Family Living Off the Grid in a Tiny House in New Zealand

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  • čas přidán 20. 06. 2016
  • Tom, Sarah, and their daughter Neesa live in a 20sqm off-grid tiny house on a property on the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. Instead of paying rent, they share the work of looking after the land with the owners, and both families share in the farm’s abundant produce. We were inspired by how much happier they’ve found themselves by living with less.
    Tom is a medical doctor and Sarah is an illustrator but both have chosen to reduce their work to almost nothing in order to have more time to focus on living well - a lifestyle choice that is more possible for many of us than we might think. This little 6-minute film has been one of our most popular to date - perhaps because it describes a lifestyle so many of us would love to be living.
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  • @elianah8803
    @elianah8803 Před 5 lety +1156

    Music, books, children, good and abundant food, trees, a supportive and loving partner and the time to enjoy it all. Looks like a rich life to me....

  • @KoiAquaponics
    @KoiAquaponics Před 3 lety +702

    The hardest part is finding a partner who is willing to live like this and enjoy this in the long term and not just the novelty of it.

    • @vIBEDoUT-Channel
      @vIBEDoUT-Channel Před 3 lety +11

      Find a partner and just explain

    • @deborahamilton5491
      @deborahamilton5491 Před 3 lety +5

      and finding a partner who you can live with w/o the point of not being able to stand them being in the same room

    • @KoiAquaponics
      @KoiAquaponics Před 3 lety +9

      @@vIBEDoUT-Channel :-) I tried explaining to my wife but she needs to be around people lol!

    • @vIBEDoUT-Channel
      @vIBEDoUT-Channel Před 3 lety +3

      @@KoiAquaponics ofcourse, we are social animals... But there aren't many people who know this is the right way of living...so difficult to find friends or neighbour there
      You can have pets!
      Also show her this video ↓
      czcams.com/video/gA1GUBTx030/video.html

    • @maggieau4864
      @maggieau4864 Před 3 lety +2

      if this is an essential and crucial to both of you. Start it ourselves! Do not convincing and forcing people to do and live our way. Change ourselves first, do it fir the sake bringing good to your partner out of love. It's hard, there are difficulties thoughts, ideas, dreams..... all need actions. (I am talking all these to myself actually... ha)
      czcams.com/video/Y9ZukMyejLk/video.html

  • @LOEWE-MEDIA
    @LOEWE-MEDIA Před 4 lety +330

    "emotionally I am healthier" ... looks to his wife for approval... Melted my heart a little

  • @katyoutnabout5943
    @katyoutnabout5943 Před 4 lety +761

    I think you begin to talk softer when you are immersed in nature

    • @patriciaking7892
      @patriciaking7892 Před 4 lety +38

      Katy, that's true! You don't have to scream over all the technology noises to get your point across 😂.

    • @oriochoga8389
      @oriochoga8389 Před 4 lety +12

      The baby is happy.

    • @PlaceForAnEcho
      @PlaceForAnEcho Před 4 lety +8

      What a beautiful thing to say. I agree.

    • @farshm.7400
      @farshm.7400 Před 4 lety +3

      Or it may be only because you don't want to attract predators...

    • @carmcam1
      @carmcam1 Před 4 lety +11

      Because you work hard for what you eat, it is not working hard to earn money to buy food, but literally work hard for the food itself. It makes you more appreciative and humbled of your surroundings, plus the natural green environment is relaxing.

  • @Offwiththefaries
    @Offwiththefaries Před 7 lety +2298

    Stress is a silent killer, I feel like in our society we glorify people who are productive and never stop working and running around but we forget that all this pressure puts a toll on our relationships with others and our overall well being. 🙁

    • @psycherevivedby
      @psycherevivedby Před 7 lety +28

      Colleen Mary preach preach!! i've said this to people and they look at me like i'm crazy

    • @stellarehatta6876
      @stellarehatta6876 Před 7 lety +24

      Colleen Mary : It is sooo true!!
      Had it over years and end up with arrithmia. As long as you are happy and in line with Gods way of living... everything's will be okay!

    • @JG16riffin
      @JG16riffin Před 7 lety +22

      Colleen Mary couldn't agree with you more!!

    • @paulakapablo1749
      @paulakapablo1749 Před 7 lety +4

      Colleen Mary Well said

    • @Empresslockness
      @Empresslockness Před 7 lety +17

      As an introverted pisces who grew up in a house of leos and a virgo, I could not have said it better.

  • @arch0haneen
    @arch0haneen Před 7 lety +1071

    its not about the tiny space .. they have the whole earth and sky !

  • @andyfranklin3865
    @andyfranklin3865 Před 5 lety +1024

    We need to return to this. Is anyone really happy living in modern society? I know I'm not.

    • @dariaszk2300
      @dariaszk2300 Před 4 lety +19

      Neither Am I... Greets from Poland 😃

    • @Jill.McGlothlin42
      @Jill.McGlothlin42 Před 4 lety +6

      Andy Franklin Speak for yourself I love living in the city and have the connivence.

    • @user-ci7vu7eo9w
      @user-ci7vu7eo9w Před 4 lety +34

      @@Jill.McGlothlin42 we all different.when i eas younger i wanted to live in the city but now i want a tiny house outside city and people

    • @Jill.McGlothlin42
      @Jill.McGlothlin42 Před 4 lety +17

      m 74 I actually want both to be honest. I’m a introvert so I can do w/o people. But I would miss the connivence of the city. Sometimes I wish I lived tucked away in the country and then other times I love the city.

