Langston
Camera: Bryce Langston & Rasa Pescud
Editing: Rasa Pescud
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I hope you all enjoy this weeks episode! We absolutely loved filming this video tour and exploring this very special permaculture community. We were even treated to a very special concert in the communal yurt on the land and we have included a glimpse from that at the end of the video. It's always inspiring to see people coming together to do such wonderful work. Enjoy! Love Bryce & Rasa
Yay finally its here.I was waiting for this since last week. Thank you.
It's simply amazing! thanks
WOW! Such beautiful footage of our house and the Quail Springs community! Thanks so much for sharing!
😍😍❤️❤️❤️👌👌👌👌
Katherine McChesney
This happens from time to time due to travel, etc. We need to think of them, they need a break and need time to visit family and friends. Thank you Bryce & Rasa for EVERYTHING that you do!
I really like seeing small houses that aren't built on trailer bases. Those are cool too but they get a bit repetitive in design since they're all the same long rectangle. Little houses built on the ground that can be any shape and height, with patios and courtyards, feel under-represented in the small house movement!
Yes I totally agree 100%! Also I live near a town where there are tiny homes that have been there for over 100 years. I would love to see some of these old tiny houses in videos as well. 😊
yes! and even if it isn't what you want to build there is still so much you can learn from the small houses.
sooo totally agree , their designs are always so interesting 😍
M Cohen I totally agree with you!!! 😊
Not everyone has access to a permanent land, so therefore permanent construction of small housing doesn’t happen as often as something movable. Also, and more annoyingly, government has put tones on restrictions on what’s possible to built permanently and what isn’t. Probably not convenient for their friends the bankers that live on exploiting people with outrageous home loans fees.
We all should move more towards communal living and put pressure on changing local governmental laws that prevent people from finding and building permanent small living.
Like Sasha said on this video, housing should be a right for any human being.
No human on God's green earth should be homeless nor hungry. That is my belief.
Passionately agree. Or abused or neglected..
Sure. But that's not reality. (Until Christ returns.)
Julie P -. Thank you for adding that. Agree. All humans and animals need love.
In fact there are still many homeless people and hungry people. Why? Because there are still many who don't care about each other.
But I respect what you believe, because I also believe, there is still hope on this earth even though only 0.1%
Everything depends on us as humans, because we are social beings.
And no animal
Bryce, you are such a wholesome and kind person. Your personality brings so much more life to this channel than other Tiny Home videos/shows/documentaries could even dream of having. Your passion for what you do is what keeps me coming back to watch more!
Thanks so much for your lovely comment.
Agreed ❤️
@@livingbig I agree, I can't get enough of Bryce, he is so kind and respectful and talks with so much love about people's tiny houses in the end of his videos. Love him!
I started watching this channel because of the energy that Bryce brings in. There are many other channels but not as interesting.
Bryce is very respectful and his enthusiasm rubs off on me. He is also very cute.
after binge watching i realised this is a youtube channel.
i was thinking this is some show from tv availaible on yt now.
u guys are amazing your production quality and most imp i like the idea you are pushing for a good cause.
Namaste from India.
Thanks so much! So glad you're enjoying our videos. :)
We couldn't agree more with you about the quality @adi ct! We binge watch @Living Big In A Tiny House ALL the time, and we never run out of videos! LOL these guys are monsters when it comes to quality, and there is SOooOO much to see. Love love love this channel. I think it is our fave on all of the ol' YT!
Indeed
Can we all agree the family singing together was excellent and closed out the video beautifully?
Totally :) Btw do you know what song is that? I really loved it :)
Arvinth Kumar
There a link in the description about the singer
Malcom Tolliver I started crying. Really made me smile, and wish to join a community like this. To go home. ❤️
Props to the editing of Rasa Pescud!
That was so beautiful and filled with joy. The entire lifestyle is magical.
