made me laugh when he said he loved prison. big thumbs down to the council. Well done to this awake man that takes no bullying from scum bags. happy life 🙏

@megataurus7779

8 ай бұрын

If I was ever down on my luck,prison sounds a nice place! Unless you share a cell with bubba 😅

@MrWho007

8 ай бұрын

​@@megataurus7779or his brother Bo

@megataurus7779

8 ай бұрын

@MrWho007 Cletus and Elmer in the next cell,gotta be careful steppin outside! 😂

@world-karma9127

8 ай бұрын

Done 35 days in belmarsh... i wouldnt say it was a breeze but I learnt a fukin lot in that month, no regrets, where were you pal?

@s.l669

8 ай бұрын

I need to do something like this, I'm so unhappy with life atm. I run my own business but basically work to work, I've lost 3 close friends now to suicide, most of my friends and family are suffering with depression and anxiety. I really worry about the future for my kids and all the negativity they are surrounded by. 😢

The saddest thing about this video is that no matter where you're from in the world, you can rest assured that after watching it you'll be nodding and saying that the exact same thing happens in your country too. Good on this guy for challenging those corrupted criminals.

@HakeemCuragteh

7 ай бұрын

So this kind of things dont happen in my country it's only western countries

@janinedevilliers510

7 ай бұрын

You are so right. I live in Germany. We have a piece of perfectly good property that we can't build anything on at all because everything is forbidden. I would like to create something like Eddie has done. One of their favorite words: forbidden.🛑I F hate it. I studied a Permaculture Certification. That opened my eyes to realise that we are so dumbed down it is frightening. Nature is designed to be abundant. We should have food growing everywhere. Poverty is a lie. It is man made to keep control. Well done to Eddie. 💪💯

@eeeckstrom

7 ай бұрын

That's exactly what I thought except I was a little shocked to learn small farms went to the wayside around 1900 there.

@eeeckstrom

7 ай бұрын

​I pray it is never seen in your homeland. Be an avocate protecting small farms. There are those who seek to control everything on this planet, the one world order. The great reset.

@308dad8

7 ай бұрын

Does. A guy in Birmingham, a veteran, was told he was required to buy public utilities including public water, which didn’t connect to his property at all and they took his kids away because his off grid water was “endangering the children by not having water”. They had water they just didn’t pay up extra taxes on the water. I. Fact the water they had was less toxic than city water anywhere in Alabama. I don’t know what happened in the end with them if they gave in and paid the $5000 a foot for the electric connections and monthly minimum monitoring fees and shity water connection but I would’ve either allowed the connection but refused to pay the bill until they disconnected so as not using it or moved. They wanted him to move but Birmingham is a dump. There is nothing nice about it and they are just another Liberal shity. Democrats are the only voters and the only “representatives” in shity government in Birmingham, so you really would prefer to get gas before or after Birmingham not in it. Absolute dump!

There are very many people who make their living enforcing petty rules. It is a cancer and the rules are continually spreading and getting more and more intrusive. So much so that they get annoyed when they cannot get their teeth into off grid folks. Council tax has to increase every year just to pay for the nonsense, so it is no wonder that guys like this get up their noses. This chap is a hero!!

@alexandrobotelho9096

6 ай бұрын

It's not "petty", it's purposeful, as demonstrated by his experience and testimony. It can often seem petty, but it really is just micro aggressions to suit a specific outcome that will benefit a set of interests. It is a well worn, time honored strategy used by the corrupt.

@bobmarley965

6 ай бұрын

Beloved, you are so spot on.

@janefox5764

6 ай бұрын

@@Fluid-Druid still no binding contract to require the public to pay for it though! I never agreed to my Ct being used for covid Marshalls to enforce the lockdowns. Or signs and loudhailers to take people to socially distance. Or council officers visiting care homes to ensure that dying OAPs had no relatives visit them in their final weeks/days/hours!!! It was pure evil and I refuse to fund that tyranny!!!

@YanksandBritsProductions

6 ай бұрын

@@Fluid-Druid Those who pay our council tax don’t pay it for those in power to waste it has they clearly did in this case Obviously because this guy pissed them off. So what do those in power do, they spend a fortune of Our money fighting this guy, it’s Ludicrous! Just because they have the power, doesn’t give them some god give right to waste and abuse our money. I watched a documentary about a week ago about homeless people In Newcastle, they couldn’t get help from the council so they were forced to sleep Rough, and yet our councils are spending Millions Everyday of Our money putting illegals in Hotels.

@xChimkin

6 ай бұрын

why taxation with representation is important. too many corrupt bureaucrats now

❤❤❤ I’m a Londoner living in similar style in an off grid cabin in the mountains above Taos New Mexico. Grateful for all the same reasons you describe. It’s a privileged life, especially compared to the prisons of comfort and conformity I was born to , and the physical effort required, fetching water from the creek in summer collecting snow to melt in winter and keeping the wood stove going etc keeps me fit and healthy (I’m 67). I do have to keep a gun in case of bears and mountain lions getting too close, only to fire a warning shot so far. Heaven on earth 😊

@ZeeIam

7 ай бұрын

Think you need a KZread Channel… sounds like a visual feast!!

