The Permaculture Way of Life | Manisha Lath Gupta | TEDxShivNadarUniversity

When Manisha and her husband acquired a piece of land in the hope to grow clean food and harvest freshwater, they did not know that their lives would change forever, in more ways than one. They established Aanandaa Permaculture Farm as an example of working with nature to create a self-sustaining & regenerative ecosystem. They challenged the local wisdom of chemical farming and convinced their team to adopt a chemical-free path to build a food forest. Watch how Manisha explains the details of converting a barren piece of land into a thriving ecosystem, and why she believes that permaculture is the pathway to self-sustenance and harmony. Manisha Lath Gupta is a Permaculturist, Entrepreneur and a former Marketer and Banker. She is currently the founder of Aanandaa Permaculture Farms - where she employs the sustainable practices of permaculture to reconnect with and give back to nature.
She is also the Co-Founder of Mojarto.com an online portal for artists, galleries, and collectors of Indian contemporary art to buy, sell and exhibit their work. In her earlier roles, Manisha has held crucial leadership roles at Uber, Clix Capital and Axis Bank This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@janelledonesa7947]

"If health is wealth, then growing your own food is gold." True words.

[@chiefonelung3416]

Wow! I am very impressed. I have been doing permaculture on my farm here in East Tennessee for the last 25 years. I live alone but I produce so much food with just myself as labor. I share with many people and seniors during this pandemic that are unable to get out frequently to shop. A permaculture gardening is a love of mine and also a hobby. I preserve and dehydrate and process much of the food that I eat all year. I am also a vegetarian which I learned to be vegetarian by living in Tamil Nadu South India back in the early 70s. I worked in a small village working with Farmers on teaching methods of increasing their rice production with the use of chemicals and fertilizers. My God, I have come a long way since. I go back to India on occasion because the people in that Village became my family that I love so dearly. Even today, here in Tennessee I still cook and eat mostly South Indian vegetarian food. Thank you for your work. This was an incredible video. Please remain safe and healthy you and your family during this pandemic.

[@adreamingboy7488]

Do you know about any permaculture farms that produce grains in a way that can compete with normal production methods ..

[@marimuthu2981]

It's heartwarming to see someone from Tennessee talking about our very own Tamilnadu and our culture...

[@farmaanandaa]

@@adreamingboy7488 why do we need to produce grains only? They have poor nutrirional value

[@greener336]

@@adreamingboy7488 American

[@greener336]

Thank you, you've given me new hope. I always thought farmers needed a large team.

[@farmaanandaa]

Wow! This is Aanandaa Permaculture Farm, her family farm. Do give us a look if you found this talk interesting!

[@hiteshsaraf]

She deserves this stage 👌

[@Kamalrawat108]

Thank you Mam, I just saw Aanadaa's video day before yesterday. And today I am seeing you in TED. You definately deserved this and much more stages like this to bring back the roots of Agriculture in the ecosystem to enhance the lifestyle of Farmers and lastly we as consumers. We have to live with Nature to live healthy, to age gracefully and with a longer good Life. Namaskar🙏

[@ayushjain4580]

I'm literally impressed...Soon gonna learn and implement it ...That's awesome 💜.

[@explorerFukrey]

You are doing great 😉

[@subha___]

It's really inspiring and practical..!!!👌 I'm a part of eco-crew in my clg and I'll do my best in promoting permaculture!!! thank you so much!!😊wanna visit the farm place andn truly wanna see everyplace as such!!!🙏😁

[@amandaargent5612]

This TED Talk brought tears of promise and blew my heart space wide open. I Know I AM on the right path. 💕🌈💕

[@stoicforall]

Good Luck, wishing you best of luck.

[@petrapewpew]

I'm starting architecture school soon and permaculture is a big inspiration for me. I want every home and community to have permaculture at its center. We have to live in nature, in balance-not try to tame it to bend to our will.

[@stephanielong9046]

Beautiful and inspiring talk! I live in Spain and am in the process of buying an old farm for the purpose of setting up a permaculture system.

[@kalyanis4918]

Wish you success.

[@farmaanandaa]

All the best!

[@GowthamV07]

Very good.

[@ashikalanser9033]

Please give us an update! I was in Peñiscola last week and saw some terraced hills there, am very curious how your project is going. Wish you much success

[@angelag1843]

I am so happy that people are still spreading the P word! My urban food forest in Portland Oregon is now over 10 years old and producing well enough and educating those who come through. My homestead in the city (6 years) has provided us with fruit, vegetables, berries and nuts, our chickens are happy fertilizing our compost heap and giving us eggs. It is a beautiful paradigm shift to experience and it makes me so happy to see others going through it too!!

