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Fools & Dreamers: Regenerating a Native Forest Fools & Dreamers Other films you might like Regenerating Nature, Food & Gardening 30 mins Fishing for the Future A small-scale, thoughtful and ethical approach to fishing our oceans is possible – this family is leading the way. Community, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Farming 30 mins From Weedy Forests to Grassy Woodlands A film exploring how the simple practice of grazing goats on wild lands can lead to a healthier forest and a more connected community. Permaculture, Simple Living, Urban Living, Zero Waste, Food & Gardening, Community, Economy 30 mins Degrowth in the Suburbs What does sustainable living in the city look like? This film explores the different methods one family employs to reduce their impact. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living 30 mins Creatures of Place This family live an incredibly simple life, yet they have an abundance in so many things – food, community, time to create a beautiful life. Share your thoughts about the film Fools & Dreamers: Regenerating a Native Forest Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @phyllisgenetti9970 “ @p_aulwhite “ @yobrvldas “ @anroburger7689 “ @small.footprints.aotearoa Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . Festival selections: Find out more about Hinewai Nature Reserve and Hugh Wilson: • Visit the Hinewai Reserve website • Read about the film in the media • The beautiful soundtrack to Fools & Dreamers , composed by Karl Steven and Ariana Tikao, is available for purchase as an album on Bandcamp . All proceeds from sales will be donated to Hinewai Reserve. Support Hinewai Nature Reserve: The work at Hinewai Reserve is made possible in part due to generous donations from people all over the world. If you’d like to make a contribution, big or small, you can do so using the PayPal donate button (you don’t need a PayPal account, just a credit card) or by bank transfer/cheque using the details below. Direct credit: Maurice White Native Forest Trust BNZ Akaroa 02 0832 0044225 00 Cheque: Maurice White Native Forest Trust Hinewai Reserve 632 Long Bay Road R.D.3 Akaroa 7583 New Zealand Subtitles Most of our subtitles are generated by YouTube (English) or created by volunteers. We try to make time to correct YouTube's English but for other languages we can't control the quality, sorry! Download your preferred language and upload it via your media player. Fools & Dreamers - English Fools & Dreamers - Spanish If you'd like to volunteer to create subtitles in your language, please contact us ! Audio Description An audio description (AD) version of this film is also available. Click this link to download the AD version of the Fools & Dreamers film . Fools & Dreamers: Regenerating a Native Forest is a 30-minute documentary about Hinewai Nature Reserve, on New Zealand’s Banks Peninsula, and its kaitiaki/manager of 30 years, botanist Hugh Wilson. When, in 1987, Hugh let the local community know of his plans to allow the introduced ‘weed’ gorse to grow as a nurse canopy to regenerate farmland into native forest, people were not only skeptical but outright angry – the plan was the sort to be expected only of “fools and dreamers”. Now considered a hero locally and across the country, Hugh oversees 1500 hectares resplendent in native forest, where birds and other wildlife are abundant and 47 known waterfalls are in permanent flow. He has proven without doubt that nature knows best – and that he is no fool. Watch the trailer for Fools & Dreamers Endorsements of Fools & Dreamers: “Fools and Dreamers tells the most important story of our time.” – Paul Hawken, founder Project Drawdown “Watch this natural Kiwi miracle: how the earth regenerates native bush if given half a chance.” – Bunny McDiarmid, Executive Director Greenpeace International “A powerful ‘call to action’ for all of us to heed.” – Jonathon Porritt, Forum for the Future “This is an inspirational documentary.” – Dr Mike Joy, freshwater ecologist “Regenerating human rights can learn from nature: it takes ‘Fools and Dreamers’ to give life a chance….” – a personal message from Kumi Naidoo, Secretary General of Amnesty International Regenerating Nature, Simple Living About Fools & Dreamers 30 mins “ The world needs thousands of people like him. What a wonderful world it could be again. Legends @phyllisgenetti9970 YouTube ” “ This is my new go to film if ever I start believing that we cannot make change on a personal level. Hugh Wilson speaks with words of wisdom! @p_aulwhite YouTube ” “ This is one of my favourites. I rewatch it every once in a while when my soul needs saving. Tysm for capturing and sharing this story with the rest of the world. @yobrvldas Instagram ” “ I appreciate this documentary so much. This film will be the catalyst for change. @anroburger7689 YouTube ” “ I love this film....watched it over and over and told everyone to watch it. @small.footprints.aotearoa Instagram ” Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how 5 Host a community film screening 4 Become a Patreon subscriber 3 Make a one-off donation 2 Sign up for our newsletter 1 Share a film with someone

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Full-length interview from the film Hua Parakore: Living Indigenous Food Sovereignty DR JESSICA HUTCHINGS EXTENDED INTERVIEW << Previous Interview Next Interview >> Find out more about Jessica Hutchings' work Te Waka Kai Ora: https://www.tewakakaiora.co.nz Jessica Hutchings: https://jessicahutchings.org Purchase Jessica’s book via the links on her website: https://jessicahutchings.org/books-and-offerings/ Description Hua Parakore provides a framework using Indigenous values – Māori principles – for producing natural food without chemical inputs or GMO. It also encapsulates the Māori worldview in its approach to how food growers are verified as Hua Parakore, with principles that require practitioners to deeply consider such things as their connection with the land, its energy, the many species living on it, and their community. Question timecodes 0:55: What was this land like when you arrived here? 3:28: Could you speak about the origin of the farm’s name, Papawhakaritorito? 4:48: What is Hua Parakore? 9:35: What are the core principles of Hua Parakore? 11:28: Could you elaborate on the core principle of ‘Whakapapa’? 15:25: Could you elaborate on the core principle of ‘Te Ao Tūroa’? 16:54: Could you elaborate on the core principle of ‘Mauri’? 