@ironhell813

6 ай бұрын

Sounds like your previous life was more privileged.

@pearaltamelo1027

5 ай бұрын

I love this place! Thank you for sharing with all of us! It's amazing to be able to live in unison with nature. I also live in a small property close to the city and I'm trying to become as self-sufficient as possible, but I still have electricity and water from the system. I just acquired a piece of land one year ago and have been planting bay leaf and loquat trees that grow here spontaneously so that I have an abundance for firewood. I have brought in all kinds of edible/medicinal weeds such as plantain, dandelion and many others that I find wherever I go. I like to say that I'm creating a medicinal/edible weed sanctuary! I'd love to have my own well like I've seen in some KZread videos... My property is composed of red clay and I plan to create a clay man for the property 😂. I'd like to find a group of people interested in clay to come and make their own little creations with me. We all need to work with mother nature!

@murrismiller2312

5 ай бұрын

i collect wood & water, as well !!! its work !!!

@musicjunk8266

4 ай бұрын

what’s the plan for when you get too old to do the physical labour?

Planning law is a joke. The planners just make it up as it goes along. One day your attic extension is refused because it’s over height, the next day your neighbour’s property is rezoned for a tower block. Follow the money trail and you’ll find the crooks eh?

@youtubeyoutube936

8 ай бұрын

Load of bollocks but a good story. Tall storey in this case

@annapachaclarke2392

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely spot on !

@user-wf4hy4ub7p

8 ай бұрын

I'm thinking of setting up a small booth at one end of Tower Bridge and charging people a small fee to cross it, because that is exactly what these council stooges are doing regarding other people's property, and are being allowed to get away with.

@mariecarton8611

8 ай бұрын

​@@user-wf4hy4ub7pHow right you are. Stupidity doesnt need a degree but sad to say they often go together. 🤡👺💩👹

@genghiskhanjunior9581

7 ай бұрын

Funny hand shake gang

Councils allow large building firms to build massive housing estates on land they’ve dedicated ‘green belt’ until then, but not allow a single dwelling on a person’s own land? Sickening and spiteful!!

@newbatling4194

8 ай бұрын

Not enough money to be made from someone who wants to reinstate a piece of land to its former use

@Catty_1133

7 ай бұрын

@@DM-ur8vc True, but they feel fit to change laws on green belt land when suits them - so not really to minimise harm coz seems it depends on their agenda/their view of what ‘harm’ means (changeable). And still they persist with their righteousness over & over about a single dwelling having no care about min harm to humans along way with their power trips.

@jonb4020

7 ай бұрын

@@DM-ur8vc Try to open your mind, eh? Not sustainable? Damaging? How? Or are you some sort of local council parasitic bot?

@triballavangers2934

7 ай бұрын

WHEN IT SOUGHTS THEM. & IT GOES IN THERE FAVOR & WHEN THAY CAN MAKE MILLIONS.THAY WILL TRY THERE LUCK & P.. THE JUDGE.ITS A GOOD JOB YOU ARE IN THE NO.HAPPY FREE LIVING SIR.

@rogerjoesbury9410

7 ай бұрын

​@@DM-ur8vcWhat has h built and what does he do that's not agricultural? Thank you 😊

That dog is so happy, shows what a happy and peaceful place this is, animals don’t lie, good on you Eddie 👍❤️

I figured as much. Somebody wanted your land. I love your little house. The land is gorgeous. You've got heaven on earth.

I used to work deep in that dreadful system, working for "The Man", until I woke up one morning, went to work, told them I was leaving, and never went back. I gave up a well paid job, ended up selling my flat this year due to interest rate hikes and now live in my van. I'm happier than I've ever been. Eddie, I salute you Sir. I've just joined your community online and have applied to volunteer at Mellowcroft. Thank you Liveration....because of you, I may just embarking on another part of my wonderful, alternative life! 🙏❤

@gazbradshaw

8 ай бұрын

Same mate same

@ButterflyLullabyLtd

8 ай бұрын

What a fantastic story. Good for you. My daughter wants to live off the land and build a Hobbit House. She is an Artist and Musician. I want a hobbit house too and to live near her. They are creating electricity with plants overseas. I would love to be off grid and no longer a slave to the evil greedy Elites that waste Tax money on toxic pesticides on herbal plants.

