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Instagram post 2190535732124633773_6928597967 We are pretty stoked with amazing progress of the composting facility at OKC Monastery.⁣
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If we all adopt these regenerative systems around us, we might have a chance to stem the rising tide of degenerative systems that threatens to destroy the life on our planet as we know it.⁣
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Composting is the most revolutionary act that you can do as an individual or a group as it will help in:⁣
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1) Reduction of greenhouse gases that emanate from toxic landfills.⁣
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2) Getting the nutrients back into the soil by converting food waste into compost and closing this circular loop of farm - table - farm. It helps you restore the top soil of the world which is getting depleted at a rapid rate. What's more you can start growing your own organic food from your own compost!⁣
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3) When you compost food waste you ensure better recycling of plastic products as plastic that is contaminated with food waste cannot be recycled.⁣
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4) You ensure cleaner sorroundings and better work conditions for the waste pickers as now they have to deal with only dry, non decomposing waste.⁣
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DM us if you would like to know more about composting or if you would like us to build a unit for you at your home, apartment complexes or community spaces.⁣
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In the video: Tieedi volunteers Jonathan and Marlena helping the monks with the turning of the compost.⁣
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#TieediBlackGold⁣
#Composting⁣
#ExtinctionRebellion⁣
#RegenerativeSystems⁣
Instagram post 2186441235086223452_6928597967 3 years ago...⁣⁣
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As fresh graduates of Rico's Permaculture Design Certification course, we had invited Rico to take his feedback on the land we had chosen to kickstart our Permaculture journey. As we walked down the trail, the following conversation ensued.⁣⁣
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Uts: "Hey Rico! What's your first perception about this place, in one word?"⁣⁣
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Rico: *almost missing a step in the narrow almost non-existent animal trail* "STEEEEPPPP!"⁣⁣
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Uts: :D⁣⁣
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Rico: "But seriously, how are you going to work this land? It's so steep!"⁣⁣
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A few days ago...⁣⁣
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As we open the entrance door of the #TieediAirDwelling...⁣⁣
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Uts: "So what do you think Rico?"⁣⁣
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Rico: *A sparkle of pride flashes across his hard-to-please but immensely wise eyes.*⁣⁣
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That's it! We got our answer! 🙂 ⁣⁣
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Rico Zook, is one of the most experienced and respected Permaculturist in the world. He conducts a PDC course in Darjeeling once every year. It is one of the longest running Permaculture courses in Asia (from 2005!). We are his students from the awesome 2016 batch and everytime our Guru visits us we feel like this school kid (with hands folded behind) who is waiting in anticipation of his favorite teacher's feedback on the project work on which he has invested his heart and soul!⁣⁣
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T'was a pleasure meeting you again Rico. Thank you for everything! :)⁣⁣
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Pic 1: Rico and Reed sharing with us their insights on what it would take build a forest pond (Yup! That's coming up in Tieedi soon!)⁣
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Pic 2: Despite his protracted permaculture observation skills, he sucked miserably in playing a game of Bluff with our volunteers. :D
Instagram post 2186408922436666194_6928597967 Thank you Reed! Coming from you, it means a lot. It was an absolute pleasure meeting you and Rico again. Look forward to regenerating together with you in the future. 🙂 .
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#Repost @r33d_b ・・・
A few shots from Tieedi, a permaculture demonstration site outside Darjeeling in Sonada. Hard to capture just how cool this place is in pictures. They’re doing so many things right - land regeneration, water cleaning, natural building, appropriate tech, indigenous skills, volunteerism, education, and heavy community involvement in local zero-waste and bioremediation initiatives. Definitely go visit to see for yourself!
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#darjeeling #sonada #8mile #darjeelinghills #permaculture #regenerative #systems #permacultureteacher #india #westbengal #naturalbuilding #greywater #agroecology #forestgarden @tieedi_forest_garden
Instagram post 2180265468367328485_6928597967 One of the most looked forward to event of the year in Darjeeling.⁣⁣
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We are excited and stoked to supporting this wonderful initiative.⁣⁣
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Folks around Sonada, Salesian College and Kurseong can drop off their donated items at Tieedi. Kindly, ensure that the items are clean. Tieedi volunteers will take the responsibility of the final cleaning check and take it to the Haat.⁣⁣
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Swipe left to read more details of the various ways you can be part of this event.⁣⁣
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@thepositivehaatdarjeeling⁣⁣
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 #PositiveHaat⁣⁣
#Darjeeling
Instagram post 2178796503921314893_6928597967 Let your wealth not be measured by the material goods you accumulate but by the fruits you harvest from the trees you planted and the 'Gold' like these you accumulate year after year from the land you have lovingly nurtured by your own bare hands.⁣
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Do you know that the beautiful Pokhara city that is now teeming with tourists all year round was once the rice growing hub of Nepal? 'Pokhreli Jetha Budo' is an indigenous variety of rice that folks have been growing here forever. It's said that when this rice is being cooked you can smell it's aromatic flavors wafting through the air even 20 meters away!
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Introduction of hybrids and folks concretizing their farm lands to meet the demands of high tourism footfall has led to reduced production of these indigenous varieties of food crops.⁣
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In the coming days, we are quite stoked about the fact that in the Land of Dreams we will soon be cultivating this and many other indigenous species of food crops  together with @hannahpixiesnow  and @devidivine as we nurture the now barren terraces into a food forest.⁣
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It will be our own version of a One Straw Revolution!⁣
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#LandofDreamsProject⁣
#PokhreliJethaBudo⁣
#OneStrawRevolution
Instagram post 2175140842540766053_6928597967 A day out for the students of Jnaneshwar Memorial Academy, Kurseong, in Tieedi Forest School.⁣
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What if all our younger generation was taught the regenerative practices of permaculture?⁣
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What if along with teaching them the ways to earn material wealth, we also taught them how to work with Mother Nature to ensure better air, water and soil?⁣
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What if everyone learnt how to grow their own food?⁣
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What if they learnt how to compost their biodegradable waste?⁣
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What if all of them started shunning plastic and went zero waste?⁣
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What if they learnt the incredible benefits of the Shinrin-yoku, the Japanese forest bathing practice?⁣
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Just some of the topics that's covered as part of the Everyday Environmentalism curriculum at Tieedi Forest School. 🙂 ⁣
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#TieediForestSchool⁣
#EverydayEnvironmentalism ⁣
#Shinrinyoku⁣
Instagram post 2171334609337678410_6928597967 Music and arts have been such an integral part of Darjeeling culture that if you listen closely enough you will hear even the trees whistling the songs sung by our ancestors.⁣
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The rivers merrily take the cue from the trees and gurgle down the valley carrying stories of hope, despair, love and courage of the mountain folks. Each river has its own song and each song has numerous stories fed by the rivulets.⁣ ⁣