19:52: Could you elaborate on the core principle of ‘Māramatanga’? 24:29: Could you elaborate on the core principle of ‘Mana’? 26:26: Could you elaborate on the core principle of ‘Wairua’? 27:45: What is the worldview behind the Hua Parakore framework? 31:05: How does Hua Parakore differ from organic certification schemes? 33:16: How does the process of becoming Hua Parakore verified differ to organic certification? 36:04: Could you speak to how biodynamics is incorporated into your Hua Parakore practice at Papawhakaritorito? 39:51: Could you explore the connections between healthy soil and healthy people? 42:16: What does the phrase food sovereignty mean? 48:42: What advice would you give to someone wanting to engage with Hua Parakore? 49:36: What place is there in Hua Parakore for Pākehā [non-Māori New Zealanders]? 51:07: How can Pākehā support Māori food sovereignty more generally? 53:41: How relevant is Hua Parakore beyond Aotearoa New Zealand? 56:13: How important is seed saving in the Hua Parakore framework? Community, Farming & Composting, Gardening, Permaculture 60 mins Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how 5 Host a community film screening 4 Become a Patreon subscriber 3 Make a one-off donation 2 Sign up for our newsletter 1 Share a film with someone

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Thriving 23-Year-Old Permaculture Food Forest An Invitation for Wildness Other films you might like Permaculture, Food & Gardening, Urban Living, Regenerating Nature 20 mins Growing Wild Together We revisit the food forest we filmed five years ago to discover what's changed and how much more wild it's all become – plants and people! Permaculture, Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Urban Living 20 mins The Plummery Find out how to grow an abundance of fruit and vegetables even when you have a tiny backyard garden in the middle of a busy city. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living 20 mins Creatures of Place This family live an incredibly simple life, yet they have an abundance in so many things – food, community, time to create a beautiful life. Share your thoughts about An Invitation for Wildness Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @LandElevated “ @raya7656 “ @elliebella2710 “ @stellamonde Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . Find out more about Robert and Robyn Guyton: Watch our follow-up film with Guytons, five years on: Growing Wild Together Visit the Guyton's Facebook Page, The Forest Gardeners Read about the Longwood Loop food resilience network started by Robyn Read more about life at the Guyton’s place on Robert’s blog . Subtitles Most of our subtitles are generated by YouTube (English) or created by volunteers. We try to make time to correct YouTube's English but for other languages we can't control the quality, sorry! Download your preferred language and upload it via your media player. An Invitation for Wildness - English An Invitation for Wildness - Turkish An Invitation for Wildness - Spanish If you'd like to volunteer to create subtitles in your language, please contact us ! In the small town of Riverton at the bottom of New Zealand’s South Island is Robert and Robyn Guyton’s amazing 23-year-old food forest. The 2-acre property has been transformed from a neglected piece of land into a thriving ecosystem of native and exotic trees where birds and insects live in abundance. Robert and Robyn are a huge inspiration to us, not only for their beautiful approach to healing the land and saving heritage trees and seeds, but for the way they’ve impacted on their local community. They’ve operated an environment centre in their town for over 20 years, where the community comes together to learn and discuss, buy produce and sit by the warm fire over a cuppa. We’ve even heard of folk who’ve up and moved to Riverton because they’re so inspired by the Guytons! Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living About An Invitation for Wildness 20 mins “ Truly inspiring. A lot of people prefer this kind of living now. Thanks for giving people great ideas! @LandElevated YouTube ” “ Thank you Happen Films, your videos changed my life and gIve me so much inspiration, I'm so grateful and happy that people who respect nature still exist @raya7656 YouTube ” “ What a brilliant film - thank you so much for sharing the Guyton's inspiring work. Putting it into practice here in Ghana! @elliebella2710 YouTube ” “ This is the video I always come back to. It's the video that has started me down the garden and permaculture rabbit hole, and it is still one of my favourites to watch. @stellamonde YouTube ” Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how 5 Host a community film screening 4 Become a Patreon subscriber 3 Make a one-off donation 2 Sign up for our newsletter 1 Share a film with someone

The Happen Films team is made up of Jordan, Antoinette, Anna and Nick. Read more about us. ABOUT HAPPEN FILMS We make films because we believe it’s the most powerful way we can share new ways of thinking, being, and doing. It's our way of contributing toward creating a new story for humanity to live by so that all of Earth’s creatures can thrive. We’re currently living through an exceptional time in human history, where what we’ve known as normal is breaking down due to environmental, cultural, and social limits being reached. This metacrisis has created the conditions for a massive global shift in the way we relate to the world and each other. We need to transition to not just living ‘sustainably’, but in a way that heals and regenerates the damage that’s being done. So how do we go about this? Exploring this question is what Happen Films was founded upon and is what drives us to do what we do. We want to find the people responding to the metacrisis and share their stories in order to inspire others to make change in their own lives and in their communities. Ourselves included! Support our work In the media Happen Films – On Inspiring Change Through Film Making Funding Happen For Happen Films Meet the Happen Films team Jordan Osmond In his mid-teens, growing up in Ballarat, Jordan was struck by how documentary films were having an impact on how he saw the world and lived his life. He wanted to get behind the camera and have a positive impact on the lives of others. Show More Antoinette Wilson Born in Tasmania, raised in Aotearoa New Zealand, Antoinette left university for a career in book publishing that lasted 20 years. As her understanding of the state of planet and human health developed, a journey of exploration led her towards a change in career that began with work in a market garden and completing her permaculture design certificate. Show More Anna Veale Anna fills the role of Editing Assistant alongside her soundie role when she’s able to join on film shoots. Growing up in Christchurch listening to Radio New Zealand and pottering in her mother’s vegetable garden Anna developed a love for the environment and public broadcasting. Show More Nick Tucker Nick uses his skills in communication, positioning and strategy to the production and promotion of Happen Films content. Growing up on the family dairy farm in southern England, Nick’s love for the outdoors – and the plants and creatures that live there – began early. Show More