[@paharsinghmann]

"...our farmers are dependent on their next crop for their livelihood" that's so true and I want to thank you for mentioning this. I have been there when my father was earning our whole livelihood through farming. Only way to come out of this is by having at least one person in farmer's family to have job which can support family and agriculture. Only then we will be able to break this chain. Government will never help us on this as it is busy in procuring large farms for corporate who can make government free of its responsibilities towards farmers

[@nirajagarwal1993]

"Adopt a land" was something which I totally agree.... Huge Respect for you Mam.. I wish to follow your footprints

[@magma9138]

BRILLIANT! My wish is that a new earth emerges where humankind realizes that we are totally interdependent upon the earth - plants AND animals.✌Homesteads and small scale will be the new revolution for all globally.

[@vaibhavmahobiya9129]

The earth will become heaven if everyone will do This is very inspiring talk thank u didi

[@tinyearthcreations2754]

Omg does this lady teach a permaculture course? I could learn from her all day. Do well explained, thank you 🙏🏽

[@pksharma7171]

Stupendous work Manisha. Would certainly like to see it all in person.

[@sairamji115]

It's not how profiled our living is , it's all about how purified our living , thanku mam , u are my inspiration ...

[@farmaanandaa]

Well said Sai Ram ji!

[@Maresehickey]

Thank you and bless your work 🙏

[@loosenatural8171]

Greetings from the LooseNatural farm in Andalusia Spain where we currently live a permaculture life. Thank you for sharing this video

[@farmaanandaa]

Greetings!

[@saviourbonnici]

Hi I am from Malta. Having been following your channel for a long time now. Very inspiring family and person. I want to do the same thing in my country where permaculture is almost non existing. Great talk as well. :) keep the videos coming :)

[@Maharajadankuni]

I was spellbounded while watching this video....Mam you and team are doing not only a great job but also sharing your steps...that's why I like your newly founded channel so much....I am almost halfway of watching all the videos of your channel....and will soon watch it all and read all the articles shared by ananda in every platform.... finding your channel is one of the greatest blessings in my life Thank You Aananda.

[@danilles.4247]

New Earth - global localization and decentralization of power - just people living in reciprocity with Mother Earth ❤️❤️ abundance and security for all

[@arunk8686]

Manisha ji - I have exactly the same experience word to word. You are truly inspirational.

[@ramchandravasekar8640]

Why farmer not adopting parmaculture? Excellent answer given by madam. 🙏

[@adreamingboy7488]

Is it like super productive and economical ??

[@gypsyscometotown]

If you actually listen to the whole video she explained it

[@BudgetCarnivore]

@@adreamingboy7488 not really it is productive for small farms but for large scale it ain't that practical and labour cost increases. It's best suitable for small farmers and part-time agriculture geeks

[@lifeisnothard7054]

If you want to be rich, then you can't go with Permaculture and even farming. Permaculture gives you enough to feed stomach with luxurious food but to fullfil luxurious desires

[@NishilS]

Best Permaculture journey I have ever seen.

[@chrisshrivastava4375]

Amazing, have just started gardening and composting on my terrace and balconies since the lockdown. Just looking at everything green every morning makes me so happy.

[@sebastianarizarodriguez3448]

What a great testimony, They have too much for teaching us. Thanks!!

[@willm5814]

Nothing is more important than Changing what we eat and how it’s grown - great talk!!

[@zaqs1970]

Good to see manisha jee of ananda is sharing her experience on famous platforms like TEDx

[@jacinkj3169]

I could feel the breaze in your farm from the words itself... I alternatively recommend you to write lyrics for a song.. U r so blessed madam...

[@jamsheertirur1758]

Hardworking, powerful women

[@vickramchouhan1463]

Financing these farms is the most important ,I am a NRI returned farmer after 6years still struggling.

[@secretAgentRandyBeans11]

This should be the topic in everyone's mind and heart including government's

[@ph6263]

Amazing, outstanding, fabulous Great work man. I m engineer but a son of the farmer and going to apply these things in our farm

[@vitobaleinadogo8973]

very proud of India recognition of climate change and taking action to save the environment and provide for us again

[@atmaramkhot7983]

Pure Inspiration, No other words.

[@nainagosavi8548]

Maam this is my dream , permaculture farming . very inspiring !!

[@sangeetakalani5522]

All your words straight from the heart. Left me teary eyed.

[@mnju6]

I have been dreaming of permaculture for many years now.. I wish I could start soon

[@sardharai2191]

me too some day in future .

[@jayaramBOT]

Me too

[@crazyflautist]

You can! Learn more about Permaculture, it is scalable, start very small :-)

You can start on a balcony or even on a windowsill :)

[@JB-yg3ew]

You can! Permaculture isn't just farms, it's building communities and relationships too

[@kunjalmaru]

dear mam (manisha guptaji ), your work and videos are so much inspriring. your speech is very clear and understanding. you have achieved much success in permaculture. great job.