When was the last time you heard a river sing? 
Our river goes Resham Firiri...Resham Firiri... 🙂
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#Save8MileKhola
#TieediAirDwelling ⁣
#SongOfTheRiver⁣
#HamroDarjeeling
Instagram post 2170386227383277782_6928597967 This little munchkin has certified our bamboo toothbrush with her cheeky smile and we couldn't be happier! :)⁣
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Raised by eco-warrior parents (@constantiacottage) who have undertaken the journey to zero waste, she is slowly growing up as a crusader herself.⁣
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And yup! This bamboo charcoal  toothbrush (for children) is our newest addition in our sustainability store. ⁣
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We are also excited to announce that Scavengers, the eco-warriors of Darjeeling, have joined hands with us to eradicate plastic from Darjeeling and now will have a stock of these sustainable alternatives. Call / Msg Yuvraj @ +919563290750 if you would like to check out these products in Darjeeling. ⁣
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Head to bit.ly/TieediProducts to check the complete range of products! ⁣
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Make the switch! Be the Change you wish to see!⁣
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Instagram post 2169829459808860610_6928597967 Once upon a time, there was a boy named Rad. He lived down the valley in a pretty place called Bari.⁣
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While chasing a deer one day, he caught a glimpse of the beautiful Lem, the one with the flowing tresses and belonging to the illustrious Grass family.⁣
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The poor boy was smitten incurably.⁣
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He followed her past the tumbling stream, climbing huge boulders and walking in unfamiliar terrain.⁣
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Cuts, bruises and falls did not deter him as he believed that he had found the love of his life. He plodded on.⁣
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One eventful day, he caught up with her and on bended knees he professed his love for her. Lem too was smitten by this strange upright man from a faraway land. The first of his kind to scale the treacherous mountain trails and make it up the valley. ⁣
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They settled down together in a land that overlooked swirling clouds and mesmerising sunsets.⁣
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Years passed by and one day while chasing another elusive deer he ran down the valley and bumped across his old buddy by the riverside.⁣
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The upright man with a pony tail sized him up before recognizing him. They hugged, hooted and thumped each other's backs.⁣
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"My friend it's so good to see you again! I am so happy for you. I almost didn't recognize you. The meandering mountain trails have twisted your erestwhile uprightness but you look to be in a happy loop."⁣
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"Life is a swirl up there..." replied Rad laughing, as he plodded his way back up another spiralling trail.⁣
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#TieediShortStories
Instagram post 2168747918424911207_6928597967 Super Duper Stoked to working with OKC Monastery in Darjeeling as our Zero Waste partner.⁣
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Yesterday, we had a lovely interaction with all the resident monks on global warming, climate change, species extinction, degrading air and water quality and how Everyday Environmentalism activity like composting and plastic-eco-bricking is tremendously impactful in stemming the rising tide of nonchalance and helplessness.⁣
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Keep swiping to see the progress of the composting unit we had created at the monastery. The Black Gold is in the making! :)⁣
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It is possible to clean up Darjeeling. It is possible to clean up India and the world. It is possible to live without toxic landfills. Complex as the problem may seem...the solutions are embarrassingly simple!⁣
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Keep the faith!⁣
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#CoCreateWithTieedi⁣
#BlackGold⁣
#TieediBlackGold⁣
#tieediplasticecobricks⁣
#OKCMonastery⁣
#EverydayEnvironmentalism⁣
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Instagram post 2167981146042121078_6928597967 Hakuna Matata!