    • @petercrowne2815
      @petercrowne2815 Před 4 lety +3

      @@Jill.McGlothlin42 just make up your mind ,not so young anymore

  • @therisingsun5960
    @therisingsun5960 Před 4 lety +810

    Did anybody notice that the child was playing with the veggies and fruits rather than the toy. How eco friendly that could be

  • @sporto100
    @sporto100 Před 6 lety +1693

    I feel so sorry for people that think that these people are missing out on something living like this. This is how we are supposed to live. In peace with nature. Concrete cities with all their EMF radiation and lack of vegetation and life are literally killing us slowly. Get back to nature and live!

    • @pgreg8528
      @pgreg8528 Před 5 lety +10

      In peace with nature while using technology. Good joke m8

    • @stephaniebourne8243
      @stephaniebourne8243 Před 5 lety +63

      There's nothing wrong with doing both ever one has free will so good for them they seem very happy! I don't know why some people get so caught up with the all or nothing way of thinking. Some people just get so obsessed with their own opinion! 🤔

    • @Ice.muffin
      @Ice.muffin Před 5 lety +5

      @@stephaniebourne8243 True true.

    • @artberuntung9161
      @artberuntung9161 Před 4 lety +43

      @@stephaniebourne8243 well said. The key is balance. I using mobile, laptop, and all modern technology but also farming and gardening. Working from home, earning enough , me , mywife and daughter and all family feeling happy

    • @missyou5481
      @missyou5481 Před 4 lety +8

      Its beautiful..

  • @theshacall
    @theshacall Před 7 lety +1571

    That woman loves that man so much! :-)
    You can see the way she looks at him.
    That is all they need to be living there!

    • @cat_pb
      @cat_pb Před 7 lety +5

    • @girlwhoseeks
      @girlwhoseeks Před 7 lety +3

      theshacall :/

    • @farhanahkhan03
      @farhanahkhan03 Před 7 lety +72

      theshacall who wouldn't! He's gorgeous. She's gorgeous. Their baby is gorgeous. This is the ultimate living.

    • @legolas7r
      @legolas7r Před 7 lety +19

      theshacall if he was living in The US , no woman would marry him (no money 💰, no 2 degrees in business , no Mercedes Class S , he doesn't look like Brad Pit ...)

    • @NatalieWarren13
      @NatalieWarren13 Před 7 lety +64

      shankar reddy I would...not all American women are gold diggers.

  • @oiledor
    @oiledor Před 4 lety +369

    Ive been through anxiety for this couple of months. One of my friend advised me to stay away from social media, so i deleted my fb etc. and it helps a lot. Having a simple life without media is a good thing

    • @alldaytony2751
      @alldaytony2751 Před 4 lety +8

      I did the same.

    • @debiedeb1840
      @debiedeb1840 Před 4 lety +23

      Me too.. I reduce the social media connection. I have deleted my FB account too. Now I feel more peaceful. And the most important things is I quit form my job which make me so stress and went back to my home town to look after my dad. I feel great now. I am close to the nature, no more city life.

    • @jambonzurirafiki
      @jambonzurirafiki Před 4 lety +6

      I suffered the same, anxiety, and deleted my social media accounts and it helped a lot too.

    • @anabejorge
      @anabejorge Před 4 lety +10

      I deleted my facebook about five months ago and it was the better thing i did in my life.

    • @jonSnow-cs2dm
      @jonSnow-cs2dm Před 4 lety +2

      Hi what the fuck year all on here 😂😂😂🤣

  • @lifesuchasthis3932
    @lifesuchasthis3932 Před 4 lety +96

    I was raised like this and loved it you could lay in the fields at night looking up at the stars

  • @ej_l2525
    @ej_l2525 Před 7 lety +610

    this is the kind of lifestyle I've been wanting and dreaming since a child.

    • @BajaSurf
      @BajaSurf Před 7 lety +9

      Eleona Ligon ....what is stoping you girl? Do it!

    • @izabelaupinska6593
      @izabelaupinska6593 Před 7 lety +2

      roger I Waters, it's great that someone give support.

    • @genesismedina9181
      @genesismedina9181 Před 7 lety +27

      I am 18 and seriously its something I am working towards and hope to accomplish, you should too♥

    • @louisettehuot948
      @louisettehuot948 Před 5 lety

      Eleona Ligon documentaire
      Documentaire Russie a la

    • @daprankster4187
      @daprankster4187 Před 5 lety +2

      Amen 😭❤️❤️🙌.

  • @ems8717
    @ems8717 Před 7 lety +383

    they look childlike happy. very peacefull

  • @dyazkiprit
    @dyazkiprit Před 3 lety +43

    i don't know why, but I'm so happy seeing this little family, he's such a gentle man, even the way he talks is so calming.

  • @charlenagarcia5
    @charlenagarcia5 Před 4 lety +256

    3 years later and this video forever changed my life. I wish there was an update of this family.

    • @irisqueen4376
      @irisqueen4376 Před 4 lety +17

      I believe this is the video I watched a few years ago that planted that seed of desire to live this way. I would love an update as well!💓

    • @darryldanzinger9996
      @darryldanzinger9996 Před 4 lety +7

      Please fill me in how changed your life I would love to hear it

    • @user-ju6zx3rm8d
      @user-ju6zx3rm8d Před 4 lety +1

      yeah, how did it change your life?

    • @amirrojo5275
      @amirrojo5275 Před 4 lety

      Really good live

    • @earthangel8730
      @earthangel8730 Před 4 lety

      @@darryldanzinger9996 use your imagination if it hasn't been dulled by your modern lifestyle.