@TeeMac68

8 ай бұрын

@@ButterflyLullabyLtd I think more and more people will move away from the so-called normal. I refuse to be herded into the human version of a CAFO and be dictated to by a corrupt system. Governance is a joke that panders only to the elites who really run things. Everything is sleight of hand, smoke, mirrors and distraction and lets not forget fear. But the masses still sit in front of their te-LIE-vision and ingest the programme like starving ants! (Can ants starve?!) Anyway, good luck with the hobbit house dream, I love them! ❤️

@DJ-uk5mm

7 ай бұрын

@@ButterflyLullabyLtd hi. Great idea….I’m working on a plan to help people achieve the small holding dream. I’m halfway through the pilot to prove the model. I will fully document the process and when complete and when proven, I will run seminars to show people and teach people how to become free on the land I’d be happy to help …😊

@Marie-yx5ie

7 ай бұрын

@@ButterflyLullabyLtd good for you, I am hoping to do the some day. I have started to grow my own fruit and vegetables 4years and every year I am learning more and more. It's absolutely fantastic to see so many awake people here.. Fantastic 👍👏👏👏

I'm lucky enough to have stayed at Mellowcroft countless times, and to have Eddie as a good friend. He's a very savvy and intelligent man - It's always a pleasure to be in his company ^_^

@aikighost

7 күн бұрын

He seems like a total boss, good on him.

Total respect for this gentleman.This is how I would like to live.Too old now to achieve it,but I would hope this video,will encourage others to choose pursue lives that are less about possessions,but about freedom to enjoy a life,more at one with nature.

@jayleeper1512

7 ай бұрын

If you are still breathing, it is never too late. When people finally evolve enough to throw off the corporate controlled capitalist system that has been created to turn the average citizen into an economic slave, running on a tread mill that those in power keep speeding up while they sit in their easy chairs and lap up the gravy. I have a similar situation here in the US. I used to work 10 hours a day and come home exhausted. Now I work 16 hour days and feel rejuvenated.

Eddie is clearly a genius. He deserves a Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences. Thinking outside the square. Stay care free.

What a nice guy! Good on him for fighting the corruption council 💪🏻

@kevinthomas5992

8 ай бұрын

Powis county council

@CrummyVCR

7 ай бұрын

@@kevinthomas5992 But the people voted them in. They WANT them as their representation and guide.

@OfftoShambala

7 ай бұрын

They are corrupted by ignorance and indoctrination. Generally these governing overlord type people in these positions of power, tend to be what we call in America ‘the bleeding heart liberals who cry for tolerance’ but, they are anything but tolerant. The only people who I know that preach real tolerance are the anarcho capitalists and libertarians (in terms of a defined group who generally agree on ideas about freedom and the solution to the worlds problems). And like a lot of founders of great movements of true righteousness… the nature of man, is such that too many of them fall into both intellectual and physical laziness, lack a sense of responsibility and morals… among other things. In the end, instilling a sense of responsibility and a disciplined upbringing and education about how one can live with Mother Nature without poisoning it vs total dependence on a power and water grid and some mislead people who have the power to destroy everything good in the world, is the only solution. But, that’s not going to happen. We probably had one months worth of time in the USA where we had reached a pinnacle or were close to an equilibrium line of a balance between most of the citizens acting responsibly and having the powers that shouldn’t be, more in line with these ideas. We are always on one side of the pendulum. This doesn’t mean there weren’t injustices going on… but, I like to think that was probably during the month of May, probably around 1974. In the end, we are stuck with these legacy power structures and millions of indoctrinated and mislead people or literally damaged people, mostly due to the powers that shouldn’t be (ie., pharma crap and all that that implies in todays world)… with that said, there is a town in Mexico, that sometime in the last twenty years, they literally ended local government by unanimously refusing to vote so they had no one to hold the offices that had been established decades before they were all born, and it appears they went on to live happily every after, living in anarcho capitalist peace with a federal govt that generally doesn’t interfere in most of the peoples lives. I think it was a pretty small town. Can’t recall the name of it. I imagine they are still doing well, but maybe it wasn’t all peaches and cream. It’s one of those stories that the internet masters suppresses I’m sure. Then I heard a little somethin about an area in Africa where all the women refused to have sex to get the men to stop warring. I don’t know how that played out. Probably why homosexuality is encouraged in todays world.

Good on him! We sure need more people standing up to these criminal illegal corporations ❤

@mellowcroft

7 ай бұрын

Your right Local authorities are indeed registered corporations. Legally bound to their stakeholders.

@corinnecoombs2956

7 ай бұрын

@@DM-ur8vc thats what they tell you. But they are a profit making criminal organisation extorting money from everyone who pays. The sooner people say NO MORE the faster we see an end to this criminal activity.

@jkq665

7 ай бұрын

Ali baba

@MsMesem

7 ай бұрын

I've had abuse from the Mayor of the small village I live in. There is a bigger agenda going down and I've started making waves.

@PimpDaddyStyles

7 ай бұрын

crackpot. you just know you are the type that tells the council that you dont have to pay council tax as you are freeman of the land and all that rubbish till you get taken to court and the court then shows you your argument is a load of bollocks.

Why aren’t there more people like him? A true man for all seasons.