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“Maato!” Close Your Eyes and Say it Aloud - The Darjeeling Chronicle

Maato! Close your eyes and say it out aloud! :)

Happy World Soil Day Folks!

Was there a flood of emotions that take you back to your childhood where you can hear your grandmother chiding you and your siblings for rolling in the mud?

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5 days ago
OKC Monastery Darjeeling

We are pretty stoked with amazing progress of the composting facility at OKC Monastery.⁣
⁣
♻️⁣
⁣
If we all adopt these regenerative systems around us, we might have a chance to stem the rising tide of degenerative systems that threatens to destroy the life on our planet as we know it.⁣
⁣
♻️⁣
⁣
Composting is the most revolutionary act that you can do as an individual or a group as it will help in:⁣
⁣
♻️⁣
⁣
1) Reduction of greenhouse gases that emanate from toxic landfills.⁣
⁣
♻️⁣
⁣
2) Getting the nutrients back into the soil by covnverting food waste into compost anf closing this circular loop of farm - table - farm. It helps you restore the top soil of the world which is getting depleted at a rapid rate. What's more you can start growing your own organic food from your own compost!⁣
⁣
♻️⁣
⁣
3) When you compost food waste you ensure better recycling of plastic products as plastic that is contaminated with food waste cannot be recycled.⁣
⁣
♻️⁣
⁣
4) You ensure cleaner sorroundings and better work conditions for the waste pickers as now they have to deal with only dry, non decomposing waste.⁣
⁣
♻️⁣
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DM us if you would like to know more about composting or if you would like us to build a unit for you at your home, apartment complexes or community spaces.⁣
⁣
♻️ ♻️ ♻️⁣
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In the video: Tieedi volunteers Jonathan and Marlena helping the monks with the turning of the compost.⁣
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♻️⁣
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#TieediBlackGold⁣
#Composting⁣
#ExtinctionRebellion⁣
#RegenerativeSystems⁣
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Today, we turned the compost into Chamber B with the help of Jonathan and Marlena from Tieedi. The compost has is turning out well. We hope to complete this project by 1st January 2020 and deliver the Black Gold to the monastery. Phase II has been successfully completed as of now. 💚💙 ... See more

