Welcome to the neighborhood, for irrigation you can go with subsurface drip irrigation, it will have initial investment but it will go a long long way, it will reduce your day to day activities time. Thanks for choosing our village for your venture...
Thank you so much for the welcome and for the recommendation! We hadn't thought of doing drip irrigation, but will definitely consider it as we figure out our watering systems. You live nearby??
I subscribed and have watched your first two chapters. Fascinating and beautifully done videos. Looking forward to keeping up with you. Stephanie, I had lunch at Gilbert's with your mom today. :)
Thank you so much Suzanne and hope to continue sharing our updates from here! Glad you and my mom get to meet up as often as you do, and hope you are well :)
Many nepalese youths goes to Silicon Valley and some dream about,but I am so glad that you came from such Silicon valley to this just slowly developing part of world and enjoying your life.Nice to see you and hope you will invite me in your garden when your plum and persimmon gives fruit after few years.Best wishes.
Sometimes you have to just follow your heart. Exploring and living in other countries (or even just a different place in your own country) is such an enriching experience - whether it's from the US to Nepal or Nepal to the US - and happiness can certainly be found in every place. I've found happiness here in Nepal, but I also love where I came from too! And we would love folks to come out to our farm and will be so happy share our fruit when it's finally ready ☺
@@Sanzly-oe6do Oh wow, you're in New Jersey now?? Very cool! And I'm sure you'll have the chance to come to Nepal someday too. I'll be here, so no rush ;)
I found this amazing farm: "The Carolina Permaculture Farm" which seems to have a similar landscape while searching for the Permaculture Farm and was wondering if it is close to your place?
This is wonderful. I love this, from the rammed house to the permaculture farm, to becoming neighbors with Charlie Baba 😉. It's so cool that there is so much to see around, including wildlife. We will follow your journey and hope to visit soon. ❤️
Hi Hari! I actually just posted a video two weeks ago with some updates on the rammed earth :) You can check it out here: ruclips.net/video/u6wuHSDZSpM/видео.html
Loved to see the land finally after hearing a lot from kshitiz. Would love to volunteer some labor and be able to contribute. Congratulations aspiring farmers ;) ! This is inspiring. Hope to be there soon.
Thanks for your comment Dipesh and awesome you are planning to do something similar! Our land is 28 ropanis. Where are you thinking of starting a farm??
Thank you!! Can't wait to continue following the development of your little piece of paradise in Norway, and very much looking forward to your someday visit here 😊
Awesome you're planning to start a farm! What type of farm are you thinking? Land is unfortunately not the cheapest in and around KTM valley. For our land, which is outside Panauti in Kavre district, it was a little under 10 lakh per ropani. Kathmandu Valley is usually even more expensive that that (sometimes significantly), which is why the hunt for land can be a bit of a stressful, arduous process. You usually have to search for some time to find a piece of land that fits your criteria and isn't a ridiculous price or doesn't involve. It's possible though!
@@StephThorntonNEPAL well it’s just in the planning stage, but we’re thinking environmental/farming tourism? My friend and I (from Belarus I’m American) both have experience traveling and living in Nepal ( during the first kings reign) sounds a bit expensive for land? But, it took you two years to find the right piece of land. If we have anything it’s time… my wife is Korean so kind of an international group effort! We’re going to have to get boots on the ground and do some research? Sounds like there’s already a group of foreign farmers there?
