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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.25,0:00:02.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome to the off the grid tiny house
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.47,0:00:04.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,built from the land and from
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.56,0:00:06.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,second-hand materials here at
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.30,0:00:08.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Le Rêve de Gaïa in southern France.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.65,0:00:10.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This tiny house serves as a
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.96,0:00:12.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,demonstration site for
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.73,0:00:14.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sustainable and simple living to
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.45,0:00:16.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,help you be able to live more
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.41,0:00:18.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sustainably and simply, wherever
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.18,0:00:19.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.26,0:00:21.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, I'm going to give you a tour
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.36,0:00:23.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the house and the set-up, and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.03,0:00:25.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,show you how you can adapt these things
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.08,0:00:28.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at home, wherever you are, to live a
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.06,0:00:30.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more simple and sustainable life.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.66,0:00:43.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my last video, I already showed the
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.39,0:00:46.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whole building process, from tree to tiny
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.03,0:00:48.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,house, so you can watch that video.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.12,0:00:50.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just to recap on that a little bit, all of
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.73,0:00:53.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the wood for this tiny house was actually
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.58,0:00:55.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from trees that were harvested
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.33,0:00:58.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sustainably right here on-site and then
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.23,0:01:00.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,milled right here on-site as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.68,0:01:03.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other aspects are all second-hand.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.68,0:01:08.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The doors and the windows were leftover.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.06,0:01:10.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Companies that install new doors and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.21,0:01:12.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,windows throw out the old ones when
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.46,0:01:14.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they replace them. Everything else pretty
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.66,0:01:16.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,much is second-hand material, stuff that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.88,0:01:18.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was laying around at the farm, stuff
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.64,0:01:20.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,salvaged from the landfill, and this
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.96,0:01:24.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,entire thing cost under $100, including
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.05,0:01:26.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the little bit of materials that we did
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.34,0:01:29.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,need to buy, the gasoline and the screws,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.98,0:01:31.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just some very basic stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.54,0:01:33.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to take you inside and show you
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.80,0:01:35.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything else.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.25,0:01:41.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here I am, on the bed inside the tiny
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.72,0:01:43.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,house and the lesson here is that we
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.99,0:01:46.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't need a lot to live sustainably.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.87,0:01:49.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, the less we need, the more we can
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.71,0:01:52.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,simplify, the easier it actually is to
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.61,0:01:54.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,live sustainably. So, this place is about
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.92,0:01:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really stripping back to the basics,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.72,0:01:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,showing a way of simplifying and being
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.00,0:02:01.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,happy with what we have, rather than
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.06,0:02:03.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,always wanting more. There's a simple,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.64,0:02:06.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,comfortable bed here. Then, on the other
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.47,0:02:08.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,side, here, there's going to be a second
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.84,0:02:10.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bed as well. The shelves are all made
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.99,0:02:13.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from wood here on-site, really simple,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.86,0:02:16.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just screws and wood and some small
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.42,0:02:18.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shelves here as well for some basic items.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.78,0:02:20.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just next to the bed here, we have a
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.84,0:02:23.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,little seating area. Then, you can see how
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.14,0:02:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the storage works, just comes right out
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.00,0:02:28.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from underneath the bed, and it's the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.18,0:02:30.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perfect size for some simple crates to
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.90,0:02:33.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,go under. Here, you can see the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.20,0:02:35.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shelves that were built on both sides,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.55,0:02:38.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very simple to be able to store basic
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.32,0:02:41.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,items. Then, above me, here we have
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.75,0:02:45.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spots for hanging clothes, some clothes
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.10,0:02:48.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hangers here. If it's raining outside and
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.44,0:02:50.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can't hang dry your clothes outside,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.63,0:02:52.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is a good place to be able to dry
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.70,0:02:54.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some clothes as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.15,0:02:56.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a comfortable place. It's designed to
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.26,0:02:58.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have great lighting because this is off
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.78,0:03:01.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the grid. There's actually not electricity
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.10,0:03:04.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here, so for light, there is a headlamp,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.28,0:03:07.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which this one light lights up the place
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.28,0:03:09.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,quite a bit, then that can be charged back
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.79,0:03:12.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the community, and then there are
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.07,0:03:14.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,candles as well. So, that's the inside of
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.40,0:03:16.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the tiny house. As you can see, very
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.15,0:03:18.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,simple, but very comfortable and a
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.83,0:03:21.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wonderful place to just work on living
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.88,0:03:24.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,simply and connecting to the basics and
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.39,0:03:27.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just being happy, being outside, being in
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.65,0:03:30.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nature, loving the world that we live in.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.45,0:03:32.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Continuing on with loving the world, it's
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.53,0:03:34.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the way that we interact with
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.27,0:03:36.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the world, so next I'm going to take you