@LiLBitsDK

26 күн бұрын

because most don't have the strength to stand up against the goverment and just believe their lives and accept when they say "you can't do that"

@Jamesherd-po6ez

17 күн бұрын

Because unless you fight,you will not be allowed to be like him,sad but true.

You've built a beautiful homestead ! It's so organic! Well done!

The man has a high level of intellect. Built a great life. However, I suspect he would have done well in anything he committed to.

@theboybald

7 ай бұрын

Yes I would say this gentleman has a skill for life many of us would love to possses. Good guy with talent

@danielmorris7648

7 ай бұрын

Litterally what makes you say any of that? People need to touch grass

@user-GODheart24kJC

7 ай бұрын

Reading is the best way to find out what is going on. Get a dictionary because when you read documents they can get confusing if you don't know the terminology. It's never to late to learn. I'm learning every day.

What a disgrace the council treating such a nice chap like this,love what his response was,good luck to this top bloke and his dog👍👊

@marlan5470

8 ай бұрын

I'm usually pro-alternative energy, including wind turbines in the right context. What they were attempting to achieve here is...I'm lost for words. It's one of the cons of wind and solar energy: the corruption.

@ITSaPendragon

7 ай бұрын

welcome to england

@nightmaresturningoftendejavue

7 ай бұрын

This goes on my country also (central Europe), and if you asked, maybe even in Malaysia would be causes of even villagers to disappear (off) because Bill and Gates wants to plant palm trees for oil there.

@braeburn2333

7 ай бұрын

In the US the government has regulated and restricted housing to the point where a large and growing part of the population can not afford the least expensive "approved" apartment. You need a $30 per hr wage to afford any kind of "approved" housing. The streets of every city and locality are filling up with homeless while rich people own two or three homes. Many many thousands of people who are too poor to afford any kind of government regulated housing die every year from freezing. The government claims housing regulations are about ensuring safety but its really about punishing the poor and driving them out of every community. If it were about safety, then why are 20 times more people dying because of the regulations than are being saved by them? Housing regulation is a back door program of gentrification. Gentrification is mass murder in the US.

@ianbardon8581

6 ай бұрын

​@@ITSaPendragonlol, I left 😅

What a brilliant, determined and altruistic guy. The world would be a better place with more like him. Hats Off. 20 thumbs up if I could 🥳👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

My friend did the same thing but had a bad outcome. He built a cabin in his own woods in UK and lived there for 11 years when suddenly planning enforcement officers showed up unannounced, banged on his cabin & told him to leave or face prison for "breaking planning rules". He's autistic and can't live in regular housing due to artificial sound & light sensitivities, but he thrives in the woods. He can't live in artifical environments where you have neighbours, road noise, flight noise- long term he ends up unable to think and gets hourly panic / anxiety attacks, can't communicate, work, or function. It's like he has a mental breakdown. In his cabin in the woods, he's a totally different person. He functions 100%, can hold a conversation, is able to do his programming job on his computer, learn new things, think clearly, all his symptoms go away & he turns into a productive member of society. This type of artificial noise sensitivity is common among autistic people because they can't filter out artificial noises & it's like a big dose of poison to them. It's something to do with how we evolved as humans. He built himself a small cabin (being able to control his doses of artificial noise as opposed to it being constant, he way more productive than I am!) - and he has all the comforts to be able to work productively and live comfortably. He has a log burner, bed, bookcases, solar power etc. it's really cosy and crucially, has no neighbours, no street works, flight paths or road noise & can exercise in nature without bumping into people. He tried to get permission to stay based on the 10-year rule (if you lived there 10 years without incident then you can get permission)- but the planners argued that since the cabin was in the woods, it counted as “being hidden to bypass planning rules”. They even dismissed his evidence, saying his "photos / videos could have been altered", and "third party testimonies to say you lived there full time can’t be relied upon". Since he lost the case & had no where to go he stayed in his home & they ended up chucking him in prison. You can imagine what this would be like for a timid autistic guy. He was bullied, had his life threatened in prison & I saw it took a huge toll on his mental healthy. When they released him from prison he went back home to his cabin as he still had no where else to go (how the law thinks locking him up solves the problem is extraordinary!). You can’t see his cabin from the road but they got another warrant to check his land to make sure he wasn't living there & each time they found him, they put him in prison again.. He couldn't afford a lawyer. One day after being in prison again he returned home only to find his home and belongings had been torn down & taken away including his laptop. He told me he was so close to “ending the misery” because of the PTSD & anxiety it has caused him. The latest news I heard is that they forced him onto the streets. I haven't heard from him for a while and I don’t know what to do to help as he literally can't survive in residential areas or tents due to noise pollution, he needs a comfortable home in nature (he spent years building his cabin with solar power, flooring, log burner etc. & was able to work well online & earn) - he's not a camping type, he just needs to be away from people & noise. As soon as he's forced into residential areas with artificial noises, his ability to function drops to zero. I don’t think any of us can help aside from a major revolution in UK planning laws...