We are thinking in the long term adding a small school for street children, since traveling to Nepal and India I’ve always had this in the back of my mind. First thing is first… finding your video/lifestyle has inspired us and sparked a flame to begin…
Yes, that is our plan! We still need some time to make it ready for guests, but I do hope you will one day be able to come to meditate and appreciate this beautiful place :)
Namaste . Just saw your posting .In case ,you want to cut your own grape cuttings and dig ground apple starter roots ,you can come by around December -January . Am just a few kilometers from you ,but do not want my place to be publicly known ,hence you need to reply through more private communication channels .
only saw your reply right now .tried the given mail ,but did not work . will be gone for a week to Boudha . grape cuttings can be done during the next 2 months .kay
Hmm, stephthorntonnepal@gmail.com should work. I am not currently in Nepal and won't be back until later next year, but would be great to stay in touch so that we can connect once I'm back at our farm. Thanks!
hi .just back from Boudha .if you look at the 2 messages ,you first used big letters for your address and later small letters. see you maybe next year ,when you are back ,but it might be to late for grape cuttings and ground apples ,this year, for your farm . one comment on your construction plans: building in rammed earth is great ,but have you researched building in round forms, avoiding corners ? we have earthquake country here and round buildings are far more stable ,if well done . unfortunately most are stuck on expensive and less stable square building designs .you will save money ,if you build forms yourself ,that can be re -used by yourself and others .@@StephThorntonNEPAL
I just wrote the capital letters to make the address clear, email will go through either way - with big or small letters. Maybe we will be able to get the grape cuttings the following year if we miss this one. We had not considered building in round forms, although I have seen some example of this around Nepal. They built our rammed earth house with earthquake safety in mind, and it has a deep foundation and steel framing. You can see a bit more of the details of construction in some of my subsequent videos. We do plan to build small guesthouses on our land in the future, and maybe then we can try using round forms. Thanks for the suggestion!
This is wonderful things as nepal is land of diversity , but there are maximum of challenges and political instability . I love your work .... and passion of working . stay connceted with me. as i m also young entrepreneur in related field and sector. thanks and stay blessed.
Thanks so much for your message and so cool to know there’s so many people out there interested and working in the same field! Where is your Pasu Palan Farm located?
Hi! That's awesome that you are interested in coming to live in Nepal. Have you been to Nepal before? It is possible to stay in Nepal, although not always the easiest to get a visa. For a work visa, the company/organization/agency has to be able to provide a work visa (which not every company can). And it has been recommended that you try to secure a job before you come to Nepal. There is also an option to get study visa. I don't know a ton about this, but I know there are several places in Kathmandu where you can just take a course that meets several times a week, and get a student visa that way. Hope that helps, and let me know if you have any other questions!
Hello. Love your videos and thank you sharing this journey. How was it possible for your husband to buy land. What about his American passport ? Did he had to renounce it or is it possible to have both passport and still purchase land in Nepal. Do you have instagram so i can DM for question. Thank you , would appreciate your feedback.
Hello and thanks so much for watching my videos! My husband is Nepali and a Nepali citizen so the land is in his name. Cannot be in my name because I’m a US citizen. Hope that helps!
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I'm inspired by you guys. It's definitely my retirement plan..
Niceeee! keep up the good work.
Welcome to the neighborhood, for irrigation you can go with subsurface drip irrigation, it will have initial investment but it will go a long long way, it will reduce your day to day activities time. Thanks for choosing our village for your venture...
Thank you so much for the welcome and for the recommendation! We hadn't thought of doing drip irrigation, but will definitely consider it as we figure out our watering systems. You live nearby??
@@StephThorntonNEPAL yes by the football ground, near the Indreshwor Campus.
I subscribed and have watched your first two chapters. Fascinating and beautifully done videos. Looking forward to keeping up with you. Stephanie, I had lunch at Gilbert's with your mom today. :)
Thank you so much Suzanne and hope to continue sharing our updates from here! Glad you and my mom get to meet up as often as you do, and hope you are well :)
Many nepalese youths goes to Silicon Valley and some dream about,but I am so glad that you came from such Silicon valley to this just slowly developing part of world and enjoying your life.Nice to see you and hope you will invite me in your garden when your plum and persimmon gives fruit after few years.Best wishes.
Sometimes you have to just follow your heart. Exploring and living in other countries (or even just a different place in your own country) is such an enriching experience - whether it's from the US to Nepal or Nepal to the US - and happiness can certainly be found in every place. I've found happiness here in Nepal, but I also love where I came from too!