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.38,0:03:38.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,outside to show you what we do there.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.66,0:03:46.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of the food here is grown on
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.94,0:03:49.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the farm, in the big fields, where a lot
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.24,0:03:51.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of food is grown. But here, next to the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.62,0:03:53.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tiny house, we have a simple raised bed
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.84,0:03:55.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,garden and I wanted to put this here to
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.84,0:03:58.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,show how simple it is to grow some of
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.30,0:04:01.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your own food. A raised bed is as simple
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.20,0:04:03.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a couple of posts in each corner and
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.94,0:04:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then some planks, some basic wood.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.00,0:04:09.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All you have to do is be able to hold the
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.05,0:04:12.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,soil in, have soil, have water, have
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.10,0:04:14.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sunlight and some plants. We can all
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.42,0:04:16.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grow a little bit of our own food, whether
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.88,0:04:19.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's herbs on a balcony or a windowsill,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.45,0:04:21.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or turning our whole front yard into a
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.52,0:04:23.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,garden. Or, if we really don't have any
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.58,0:04:26.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,space, joining a community garden. If not
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.08,0:04:28.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,any of that, then seeking out local food
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.98,0:04:30.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and supporting the people that are
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.93,0:04:33.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,growing food locally.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.07,0:04:39.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here we are in the outdoor kitchen, and
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.94,0:04:42.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is constructed from wood harvested
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.07,0:04:44.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here, on site, as well as scrap
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.34,0:04:46.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,materials, things that were salvaged that
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.54,0:04:48.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would have gone to waste, which is one of
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.64,0:04:51.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the great lessons here, utilizing wasted
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.15,0:04:53.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,resources as well as sustainably
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.39,0:04:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,harvesting from earth that we live on.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.72,0:04:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I use a plant-based biodegradable soap, so
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.80,0:05:02.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this goes into what's called gray water.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.35,0:05:05.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, we just fill up the water from the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.65,0:05:08.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spring or from harvesting rainwater. Then,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.49,0:05:10.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the water that goes into the sink doesn't
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.59,0:05:12.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,go to a wastewater treatment plant. It
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.70,0:05:15.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,goes down, it's collected in a bucket, and
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.90,0:05:18.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then that water can be used for watering
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.92,0:05:21.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,plants and growing food. If you're at
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.29,0:05:24.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,home, you can actually unscrew the P-trap
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.12,0:05:26.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,under your sink and put a bucket there.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.87,0:05:28.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, when you shower, when the water is
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.99,0:05:32.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,heating up, you can fill a bucket and use
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.02,0:05:34.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that for watering. You can set up your
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.50,0:05:37.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,laundry to go directly to your landscape.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.42,0:05:39.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's called laundry to landscape.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.35,0:05:41.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, at home, whether you're on the grid or
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.45,0:05:43.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,off the grid, there's a lot of ways to use
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.45,0:05:45.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your gray water. We also harvest rainwater
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.82,0:05:47.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I want to show you that.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.33,0:05:49.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here is the rainwater harvesting system.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.25,0:05:51.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's extremely simple. Rainwater
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.37,0:05:53.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,harvesting is not complex. It's not
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.53,0:05:55.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,difficult. We have a gutter collecting
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.87,0:05:58.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the water that falls onto the house and
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.05,0:06:00.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then it goes into a bucket. Rainwater
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.30,0:06:02.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,harvesting is as simple as that. You can
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.37,0:06:05.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,use small buckets. You can get large,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.23,0:06:07.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,55-gallon drums or you can have giant
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.72,0:06:10.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cisterns. Of course, the kitchen would
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.02,0:06:12.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not be complete without a place to cook.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.77,0:06:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In communities, one of the keys is
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.52,0:06:16.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually cooking together, in a central
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.93,0:06:18.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,location. That drastically reduces
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.77,0:06:21.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,workload. Here, we just have a simple
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.35,0:06:24.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stove using rocks here from on-site,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.28,0:06:27.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then also wood from here on-site. We have
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.60,0:06:31.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wood that comes from the spruce trees and
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.50,0:06:34.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then the leftover wood from building the
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.47,0:06:36.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,house. This is a very simple stove that's
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.72,0:06:39.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,designed to be pretty efficient, with just
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.05,0:06:41.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using a little bit of wood for basic
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.35,0:06:42.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cooking. That's the stove.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.97,0:06:44.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here I am at the outdoor shower. This
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.88,0:06:46.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,incorporates multiple things. First of
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.92,0:06:49.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all, it incorporates solar heating, so
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.80,0:06:52.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these black buckets can be put out into
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.10,0:06:55.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sun and then the black absorbs the
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.88,0:06:58.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,heat. If you put out the water from the
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.96,0:07:01.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spring in the morning, by the afternoon or
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.46,0:07:03.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,evening, you have yourself a nice, warm
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.63,0:07:05.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shower or even hot shower, depending
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.88,0:07:07.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the weather.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.60,0:07:09.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This works really simply. There are holes