  • @kcatfish2268
    @kcatfish2268 Před 7 lety +726

    This video makes my heart happy.

  • @stwgl
    @stwgl Před 7 lety +310

    In case anyone is wondering, the poem he refers to is "Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver:
    You do not have to be good.
    You do not have to walk on your knees
    for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.
    You only have to let the soft animal of your body
    love what it loves.
    Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
    Meanwhile the world goes on.
    Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
    are moving across the landscapes,
    over the prairies and the deep trees,
    the mountains and the rivers.
    Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
    are heading home again.
    Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
    the world offers itself to your imagination,
    calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting -
    over and over announcing your place
    in the family of things.

  • @outbackeddie
    @outbackeddie Před 4 lety +143

    I think my blood pressure would drop substantially if I could live like this for just a few weeks.

  • @cristelraymundo1188
    @cristelraymundo1188 Před 4 lety +35

    For me, this is how looks a RICH FAMILY ♡♡

  • @jetta.silence6356
    @jetta.silence6356 Před 7 lety +1202

    i have been thinking about living this way for a long time. I miss human positive interaction which has been replaced by cold technology. Yes technology is great in some ways. But to walk across a lush field to visit your bff and have a cup of her tea with a slice of your homemade pie?...What a nice thing. And to be close to animals and nature. Yes please!

    • @BumbleBeeBeeRock
      @BumbleBeeBeeRock Před 7 lety +7

      nicely said :))

    • @KasirRham
      @KasirRham Před 7 lety +27

      Lauras Bloody Life, going off grid not too far from the suburbs will keep your "normal" friends kind of close but it'll keep nature around you and you'll have decent Wi-Fi. Don't give up on nature or tech one can have both with finess.

    • @tonybeamish3765
      @tonybeamish3765 Před 7 lety +1

      Lauras Bloody l

    • @hedgehodges6163
      @hedgehodges6163 Před 7 lety +1

      Lauras Bloody Life I crave this

    • @jambonsambo
      @jambonsambo Před 7 lety

      hallelujah !

  • @zakiarahman7936
    @zakiarahman7936 Před 7 lety +539

    His wife is really beautiful in a Celtic sort of way

    • @summeromaley4298
      @summeromaley4298 Před 6 lety +68

      In every way. In fact all 3 of them are beautiful!

    • @abuabdullaah9476
      @abuabdullaah9476 Před 4 lety +27

      Yeah like Monalisa. The man is handsome no doubt.

    • @13jadess
      @13jadess Před 4 lety +21

      @you'reDangerouslyLowOnHEADSpace Your rude comment makes you a gigantic one

    • @listenup2882
      @listenup2882 Před 4 lety +2

      Have you ever met a Celt?

    • @GypsyGirl317
      @GypsyGirl317 Před 4 lety +6

      I was thinking that too. She has an almost ethereal quality about her eh.

  • @momjasmine7321
    @momjasmine7321 Před 3 lety +9

    When she announce his wife and baby and touched them, my heart been touched too. 😍

  • @MoonSpinners
    @MoonSpinners Před 4 lety +218

    I would love to see an update on this inspiring family

    • @victoriayornet7130
      @victoriayornet7130 Před 4 lety +7

      I would love to get to know them, listen to theirs stories, invite them over for brunch and discuss seeds for the season

    • @MoonSpinners
      @MoonSpinners Před 3 lety

      @Nazbol Jedi ...and I agree with you agreeing with both of us 😂

    • @suehowie152
      @suehowie152 Před 2 lety +1

      If you read through the comments under Charlena Garcia there is an update from someone who stayed with this family..They are still living there and have built a slightly bigger home Because they now have twin boys..

    • @MoonSpinners
      @MoonSpinners Před 2 lety

      @@suehowie152 that’s wonderful, thank you so much 🤗

  • @TheDtfamu89
    @TheDtfamu89 Před 7 lety +401

    Sometimes you just get tired, and would prefer to do with less in order to have more... and reduce the stress.

    • @BigBlueSwisher
      @BigBlueSwisher Před 7 lety +1

      I agree

    • @twinkitten1
      @twinkitten1 Před 7 lety +9

      TheDtfamu89 you get bored of living one way and get inquisitive about how the other way feels or want to live another way. I believe this is just the human mind or human nature...always looking for more, or a reason for something new and different and being inquisitive and unsettled and thinking of different things and change.....this can be both ways some rich people get bored of living with all their materials and want to scale down to cut back cost etc and become more grounded see life in a different perspective etc and some poor people wish to live life with material wealth to see how it is or make them feel, and some people just like their situation as is whether rich living or "poor" simple living .......

    • @twinkitten1
      @twinkitten1 Před 7 lety +7

      Thats why in my opinion people should experiment living with both lifestyles for a while and then decide after which one is mostly them or can mostly relate to. You find sometimes when rich or material wealthy people get old they sometimes scale down to more simple living probably because they realize that they will soon be leaving this earth and all those materials things they had are not really that important anymore ... You find people living in poor situations want to get out of it because of being uneducated, because simple living in those cases mean less money which means less opportunities especially for a rounded education etc which then begets crime and other negativity which creates an unwholesome environment to live in and they want to get out of that but poor EDUCATED (and by educated I mean to correct things of course, cause u can be educated to anything) people may create a different environment to live in similar to how these people are living....

    • @rockie6890
      @rockie6890 Před 7 lety +3

      Twinkitten1, there are many people with very little formal education who make an excellent living. Lack of a formal education is not an excuse for crime, a sick, lazy mind is.