Find out about how Happen Films is funded and how we access funds from different sources like philanthropic funding, audience donations and YouTube ad revenue. HOW IS HAPPEN FILMS FUNDED? This is a question we’re often asked when people learn we choose not to take conventional film funding routes and make most of our films free to view. It’s a big subject for us and the ethics around how we fund our lives and our business have been deeply thought about. Support our work How do you make ends meet? We refer to our funding model as Community Supported Filmmaking, because we are almost entirely reliant on our audience for the funding of both our films and of Happen Films as a business. For the sake of resilience, we don’t have all our eggs in one basket; our sources of income are Patreon , Open Collective , YouTube ad revenue, screening licences, and one-off donations. (See the Support page for more info about each of these.) How are funds used? If you’re considering donating to Happen Films, you might be interested to know how your money will be used. Weekend trips to tropical islands? 🙂 Our major costs are the usual ones for a film production house, with the less usual element that we prioritse buying film gear secondhand (except for batteries and hard drives). The conflict between our films’ messages and the high energy/mining/waste involved in creating the gear we use is not lost on us and each purchase is thoughtfully made. (If you’re in film yourself and have a geeky interest in the gear we use, we’ve added the list on the FAQs page .) As we both lead relatively simple lifestyles we don’t need to fund luxuries. We pay ourselves a good wage whenever the business can afford it and it’s a priority for us to pay our contractors and colleagues standard industry rates. In 2020 we committed to two paid employees working a few hours each a week. The rest of our costs, outside of film production itself, go to platforms that enable the maintenance of this website, cloud file storage, subscriptions for editing and other post-production programmes and music libraries, and of course our accountancy programme and fees, gear insurance, and general home office costs. It all inevitably mounts up, even when you think of your business as tiny! In total, our monthly outgoings come to between NZ$7000 and $10,000, not counting film production, where each film has a separate budget. Usually NZ$15–20,000 for a short film and we’ve spent between NZ$40–80,000 for longer-form films. Ethics We want to live in a world in which all of Earth’s creatures can thrive in the way they’re meant to. At present this feels far from the reality of the world we live in but we try to live our lives in a way that contributes to making it possible. We’re white, middle class, educated, and a great deal of privilege and responsibility comes with those things. We were born and raised and live in countries that were colonised by our ancestors – Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. We don’t believe colonisation ended sometime in the past – we see that it continues around us and that we can easily play a part in its continuation if we’re thoughtless enough. We’re committed to being allies to indigenous cultures wherever we are, and we have much to learn for that commitment to be in action. Part of the learning is understanding whose stories it’s appropriate for us to tell and how to tell them respectfully. This is a constant work in progress. We came to filmmaking with a mission to share stories that contribute to creating a new narrative for humanity to live by. It’s profoundly important to us, but it’s not a mission that sits above our drive to create beautiful, engaging films – it’s on a par with it. We both live in a way that is aligned with the message we share in our films: low waste, minimal long-distance travel, growing as much of our own food as possible, and we prioritise secondhand and/or local for pretty much everything except underwear 🙂 We both strive to be useful and connected members of our communities and we support initiatives and movements that promote a move towards energy descent and a degrowth economy. We welcome your questions about Happen Films, whatever they might be. Please feel free to be in touch! Photos by Wild Feet Productions Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how 5 Host a community film screening 4 Become a Patreon subscriber 3 Make a one-off donation 2 Sign up for our newsletter 1 Share a film with someone

FILMS ABOUT FARMING There are as many ways to farm as there are things to be farming. Humans have farmed for millennia – for good or ill, depending on your perspective. What is the future of farming? Could it be regenerative and positive if we moved away from monocultures and dreadful practices like factory farming of animals? In our travels as filmmakers we've encountered a variety of approaches to farming land and much-loved animals and we're passionate about sharing through film the stories and mindset of the farmers we meet. Browse all films Filter options: Use the buttons below to filter the list of films. You can select more than one option, and click again to deselect. Feature (+40 mins) Mid-length (21-40 mins) Short (0-20 mins) Community, Farming, Food & Gardening, Homes & Building, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste The New Peasants 60 mins A new feature film releasing in June 2025 about the philosophy and lifestyle choices of an Australian family living profoundly simply. Community, Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture Hua Parakore 8 mins Hua Parakore encapsulates the principles behind growing food from a te ao Māori – Māori worldview perspective. Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature The Food Forest Farmers 24 mins What role do humans play in Earth's ecosystems and how can we be good stewards of the land? This film showcases syntropic farming as a way. Community, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Farming From Weedy Forests to Grassy Woodlands 12 mins A film exploring how the simple practice of grazing goats on wild lands can lead to a healthier forest and a more connected community. Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Farming Limestone Permaculture Tour #3 17 mins Our second film with Brett and Nici of Limestone Permaculture, and the third film in our Permaculture Tours series. Community, Simple Living, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living, Permaculture, Economy, Farming, Food & Gardening, Homes & Building, Zero Waste Living the Change 86 mins Living the Change is a feature-length documentary that explores solutions to the global crises we face today. Farming, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature Restoring Paradise 8 mins A short film showcases Mangarara Farm, where holistic grazing practices are regenerating the land to the biodiverse fields that once were. Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture The Future of Food 5 mins Frank and Josje discuss Community Supported Agriculture as a sustainable and viable food system for the future. Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Economy From Finance to Farmer 15 mins Explore the beautiful food forest Andrew Martin has created from a paddock of grass, and learn all the reasons why he's doing so. Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture Purple Pear Permaculture Farm 6 mins A tour of Purple Pear Farm, where permaculture principles and biodynamic farming guide the management of gardens and animals. Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature Limestone Permaculture Tour #1 13 mins The first of two Happen Films tours of well known Limestone Permaculture Farm, where an abundance of food and medicine is grown on 1 acre.

The full-length interview from our documentary A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity TED TRAINER EXTENDED INTERVIEW << Previous Interview Next Interview >> Find out more about Ted Trainer http://thesimplerway.info Description Ted Trainer is a writer and academic who advocates living simply and economic degrowth. This is the full interview we shot with him for our film A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity . We can only ever fit in a few minutes’ worth of the amazing interviews we get to shoot, so here’s the whole thing for people who want to get into the nitty-gritty! Community, Simple Living, Urban Living 68 mins Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how 5 Host a community film screening 4 Become a Patreon subscriber 3 Make a one-off donation 2 Sign up for our newsletter 1 Share a film with someone

SuperAdobe Earthbag Tiny House Build Time Lapse Earthbag Timelapse Other films you might like Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building, Community 2 mins Strawbale Dream Home Follow Adam and Sian as they build their traditional timber frame home combining timber joinery, strawbale and cob. Simple Living, Homes & Building 2 mins The Handmade Housetruck Explore the simple life and beautiful home of this couple in their beautiful off-grid handmade tiny house truck, built with love and skill. Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building 2 mins Building a Beautiful, Rustic Tiny House Meet Taj as she gives a tour and describes living simply in this 10 sq metre tiny house built using reclaimed materials. Community, Permaculture, Simple Living 2 mins Agari Permaculture Farm A short film showcasing Agari Permaculture Farm, a place for exploring natural building and permaculture. Share your thoughts about Earthbag Time Lapse Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @PlantSugar “ @JustOneKnight “ @stephenrogers7886 “ @groundpounder8855 Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . Watch the documentary A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity This 3-minute time lapse shows the construction of a SuperAdobe earthbag tiny house built in the community where we lived while filming the feature-length documentary A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity . Simple Living, Homes & Building About Earthbag Timelapse 2 mins “ Good job! I love a good time lapse. @PlantSugar YouTube ” “ I would so love to do something like this. @JustOneKnight YouTube ” “ I would love to live off grid in a house like this. @stephenrogers7886 YouTube ” “ Awesome simply living! @groundpounder8855 YouTube ” Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how 5 Host a community film screening 4 Become a Patreon subscriber 3 Make a one-off donation 2 Sign up for our newsletter 1 Share a film with someone

The Importance of the Community in Tackling Social Isolation and Food Insecurity Together We Grow: The Story of Common Unity Other films you might like Permaculture, Simple Living, Urban Living, Zero Waste, Food & Gardening, Community, Economy 39 mins Degrowth in the Suburbs What does sustainable living in the city look like? This film explores the different methods one family employs to reduce their impact. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living 39 mins Creatures of Place This family live an incredibly simple life, yet they have an abundance in so many things – food, community, time to create a beautiful life. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Urban Living 39 mins Urban Abundance This couple have turned their urban back yard into beautiful neat rows of market garden and help others to garden in their own back yards. Share your thoughts about the Together We Grow film Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @between2beaches “ @hannahwagner4249 “ @countrymousesfarmhouse497 “ @ricoconnor3351 Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . Festival selections: Links to information about Common Unity and it’s community hub partners Common Unity website that showcases how it’s building the community in Lower Hutt Instagram feed showcasing Common Unity’s community development project Follow Common Unity’s work to create community on Facebook Website for Kokiri Marae, which runs a pataka kai (community food bank) Facebook page for the Kokiri Marae pataka kai (community food bank) Links to more about Common Unity and building community resilience ‘Common