I'm from India and this video reminded me of my great grandmother's home. I could smell the reminiscing fragrance of the house through the screen. She used to cook food on the fireplace that would warm up the whole place as well as the food would taste great. And breathing fresh air and living with the nature I used to enjoy the most. Thank you Bryce and Rasa for taking me down the memory lane. This house is beautiful.
Bryce your abilities to source interesting innovative homes and show them off with such enthusiasm and friendliness really makes all the difference and sets you apart
That self heating bench is amazing
Rocket stoves are super clever. It's always great to see them incorporated into earthen homes. :)
Yeah, nothing like rock hard furniture. But it is warm.
I love that she said shelter is a right. I believe everyone should have food, water and shelter as part of being on this planet. Animals too. Loved this 💜
Rights are supposed to be negative. A right to shelter means someones else has to provide it.
homertalk Exactly. People are acting like things like that haven’t been tried before. Without incentive (money), houses would never be built.
@@homertalk housing IS in the universal declaration of human rights!
@@Nynke_K Sounds Authoritarian
She said it should be a right. Socialists always love declaring that other people should pay for what they deem to be rights. Because even lazy people who don't want to make the effort have the right to a free house too, right?
Getting a bit emosh over here. Have been homeless many times and treated like dirt so often simply for not being given the same opportunities as others. This community and lifestyle is so intentional and touching to me because I always wanted to travel and wwoof and learn about the world before misfortune struck my life. Thinking it's too late to become who I've always wanted to be has been my challenge the last few years and is slowly burning off. I will plant a seed in my heart this year to shake that ground.
All the best for you - don't give up ❤
Danielle LeClair - Everyday imagine you living your dream. Everyday believe that you can accomplish what you want in life. You’ll get there, just believe and see yourself living your dream. Best of everything to you!! ❤️
I'm convinced that communal living is the future. This idea of everyone having a separate house, car, toaster, goddamn leafblower etc etc, is good only for those who get rich selling us possessions. For people like me who are disabled and struggle to live - impossible to live independently - on the disability benefit, living communally would be so liberating. I hope we both can make up for lost time and travel and fulfill our dreams 🙂
why don't you join a community like this one? They might help you get up and running, getting your own home and live the dream.
💕 Don't Give Up!
Housing should be a human right. I second that emotion.
Livi Pulido said Gaddafi.
Third! ❤️
Life IS a human right and we struggle to achieve that one!
It should also be born of personal responsibility, not demanding an overloaded government provide it. When people have things handed to them because they have six kids with random father, they don't tend to appreciate it. Most homeowners I know have worked at jobs they detested so that they could have a decent home for their family. They take care of those homes and yard. When they retire, they have something to show for their labor. I believe pride of ownership makes all the difference in the world, and also teaches their kids responsibility.
In a very busy routine Bryce you really give me a breath of fresh air with these amazing houses ❤️
Thank you! So glad that you can find a little solace in our videos.
I love how much personality was put to the design of this home.
Awww the lovely guy is here again with a lovely video what a beautiful life one can dream of
Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy the video.
Like the fact that they have both privacy and community. Togetherness and being able to close the door when you need the space.
I want to say this was a really well-made video. Technically it's one of the longer ones. But I feel like there was so much more detail about that home and community I would have loved to hear about. Also I didn't hear much about the solar system and how it was utilized. That community is something I would love to be a part of.
So powerful when she notes "housing should be a basic human right" ---- and like what he said, it's "empowering". Great interview.
I do not know if have ever mentioned, that the background score is so comforting. And never enough words to say that these videos are a real stress buster !!!! Thank you Bryce 🙏
Totally agree with you. I love the music. It's so serene.
That there's no rail to prevent John from falling out of the lost... it makes me so damn anxious. I really hope they remedy that soon, because people have died from shorter falls than that, and it's not like they're super close to a hospital.
@Irina Popa -- Aren't we just a teeny bit judgemental, hon? Have you actually been to a favela? While the ones in Rio can boast a beautiful view (from afar and only if you're high up the hills), the rest of your comparison is utterly specious.