    • @stormygirl1704
      @stormygirl1704 Před 7 lety +1

      TheDtfamu89
      Agreed. My job stresses me out greatly sometimes. And it's a lot of pressure on me to keep going and make sure everything is taken care of esp since I'm the one that holds my immediate family together.
      Can't do my career on the road so no mini home on wheels for me.
      Yet, I know God wants me to do this career. It's just hard.

  • @cuteONE22
    @cuteONE22 Před 7 lety +451

    You can decide to live simply anywhere in the world. Cook your own food, consume less, don't buy useless shit, only the stuff you really need. It's not that hard

    • @leeohmoon231
      @leeohmoon231 Před 5 lety +9

      well said

    • @izaak24
      @izaak24 Před 4 lety +14

      @Sarah Basto Youre just as lost as us westerners if you feel that way. Those "developing" countries are being destroyed by the consumerism mindset destroying beautiful land killing our earth. The reason we're impressed by this sort of living is because the earth is dying rapidly. Theyre "brave" because they are opposing our governments by living like this, as should everyone. We have severed our connection with the land and the majority are paying for it.

    • @jackriver8385
      @jackriver8385 Před 4 lety +6

      Also buy second hand if you really need something

    • @arunshankars8398
      @arunshankars8398 Před 4 lety +4

      There's one rule that I follow: Buy when you "need" something, not when you "want" it.

    • @honeybadger8942
      @honeybadger8942 Před 4 lety +1

      Land is really very expensive in my country.

  • @cracksofthepast
    @cracksofthepast Před 4 lety +50

    This is actually how we are supposed to live! Kudos fo this beautiful family!

  • @robertclarkguitar
    @robertclarkguitar Před 5 lety +195

    Yes having a child a kind wife and guitar with nature. Hell yes.

  • @connorduffy3726
    @connorduffy3726 Před 7 lety +260

    these people seem so happy

    • @connorduffy3726
      @connorduffy3726 Před 7 lety +2

      cindybin2001 what?

    • @TheNinana45
      @TheNinana45 Před 7 lety +2

      cindybin2001 and you are better than him after saying this hate words... how?! shame on you

    • @TheNinana45
      @TheNinana45 Před 7 lety +1

      cindybin2001 profanity?! are you kidding me? you acting so angry about these happy people in video. you are offended because of one word? Only angry and unhappy people get offended easily.

    • @TheNinana45
      @TheNinana45 Před 7 lety +1

      What are you talking about?if so much people are saying same things to you ,maybe it's time to ask your self is everyone wrong or could you be wrong about it?Come on,he is just a human! He is just honest guy who lives in real world. You seem like a nice lady, where is your tolerance? You are kind of right,but this reaction over one bad word? Nah chill out,see bigger picture,be bigger than that anger. They are so lovely,and they living their lives without judging anyone.

    • @TheNinana45
      @TheNinana45 Před 7 lety +1

      cindybin2001 OK .you have some serious problems. because of you and people like you this world is terrible place. tattoos,pot smoking...what are you talking about? I hope that you will get well soon.

  • @malibuh8889
    @malibuh8889 Před 7 lety +139

    I just love how she loves and supports him. It's so lovely to watch.

    • @nailea3102
      @nailea3102 Před 4 lety +4

      @Margaret Gust Maybe she is happy in that way.

  • @robinprice6879
    @robinprice6879 Před 4 lety +47

    I am in love with them. They just made me feel such peace

  • @adjiesoeroso
    @adjiesoeroso Před 3 lety +5

    Naturally live. Family, farm, kid, books, guitar, fruits. Amazing.

  • @xanthippiioannidou1630
    @xanthippiioannidou1630 Před 7 lety +150

    i don't know why but this vibeo made really emotional...

    • @girlwhoseeks
      @girlwhoseeks Před 7 lety +1

      Xanthippi Ioannidou I feel u

    • @LIVEINPEACE2023
      @LIVEINPEACE2023 Před 7 lety +7

      Xanthippi Ioannidou Perhaps it's the purity of their lives.

    • @meta4282
      @meta4282 Před 7 lety

      I don't know why you got emotional over this video either.

    • @suzieparis6821
      @suzieparis6821 Před 4 lety +2

      Because we all want it so intensely

    • @anosjc
      @anosjc Před 4 lety

      It's the music

  • @natoyle
    @natoyle Před 7 lety +157

    Amazing how the introduction advert prior to this video was about a guy, who is claiming to be rich and how he wants to tell and share his story with everyone, so that they can do the same. I quickly pressed 'skip ad' and was delighted to watch a truly rich and happy couple share a true story!

    • @Cosyforestdreams
      @Cosyforestdreams Před 7 lety +10

      I am so sick of seeing that guy you're talking about....I press skip so fast when he pops up.

    • @spookeymo
      @spookeymo Před 7 lety +4

      Le Gars not an answer, you're depriving people from well deserved money. i don't mean the advertiser, i mean this channel for example

    • @drxl34
      @drxl34 Před 7 lety +2

      Thats why they invented patreon...

    • @markanthonysolon9276
      @markanthonysolon9276 Před 6 lety

      Oh that guy haha. His face popping up everywhere like crazy. Im in an island somewhere in the philippines and i watched this video, damn his face still shows up

    • @cjohnson4342
      @cjohnson4342 Před 5 lety

      These adverts are what enable the people who produce theses wonderful films to live on and therefore make more films for us to enjoy. I mite them but let them run. I hit the volume on my tablet then tap the mute button. Just touchinf

  • @soniasheel5301
    @soniasheel5301 Před 4 lety +55

    They are together living happily that's important.