Unity: a flourishing community hub’ – RNZ interview with Julia Milne, 2022 ‘Young Māori leading by example for what co-governance could look like’ – Stuff article, 2023 ‘Down to earth: Common Unity Project founder Julia Milne’s love of The Remakery’ – Stuff article, 20 Access the Common Unity Grow Kit What does Common Unity do when food insecurity is turning into a social crisis? They open source everything! After 12 months of development and input from their community, Common Unity has launched a community “Grow Kit” course that’s free to view. Click here to access the Grow Kit link on the Common Unity website . Support Common Unity in their community building There are a bunch of ways we can each help Common Unity continue their work to create community. From gifts in kind like seeds, garden tools, fabrics, and more, to programmes like “Fund Our Whānau” and “Fund a Farmer” where donations help them to educate their community to grow food. Click this link to check out the options on the Common Unity Support page . What do you get when you combine a community cafe, a community grocer and a community bike works? Plus a repair cafe, a sewing workshop, garden sharing, and a honey-making enterprise? Common Unity! A truly wonderful example of the importance of the community in tackling issues like social isolation and food insecurity. And in building the social connections and social relationships so important to health and life. In Together We Grow we get to know a group of community members doing the important work of caring for others and building community resilience. It’s a community hub of learning, support, creativity, joy, sharing and shared interest, all in one place. Watch the trailer for Together We Grow Download subtitles Together We Grow is currently available with the subtitles listed below. We hope to add more languages in the future – let us know if you have the skills or funding to add your language! Click on a link to download the .srt subtitle file for your chosen language. Download English subtitles Download Spanish subtitles Download German subtitles Download Portuguese subtitles Download Chinese subtitles Download Chinese-Taiwan subtitles Audio Description (AD) version Download Together We Grow with Audio Description (AD) Food & Gardening, Community, Permaculture, Urban Living About Together We Grow: The Story of Common Unity 39 mins “ What an inspiring film. I would love to see community hubs like this everywhere! @between2beaches Instagram ” “ Wow. Amazing film. I haven't felt that hopeful in a while. @hannahwagner4249 YouTube ” “ I loved this. What an incredible initiative, what a beautiful, creative community. I really admire everything they do. Thank you so much for bringing it to us in this beautifully made film. @countrymousesfarmhouse497 YouTube ” “ I am so touched by this remarkable story. Absolutely invigorating and uplifting. 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Family Living Off the Grid in a Tiny House in New Zealand Living Simply in an Off-Grid Tiny House Other films you might like Permaculture, Food & Gardening, Urban Living, Regenerating Nature 6 mins Growing Wild Together We revisit the food forest we filmed five years ago to discover what's changed and how much more wild it's all become – plants and people! Permaculture, Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Urban Living 6 mins The Plummery Find out how to grow an abundance of fruit and vegetables even when you have a tiny backyard garden in the middle of a busy city. Permaculture, Simple Living, Urban Living, Zero Waste, Food & Gardening, Community, Economy 6 mins Degrowth in the Suburbs What does sustainable living in the city look like? This film explores the different methods one family employs to reduce their impact. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living 6 mins Creatures of Place This family live an incredibly simple life, yet they have an abundance in so many things – food, community, time to create a beautiful life. Share your thoughts about Living Simply in an Off-grid Tiny House Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @emalinedelapaix “ @hannahletinich “ @cracksofthepast “ @barradale_farm Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . Find out more about Tom and Sarah Visit their Instagram page Subtitles Most of our subtitles are generated by YouTube (English) or created by volunteers. We try to make time to correct YouTube's English but for other languages we can't control the quality, sorry! Download your preferred language and upload it via your media player. Living Simply in an Off-Grid Tiny Home - English If you'd like to volunteer to create subtitles in your language, please contact us ! Tom, Sarah, and their daughter Neesa live in a 20sqm off-grid tiny house on a property on the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. Instead of paying rent, they share the work of looking after the land with the owners, and both families share in the farm’s abundant produce. We were inspired by how much happier they’ve found themselves by living with less. Tom is a medical doctor and Sarah is an illustrator but both have chosen to reduce their work to almost nothing in order to have more time to focus on living well – a lifestyle choice that is more possible for many of us than we might think. This little 6-minute film has been one of our most popular to date, perhaps because it describes a lifestyle so many of us would love to be living. Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building About Living Simply in an Off-Grid Tiny House 6 mins “ This made me smile and cry. What a beautiful couple and life. So inspiring. @emalinedelapaix YouTube ” “ Love the way you highlight people and their relationship with land and food. @hannahletinich Instagram ” “ This is actually how we are supposed to live! Kudos fo this beautiful family! @cracksofthepast YouTube ” “ Such a lovely family and a great film. @barradale_farm Instagram ” Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how 5 Host a community film screening 4 Become a Patreon subscriber 3 Make a one-off donation 2 Sign up for our newsletter 1 Share a film with someone