[@farmaanandaa]

Thank you!

[@samraatbudha7397]

Passion ,patience and money required

[@kapilkhandelwal1764]

I have been following ananda farm from long time now.. I feel motivated to see all there journey videos

[@karanmohan4978]

Our wishes first, you've made understand that farming isn't only for the layman, as could see the frontier of permaculture with dedication and manifestation of dreams into reality. More ahead madam ji.

[@user-xt6wx9ih6e]

There is such common sense and infectious enthusiasm in building this permaculture farm! Thought for the present, faith in building a better future for future generations! Good experience on the way to the realization of the idea! They planted good seeds and achieved a good harvest! Be healthy, family, let your farm prosper, which is inevitable with the good care you show!

[@peacefoodcafe7793]

Great video! Very inspiring... Taking care of a piece of land is to take care of Earth and all the living beings on it. Cultivate and be vegan is the way!

[@lkgupta]

What a great story of awakening, persistence and preservation. So proud of you Manisha & Agam!

[@danich999]

Fantastically inspiring talk and story. The urban folk must lead the permaculture revolution!

[@sanjaychabra4517]

Super! Congratulations on such a polished and inspiring TED Talk.

[@gulamkhaled8507]

Excellent very inspiring, encouraging & Sustainable. Our farmers need a culture change with Permaculture. Let us make our society healthy body with positive & active mind in nation building.

[@darlenesmith2456]

Wonderful presentation, kleco (thank you)

[@ollievw3450]

You are lucky with the growth you have in your area. I live in northern Europe and our trees grow so slowly, that we have the Dutch expression: ‘Boompje groot, plantertje dood.’ Which means that by the time the tree is big, the planter is dead.

[@farmaanandaa]

Yes we are! We have a lot of diversity, and a 12 month growing season.

[@ollievw3450]

@@farmaanandaa lucky you. Fortunately, I am involved with permaculture projects in South Africa. That way I can at least enjoy a 12 month growing season by proxy. 😬

[@antjebauer8711]

Dear Manischa, what a wonderful talk. You have been an inspiraion to me from the very first post on LinkedIN with the first movie on Ananda farm. I dearly hope to be able to visit one day. Meanwhile, we are 1 year into buildng our ecoystem near Pune and going through all the same experiences as you are... I hope and pray that more and more and more people follow and convert their land. Love and abundance!

[@billiehervas5172]

I thoroughly enjoyed every second of this video

[@sarainutube]

You are inspiring woman. I am inspired by namalvar and after that because of you I am thinking to do my part of natural farming

[@sarathpendekanti]

Excellent speech madam. Inspiring and educating. A success story well articulated. Thanks for sharing.

[@lifedreameducation5879]

And for yours dedication towards agriculture / permaculture👏👏

[@rameshiyer1]

Had heard of organic farming, but permaculture seems a more holistic approach to farming with an entire ecosystem sustaining itself. Govt must encourage both farmers and common folks to engage in permaculture, which will make us live healthier lives, generate our own food without pesticides, and reduce our carbon footprint too. PM Modi should push such concepts as part of his Aatma Nirbhar Bharat campaign.

[@madhusudhanreddymannuri3204]

Quite Interesting....it's Need of the hour....... Because of More Contaminated food and Air Polution.... Being close to Nature, through Permaculture... Life will be Undoubtedly Beautiful and Delighted.....

[@thepolymath5683]

I'm waiting for this Mam I'm following since last 6 months You nailed it madam I'm happy for you👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍💐💐💐💐💐

[@indigreenzinnovations5233]

This is so inspirational... And it's only because of people like you there's hope for a resurgent India we all look forward to... In the near future

[@bhattu1976]

my takeaway- slow consumption. thank you for what you are doing ms lath. i need more time in my work life, to make sure i can sustain my interest in a better way of life- farming and an animal sanctuary (hopefully create jobs too) but for some time now, slow consumption and being mindful of how i live my life has been my way of giving thanks to mother earth and the universe.

[@rajeevkumria]

Lovely. A talk on permaculture that drives you to draw parallels with life. How to remain stoic, steadfast in one's belief and overcome challenges.

[@durbinito]

One of the great speech ever heard!

[@vigneshmoni9541]

Manisha Ji Good to hear your speech in TEDx as well, appreciate your way of Organic Farming.. Happy Farming 🙏

[@krishna4339]

Permaculture is future of farming

[@adreamingboy7488]

I doubt it

[@nraj1967]

Congratulations madam for your relentless efforts

[@vasudevareddy7062]

Inspirational, Goosebumps you are so great you have all the eligibilities to become a true agricultural minister

[@ankithsrinath7548]

Beautifully put Ma'am, this is just perfect. Perfectly clearing ALL the "con's" the general public usually have in mind and the reasons why they don't get into agriculture. We're all educated enough to be Urban Farmers 😁 Thank you.