  • @insert.a.witty.username
    @insert.a.witty.username Před rokem +3

    This family looks like art.

  • @hockeynutt9434
    @hockeynutt9434 Před 7 lety +240

    So you two gave up having a full time Medical Practice, fancy salary, car, house, everything that the world says you SHOULD try to have. Fucking Kudos to you and the family! Outstanding.

    • @leloodallasmultipass
      @leloodallasmultipass Před 7 lety +2

      and now fewer people have medical care in their area... sigh

    • @atiqahdiyana5665
      @atiqahdiyana5665 Před 7 lety +6

      leloodallasmultipass actually he says that he still works as a part time GP. so he didn't abandon it completely. he just left the bustle of it all. the competitive environment that might have pushed him to have such a high stress life. and it's what he feels is the best for himself. not to mention he's not whittling the rest of his days doing nothing. he seems to have a fair share of work he needs to do on the land and that's just as beneficial to the community.
      not saying EVERY ONE should do this. I think that'd be disastrous. but the guy felt like he needed to take a step back and change a few things in order to better manage both himself and his family and he found a way to do so that still kept them connected to the community while happy and well looked after and I find that admirable in of itself

    • @leloodallasmultipass
      @leloodallasmultipass Před 7 lety

      whoosh... sigh

    • @hockeynutt9434
      @hockeynutt9434 Před 7 lety +3

      I really don't give a fuck what you think. Who the hell are you.. Nobody.

    • @hockeynutt9434
      @hockeynutt9434 Před 7 lety +3

      That comment was for Cindybin

  • @anagabrieladelaguardia2930
    @anagabrieladelaguardia2930 Před 7 lety +110

    omg he has such a therapeutic voice

  • @camillaholst7321
    @camillaholst7321 Před 3 lety +8

    I've just watched this video for the 4th time...and I cry everytime.
    The honest words and the story from this lovely couple/family really shows that it is possible to chose a way of living that alines with their true core values.
    Thank you so much for sharing and inspiring fellow humans all over the planet.
    Love & greetings
    Camilla, Denmark - Scandinavia

  • @LucyRiverr
    @LucyRiverr Před 4 lety +6

    This reminds me of how I grew up! Currently renovating the cottage back to life that my parents and I lived in when I was a baby!

  • @Michigansnowpony
    @Michigansnowpony Před 8 lety +258

    What a lovely couple with a darling baby. Somewhere along the line, people began to equate and confused quantity (of stuff and space) with quality of life. Slowly but surely, people are coming back and figuring out the difference again, like this precious family. Thanks for posting this profile.

    • @zooks3894
      @zooks3894 Před 6 lety +2

      Michigansnowpony very well said 👍

    • @ninacabral2391
      @ninacabral2391 Před 6 lety +3

      Michigansnowpony Amazing inteligent comment. God bless you!

    • @SevenSproutsFarmstead
      @SevenSproutsFarmstead Před 5 lety

      Michigansnowpony How nice of you to
      post such a lovely comment on this family . Thanks, Jenn - Seven Sprouts Farmstead

    • @alaciacreek4977
      @alaciacreek4977 Před 5 lety +4

      This comment and the replies gives me hope in people! I've thought this way for a long time, and always felt like I was weird. I wanted to be a teacher for as long as I can remember and was told not to, as I wouldn't make much money. Unfortunately, I listened and pursued a career in nursing, which has made me miserable. I'm finally going back to college to get my teaching degree and am making a simpler life!

    • @Ice.muffin
      @Ice.muffin Před 5 lety

      @@alaciacreek4977 But why did a career in nursing make you miserable?🙁 Is it really that bad? I took this road too and I'm in the nursing school now and think I really did not chose well either...

  • @rejan5163
    @rejan5163 Před 6 lety +52

    this is so inspiring. you can clearly tell how genuinely they love each other and how contended they are with life.

  • @lindiwemalaza1438
    @lindiwemalaza1438 Před 4 lety +110

    Can you please revisit them. It would be great to see where they are now.

    • @irisqueen4376
      @irisqueen4376 Před 4 lety +2

      Yes, please and thank you.

    • @Rubarb84
      @Rubarb84 Před 4 lety +1

      There’s never an update on these things. 😂

    • @mariehrckavene7253
      @mariehrckavene7253 Před 4 lety

      @@Rubarb84 there was an revisit for Limestone, I bet if you become a patron and ask there, they will be able to do it..

    • @STEAMBOLTANNIE
      @STEAMBOLTANNIE Před 4 lety +1

      @@Rubarb84 thats cause the roof caved in because of snow build up and the kid got hives and the wife stunk so bad because she didn't have a bath for 4 months in the winter so he threw her out. He has blood poisoning from a cut that got infected because he did not get proper medical attention. living off the grid...lol

  • @evangelineisacsson1049
    @evangelineisacsson1049 Před 3 lety +4

    Happen to stumble this video while searching on how its like living off the grid...Are you still living like this today ? Im 61 yrs works fulltime in health care too but not a GP. My co workers laughed at me heir when I downsized my living space to a tiny condo. Then soon by the end of January my son will moving in...to go back University. He has already given up job and a condo which most normal people never do these days but I supporting him... Greetings from Sweden.

    • @evangelineisacsson1049
      @evangelineisacsson1049 Před 3 lety

      These people are smart , the reasons to avoid stresses ,depressions, high bloodpressure ,burn out and other complications. I wish have the courage and strong enough to live like this...maybe, hope when retired.