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Photos from Tieedi's post

3 years ago...⁣⁣
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As fresh graduates of Rico's Permaculture Design Certification course, we had invited Rico to take his feedback on the land we chosen to kickstart our Permaculture journey. As we walked down the trail, the following conversation ensued.⁣⁣
⁣⁣
Uts: "Hey Rico! What's your first perception about this place, in one word?"⁣⁣
⁣⁣
Rico: *almost missing a step in the narrow almost non-existent animal trail* "STEEEEPPPP!"⁣⁣
⁣⁣
Uts: :D⁣⁣
⁣⁣
Rico: "But seriously, how are you going to work this land? It's so steep!"⁣⁣
⁣⁣
⁣⁣
A few days ago...⁣⁣
⁣⁣
As we open the entrance door of the #TieediAirDwelling...⁣⁣
⁣⁣
Uts: "So what do you think Rico?"⁣⁣
⁣⁣
Rico: *A sparkle of pride flashes across his hard-to-please but immensely wise eyes.*⁣⁣
⁣⁣
That's it! We got our answer! :) ⁣⁣
.⁣⁣
.⁣⁣
.⁣⁣
.⁣⁣
⁣⁣
********⁣⁣
Rico Zook, is one of the most experienced and respected Permaculturist in the world. He conducts a PDC course in Darjeeling once every year. It is one of the longest running Permaculture courses in Asia (from 2005!). We are his students from the awesome 2016 batch and everytime our Guru visits us we feel like this school kid (with hands folded behind) who is waiting in anticipation of his favorite teacher's feedback on the project work on which he has invested his heart and soul!⁣⁣
⁣⁣
T'was a pleasure meeting you again Rico [email protected] Thank you for everything! :)⁣⁣
⁣
⁣
Pic 1: Rico and Reed sharing with us their insights on what it would take build a forest pond (Yup! That's coming up in Tieedi soon!)⁣
⁣
Pic 2: Despite his protracted permaculture observation skills, he sucked miserably in playing a game of Bluff with our volunteers. :D
... See more

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3 years ago...⁣⁣
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As fresh graduates of Rico's Permaculture Design Certification course, we had invited Rico to take his feedback on the land we chosen to kickstart our Permaculture journey. As we walked down the trail, the following conversation ensued.⁣⁣
⁣⁣
Uts: "Hey Rico! What's your first perception about this place, in one word?"⁣⁣
⁣⁣
Rico: *almost missing a step in the narrow almost non-existent animal trail* "STEEEEPPPP!"⁣⁣
⁣⁣
Uts: :D⁣⁣
⁣⁣
Rico: "But seriously, how are you going to work this land? It's so steep!"⁣⁣
⁣⁣
⁣⁣
A few days ago...⁣⁣
⁣⁣
As we open the entrance door of the #TieediAirDwelling...⁣⁣
⁣⁣
Uts: "So what do you think Rico?"⁣⁣
⁣⁣
Rico: *A sparkle of pride flashes across his hard-to-please but immensely wise eyes.*⁣⁣
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That's it! We got our answer! :) ⁣⁣
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********⁣⁣
Rico Zook, is one of the most experienced and respected Permaculturist in the world. He conducts a PDC course in Darjeeling once every year. It is one of the longest running Permaculture courses in Asia (from 2005!). We are his students from the awesome 2016 batch and everytime our Guru visits us we feel like this school kid (with hands folded behind) who is waiting in anticipation of his favorite teacher's feedback on the project work on which he has invested his heart and soul!⁣⁣
⁣⁣
T'was a pleasure meeting you again Rico [email protected] Thank you for everything! :)⁣⁣
⁣
⁣
Pic 1: Rico and Reed sharing with us their insights on what it would take build a forest pond (Yup! That's coming up in Tieedi soon!)⁣
⁣
Pic 2: Despite his protracted permaculture observation skills, he sucked miserably in playing a game of Bluff with our volunteers. :D
... See more

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