[@user-hi7ck3qy2x]

Great inspiration for us. Even I am planning to develop a permaculture farm after retirement.

[@agriupliftstudypoint8613]

Wow very nice explanation of Nature + Agriculture

[@madirajubalachandrudu5627]

Very good feedback on permaculture

[@ravikiran1281]

Really inspiring ...and a great thought.Thanks for sharing 👍

[@sunitadidwania]

I wish to have a similar thing in my life.

[@AHDKING]

It's great to know and making us aware that we owe so much from mother earth and it's very gentle way of giving back. Very well explained.

[@renejoann]

Outstanding effort to live in a sane way - hopefully your level of conciousness will in time spread across the globe. Thank you !

[@chettinadfarms5220]

Excellent speech. One Manisha is not enough for our country. Planting the trees and mulching are the perfect ideas for the successful farming. Mulches break down over years and contribute to soil health. Thanks Manisha.

[@arivootru7935]

The idea is nicely put forth.. thank you mam..

[@karthikkamal3018]

I like the way she explains problems faced my her with a smile on her face.

[@samabratachattopadhyay]

Best video i watched this month, mam you demonstrate the whole process beautifully... Kudos and thank you for making a difference and inspiring others...🙏

[@biswajitsarangi628]

Beautiful Lesson !! Thanks for sharing such an amazing experience 🙏

[@lifedreameducation5879]

🙏🙏 great madam..felt happy for yours confidence and Hardwork

[@PkSage89]

This was a really great talk. Sleep deprived, would have more to say on it, but it's definitely a favorite far as whats out there. Could imagine if all the resources and space wasted to have the fast food infrastructure had instead been used to grow a food forest if community gardens, what kind of culture we might of had. The US would've been a haven.

[@praveenaranganayak5598]

Very well presentation mam , even you are not from Agri back ground,you learnt and had success .We are farmers, as you ended with the main points that all farmers are not able to leave their past waste farming methods.With little patience we can reach it.Thank you very much.

[@lifesimplified9432]

Brilliant talk and inspiring lifestyle. Hope millions of people watch this and get inspired

[@Kingsley114]

Possibly the most inspiring video I’ve seen on KZbin in all of 2020! Thank you!!! I dream of doing this in West Africa.

[@rajendrachoudhary5146]

Excellent message

[@maurice3590]

Amsolutly amazing to see what they archived in only 10years! This gives us all hope that it might not be to late to transform to a more natural and cultural (social) live with the planet!

[@divians9920]

Gorgeous to see you conduct yourself so well mam...❤️🔥💯

[@dilpreetsingh737]

Excellent presentation and very valuable information.

[@lodnakku9193]

Impressive! Very nicely presented 👍👍👍👌

[@chetanalayaenvironmenteduc3452]

Thank you Madam. We follow Ananda Farm model. We have miles to go. It is inspiring to listen to you and learn from you. Thank you.

[@subramanyaadiga9632]

Very inspiring madam, I have decided to takeup permaculture farming though I am 63 years old.

[@nestormaccagno1655]

I really enjoyed this presentation. Thank you madam, you are a truly inspiration!

[@pvsuesh]

Just came across your video with which I can relate myself and am sure I day I will follow your footsteps. It's my dream

[@davidtangitau3771]

I’ve always loved growing stuff since I was little. I’m definitely going to study more on permaculture

[@starofthesea1943]

Soooo Beautifully presented! Proud of you Manisha! I had been greatly inspired by Nammalvars talks on permaculture i think around 2006 or 2007. Later i was happy to see Aranyas development, a couple in Goa and then Aananda's. In between i used to check out Rob Greenfield and others. But recently my urgency has increased by Aanandas consistent posts. Now I am waiting impatiently to get a piece of land to rejuvenate. If not for this Covid, we would be out there now searching for land. And they are so expensive too....But I believe everything has its own time!

[@farmaanandaa]

Absolutely, thanks for watching. Do share it with like-minded people

[@superbsmile1462]

Really salute by heart 👍

[@anildesai916]

Your words inspired me to believe in myself more as a natural Farmer. Thank you !

[@johnpetercbm]

Wonderful and so well narrated. What a life we made ourselves. Thanks very much

[@ASHWINAK1]

Amazing…thank you so much for sharing

[@hamsarani362]

Awesome work. 🤗👏👏👏

[@Healintemple]

Superb! Best wishes. Dr. Rupa Shah

[@TheSwiftcoder]

Thanks for sharing important tips about mulching, avoiding pests, saving water.

[@anupalama9027]

Thank you 🙏