  • @emalinedelapaix
    @emalinedelapaix Před 6 lety +124

    This made me smile and cry. What a beautiful couple and life. So inspiring.

  • @Kelberi
    @Kelberi Před 7 lety +236

    If everyone does this, we have hope.

    • @spookeymo
      @spookeymo Před 7 lety +18

      Kelberi it is a great thing to do but if everyone does, you might wake up to the world with no doctors, law enforcement nor engineers. humans got this way for a reason, we just learned that it's easier to live when each of us specialises in one thing, instead od everyone doing everything on their own

    • @thomasschmitt5768
      @thomasschmitt5768 Před 7 lety +3

      spo okey So I guess I'm thinking if everyone did it we wouldn't need law enforcement, living like this makes you present, respectful, chill...
      doctors would be around, Tom is a part time GP after all. Hopefully he and other doctors will stop doling out pills and teach patients that their food is their medicine and they, not any doctor is accountable for their own health. And people living so intentionally tend to be calmer. There will be part time internet connection workers keeping us pretty well connected to all the world's knowledge, so less stress...
      Search for SLOMO on CZcams for another approach to doing what you want to...
      lovely film, thanks 🙏🏻

    • @spookeymo
      @spookeymo Před 7 lety +1

      okay how do you imagine getting education? who would regulate that? where would people learn and how would we know they're competent? where would you get buildings from? where would you get clothing from? you'd make it yourself?
      what about getting from one place to another? I'm sure you wanna just walk to a place 300km away. cars need to be made by someone you know? not to mention planes or ambulances. speaking of which, health system. it's a complicated thing and believe me, it's not so easy to organise.
      do you really wanna live in 19th century again? stop glorifying the past and being so against civilisation

    • @spookeymo
      @spookeymo Před 7 lety +4

      doing what we want doesn't mean doinv this. I wouldn't like to, i like having facilities and access. my boyfriend has lived technology his whole life and wouldn't imagine to leave it either. it's not what everyone wants, not what everyone is made for. so i don't believe it would be good
      if people meditated, got time to rethink stuff, came closer to self-awareness - that would give a lot of hope for the world. but not getting back to nothing

    • @pigeonlovebird
      @pigeonlovebird Před 7 lety +17

      Not really - do you know how many people live in china? Or in a big city like New York? Not everyone can live a bourgeois farm life - there simply isn't room for everyone to have an acre or two of yuppie farm land, and if there was there wouldn't be and forests or open spaces not occupied by roads and people. It's a nice dream but cities and population density are actually what's saving the forrests and leaving undeveloped space. It's a great fantasy but if we all lived this way the forrests abd evo systems would be devastated. I know that's hard for yuppie hippies to understand but it's a privlege to have nature around and not realistic to think that we can all have it except if we green cities.

  • @missfriska8467
    @missfriska8467 Před 3 lety +2

    All these videos just shows how important time and to spend it more with family

  • @ankitk5530
    @ankitk5530 Před 4 lety +4

    Blessed are they who see beauty in humble places where other people see nothing.

  • @shotjohnny
    @shotjohnny Před 7 lety +652

    I love that she's breastfeeding half-way through the video, like it's the most natural thing to do... which, by the way, IS!

    • @sudarshangopinathan5904
      @sudarshangopinathan5904 Před 5 lety +14

      shot Johnny omg I didn't even notice. Honest to God

    • @kellieashton3697
      @kellieashton3697 Před 5 lety +6

      I thought the exact same thing. So amazing

    • @sofiabravo1994
      @sofiabravo1994 Před 5 lety +3

      Y’all need to get out more

    • @sweetpie7919
      @sweetpie7919 Před 5 lety +36

      @Margaret Gust what do you mean? 12 months is a minimum by the most conservative standards for good health for Mom and baby. A 10 month old can't be given cows milk yet so is she supposed to go from breastfeeding to formula? That isn't logical or natural since formula is a relatively new invention for humans. The world health org recommends a min of 2 yrs breastfeeding. 10 months is a drop in the bucket, still a baby in diapers who doesn't really talk or maybe even walk yet.

    • @blueinsideorange1316
      @blueinsideorange1316 Před 4 lety +11

      @Margaret Gust The World Health Organization recommends breasting feeding until the child is two years old.

  • @raulaleman2277
    @raulaleman2277 Před 6 lety +38

    Both my wife and I are in the medical filed and it can be very stressful at times. I come to watch this video from time to time. Thank you fore making it

  • @maggieau4864
    @maggieau4864 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks Sarah and Tom for your sharing. Yes, it takes me quite a long journey back just to realize living in the nature is living real.
    Nice to have someone in the simple living community too. God bless.

  • @sineadmoylan1065
    @sineadmoylan1065 Před 5 lety +5

    This is literally my favourite video ever. I keep coming back to it over and over. Would love to see an update

  • @portlandbells99
    @portlandbells99 Před 5 lety +4

    I lived like this for many years and what you wife says about a small home and a baby is totally true, when your home is cosy and womblike with nothing unnecessary things start to become joyful and genuine and stress free, lovely, how kind of you to inspire other people to take this wonderful path through life :)

  • @illuminatiCorgi
    @illuminatiCorgi Před 7 lety +19

    I recently had a similar realisation, in terms of the whole, 'Most of my money goes to rent/bills."
    So I started looking into house sitting as I'm a student in the city and there's actually quite a lot of people who want their pets to be looked after when they're away.

  • @AJ-il3nh
    @AJ-il3nh Před 3 lety

    Calmness and stress free tone says it all...you can feel it through the voice...