And we would love folks to come out to our farm and will be so happy share our fruit when it's finally ready ☺
This is awesome, never thought one of my 4th grade english teachers would be doing this! can't wait for the next blog
Awww thank you Santiago, it's wonderful to see a comment from you! Hope you are doing well and please let me know when you plan to visit Nepal ;)
@@StephThorntonNEPAL It would be a pleasure to visit you someday, sadly I'm currently living in New Jersey but ig everything is possible 😄
@@Sanzly-oe6do Oh wow, you're in New Jersey now?? Very cool! And I'm sure you'll have the chance to come to Nepal someday too. I'll be here, so no rush ;)
@@StephThorntonNEPAL Mhm!
I found this amazing farm: "The Carolina Permaculture Farm" which seems to have a similar landscape while searching for the Permaculture Farm and was wondering if it is close to your place?
Thanks for sharing! I haven't heard of this farm, is it located in Nepal?
This is wonderful. I love this, from the rammed house to the permaculture farm, to becoming neighbors with Charlie Baba 😉. It's so cool that there is so much to see around, including wildlife. We will follow your journey and hope to visit soon. ❤️
Thank you so much Maya
exited to pe a part of this
Do you have any limestone or granite wall around. I will like to develop a Rock climbing side .
We do have some granite walls on the property and have thought there might be some good spots for rock climbing!
It's honour ❤️🇳🇵
thanks for comming in the land of farming and leaven land
when you start building the Rammed Earth House, can you please post the videos of how you are doing it?
Hi Hari! I actually just posted a video two weeks ago with some updates on the rammed earth :) You can check it out here: ruclips.net/video/u6wuHSDZSpM/видео.html
Congratulations Khadak and Stephanie. This is so amazing. So happy for you both. Beautifully made and edited video. Nicely done!
Thank you so much Natasha! Hope you'll be able to return to Nepal someday to come visit the farm. Would love to meet you!
Lovely, having goats running around sounds exciting. All the best. Looking forward to future progressions.
Thank you so much! We will see how everything turns out :)
Wow what a nice sharing. Goodluck
Thank you so much Sandiya :)
What a place, what a plan! Looks like a great spot to charge one's batteries.
Thank you Erwin! And yes, it definitely is!
Hey Khadak, awesome to see you starting this dream. Someday I hope to visit.
Wow nice.. one day i will come to visit there and im also planing started farming our land you guys inspiring me...jai nepal love nepal
Thank you for sharing. Best wishes for your new chapter :)
Thank you Roshan :) :) :)
I am so happy to see you guys .I hope to visit you guys someday. Much love. Keep on doing what you are doing.
Thank you so much for your comment! And definitely, once we are ready for guests we would love to welcome you here :)
I have always wanted to do this. Saving up so I can do this someday. You are an inspiration
That's great, definitely great to find more folks doing this type of thing! Where are you hoping to one day buy land??
@@StephThorntonNEPAL Khadbari
Just found out this channel today via this video. I am exicited to watch other videos of yours😊
Thank you for watching Poonam :) :) :)
Loved to see the land finally after hearing a lot from kshitiz.
Would love to volunteer some labor and be able to contribute.
Congratulations aspiring farmers ;) !
This is inspiring. Hope to be there soon.
Thank you so much! Of course, once we get things organized, we would be happy to have you out at the farm to visit and help out :)
You guys are living my dream. Good luck with everything guys.
Thank you so much Bhupesh and happy to know we share a similar vision in life :) Best of luck to you with everything as well!
I’ll be sure to visit you 😊
Where is this place in panauti??
Best of luck guys..will love to visit your paradise
Thank you so much! And yes, we'd love to have you visit someday :)
All the best. It's really great to see this farm. 😊 Enjoy
Thank you MrNepali ;) All the best to you in all your travels!