@wowk7140

2 ай бұрын

Fleeing to another country might help. But then being autistic, that might not be an option

@HowDidIGet3700Subs

2 ай бұрын

@@wowk7140 sure, which country did you have in mind that accepts british nationals who don’t match immigration requirements to be a doctor or engineer or millionaire etc.? Oh that’s right. None.

@petronellakayanan5160

2 ай бұрын

😢😢😢😢😢

@HowDidIGet3700Subs

2 ай бұрын

@@petronellakayanan5160 I know it’ll never happen but we need a revolution - council officers & government need to be locked up for this treatment of a citizen imo

@americanpatriot7247

Ай бұрын

This is SO Heartbreaking!!! Government destroys much of what it touches. I will pray for this man.

Powys council need to be investigated and those in the planning department need to be named and shamed.

@geraldandrew3289

8 ай бұрын

Maritime fox, they are being investigated at the moment on another issue regarding sales of tenant farms without consultation with tenants.

@kesamek8537

7 ай бұрын

I'm sure some individuals are taking a personal interest in this matter which might not be the best news for corrupt individuals related to this situation and their associates/networks/handlers.

@oceansunset6147

7 ай бұрын

My guess is that this council has been infiltrated by the same people destroying everybody’s life all over the globe. It’s an @gen@ and a mission they have. They have seeped into everything. Part of being awake is to realise that this is happening. The interesting thing is these people are not as clever as they seem and if you know how it’s quite easy to trip them up.

@stevenwallacebaker9169

7 ай бұрын

Powys planning have a really bad name along with alot of Wales, people think of Wales as being really "good" because of the OPD but that, for most, is further out of reach as a way to live rurally than the English part Q planning,OPD gets Wales a good name it really dosen't deserve,the councils are horrible

@ianbardon8581

6 ай бұрын

​@@geraldandrew3289very bad 😔

Cool bloke ...Just shows how good life can be if you don't want to be part of the machine ! ✌️

Need more people in this world like this man. Good job, Eddie! ❤

Good for him standing up to the council.👏👏

What a fantastic beautiful man. I wish him all the luck in the world. the members of council who persecuted him should never hold such positions ever again.

@youtubeyoutube936

8 ай бұрын

Of course there shouldn’t be need to get planning permission on your own land. I mean if I lived next to you it would be ok if I set up a pig farm. Or maybe a foundry. But hey it’s my land.

@ricksmith903

8 ай бұрын

But it wasn’t a pig farm or foundry was it. That would have been a reason for refusing planning permission in a residential area. Or not if there was enough money involved.

@youtubeyoutube936

8 ай бұрын

Why if the principle is being able to do whatever you want with your land? Like most people you havnt a clue about the planning system. Not fit for purpose yes. Useless yes. Complicated yes. Corrupt in the sense that councillors play to the gallery in making decisions. Yes but financially corrupt no.

@annapachaclarke2392

8 ай бұрын

​@@youtubeyoutube936Wow, that small, petty mind of yours does not stretch much intellectually does it 🙄 Not much beyond envy and bitterness anyway 😅

@annapachaclarke2392

8 ай бұрын

​@@youtubeyoutube936Well 12 acres of land isn't infringing on his neighbour sugarplum. Give your noddle a wobble 😅 Sheesh!

Fair play to you buddy 👏🏼 We are all being bullied by the people at the top to follow their system and its disgraceful. What you have achieved for yourself there is absolutely wonderful. Not only as a win against the machine but as a life that can now be lived more free, peaceful and in tune with nature. Simply awesome 😎 Thanks again Liveration, your videos motivate me so much 💖

I really like your place, so unique! I had to wait 'til I was 73 to get the chance to live the way I wanted. I bought a "shed to house" and furnished and decorated it like a cabin in the mountains. I used to live in Colorado, I am now on my son's land but my own place and I feel so much freedom! I'll soon be 80 but still going strong. Gramma Candy

What an unlikely hero. We need more like him.

no one in there right mind would give up a self sufficient life on the land to be in a polluted town paying taxes and being dependant on others for your food . 100 years a go must have been the period where the government landed gentry barons decided it was time to finally drag everyone into the work houses or the plantations . great story of this man really inspiring .

@spencersanderson1894

8 ай бұрын

The war also changed a lot, when the men came back to their woodlands and fields they found they were owned by rich snobs and the things they grew up doing, hedging, woodland work were all being phased out for plastic goods. A sad, sad time for the ordinary people of this country.

@ArthurPopeye

8 ай бұрын

It's called industrial revolution 😅

@qedamawiessene5827

8 ай бұрын

@@ArthurPopeye revolution in prison industrial farming complex work houses from child labour onwards

@outlander234

8 ай бұрын

@@ArthurPopeye Should be renamed Industrial Enslavement.