  • @harold9232
    @harold9232 Před 4 lety +4

    This is the frequency and pace we were supposed to live at.Great to see !

  • @justaddvanilla370
    @justaddvanilla370 Před 7 lety +10

    It's really nice to see an actual family live this way, I hope they have more kids.

  • @shafeequekottakkal5273
    @shafeequekottakkal5273 Před 5 lety +51

    Simplicity is the key to brilliance

  • @Xaforn
    @Xaforn Před 4 lety +18

    I really loved this. I’m working toward this with my partner, we’re saving money and we actually already have land which is a miracle. My son is so excited and we have a friend who knows all the rules/regulations in the area because they’ve already done the same thing. It’s exciting, and I’m so happy for this family. He’s absolutely right, it is the blueprint, we need simpler lives and the more “primitive” we go back the happier we are I’ve noticed in other people as well as myself.

    • @lindaachege7541
      @lindaachege7541 Před 4 lety

      Come To my country I'll show you hows its done😌🙂🤔🤔🤗

  • @mamtaadityasharma4998
    @mamtaadityasharma4998 Před 3 lety +3

    After watching this video... I am feeling Soo calm.. these guys are just happy and tension free..

  • @T.T.LovesAmbience
    @T.T.LovesAmbience Před 8 lety +9

    Beautiful family. Happiness shows in their smiles.

  • @candyclews4047
    @candyclews4047 Před 6 lety +50

    Wish my GP was as chilled and in tune with nature as this chap!

  • @Laura-io2xc
    @Laura-io2xc Před 3 lety +1

    You can tell the baby is soooo happy and healthy :)

  • @TheOGFamily17
    @TheOGFamily17 Před 3 lety +2

    Through this video i realized that a right partner plays a big role in ur life, look how happy they are as a family in nature

  • @lifeisshortmakeithappen3671

    I think you all are doing great, my wife and I with our two young children live exactly like you do, we love it, it was tough at first untill we got the hang of things, it took a few months, we came from the city also and now wouldn't have it any other way, god bless your journey.

  • @SandraLovesRoses
    @SandraLovesRoses Před 7 lety +25

    My favorite book of all time is Little House in the Big Woods.

  • @jlawson30
    @jlawson30 Před 4 lety +22

    ive been walking to work.. lately.. and instantly feel more connected and grounded with in a truth of who i am in this big world and i its ok.... i am also getting out of debt.. and i spend very little money .. i pick up more trash on the road on my walk to work than i do make in a week and i dont even venture off the sidewalk

  • @LandElevated
    @LandElevated Před 4 lety

    A lot of people now prefer living in rural than in cities. It is less stressful in rural. We will surely share this video with our customers for them to get awesome ideas from you. Thanks for this video!

  • @Bentonendflowerfarm
    @Bentonendflowerfarm Před 5 lety +38

    What a beautiful family, we are also about to go off-grid. It really is probably life's blueprint for health and happiness in the long run.

  • @rawforyou5514
    @rawforyou5514 Před 8 lety +20

    Dear all, what a wonderful wonderful choice. Wish many more people to be able to live in this same peaceful, happy way of being as this lovely family does. Bless you all and thanks again for sharing. It makes my day!

  • @donmcleod8307
    @donmcleod8307 Před 3 lety

    A lovely example of how life can be balanced. Thank you

  • @advsonhere
    @advsonhere Před 4 lety

    Simplicity, Tranquility and Authenticity. Nice!

  • @db-333
    @db-333 Před 7 lety +22

    love this! key thing here is the demeanor , attitude and most of all full bodied spirit of these people. That is what works, and where the true joy is.

  • @Merikanova
    @Merikanova Před 7 lety +11

    His last remarks at about 5:30 and onward hit me hard.
    I believe he is right about that way of living being the blueprint for all of us.

  • @allenmmolina382
    @allenmmolina382 Před 2 lety

    Pattern our life after this... Showed me life well lived in simple way and not worry about tomorrow.

  • @yolandalujan9726
    @yolandalujan9726 Před 4 lety +7

    Beautiful!! Happy for you both. God bless you ! 🙏

  • @Ariel-pi6lw
    @Ariel-pi6lw Před 7 lety +20

    I love this type of lifestyle so simple and carefree..I would love to live like this in the middle of nowhere where no one annoys you

  • @GregCantori
    @GregCantori Před 8 lety +8

    Nicely done. Imagine those with property sharing it with families like them!

  • @bevsi-data4483
    @bevsi-data4483 Před 3 lety

    The best thing is to have is a family who gives you full support and respect,, stay blessed

  • @musingfoodie1041
    @musingfoodie1041 Před 4 lety

    Aaaaaahmazing natural carefree life!! Dreamy really.... Very fortunate to be surrounded by nature!

  • @moonkissed3033
    @moonkissed3033 Před 6 lety +10

    Your BABY IS BEAUTIFUL! I would love 💕 ❤️ love to live PURELY SIMPLE LIKE the way you both live. Much LOVE to you and your ADORABLE OHANA!!!!👌👌🙏🏼🙏🏼😘😘

  • @anavreeland6397
    @anavreeland6397 Před 7 lety +21

    I do not know how people think this kind of living is so hard ? Most people have lived this way for millennium .

  • @pabloreinaldobrandaodoming5298

    Beautiful all of it...made me cry the simplicity of all. Thanks

  • @iqbalariga
    @iqbalariga Před 3 lety +1

    am melted, i hope this channel update again for this family in 2021...