Thank you for including aspects of their community life. The singing at the end was such a treat!
Finally a tiny house with a sewing machine. Love it.
Yes! I noticed that too! I couldn't ever leave my sewing machine behind!
I am way too early to come up with a nice comment or watch this video before letting you & Rasa know that you two make me feel better with your amazing videos. I am really thankful to you both & I wish you both a very happy, healthy & peaceful life together & forever
Aw, thank you so much for your lovely comment. :)
@@livingbig Thank YOU for the wonderful videos & being you :) "Adventures on a Stage (Acoustic) - Bryce Langston" - Seriously I need to see the singer Bryce as well ;) I am really shocked to see that you are not into singing with a voice like that.
Man is going back to how things used to be in the days. The use of natural resources for ones sustenance is gradually coming back. The sense of community is vital to the survival of man. I loved the couple in this video and their awareness. Thank you Bryce and Rasa for this awesome video.
Wow! In Central Asia everyone live in those houses. It's good idea to bring it to world. Because , it saves money and resources of our planet.
Watching Living Big In A Tiny House videos have definitely changed how I build and decorate my houses in Sims 4. Rooms used to be huge with chunks of vacant space between furniture. Now I opt for smaller rooms and selectively choose decorations that define the space for its specific function. And definitely added a lot more plants; a common item I've seen in alot of these videos. xD
Nice one! Glad we are able to give you some design inspiration. :)
@@livingbig For sure! Every video you've created is inspirational and there's always something to take away from it and it has changed how I envisioned my future house to be. Keep on being awesome, Bryce! :D
Meowerator Meows
It's nice to know I'm not the only one finding inspiration for Sims builds in these videos 😁
@@jesscarrier4180 I have too, now I wish the sims had more unique building tools and options like lofts, materials and different wall types haha.
1. Housing is a human right - YES YES YES!
2. I’ve always loved the idea of communal living but also love my privacy. This seems like such an inspiring and realistic way of life.
The community is beautiful. But what really touched me is the couple. First is how she has included him fully in her life even though she is the one who started out there. Second is how so calm and in sync they are together
This is my favourite ever Bryce. I love it so much it almost made me a bit teary.. Pulls my heart strings. Community if you want it, but privacy when you don't, Earth, round, fires, cuteness, space, this one has it all for me.. Wish I could have something like this but in the uk not sure how.. Blessings to you and Rasa. X
Thanks so much Julie! So glad you enjoyed this video. I know there are some wonderful permaculture communities in the UK also.It would be really fun to explore some of them and see what people are up to. We recently visited a really remarkable community of earth buildings in Wales and we will have that video on the channel early next year.
As always you both have shared someone's lifestyle and dream home in such an appealing way. There is never enough ways that people can be creative and show us beauty. Thanks for all your hard work finding incredible mindful people, traveling, scripting, filming, editing and uploading so your millions of fans can view your perfectly delightful videos. Your truly rock!
Thanks so much Pearl! ❤️
I'm 67 y.o. I was a junior member of the flower-power generation. They are about 70ies, now. But this kind of life was there on those days. And the people.
To see them coming back today, in such a diffent era, with more resources and knowledge, is very moving to me. Impossible not to cry.
We were soundly defeated in the past. And now we have a real fighting chance to win a real life. Finnaly chance is coming. For real.
Love that this is a community that educates and promotes sustainable building and living. My spouse and I are working towards this with another couple - shared land, small but connected homes with gardens. It's my retirement plan. 😊
Wow man, I discovered you a few years ago you had barely 40K and now you have more than 2 million, I did not know! Thank you for showing the alternative world, we need the same thing in France here it's too marginal 😕
Thanks so much!!! We have just filmed some episodes in France (and one in Germany). We hope to do more next year too. We are actually sitting in Calais at the moment, getting ready to start our journey back home to NZ for the summer.
Living Big In A Tiny House Any stops to record episodes between Europe and NZ?
