Archive · 24 Nov 2025
Mumbai Couple Builds Zero-Waste Solar Homestay
A couple from Mumbai, Mrunmayee and Swapnil, decided to leave their busy city lives to build a special home in the hills.
They sold everything they had and moved to a small village called Malusar.
There, they built a tiny house powered by the sun and made from natural materials.
They also turned the land around their home into a lush garden where they grow their own food.
The couple started a homestay called 'Neil & Momo Farms' where people can visit, learn about farming, and enjoy meals made from their garden.
They even make their own natural products like soap and shampoo.
The couple believes in living in a way that doesn't harm the Earth, and they want to share this idea with others.
Mumbai couple sold all possessions to build a zero-waste, solar-powered homestay in Mahabaleshwar.
Home is 500 square feet, built with sustainable materials like laterite stone and lime plaster.
Couple practices permaculture, turning kitchen waste into compost and grey water into orchard nourishment.
Homestay offers farm-to-table meals and eco-conscious wellness products.
Couple aims to live sustainably and share their philosophy with visitors.
- Who
- Mrunmayee Deshpande Rao and Swapnil Rao
- What
- Built a zero-waste, solar-powered homestay
- When
- Moved in 2020
- Where
- Malusar, Mahabaleshwar
- Why
- Desire for a calmer, nature-centric life
- Location
- Malusar, Mahabaleshwar
- Home Size
- 500 square feet
- Power Source
- Solar
- Materials Used
- Laterite stone, lime plaster, mountain wall
- Products
- Handmade wellness products
- Farm Type
- Food forest
- Waste Management
- Zero-waste
- Year of Move
- 2020