@SIC647

7 ай бұрын

Both my set of grandparents weren't able to make a living doing farming anymore. Sure they were self-sustainable. But they couldn't afford electricity after WWII. They still did laundry by hand in the 1960s and had no fridge. Which might sound all cute and cottagecore, but in real life, it was backbreakingly hard and they were poor. My grandparents sold off the land and got jobs in trade and caretaking, and were able to support their kids getting educations, and to not be crippled by arthritis in their 60s.

Such a positive, well-rounded person who lives his own life and doesn't bother anyone else. Why on Earth did the authorities have to bother him? They're just bloody bullies who don't like independent thinkers! More power to him, I say!

@Bob-pd1wf

7 ай бұрын

Money. That's the only reason anyone does anything harmful. If the agents weren't "doing their job", they wouldn't even know this man exists.

@keylanoslokj1806

7 ай бұрын

Proof that we are NOT free. We are born and die slaves to a ruthless, life draining, and control obsessed system.

@Padraigp

7 ай бұрын

​@@Bob-pd1wfit's not always money. Sometimes it costs them moneym sometimes it is just evil. Opposing the creation of good. I cant explain the motivation of evil because it makes no sense to me but its there. Crushing creative people for no reason..not even money.

@Diogenes425

6 ай бұрын

The root of bullying is envy.

@Padraigp

6 ай бұрын

@Diogenes425 they don't envy him. His life in no way seems attractive to thr. He lives the way they think a dog should live ...in no way do they even understand this man. The reason they bullied him is they wanted to build windmills and he was in their way. Thats all. They dont think anything about him as a human being.

This guy is so upbeat. You want to gravitate towards him just be in his aura and philosophy of life. What a brilliant guy

I’m building off grid in Colorado I highly highly appreciate your work on this project. The way you presented your heart. Mind and soul are all in line with nature and we never own the land. I am on Ute territory. The Indians handed it down to me. I will hand it down to somebody else, but we never own the land. 🙏❤️🙏

@ianbardon8581

6 ай бұрын

Correct it's all on loan from nature 🤗

@annsaunders5768

9 күн бұрын

Here in the US our property taxes in many places are like rent or house payments! We rent from the government I guess it is... 😢 I just want to live here peacefully use the land as softly as I am able, and enjoy my retirement after caring for my husband for decades until his death. Such a cruel government that taxes us AND harasses us to death!

Watching this whilst parked up in my van, I realise I am 12 minutes away from this little paradise! This has been my favourite of your videos. I’m so glad this wonderful human had the intelligence and courage to go forward the way he did. Big respect and love x

What an absolute legend!!!!!! And an applause towards the judge who saw through the BS but felt he had to be seen to do something as a government employee. GET IN!!!! Much love xxxxx

You are living the dream of so many people and I do admire your tenacity and determination to live life on your own terms.

This guy is great. What a sense of humor quite the philosopher. I kept looking at him and at all the work he's done and his attitude and I was astounded. I think his place is fantastic as are he and his wonderful dog. Live free my friend and best of health for you

@mellowcroft

4 ай бұрын

Thank you.. ❤

That dog hasn't stopped wagging his tail - which I think reflects the overarching happiness we've got here. Good on you mate 😊

@annapachaclarke2392

8 ай бұрын

Yes, so true 😊

Stand up to bullies and be willing to take the consequences if you lose - and the bullies will go away and find an easier victim. Also - don't be intimidated by legal language. This man is an example to us all.

This guy is so young! Makes me wanna go there and live like that! I like hard work, the actual work that you can make with your two hands and love making music too! Maybe one day when I'am finished raising my three kids I'll live a life like that and meet people like him! So inspirational.

@leslievey8453

7 ай бұрын

One day will be too late , can't you be kind enough to raise your children with a lifestyle that you know is perfect for you ? A child would love that lifestyle . Don't deny them

I'd love to live like that but at 70 it's too late. I admire this man. What a great attitude. Even growing up in an orphanage. God bless bro. You're a great guy.

Just won my own battle with the local council over my wooden shed 😅 crazy how many resources the council are willing to waste. Bullies indeed and the system is based on discrimination as Eddie says - what a lovely guy

@user-tm9ho3bm4v

6 ай бұрын

I don't know to what extend it was scripted but after watching Clarkson's farm s2 I was staggered by how much power a council can have and f you over because they may not like your face.

Wishing Eddie a very positive outcome, he is a real inspiration x

What a lovely soul this man is.I just love your energy. So happy you have found your piece of paradise and actually fought for it and WON!!!👏👏👏👏

What an amazing guy in every way. He’s definitely similar to me with his free spirit and I would LOVE to love a simple off grid life like that! I feel so inspired! The councils are as bad as any government body - everyone is completely corrupt!

Even paying many hundreds of thousands hard to get a view like this in the uk, well done Eddie for your perseverence

Eddie is certainly living the dream , well done Sir . No Fear just Research , Belief and Action equals Success.

