Check Out Shams Teh’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Shams Teh.

Hi Shams, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today.
After a long series of life-changing experiences, becoming a father and seeing the needs of my community – I decided to form the Sedona Greenhouse Project. The vision was clear and all the steps were placed on how to engage with the community to localize our food system and live more sustainably.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Snow fell from the grey sky on our first project day of planting seeds and building soil. Most of the volunteers were seeding inside our geometric dome, while a few carried wheelbarrows of soil and hay in the freezing winter. Things could only get better from here. This was a shining glimpse of what this project meant, a lot of hard work. Through that hard work, we have built a stronger food system, while we continue to focus on educating and creating a united community.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
From growing up on a farm in Australia to studying bodywork modalities in Thailand, to living in the rainforests of Costa Rica, and residing in the vortexes of Sedona- I have always found myself in places where I could feel a deep sense of connection with Nature. I teach food forestry approaches with a major focus on regenerative agricultural techniques because this is at the core of how we grow food in a healthy way. I am so grateful to work alongside our volunteers. Together, we are a full circle of people connecting back to Nature through growing food and community.

Family is the most important thing in my world. I am grateful for my wife Sasha, who co-founded the Sedona Greenhouse Project and is the beautiful mother of our two adorable girls. We also provide educational workshops and retreat experiences at our community healing centers.

Lastly, I feel music is the way to the heart. I am a practitioner of music as medicine with over 25 years as a percussionist. Inspired by the soundtrack to the movie “Motorcycle Diaries, I picked up my first string instrument- the charango. After two years I recorded my first album with my mentor Willy Rios, “Everything’s Connected in The Heart”.

This album is a prayer to Mother Earth with a mission of inspiring people to connect with the spirit of nature.

Have you learned any interesting or important lessons due to the Covid-19 Crisis?
The importance is the localization of food and products used by the community.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.sedonagreenhouse.org/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sedonagreenhouseproject/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sedonagreenhouseproject