@@livingbig Thank you for your answer ! It's great that you're in France, amazing to know what you shot here. Continue what you do, I follow you with passion
@@livingbig Oh, great to hear 💕I love to hear about projects in good old Europa, especially about the ones with an permaculture approach. May this channel be part of a global movement to transform our societies to something healthier and happier. Love from Germany 💚
I love this! The community aspect is lovely, it’s something that is missing in most modern day lives.
I like that song they were singing at the end . Its very inspiring to see communities like this. I love that its off the grid and the homes were made from the earth.
We had a guy called Matt from the Quail Springs community come give a talk at my school in Kenya about Permaculture and Sustainable living when I was 12. I never forgot any of it and the dream is still alive 8 years later.
This was highly interesting.
Charming couple living in a
great community. Loved the
spirit of these folk and the garden
is really nice. Simple living is a
quality.
Beautiful home, and lovely to see one where the build was led and mostly done by a woman. I really like the acknowledgement of the need for privacy/alone time and some distance from others in a community. Sometimes it seems like these communities are set up by extroverts and seem too full on for me. 🤣. But again, lovely home, lovely people and lovely video.
Bryce...dude forget Hollywood, you are in your element in these videos. You've got a unique connect ability. People are comfortable around you because you are sincerely genuine. You care about the people first and then the homes. I could watch you all day. Love your spirit.
I'm a Bohemian type of person and this was just brilliant! I like circles and shapes besides homes that are different and have a unique type of flow to them. This does just that and the concept of friends being apart of the building of the home is priceless!
It looks like a spaceship (not that I've seen a lot of spaceships in my life, only a couple) but it looks so different than everything else. It looks great but weird, but great. I love it. And that ending was awesome.
Pcdrom - “...not that I’ve seen a lot of spaceships...” HAHAHAHA!!
Her words at the end were magic to my ears well done guys
Me and my kid watch your show every afternoon together. This is our ritual. Simply adore you guys. What a wonderful world you show. I pray that we all have such precious treasures to call home. I wish that for one and all. 💕🤗
I was depressed, suicidal and just in a bad place. Then I found this channel one day and I know it must sound stupid but this channel probably saved my life. Seeing all the beautiful people and their creations, their ambitions and passions, it just cleared my mind. I love you Bryce. You have no idea what impact your content has.
Thanks Bryce for uploading new video. I can't explain how much addicted I have become to watch your videos. You do one of the best work in this world.👍
Thanks so much! I'm so glad that you enjoy our videos. :)
Lots of love to you and your partner.....And may God bless both of you for doing such a wonderful work.
This was wonderful. Thank you to Sasha and John for sharing your home with us.
Finally! I have been waiting for the new episode.. for what feels like months! I feel so at peace when watching your videos, Bryce. Thank you for what you do.
Beautiful...and touching on those immence issues of human rights and community. Thank you for adding value to my day! 🇨🇦❣
This home was so special and unique from other homes shown on this channel. Just loved this home. Amazing Job Bryce!!!
This is one of those houses you admire from afar but I genuinely do not think I could live like this, without my own bathroom 😅
I love seeing the more organic and eclectic type of building forms. And of course, Permaculture!
I love how you profile many different types of small homes and lifestyles, and this is definitely an interesting glimpse of alternative living. Bryce, you're an excellent presenter, always amiable, and your enthusiasm and respect for the enormous variety of design and craftsmanship you encounter is very cool. Your videos are also very well filmed and edited. Maybe someday you'll make a "making of" video and show us how you get the aerial shots, etc. Bon voyage back to NZ and have a wonderful summer. With thanks and love from Paris. xx
Thanks so much! I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos. It would be a great idea to do a making of video one day. It would definitely be fun to share how we create the videos.
"In the desert...you can remember your name. Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain..."
Jo S
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La La lalalalala---La La laaa La la.
La La lalalalala---La La laaa La la...