What a legend and hero of our times! The world's leaders can learn so much from him. We need this guy in charge! Good on a mate ✌️

Well done mate, much respect for your strength of character, vision and achievements. Also well done and thanks to the folks who made this production.

I’m smiling from ear to ear, listening to and watching your story. Your shanti build, land access etc is my dream, fabulous. I missed the boat, great to see you didn’t.

From one scouser to another, wow what an inspiration

Hi from Australia, Eddie reminds me so much of my late brother, his looks everything, even his asthmatic laugh. I enjoyed this video on so many levels. This really pulled at my heart strings because not only does he remind me of my brother but also I just love everything Eddie has done on that property and the property itself. I say good on you Eddie for fighting this corruption and congratulations for winning in the end! Thank you so much, I’m happy this video showed up for me. 🙏🏼

There are more and more of us ‘coming out’ as wanting a simpler self reliant self sustaining and rewarding lifestyle…. I’m loving it. It’s a quiet revolution 🤘🏻🌹

He’s made a fantastic life and community. Well done.

I absolutely loved this video, what an amazingly interesting man, living the best life. I wish I’d done something like this when I was younger. I wish him nothing but the best.

We have been off grid for 4 years now - best way to live!! Now looking for a new land to start a new project ❤ well done Eddie!! Awesome magical place you have there!! 💪

@notanostrichcarter2297

4 ай бұрын

Brilliant! Congrats! Are you also in the UK?

Well done to this man not just for building this but for dealing with the corruption within the council. I worked for Cardiff Council 30 years ago, and we all know who was taking the back handers, but nothing was done about it. Still the same today as it's easy to waste taxpayers' money in cases like this 😢

Smart and articulate man. Well played sir. He fought the fought and won. And created a beautiful place. Would move there in a heartbeat!

What a breath of fresh air. I love this video. Massive respect for Eddie. You're living the life of dreams. The space, nature. I love it. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for sharing your story, Im in Australia 🇦🇺 and it sounds like a similar story about the local city council I lived in for 30yrs. It went from pristine acreage to 1000 postage stamp sized house blocks. The corrupt local government got paid off big time by developers, someone was gutsy enough to make a stand. They proved that the councillors had taken personal payments to approve developers applications. Turns out that 8 city councillors were fined & went to prison over the fraudulent activities. Justice may have been done, but the wildlife habitat and very old trees, were gone forever. 😢

So much space, all those trees and water sources 😍 sad to know that he almost lost it all, but so cool that he won in the end 👏🏼 the council picked the wrong person to mess with 🙏🏽

They’ve basically given you what you wanted because you called their bluff and wouldn’t be intimidated by them!!! Nothing short of bullying!!! Love what you’ve created❤

@steveperreira5850

7 ай бұрын

How do I hate bureaucracy!! As they say in Russia, “little czars” everywhere.

@tinderboxcreations

6 ай бұрын

He had them over a barrel because they had broken the law on several accounts and they knew it.

When we were kids we loved mucking about in the forest and fields, building dens and climbing trees. Had civilisation and society not got in our way we would all have developed our own building styles and lived happily creating our own environments 😢 sad that we are all so hopelessly enslaved unless we can buy at great cost a slice of this wonderful freedom this happy chap seems to enjoy. Fair play to you sir !

@heatherpage2237

7 ай бұрын

@JAKENMK yes I grew up that way, working on my cabin now.

If the world was full of fellas like this then we’d be half way there to living in an Ideal world. Fair play to him. Proper character. With proper stories.

All built from stuff he found in the dump?? Incredible! this house is lovely. Shows that ingenuity and the pioneer spirit can take you far

They are just bullies arent they - and he owns his own land!! Ridiculous 😂

Not just discrimination , it is the councillors pushing and taking advantage of their miserable bit of Power . They have bullied this poor gentleman . and pushed him about seeing him as a nothing, a does not matter person . Ahhh But he is someone . A decent, hardworking, honest extremely bright clever man . Love your house and the magnificent settings you are in . Great you help budding artists of all kinds . we need many many more people in the world like YOU Eddie.

@fgoindarkg

7 ай бұрын

​@@DM-ur8vc Your bias is showing. Which council are you on?

@fgoindarkg

7 ай бұрын

@@DM-ur8vc I agree there needs to be some oversight. But your all or nothing approach isn't a viable solution. You may be right about the farming thing too. It's worth consideration at least. My point is there must always be a balance between gov't. control and individual interest. That's where most councils go off the rails. They don't seem to ever oppose the big machine.

@fgoindarkg

7 ай бұрын

I don't mean to be unfair to you, thanks.

@utubeape

7 ай бұрын

@@DM-ur8vc there is a law that allows for the building of a dwelling if you have more than 11 acres of land, it is designed in order to help people start farming and there are still laws about protecting the countryside. Also there is a law that enables people to avoid planning permission if they have lived peacefully for 4 years and a day with no complaints from neighbours. Why do you require him to be self sufficient? In any case he could also meet that requirement in line with Wales one Planet Development rules too.