How many ropanies does the farm cover? Thinking of doing something similar!
Thanks for your comment Dipesh and awesome you are planning to do something similar! Our land is 28 ropanis. Where are you thinking of starting a farm??
Hello I'm from Ilam and I have land around 700 ropanies in Himalayan region which is very suitable for yarchagumba and yak farming
Wow! 700 ropanies?? Are you doing yak farming now?
Best of luck, you have got a wonderful plan.
Thank you so much Sangam!
EPIC!!!!
Back to the naature
This is great khadak Dai and bhauju. Will visit you guys one day
Thank you Deepak! For sure, we are looking forward to your visit!
Congratulations! Khadak dai and Vauju 👍
Thank you!!
Amazing you guys!! Stoked to see this beautiful place you now call home 😍 We will definitely follow your development ❤️
Thank you!! Can't wait to continue following the development of your little piece of paradise in Norway, and very much looking forward to your someday visit here 😊
Just curious, w
hat is the elevation of your wonderful piece of land?
Good question and I can't believe we forgot to mention this here! We're at around 1600m - so it's a real mile high paradise ;)
Very interested in how much the land cost was? I am thinking of starting a farm in the Kathmandu valley also…
Awesome you're planning to start a farm! What type of farm are you thinking?
Land is unfortunately not the cheapest in and around KTM valley. For our land, which is outside Panauti in Kavre district, it was a little under 10 lakh per ropani. Kathmandu Valley is usually even more expensive that that (sometimes significantly), which is why the hunt for land can be a bit of a stressful, arduous process. You usually have to search for some time to find a piece of land that fits your criteria and isn't a ridiculous price or doesn't involve. It's possible though!
@@StephThorntonNEPAL well it’s just in the planning stage, but we’re thinking environmental/farming tourism? My friend and I (from Belarus I’m American) both have experience traveling and living in Nepal ( during the first kings reign) sounds a bit expensive for land? But, it took you two years to find the right piece of land. If we have anything it’s time… my wife is Korean so kind of an international group effort! We’re going to have to get boots on the ground and do some research? Sounds like there’s already a group of foreign farmers there?
We are thinking in the long term adding a small school for street children, since traveling to Nepal and India I’ve always had this in the back of my mind. First thing is first… finding your video/lifestyle has inspired us and sparked a flame to begin…
@@merrysadventures4067that sounds like an altruistic idea.
Great dai bhauju
will visit this time
Thank you Soraj! Yesssss, please come visit :)
very congratulation Dai and Bhauju..keep it up
Thank you Bikal!
Hi guys! Would you mind sharing how much did it cost you to buy this land in Panauti per ropani?
Hi Bipin! When we bought the land in late 2021, it cost us around 9.8 lakh per ropani. Land prices are crazy!
Aha loved the idea you're making a paradise . Can we visit there one day and meditate ?
Yes, that is our plan! We still need some time to make it ready for guests, but I do hope you will one day be able to come to meditate and appreciate this beautiful place :)
Great and congratulations
...bee keeping will also be idle
Thank you Nabin! And yes, great idea! Bee keeping will definitely be on our list :)
Omg I just want to be there
I also join with you to do fruit farning.so nice
Really inspiring
I wish you guys all the best for your dreams and hopefully i would love to visit your farm one day❤️
Thank you so much Kamal! And please come visit, we'd love to have you visit :)
Nice 👍 work ❤
Good vedio
Namaste . Just saw your posting .In case ,you want to cut your own grape cuttings and dig ground apple starter roots ,you can come by around December -January . Am just a few kilometers from you ,but do not want my place to be publicly known ,hence you need to reply through more private communication channels .