The Life of an Inspiring 85-Year-Old Change Maker Being the Change at 85 Other films you might like Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living 13 mins A Life with Less Waste What secrets does this family hold to reducing individual impact on the planet by reducing family waste streams? Permaculture, Simple Living, Urban Living, Zero Waste, Food & Gardening, Community, Economy 13 mins Degrowth in the Suburbs What does sustainable living in the city look like? This film explores the different methods one family employs to reduce their impact. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living 13 mins Creatures of Place This family live an incredibly simple life, yet they have an abundance in so many things – food, community, time to create a beautiful life. Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture 13 mins The Future of Food Frank and Josje discuss Community Supported Agriculture as a sustainable and viable food system for the future. Share your thoughts about Being the Change at 85 Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @kimm1318 “ thefoodfarmnz “ @SIERRATREES “ @CherrieMcKenzie Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . About the series: This film forms part of the collaborative series “Something Beautiful for the World”, a project in which three filmmakers from around the globe explore how small acts of love and kindness have the potential to ripple out and change the world, touching hearts and minds in ways that we could never begin to imagine. The series is made up of 12 short films, from across five continents, four from each filmmaker, and releasing one per month for the whole of 2024. Watch all the films here. Film festival selections: Subtitles Most of our subtitles are generated by YouTube (English) or created by volunteers. We try to make time to correct YouTube's English but for other languages we can't control the quality, sorry! Download your preferred language and upload it via your media player. Being the Change at 85 - English Being the Change at 85 - German Being the Change at 85 - Spanish Being the Change at 85 - Slovak If you'd like to volunteer to create subtitles in your language, please contact us ! Is there an age at which you stop being an activist for change? Not according to Helen Dew! In fact, Helen’s activism didn’t even begin until she was in her 60s. Back then, she was introduced to a woman who was campaigning to change the fragile and problematic global financial system. When Helen understood what the issues were, she realised, “ Now I know what to do with my life.” Our money system is integral to how we live our lives and the impact we have on each other and our planet. A lifelong gardener and an innately frugal child of the Great Depression, the concept of living simply is second nature to Helen. But as the world around her has become less and less ‘simple’ her passion has grown ever greater to educate her community about why we benefit from growing our own food, saving our own seeds, taking care of our water and other resources – and how all of these things are linked to the money system that dominates and impacts our lives. For Helen, a key element in building personal and community resilience is in building quality soil. From making biochar for her compost to petitioning the local council to create a natural burial park, she has worked tirelessly in so many ways to contribute to her community and to the planet. She is truly Something Beautiful for the World! Find out more about Helen's work: Living Economies website (co-founded by Helen) – information about Savings Pools. Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Economy, Urban Living About Being the Change at 85 13 mins “ Helen Dew I have watched this 3 times now and pick up something new from you each time. You are such an inspiration! @kimm1318 YouTube ” “ I finally know who I want to be when I grow up. 🙌🏽 thefoodfarmnz Instagram ” “ Occasionally you come across things that might change your life. This for me, might be one of them. Helen, you are an inspiration. It's an honor to know of you. @SIERRATREES YouTube ” “ What a beautiful love poem to growing older. My garden and a sense of wonder keeps me alive and I can see it in this lovely woman that there are still things to see and do, and life to live. Roll on!! @CherrieMcKenzie YouTube ” Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how 5 Host a community film screening 4 Become a Patreon subscriber 3 Make a one-off donation 2 Sign up for our newsletter 1 Share a film with someone

How Goats are Regenerating a Forest and Protecting this Town from Bushfire From Weedy Forests to Grassy Woodlands Other films you might like Regenerating Nature, Food & Gardening 12 mins Fishing for the Future A small-scale, thoughtful and ethical approach to fishing our oceans is possible – this family is leading the way. Permaculture, Food & Gardening, Urban Living, Regenerating Nature 12 mins Growing Wild Together We revisit the food forest we filmed five years ago to discover what's changed and how much more wild it's all become – plants and people! Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living 12 mins Creatures of Place This family live an incredibly simple life, yet they have an abundance in so many things – food, community, time to create a beautiful life. Share your thoughts about From Weedy Forests to Grassy Woodlands Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @germaineludik “ @fluorescentblack4336 “ @appleturnover “ @jgcchapman Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . Festival selections: Watch more films about Artist As Family: Creatures of Place A Day in the Life of Woody The New Peasants (in production) Find out more about the Goathand Cooperative: https://goathand.blogspot.com/ Find out more about Artist as Family (Patrick, his partner Meg and their son Woody) by signing up to their blog . Subtitles Most of our subtitles are generated by YouTube (English) or created by volunteers. We try to make time to correct YouTube's English but for other languages we can't control the quality, sorry! Download your preferred language and upload it via your media player. From Weedy Forests to Grassy Woodlands - English From Weedy Forests to Grassy Woodlands - Portuguese From Weedy Forests to Grassy Woodlands - Galician If you'd like to volunteer to create subtitles in your language, please contact us ! From Weedy Forests to Grassy Woodlands tells the story of a community-led initiative to mitigate forest fire risk using goats and hand tools rather than herbicides, heavy machinery, and burn-offs. On the edge of Daylesford, a town on Dja Dja Wurrung country in Victoria, Australia prone to massive bush fires, a small group of community-minded folk have pulled together to work towards restoring the ecology of their commons forest – in order