Geeli Mitti

Geeli Mitti Learning center in Nainital (India) for :
Natural building 🛖 Permaculture 🌱
Artisanal Products & Design Consultancy They say 'Think Big'.

We say 'Do Small'...
Elevating the world - one house, one planting, one thought, one smile, one soul - at a time! Geeli Mitti is a training cm research centre for sustainable living and teaches lifeskills while working on community livelihood generation.

03/10/2026

Stay tuned to see what an Earthbag Bootcamp at Geeli Mitti actually looks like. 👀

12 days. One home. From foundation to finish.

We’ll take you behind the scenes of what it means to spend 12 days at Geeli Mitti—learning, building, getting your hands dirty, working hard, figuring things out, laughing a lot, and slowly watching a home take shape.

It’s going to be hard work, a lot of fun, and a whole lot of freedom.

Because here, we don’t just teach you how to build an earthbag home.
We get you building one.

Stay tuned. 🪨🌱

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Good News!The international Permaculture Design Certificate Course (PDC) is now open for registration at the Geeli Mitti...
02/10/2026

Good News!

The international Permaculture Design Certificate Course (PDC) is now open for registration at the Geeli Mitti CoE (Centre of Excellence), to be held from 19th Mar. to 03 Apr.’27 (16 days). Located within the ecologically diverse Naina Devi Bird Conservation Zone in Nainital, India and surrounded by gurgling streams and a Himalayan oak forest, the Geeli Mitti Centre for sustainability is a unique permaculture farm set-up to offer -

- High quality international PDC (Permaculture Design Certificate) courses and demonstrate permaculture practices and principles in action.
- Extensive demonstrable natural building techniques and workshops.
- Community services and projects spread across the region.

A PDC is a life-changing experience that is defined by the teachers and the space. If you’ve been waiting for a workshop to learn the ins and outs of systematically designing a habitat or farm space and living a sustainable lifestyle with knowledge of climatology, water, energy, waste, soil, growing food, solar passive design and more, then this is it. The course will be taught by 2 acclaimed and very experienced instructor Shagun Singh

No prior experience or training of any sort is required for this PDC. There will be extensive theory sessions, demos and practicals. It is suitable for all fitness levels and age. So register asap online via the website:
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And we have the early bird offer running till 31st Dec’ 26 where you get a tuition fee waiver of Rs.4000.

Call or WhatsApp +91 9540937144 for additional queries.

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30/09/2026

What if your walls could breathe? 🌿

Mud plaster is more than a beautiful, earthy finish. When made and applied correctly, it can help regulate indoor humidity, soften the feel of a space, and bring natural texture and warmth to the walls.

No synthetic finish. No need to hide the material.

Just earth, carefully mixed, tested and applied.

At Geeli Mitti, we believe natural building is not about going back in time. It’s about understanding materials deeply enough to use them intelligently today.

Would you choose a mud plaster finish for your home?

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29/09/2026

Good architecture doesn’t fight nature. It works with it. ☀️

Light isn’t something that simply enters a home through a window. In thoughtful architecture, it is something we design for, anticipate and invite in.

The direction of the sun, the size and placement of windows, the depth of walls, the changing seasons — all of these can shape how light moves through a space.

And in a mud home, these relationships become even more tangible. The earth, the openings and the sunlight work together to create spaces that feel connected to the world outside.

Because perhaps real architecture isn’t about shutting nature out.

It’s about knowing how to live with it. 🌿

What’s one natural element you would design your home around — light, wind, water or earth?

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28/09/2026

What makes one clay plaster crack while another stays strong?

It isn’t just about the ingredients—it’s about how they interact.

In these 5 clay plaster samples, we experimented with different combinations of clay, sand, bentonite, China clay, dolomite and cow dung to understand how each ingredient affects shrinkage, strength, cohesion and cracking.

The chemistry of clay plaster is fascinating: the clay binds, sand provides a mineral skeleton, and organic fibres can help reinforce the mix. But get the proportions wrong, and the same ingredients can behave very differently.

This is the science behind earthen plaster and natural building—understanding materials rather than simply following a recipe.

Want us to break down the chemistry behind each sample? Tell us in the comments.

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28/09/2026

“Won’t a mud house just wash away in the rain?” 🌧️

One of the biggest myths about mud homes is that they can’t handle water.

The truth? A well-designed mud home can handle rain beautifully.

Think of it as giving your home good boots and a good hat:

👣 Good boots — a strong foundation and a well-built plinth keep the walls protected from ground moisture and splashing rain.

🏠 A good hat — generous roof overhangs keep rain away from the walls.

And when these basics are done right, mud walls have another beautiful quality: they can breathe.

Unlike many impermeable materials, earth can help regulate indoor humidity by absorbing and releasing moisture as conditions change — helping create a more comfortable indoor environment.

So no, a mud home isn’t simply waiting to melt in the rain.
Build it right, and the rain can be part of the rhythm of the home. 🌿

What other myths about mud homes should we bust next? Tell us in the comments.

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26/09/2026

What if your walls could do more than just look beautiful? 🌿

Clay plaster is naturally porous and hygroscopic — it can regulate indoor humidity and, under certain conditions, adsorb some airborne pollutants. The result? A more balanced and potentially healthier indoor environment, without adding another machine to your home.

Sometimes, the materials we build with matter just as much as what we put inside our homes.

Curious about what goes into a good clay plaster mix?

Comment “MIX” and we’ll share what’s inside our clay plaster samples. 👇

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26/09/2026

No tiles. No grout. Just lime, water & craftsmanship.

This beautiful bathroom at Geeli Mitti is finished in Tadelakt — a traditional lime plaster technique that creates a smooth, seamless, water-resistant surface.

There’s something special about natural materials when they’re allowed to be beautiful and functional.

Soft curves. Hand-finished surfaces. The texture of lime. And a shower that turns the whole space into a little sanctuary.

Natural building doesn’t have to mean compromising on beauty. It can be the beauty. 🌿

Would you build a bathroom like this? Tell us in the comments.

Follow Geeli Mitti for more natural building, earthen architecture and hands-on ways to build with the earth.

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25/09/2026

Want to build a mud home? Here’s where you begin. 🌱

Building with earth isn’t just about putting up walls. It’s about understanding the material, learning the process, and becoming part of the making.

1. Observe & understand
Start by observing mud homes. Understand what they’re made of, how they respond to climate, and why they work.

2. Learn the whole building
Go beyond the walls. Learn about the foundation, plinth, walls, roof, septic system, rainwater harvesting and all the other systems that make a home work.

3. Build a model
Before building at full scale, learn to build a model of your home. It helps you understand proportions, details, materials and the process of construction.

4. Build with people
Hire skilled people where you need them, but stay involved in the building yourself. Learn, participate and lean on your community for support.

5. Have fun.
Because the joy of building becomes the joy of living in it. And perhaps that’s one of the most beautiful things about building your own home.

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24/09/2026

What if your imagination could shape your home? 🌿

This little Hobbit-like home sits at the Geeli Mitti campus — built with earth, shaped by hand, and designed with the possibility that a home doesn’t have to look like every other home.

At Geeli Mitti, we explore what becomes possible when we build with natural materials and learn to work with the earth rather than against it.

Because building a home can be more than construction.
It can be an act of making, learning, experimenting — and having a lot of fun along the way.

And yes, you can learn how to build one too. 🌱

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Mahrora Village, Pangot
Nainital
263002

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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9540937144

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