  • @KomalJhaOnline
    @KomalJhaOnline Před 7 lety +95

    I'm gonna do this, ONEDAY 🤗

    • @happenfilms
      @happenfilms  Před 7 lety +11

      Best of luck with it!

    • @kevinjoseph5646
      @kevinjoseph5646 Před 6 lety +4

      Komal Jha all the best. Live a stress free n happy life..

    • @iceberg789
      @iceberg789 Před 6 lety +1

      but where will you find a distant place like this without the stress of running into some thugs or robbers ? i guess you wont probably be able to do this. 🙁

    • @nox6948
      @nox6948 Před 6 lety +1

      me too.

    • @kencabinson9720
      @kencabinson9720 Před 6 lety +1

      Komal Jha likewise me too... Let's do it together.

  • @ChristineExhaleRelax
    @ChristineExhaleRelax Před 7 lety +96

    What an awesome family! Life is a miracle and so precious. It is sad that most of us are conditioned to be 'someone' and achieve 'something' from a young age, ie, making lots of money, living in big mansions, and we constantly compare ourselves to other people. That's one of the reasons for housing bubbles around the world, especially now in New Zealand, property speculators only think about money, how to make money out of other people's life essentials, such as housing, it is truly disgusting. I hope more and more people wake up and realize there are alternative ways of living, such as in this video clip. There's no point to spend over 60% of our earning on expensive rent or mortgages, we only live once after all. Happiness and Health are the most important. :-)

    • @robertb3595
      @robertb3595 Před 6 lety +5

      Christine ExhaleRelax, that's true, we are being brainwahed through our education(indoctrination) years and by mainstream media because system needs us the slaves to work hard and consume as if there was no tomorrow, so the big bastards can live a luxury lives. If 50% of people went off grid the rotten system would collapse.

    • @chenchalapumahesh2914
      @chenchalapumahesh2914 Před 5 lety +2

      Similar thoughts I have like u .especially in India everyone compared with money money money.technology ruins Indians natural life style.

  • @asaduzzamanbiplob4902
    @asaduzzamanbiplob4902 Před 3 lety +1

    Amazing!!! Highly appreciate all of your outstanding efforts. Thanks for sharing.

  • @tedayani6065
    @tedayani6065 Před 4 lety

    This is what a Happy simple life is supposed to be... lovely

  • @rheannonf4347
    @rheannonf4347 Před 7 lety +513

    I love how she just started breastfeeding in the middle of the interview.

    • @tatianagarza2012
      @tatianagarza2012 Před 7 lety

      Rheannon F exactly where did she breast feed?

    • @inaina1048
      @inaina1048 Před 7 lety +1

      Tatiana Garza 3:47

    • @rheannonf4347
      @rheannonf4347 Před 7 lety +1

      Near the middle of the clip. I think thats what she was doing..

    • @mroot4006
      @mroot4006 Před 7 lety +32

      Whoa, didnt even notice til i saw this comment.
      She was Smooth♡

    • @rheannonf4347
      @rheannonf4347 Před 7 lety +3

      Yes 😂

  • @victoriacharlesworth7099
    @victoriacharlesworth7099 Před 7 lety +5

    What a beautiful family, and you are living off grid sooo well! You seem so free. God bless xxxx

  • @anaforero4743
    @anaforero4743 Před 3 lety +1

    Wonderful sample of an easy and simple life. I am living in Colombian southamerica and you are a sample of what I want for me and people around me. This is a seed for a better world, a wonderful sample for every one of us who cares for this world. Thank you. God bless you.

  • @liberee5528
    @liberee5528 Před 4 lety +2

    Beautiful family

  • @diasunshine7133
    @diasunshine7133 Před 5 lety +11

    You have reached the highest level of quality of life, simple and therefore happier, surrounded by Mother Nature and animals❤🌱

  • @christinepreston8267
    @christinepreston8267 Před 7 lety +5

    Wonderful video.....if only all children. had such lovely parents, & a super way of life......money doesn't always bring you happiness.....good luck to them xxx

  • @lianapalumbo8457
    @lianapalumbo8457 Před 3 lety

    This is the most enriching, satisfying way to live. I have 4 children, have lived in massive 3 storey houses, and I've also been homeless, due to DV, with my children. I've finally been able to purchase, with a loan, a home, in the country, with my youngest child, and it's pretty rough at times, but we love it. I'd like to say anything is possible, but this statement almost seems obnoxious. What I think I'd like to say is, once you've realised you don't need every fancy gadget, and a much simpler life is for you, YOU will make it happen in time and your own way ♥️♥️xx

  • @honeyrose8611
    @honeyrose8611 Před 4 lety +1

    A tiny house yet the land is so vast and beautiful 🍀💕

  • @drfdwf392
    @drfdwf392 Před 4 lety +30

    Wonderful. And oh how beautiful they are. I wonder if they know that they look like Disney Characters.

    • @earthangel8730
      @earthangel8730 Před 4 lety

      You watch way too much TV. What a superficial way to look at life.

    • @earthmother4507
      @earthmother4507 Před 3 lety +4

      Way to be unnecessarily rude to someone saying something nice

  • @lisakamar4874
    @lisakamar4874 Před 7 lety +3

    in love with this pretty family! that's what i call living life.

  • @branavasorubysivabalaratna7819

    Ok. First.. His voice! Like an angel! And second... Why am I this jealous???????? They seem to live in heaven!

  • @ChiefinGuam
    @ChiefinGuam Před 8 lety +4

    What a great house and setup they have. Thanks for sharing.