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.91,0:07:12.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,screwed into the bottom of the bucket.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.23,0:07:14.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This bucket comes off the bottom and then
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.50,0:07:17.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's able to come out. Something that you
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.10,0:07:19.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can do at home is build an outdoor shower
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.30,0:07:21.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the summer months. You can save
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.23,0:07:22.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,water from your shower to water your
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.98,0:07:25.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,garden or even redirect your shower
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.06,0:07:27.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to your landscape.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.84,0:07:33.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, I am at the compost bin. Composting
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.34,0:07:35.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is very simple, not complicated. The Earth
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.87,0:07:38.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has been doing it for millions and
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.17,0:07:40.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,millions of years. This compost bin is
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.10,0:07:42.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just built from wood and screws. In
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.50,0:07:45.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cities, you can collect pallets, put
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.07,0:07:47.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,three pallets together and then make
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.22,0:07:49.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a front and you've got yourself a compost
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.17,0:07:51.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bin. Chicken wire in a circle is another
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.62,0:07:54.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really easy compost bin. You can also
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.17,0:07:57.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,buy closed rotating containers as well,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.20,0:07:59.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you want to spend some money, or
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.23,0:08:01.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,find them used. One key to composting
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.50,0:08:03.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well is to make sure you have plenty of
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.38,0:08:06.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,carbon. For beginner composters,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.02,0:08:08.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you have any smells, if you have a lot
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.13,0:08:10.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of insects, just make sure you have 2-3
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.55,0:08:14.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,times more dry carbon matter than your
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.05,0:08:16.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wet matter, like food waste and things
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.80,0:08:18.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like that, that create smells. Composting
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.83,0:08:21.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is something we can all do to reduce waste
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.20,0:08:23.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the landfill. If we don't have a space
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.20,0:08:25.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to compost ourselves, in cities, a lot of
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.52,0:08:27.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,times you can bring it to a central
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.35,0:08:29.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,location, like a community garden or
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.11,0:08:31.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some farmers' markets collect it, so
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.37,0:08:33.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is a great way to keep stuff out
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.33,0:08:35.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the landfill and not turn our waste
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.73,0:08:38.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into someone else's problem, but instead
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.05,0:08:40.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make fertile soil for growing our own food
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.83,0:08:42.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right here on-site.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.30,0:08:44.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the compost toilet and this is
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.42,0:08:46.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,definitely more advanced sustainability
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.30,0:08:48.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the average person, but I want to show
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.51,0:08:50.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it to you. As far as building the compost
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.70,0:08:53.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,toilet, it's so simple. Just some wood to
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.96,0:08:56.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make a box and then have a lid.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.31,0:09:00.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For me, the key is a raised stool, also
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.41,0:09:03.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called a squatty potty, to actually
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.23,0:09:05.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,raise up your legs when you're
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.68,0:09:08.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pooping in order to have a more natural
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.68,0:09:12.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,way of sitting and flowing. Underneath
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.03,0:09:14.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this, there are two buckets. This one,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.71,0:09:17.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which I just emptied, collects the poop.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.46,0:09:19.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You put a couple of scoops of sawdust
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.79,0:09:22.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,onto that poop. Amazing how well
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.69,0:09:24.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a compost toilet works. You would be
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.69,0:09:26.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,amazed the first time that you use one.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.59,0:09:29.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, the toilet paper that we use is
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.63,0:09:32.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called mullein. It's super-soft and it's a
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.96,0:09:35.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perennial plant that grows in abundance
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.13,0:09:37.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here. If you want to learn about
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.09,0:09:39.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,composting human poop, you can check out
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.13,0:09:41.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Humanure Handbook, by Joseph Jenkins.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.99,0:09:44.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Humanure stands for human and manure.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.52,0:09:46.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can get all the information that you
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.54,0:09:47.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,need there.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.50,0:09:49.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope that you learned a lot from this
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.41,0:09:51.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,video, things that you can do to live more
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.41,0:09:53.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sustainably and simply. Keep in mind,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.44,0:09:55.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you don't have to live in a tiny house,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.42,0:09:57.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you don't have to live on a farm in order
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.72,0:10:00.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be able to do a lot to live in a more
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.88,0:10:02.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,connected way with the Earth that gives
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.89,0:10:05.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,us life. In the description, I have
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.57,0:10:08.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,links to many useful guides to help you
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.42,0:10:10.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,live more sustainably and simply. Check
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.82,0:10:13.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out Le Rêve de Gaïa. Their website and
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.51,0:10:15.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their social media is there so you can
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.96,0:10:18.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually visit this place if you want to.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.09,0:10:21.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I spent about five weeks here, five lovely
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.09,0:10:22.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,weeks, and it's an incredible place to
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.97,0:10:24.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be able to visit.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.37,0:10:26.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really enjoyed giving this tour to
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.27,0:10:28.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you. I hope you enjoyed it as well.
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Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.41,0:10:39.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll see you again real soon for another
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