It’s actually ‘you can remember your name...’ . One of my favorite songs/albums
There were plants and birds and rocks and things...
" there was sand and hills and rings
The ocean is a desert with it's life underground
And a perfect disguise above
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
But the humans will give no love"
@@nurselibby2941
LA LA LA lalalala lalala lala
LA LA LA lalalala lalala lala
BEAUTIFUL stairs leading up to the bed! (Even though I've never fallen out of my bed, I wouldn't fancy that big of a drop right next to the edge of the bed. I'd want a bit of extended floor and a lip to it).
I really admire the whole little community They have ... It is impressive nowadays especially.
So cool she started this.
John sounds so chill.
Love their home.
so chilled cause she does not give him a chance to get a word in sideways'
John IS so chill!
Adele Clarke well...it was her house to begin with🙄
She started it and did much of the work before he came along...so wouldn’t she be the expert on her own home?
If I came along to my partners home after they built it, and they were doing a special on the home, I wouldn’t speak up as much either.
It’s not like he was trying to say that much. Some couples are like that and it works.
Dude , my day is made .
Good to watch your videos
Thank you! Enjoy!
The original music and performance was best of show indeed... Wow! Excellent...
💞💜💝💙the look of this house, love the community getting together having meals and cooking for each other coming together and sharing! Inspirational couple who used so many Natural materials to build this home, 🤗🙏
What a beautiful home - so many lovely handmade items. The blue bottles in the walls look great.
I just loved the shape of their inside door & how cool is it that there are so many "stories" with what's inside, like the kitchen items, etc.
once again you have found just the right story to share about this wonderful home and couple and their community. Thank you.
This one hit home. I did a little of this before when I did have a lot of property in a very cold climate. It was a dream. And I am looking forward to having that dream again someday. It is a lot of 'work'. But when it's something you are going to use or live in, it doesn't seem like work. It seems like survival mode...in a good and fun way. It's your home.
Absolutely stunning to return to natural materials and community living and growing. We have lost so much with our rushed city lives and less and less human contact and it shows in all the ilnesses and mental health issues. Like the Woodstock song, we should return to the garden :-D
This house almost made me cry.Beautiful!
Bryce is always so cheerful and upbeat.
I get immense Tatooine vibes from this earthy-home. Very beautiful and natural.
I love the colours and light in this one! As long as their water source remains viable, they have a great setup with lots of sun for their solar. Combination communal living with individual households is also a best-of-both-worlds scenario. Thanks for including the communal singing clip at the end - reminds me of happy times in my youth :-)
I’d love to see you interview more people in intentional communities!
Very fascinating to combine earthen building with a geodesic dome. And the idea of a community like this is fabulous! We need more.
I love the idea of earthen building and communal living. I feel these days we are so out of touch with our neighbours/ surrounding community and its such a waste. Building with earth too just seems like such a beautiful and nature-friendly way to construct a home, and Bryce is totally right when he says its like a living piece of art! Absolutely stunning. I hope one day I will be able to live somewhere like that.
An amazing tiny house and community. I love everything about it. ❤️
Hi Bryce, I never comment on youtube videos however, content like yours deserves recognition and appreciation. I came across your channel a couple of months ago and have fallen in love with every video ever since. Passion and just peace can be felt in all the episodes i have watched and is a great place to just zen out and feel relaxed. Your kindness and positive personality makes your channel even more unique and just incredible. Just wanted to give a shout out for a job well done. Hope you and your beautiful fiance keep up with the amazing work and wish you the very best of luck for the future as well! ❤️
Thanks so much Fama! ❤️
@@livingbig Thankyou so much for your reply Bryce! Made my day. May you succeed in all your future endeavors ❤️
She nailed it, l am listening, are you? We need this to be incorporated WORLD wide. But then there is reality. Greed, the government and ignorance. Kudos to this couple for opening my eyes. Thanks Bryce and Rasa👍
This is so cool. I would love to live in a home like this. $18,000 is unheard of. So smart!