@utubeape

7 ай бұрын

@@DM-ur8vc I agree with you about the big music room he built, it is not appropriate in any way, its just a modern day Folly

Council employees ought not to be able to hide behind the corporation when committing fraud or any illegal activity . They should be prosecuted individually .

You are saving all that land. Thank you for your tenacity. Love the land and space so beautiful.

I loved this video. Eddie reminds me of Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion who sadly passed away in '21. He built houses for artists, single mothers, low income people etc mostly of recycled, natural and reclaimed materials. Eddie fought the good fight. That's some shack. A creative intelligent fellow indeed.

What a charismatic and interesting man, love that you are (quite rightly) beating the council. This is how we should all be trying to live, to be persecuted for it is outrageous.

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Bravo! Happens too many times and many will give in due to no resources. So happy for this time… justice served!

What absolutely cool guy you are. Council bollox. Glad there are people like you who know stuff and fight the fight.

This is wonderful to see Eddie, I remember when you were knee deep in council crap, so glad that they are finally leaving you in peace on your beautiful smallholding ❤

Brilliant story 👍 and yes, councils around the world are the same - all best destroyed.

Happy bright and a hard worker! What lovely spaces he has made there. I hope his troubles with the authorities are truly over they must have been bruising.

Unbelievable brilliant interview. What a fantastic communicator! The cronies tried to silence him and failed😅😅😅😅😅

A really likeable chap and clued up as well..and well done for beating the council at their own game

I really appreciate Eddie's point of view. Liberty should never to taken for granted as bureaucrats work ceaselessly to take it away.

You had me at repurpose/reuse 👍. And fighting the corrupt establishment 👍👍 A little piece of heaven 😇🤩🤩👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

Wonderous. You salvaged such a precious slice of nature and wrapped it around yourself as part of Nature. Living this way resets every aspect of life ❤️

Love this and his way of living with the land, not owning it and destroying it which is what the council would have allowed. Way to go Eddie, impressive and a dream of mine.

Wow!!!! What a story… a very clever and knowledgeable guy!! I must admit that was wicked!!! Keep up the great work guys! …. Smithy

Getting a glimpse of Eddie's perspective, his gratefulness, and how he lives brightened my day! What an absolute gem he is! He's got more figured out about how to truly live a good life than most in this world. I enjoyed this immensely.

He is a light in a dark world! We need more people like Eddie! ❤❤

Love Eddie's positive spirit. Such an amazing and interesting character. Well done for your courageous efforts Eddie!

I so love Mellowcroft. One of my favourite places on the planet!! And Eddie is such a solid bloke. Thanks for the great video!

@liveration

8 ай бұрын

He's a legend 🙌🏼 glad you enjoyed the video 😊

Council are prone to big business dictating etc, pay-offs and such. Well done Eddie for sticking up for your rights. Such corruption in power. I love your place, it looks like the recipe for joy to me. I'd love to visit sometime being in mid Wales myself. Thanks Liveration for producing this.

I love everything about this man and his story. Beautiful land you have preserved there Eddie. Keep shining your light.

What an amazing guy, so glad he stood up to the bullies, what really warmed my heart is how happy the labrador is, tail wagging, that's how all animals should live, fill your soul with nature and love 💗🌳

Fair play man! Lovely home. Excellent work on exposing the council fraud! ❤👍🏻🙏

“Back water swamp look”🤣 He seems so happy. If we could all have the same attitude, what a world this could be!

Wow...we need more people like him, that can stand up for their rights! Good for you, sir!

Legend! Really enjoyed your story. You have created something very special. All the best ☀️

Well done Eddie! Love it.

I so value his irreverent independence and ability to find humor despite the conspiracy to divest him of his property not to mention years of hard work. Well done Eddie 👏👏👏

Eddie you are inspiring mate. Intelligent, humble, and a charismatic speaker. You've just embellished a small chunk of the natural history, with your own twist on this amazing portion of the land...and I love that! Your story put a smile on my face this day. So thank you! Wish you all the best for the future!

Great video guys🙌🏻 Eddie,what a man. Just shows that you can beat the system!. Eddie, you've created a beautiful home in an amazing space. Enjoy😊

@liveration

8 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊 He really has, what a place 🙌🏼

@jsc2606

8 ай бұрын

but you shouldn't have to beat the system ... you should be left alone unless you are harming someone else

@mavisgetsabout

8 ай бұрын

I agree

@annapachaclarke2392

8 ай бұрын

​@@jsc2606Exactly 👌

What an extraordinary man. A deep thinking eccentric, who really is living his dream.

What a smashing chap!! He has unlocked the code to happiness in life.......amazing story!

That's called working for yourself instead of someone else. I love this.