Hi Kay! That’s awesome, and how cool you are just a few kilometers away. Would love to connect. Feel free to email me at StephThorntonNepal@gmail.com
only saw your reply right now .tried the given mail ,but did not work . will be gone for a week to Boudha . grape cuttings can be done during the next 2 months .kay
Hmm, stephthorntonnepal@gmail.com should work. I am not currently in Nepal and won't be back until later next year, but would be great to stay in touch so that we can connect once I'm back at our farm. Thanks!
hi .just back from Boudha .if you look at the 2 messages ,you first used big letters for your address and later small letters. see you maybe next year ,when you are back ,but it might be to late for grape cuttings and ground apples ,this year, for your farm . one comment on your construction plans: building in rammed earth is great ,but have you researched building in round forms, avoiding corners ? we have earthquake country here and round buildings are far more stable ,if well done . unfortunately most are stuck on expensive and less stable square building designs .you will save money ,if you build forms yourself ,that can be re -used by yourself and others .@@StephThorntonNEPAL
I just wrote the capital letters to make the address clear, email will go through either way - with big or small letters. Maybe we will be able to get the grape cuttings the following year if we miss this one. We had not considered building in round forms, although I have seen some example of this around Nepal. They built our rammed earth house with earthquake safety in mind, and it has a deep foundation and steel framing. You can see a bit more of the details of construction in some of my subsequent videos. We do plan to build small guesthouses on our land in the future, and maybe then we can try using round forms. Thanks for the suggestion!
Ok I want see the house of your! Just subscribed.
Yayyy thank you for following along :)
@@StephThorntonNEPAL yap that’s because I love the idea of yours And we have common interest! Best wishes.
@@dibaygautam2076 Thank youuuu and best wishes to you as well :)
This is wonderful things as nepal is land of diversity , but there are maximum of challenges and political instability . I love your work .... and passion of working . stay connceted with me. as i m also young entrepreneur in related field and sector. thanks and stay blessed.
Thanks so much for your message and so cool to know there’s so many people out there interested and working in the same field! Where is your Pasu Palan Farm located?
How much for the land ?
Ameging
keep going . 😍😍
Thank you!!
नमस्कार दाई भाउजू
Opa! 💪🏾
I would love to stay and live in Nepal but I'm Filipino ...would it possible? I would like to work there as well .
Hi! That's awesome that you are interested in coming to live in Nepal. Have you been to Nepal before?
It is possible to stay in Nepal, although not always the easiest to get a visa. For a work visa, the company/organization/agency has to be able to provide a work visa (which not every company can). And it has been recommended that you try to secure a job before you come to Nepal. There is also an option to get study visa. I don't know a ton about this, but I know there are several places in Kathmandu where you can just take a course that meets several times a week, and get a student visa that way.
Hope that helps, and let me know if you have any other questions!
Good luck.
Thank you Chetenath!
congratulations dai bhauju
Thank you Sagar!!
❤❤❤😊😊😊
What is the price of land here???
Hello! Price of land when we got the land was a little under 10 lakh per ropani. Cheaper than KTM valley, but still surprisingly not that cheap!
suddo ko masti cha j hos
What is price per ropani land there?
Hi J Sh! The price of land varies around here, but we got ours at 9.8lakh per ropani.
Gotta visit your farm land 😌
Yes, definitely! You're always welcome :)
May be there are tiger and leopard so be careful and have a great day
Hey
Khadak
Nice to see this video.
Inspiring
Want to similar thing
Can you help pls
Hi Lok! Thank you for watching and glad you enjoy the video :) where in Nepal are you trying to start a farm?
Hey I belong to Baglung. That’s my village
Can we connect on insta instead pls
Hello. Love your videos and thank you sharing this journey. How was it possible for your husband to buy land. What about his American passport ? Did he had to renounce it or is it possible to have both passport and still purchase land in Nepal. Do you have instagram so i can DM for question. Thank you , would appreciate your feedback.
Hello and thanks so much for watching my videos! My husband is Nepali and a Nepali citizen so the land is in his name. Cannot be in my name because I’m a US citizen. Hope that helps!