to stop the future need for controlled burn-offs by the local fire authority. Burn-offs keep the township safe from out-of-control fires, but they hinder the forest’s ability to regenerate, and thus cannot provide the environment necessary for the diversity of insects, birds and animals that are necessary in a healthy forest on a healthy planet. Restoring the forest also allows for traditional indigenous burns to take place, as the danger created by flammable non-native species has been reduced. The work being done by the Goathand Cooperative is not only showing stunning results on the forest floor, it’s having much broader effects: the forest’s wildlife is thriving, the goats are healthy and happy, but in addition neighbours previously dubious about the project have come on board, so that new and strong community connections are being made. And as one Cooperative member says in the film, an important re-connection is also being made with nature. “We haven’t always been trammellers of land,” says Patrick Jones. This connection to the soil and to the forest is, he believes, “our way back to sanity”. From Weedy Forests to Grassy Woodlands offers inspiration to anyone looking for ways to regenerate their own or a commons forest, anyone feeling the urgency of mitigating the potential disasters of forest fires in the most natural way possible, anyone in a locality and position to use goats for that purpose, and just anyone seeking re-connection to the earth that created and sustains us! Community, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Farming About From Weedy Forests to Grassy Woodlands 12 mins “ The "like" button just seems so mundane when it comes to showing love for this video. My response is DEEP LOVE. thank you @germaineludik YouTube ” “ It's so heartening to see people caring for the ecology of this beautiful continent. Well done guys! @fluorescentblack4336 YouTube ” “ It’s so good. Patrick speaks so eloquently about the gentle restoration of the woodlands. @appleturnover Instagram ” “ This film was a wonderful reminder that we CAN find our way back from the brink. @jgcchapman YouTube ” Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how 5 Host a community film screening 4 Become a Patreon subscriber 3 Make a one-off donation 2 Sign up for our newsletter 1 Share a film with someone

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Purple Pear Biodynamic Permaculture Farm Tour Purple Pear Permaculture Farm Other films you might like Zero Waste, Urban Living, Simple Living 6 mins The Rubbish Trip What does it mean to be on the zero waste journey? And why is it important for us each to take personal responsibility for our waste? Permaculture, Food & Gardening, Urban Living, Regenerating Nature 6 mins Growing Wild Together We revisit the food forest we filmed five years ago to discover what's changed and how much more wild it's all become – plants and people! Permaculture, Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Urban Living 6 mins The Plummery Find out how to grow an abundance of fruit and vegetables even when you have a tiny backyard garden in the middle of a busy city. Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Economy 6 mins From Finance to Farmer Explore the beautiful food forest Andrew Martin has created from a paddock of grass, and learn all the reasons why he's doing so. Share your thoughts about Purple Pear Permaculture Farm Tour Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @tahliel “ @ajourneyonearth “ @cathyphegley7414 “ @angelikal4564 Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . Visit the Purple Pear Permaculture website A tour of Purple Pear Farm in New South Wales, Australia, a permaculture and biodynamic farm with rotating tractor domes over mandala garden beds, pigs, chooks and some great philosophy. Mark and Kate run a small CSA (community supported agriculture) offering veggie boxes to their local community. They dream not of growing ever bigger and bigger and controlling the market for veggies in their region, but rather of staying small and supporting other vegetable growers to initiate similar projects, or even to join theirs, so that everyone in the community is eating well and living well. Now there’s a vision to be inspired by! Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture About Purple Pear Permaculture Farm 6 mins “ What a fabulous tour! Thank you. @tahliel YouTube ” “ These tours/interviews/short films give me so much hope and enthusiasm for the future. @ajourneyonearth YouTube ” “ He is so inspiring. What an amazing place and way of life. @cathyphegley7414 YouTube ” “ This makes my heart flutter. Beautiful truths spoken here. @angelikal4564 YouTube ” Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how 5 Host a community film screening 4 Become a Patreon subscriber 3 Make a one-off donation 2 Sign up for our newsletter 1 Share a film with someone

Incredibly Abundant 1-acre Permaculture Homestead – Limestone Permaculture Farm Limestone Permaculture Tour #3 Other films you might like Community, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Farming 17 mins From Weedy Forests to Grassy Woodlands A film exploring how the simple practice of grazing goats on wild lands can lead to a healthier forest and a more connected community. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living 17 mins Creatures of Place This family live an incredibly simple life, yet they have an abundance in so many things – food, community, time to create a beautiful life. Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Economy 17 mins From Finance to Farmer Explore the beautiful food forest Andrew Martin has created from a paddock of grass, and learn all the reasons why he's doing so. Share your thoughts about Limestone Permaculture Farm Tour #2 Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @Tess-py4dx “ @suhtetko7363 “ @getsetgeorjette “ @ikefazzio Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . Learn more about Limestone Permaculture Farm: Watch the first tour we made back in 2015 Limestone Permaculture Farm links – Website / Instagram / Facebook Subtitles Most of our subtitles are generated by YouTube (English) or created by volunteers. We try to make time to correct YouTube's English but for other languages we can't control the quality, sorry! Download your preferred language and upload it via your media player. Limestone Permaculture Revisit - English If you'd like to volunteer to create subtitles in your language, please contact us ! In Episode 3 of Permaculture Tours we revisit the amazing Limestone Permaculture Farm in NSW, Australia. We first visited Limestone back in 2015 (see below for a link to that film), when Brett and Nici were five years into developing their 1-acre permaculture property, working full time off-farm and creating their piece of paradise in their spare time. This revisit film was shot in October 2019 – four years on, Brett and Nici are full time at home, teaching permaculture and homesteading, offering farm tours, selling produce and thriving despite a severe drought and encroaching bushfires. Brett gives us an updated tour of the property, showing how things have changed and developed since we last visited, and Brett and Nici describe the motivation and passion behind all their hard work. Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Farming About Limestone Permaculture Tour #3 17 mins “ Every video that I watch brings me to happy, joyous tears and I receive another dose of hope and inspiration! Thank you for these videos. @Tess-py4dx YouTube ” “ I am addicted to your videos. Thank you. This is my real passion even though I am stuck in city life. @suhtetko7363 YouTube ” “ Just watched this film. So amazing and inspiring to see the difference that a few years can make! @getsetgeorjette Instagram ” “ You can truly see the joy they get from nurturing the land. Thanks for the inspiration. @ikefazzio YouTube ” Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how 5 Host a community film screening 4 Become a Patreon subscriber 3 Make a one-off donation 2 Sign up for our newsletter 1 Share a film with someone

Take an In-depth Tour of this Amazing Tiny House on Wheels Off-Grid Tiny House on Wheels Other films you might like Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building, Community 17 mins Strawbale Dream Home Follow Adam and Sian as they build their traditional timber frame home combining timber joinery, strawbale and cob. Simple Living, Homes & Building 17 mins The Handmade Housetruck Explore the simple life and beautiful home of this couple in their beautiful off-grid handmade tiny house truck, built with love and skill. Community, Simple Living, Permaculture, Homes & Building, Zero Waste 17 mins $420 Tiny House This film showcases the build of a very tiny house, built using reclaimed materials by a couple with no previous building experience. Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building 17 mins Building a Beautiful, Rustic Tiny House Meet Taj as she gives a tour and describes living simply in this 10 sq metre tiny house built using reclaimed materials. Share your thoughts about Off-grid Tiny House on Wheels Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @LaLa-xf7ku “ @jackfiascoo “ @BidwellCanyonFarm “ @lukasguyer4250 Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . Fred's Tiny Houses website This off-grid tiny house on wheels was built by Fred Schultz of Fred’s Tiny Houses in Victoria, Australia. At a cost of around AU$45,000 it’s fully equipped with bathroom, kitchen, lounge, mezzanines with a double bed and a small child’s bed, and has an impressive solar set-up. Fred and Shannon describe living tiny with their baby, Olina, and their rationale for choosing this lifestyle. Simple Living, Homes & Building About Off-Grid Tiny House on Wheels 17 mins “ Great film, a beautiful family, and fantastic personal views on family, living and love of life. @LaLa-xf7ku YouTube ” “ That was a beautiful family, tiny-house & video! Thank you Happen Films for making and sharing this. Very inspiring. @jackfiascoo YouTube ” “ This is wonderful! Truly beautiful insights from a caring family and wonderful filmmaking from Happen Films. @BidwellCanyonFarm YouTube ” “ I love how much thought he put in this house. Engineering at its best! @lukasguyer4250 YouTube ” Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how 5 Host a community film screening 4 Become a Patreon subscriber 3 Make a one-off donation 2 Sign up for our newsletter 1 Share a film with someone

Incredible Woman Starts Project to Give Away Free Food and Build Community! The Food Is Free Laneway Other films you might like Permaculture, Food & Gardening, Urban Living, Regenerating Nature 4 mins Growing Wild Together We revisit the food forest we filmed five years ago to discover what's changed and how much more wild it's all become – plants and people! Permaculture, Simple Living, Urban Living, Zero Waste, Food & Gardening, Community, Economy 4 mins Degrowth in the Suburbs What does sustainable living in the city look like? This film explores the different methods one family employs to reduce their impact. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living 4 mins Creatures of Place This family live an incredibly simple life, yet they have an abundance in so many things – food, community, time to create a beautiful life. Share your thoughts about The Food is Free Laneway Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @ayenohaj “ @sarahneal5780 “ @rachelaalbers “ @growingtogether3052 Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . The Food is Free Project is a community-building and food-growing initiative that began in 2012 in the USA and has taken root in many communities all over the world since then. This film is about the Food is Free Laneway started by Lou Ridsdale in Ballarat, Australia. People leave excess food, seedlings, plants and even food scraps for composting on permanent tables set up in a laneway alongside Lou’s home. Anyone can take food for free. The initiative is not just about promoting the idea that everyone should have access to good food, but about drawing together communities to help each other to live and eat well. We loved filming with Lou – she’s super inspiring! Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Urban Living About The Food Is Free Laneway 4 mins “ Thank you! You have re-inspired my desire for a food is free area in front of my place! @ayenohaj YouTube ” “ I’m crying! What an amazing woman! @sarahneal5780 YouTube ” “ Fantastic! I love this and message which is shared here- food is free. I plan to set up a ''food is free stall'' in my street. @rachelaalbers YouTube ” “ Thankyou so much, for showing this simple, amazing, community collective of sharing food. @growingtogether3052 YouTube ” Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how 5 Host a community film screening 4 Become a Patreon subscriber 3 Make a one-off donation 2 Sign up for our newsletter 1 Share a film with someone