What an exciting home! I would have loved to see the community setting at night time. Must be amazing under those stars😍
I really really wish that one day i cn built a tiny house for myself, thats my only wish. Pleas god please help me make my dream come true🙏🙏
Palvee Thakur me too ♥️🙏🏻
God helps those who help themselves. Envision it, plan it, do it. It's very simple
My niece built herself a tiny home.
Truly a warm and earthy home. I can totally see myself living in it... Thanks for bringing this home to us Bryce. I wish the couple a healthy and happy life in their unique home.
Wow, this is a beautiful slice-of-life view of an entire community, in addition to seeing this very beautiful and soulful little self-sufficient house. Built and maintained with love - very inspiring.
It's special.. Beautiful.... Thanks bryce
Don't we all just want to step off the hamster wheel.
@Cliff Moore nicely worded 👍
@Baba Ganush incredible, this!
Just Do It
Love this idea & the community working together making dinner, crafting, etc. Would love to live this way myself one day 💕🙏🕯
It's incredible to see what we can achieve. Creating things with our hands and growing food in our gardens is just a small part of the we were created to do. Great episode!!!
The song of the end is something special
Check out The Real John Gary on Spotify!
Check out The Real John Gary on Spotify!
Check out The Real John Gary on Spotify!
This video is one of my favourites now ! Fascinating couple and lifestyle! Thanks for the tour of the community as well! Those earthen homes look so cozy.
Excellent love style. Home is a living thing. Permaculture community. So glad people can see the value of working for your food, home and being able to. Stop desert growth and fires by letting animals roam natural migrating instead of building wasteful homes. If only we had taken the advice of the natives. No one owns the land. Life is not about stuff, it is about living with the beauty we were given.
Totally agree. Its such a crazy idea that people own land or forests or lakes.. Its more of a gift and we should feel obliged to care for it and its animals.
Very cozy indeed. Lovely warm and inviting little abode.
a beautiful place ... with a beautiful design I loved
I worry about flash flooding in the valley in the desert, but it's absolutely lovely what they have done here... 🤩
Ich hoffe, Deutschland behandelt dich und Rasa gut! 😉
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Are they in Germany?
@@norb4152 they might be, they might not be... 😅
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The fact that many people are getting back to our roots and building sustainable communities is awesome not just communes. With the internet we can see the reasons why..!!
The New Balances that dude with the guitar was wearing were so sick.
Made in USA baby.
@@therealjohngary3569 i figured. I got the spectrums. Comfortable sneaker.
Beautifully done!
Congrats to Sasha & John!
Cheers!
Awesome!!!!!! Bryce you’re the Best!
Thanks so much Joel! ❤️
I would say that home welcomes you like a warm hug. I love the whole design and decor.
This is not just a home ; this dwelling is an extension of their heart and soul and both the house and the people are so very lovely....this is life as it should be lived; powerful, creative, honest , real and beyond beautiful. So much of the earth is covered by societies and peoples who have lost their way and lost touch with what really matters....How is that we don't all care about each other and live in close knit communities where we are all needed and have a place and space to be and to live ? We call ourselves civilized and yet the great divide between rich and poor grows daily and affordable housing is fast becoming beyond the reach of ordinary people and as we knock down more forests to make way for suburbia & cities ,nature is viewed as a nuisance ! And this is not just insane, but barbaric and deeply uncivilized and if we travelled back to our earliest cave dwelling ancestors for whom mutual aid was a way of life (not survival of the fittest / richest) and told them that a time would come in the future where millions of people have no home and no hope of EVER having one they would be astounded and horrified and disbelieving ! We to return to what it is to be truly human ; to live more simply and communally and to find happiness in small things ....I truly wish I could be with them !
Wow, that song at the end man 💚👍
This channel always made my day.
Id love to live in the desert. I grew up in So Cal. We moved away 25 yrs ago. I can still smell the sage in my head.
dude I've been saying that for years. There is something special about the desert, so true!!