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Permaculture Tours Episode 2: Melliodora Melliodora Tour Other films you might like Permaculture, Simple Living, Urban Living, Zero Waste, Food & Gardening, Community, Economy 15 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. Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Urban Living 14 mins Abdallah House A tour of a very small urban section that has been developed using permaculture principles to make best use of the space. 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 Melliodora Tour Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @BioGartenReich “ @Gia_Mc_Fia “ @sophieisobelasher “ @bedurveghardwoodgardenbeds7047 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 Melliodora and David and Su’s work: Holmgren Design: https://holmgren.com.au/melliodora Retrosuburbia: https://retrosuburbia.com In Episode 2 of Permaculture Tours, we visit Melliodora, the home of David Holmgren and Su Dennett in Victoria, Australia. David is the co-originator of the permaculture concept and this tour offers an insight into how he and Su have designed their home and gardens according to permaculture principles. Come and take a tour through the four zones that make up their 1-hectare property – vegetable gardens, fruit trees, geese, goats and chickens, a tiny house, and a very cool “cool cupboard” in the kitchen! Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Regenerating Nature About Melliodora Tour 11 mins “ I love this place! Thank you so much for sharing! Imagine how the world would look like if many more people lived like this! Paradise. @BioGartenReich YouTube ” “ So inspiring!! I love to see love for the earth like this. Really brightens my day. Thank you so much for sharing! @Gia_Mc_Fia YouTube ” “ Amazing! I’ve always wanted to see this property. @sophieisobelasher Instagram ” “ A beautifully crafted short film about a beautifully crafted lifestyle. Thanks! @bedurveghardwoodgardenbeds7047 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 Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

A permaculture approach to creating community spaces with natural earth buildings Agari Permaculture Farm Other films you might like Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building, Community 25 mins Strawbale Dream Home Follow Adam and Sian as they build their traditional timber frame home combining timber joinery, strawbale and cob. Permaculture, Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Urban Living 8 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, Urban Living 5 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 Agari Permaculture Farm Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @rachelaalbers “ @FluffyKi “ @livingbig “ @protruth100 Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . 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. Agari Permaculture Farm - English If you'd like to volunteer to create subtitles in your language, please contact us ! Agari Permaculture Farm, in Victoria, Australia, is a workshop space for natural building, permaculture, natural health, healing and more. This 4-minute film shows off their amazing cob house, earthbag dome and kitchen/social area. Through interviews we meet the folk who created this beautiful, creative space. Community, Permaculture, Simple Living About Agari Permaculture Farm 4 mins “ I loved watching this film and seeing the enthusiasm pouring out of this woman as she talked about her experience with permaculture and reconnecting with people and nature. @rachelaalbers YouTube ” “ Inspiring, nice to see someone taking life into there own hands. I think it looks great. Personal. A lot better than the average home for sure. @FluffyKi YouTube ” “ This is great! What a fantastic place. Thanks for sharing. Great film work too! @livingbig YouTube ” “ This was so inspiring that I watched it twice! Love how people get together and help each other out. I like the simplicity of the buildings too. @protruth100 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 Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

A Documentary Exploring a Solution to Overfishing Fishing for the Future Other films you might like Zero Waste, Community, Urban Living, Food & Gardening 39 mins Ben & bEartha: A Community's Compost Love Story Follow the remarkable journey of a passionate man making composting at a community-wide scale not just a dream but the real thing. Permaculture, Food & Gardening, Urban Living, Regenerating Nature 16 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, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Farming 12 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. Share your thoughts about the film Fishing For The Future Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @Chr.U.Cas1622 “ @everydayanimalswithrainfor1315 “ @megulman “ @lyndallsundberg1334 Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . Links related to Gravity Fishing’s solution to overfishing Gravity Fishing website about community-focused, sustainable fishing Gravity Fishing Instagram feed showing their sustainable fishing practices Gravity Fishing Facebook page where you can follow and connect with their journey Links related to Sealective’s sustainable fishing operation Sealective website showcasing their sustainable fishing operation Sealective Instagram feed featuring images of their community focused fishing Sealective Facebook page where you can follow and connect with their journey 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. Fishing For The Future - English If you'd like to volunteer to create subtitles in your language, please contact us ! What is the solution to overfishing? Small-scale, ethically conscious fishing is typically seen as no longer financially viable, but Nate Smith’s Aotearoa New Zealand-based Gravity Fishing business is directly tackling the effects of overfishing. With sustainable fishing practices that are also financially viable and use the most humane way to kill a fish – ikijeme – it’s a model Nate hopes to replicate to make sustainable commercial fishing viable for all coastal communities. Nate’s artisanal fishing is seasonal and based on ethical fishing practices that are deeply respectful of the ocean ecosystem. By fishing seasonally, the aim is to harvest fish when they are both abundant and healthy, which also happens to be when they are the best tasting fish. We’re excited to share this story offering hope for the future of local fisheries. We hope you’ll be as inspired by it as we are! Regenerating Nature, Food & Gardening About Fishing for the Future 17 mins “ Oh WOW, simply fantastic! This is exactly how it should be done and once was done all over the world (and definitely not only with fishing). @Chr.U.Cas1622 YouTube ” “ Amazing! thank you for doing the right thing and showing that it can be done and how to do it. @everydayanimalswithrainfor1315 YouTube ” “ Oh you guys! Another important story, so beautifully told. Well done! x @megulman YouTube ” “ Love everything about this! Thanks for sharing this story Happen Films @lyndallsundberg1334 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 Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

A Magical 28-year Journey to Food Resilience Growing Forested Foods Growing Wild Together Other films you might like Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Regenerating Nature 11 mins Melliodora Tour A tour of David Holmgren and Su Dennett's 1-hectare permaculture paradise – explore the home and garden of the co-founder of permaculture. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living 20 mins An Invitation for Wildness The Guytons have made a name for themselves as forest gardeners. In this first of two films we tour the forest when it is 23 years old. Regenerating Nature, Simple Living 30 mins Fools & Dreamers Does regenerating a native forest mean hundreds of staff or volunteers planting individual tress? What about leaving it to nature? Community, Simple Living, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living, Permaculture, Economy, Farming, Food & Gardening, Homes & Building, Zero Waste 86 mins Living the Change Living the Change is a feature-length documentary that explores solutions to the global crises we face today. Share your thoughts about the film Growing Wild Together Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @jackjames9005 “ @karenmoran68 “ @mattchew5965 “ @Titania Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . Links to resources about the Guyton’s work, forested foods and food forest design: Watch our original 2016 film about the Guyton’s permaculture food forest, An Invitation for Wildness Information about the Longwood Loop food resilience ‘trade route’ the Guyton’s use to supply their forested foods direct to the local community Learn about the Guyton’s local South Coast Environment Society 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. Growing Wild Together - English Growing Wild Together - Spanish If you'd like to volunteer to create subtitles in your language, please contact us ! Watch our original film from 2016, An Invitation for Wildness . In Growing Wild Together we return to the nearly 30-year-old food forest growing on 2 acres of urban land in southernmost Aotearoa New Zealand. The forest, previously an abandoned section filled with rubbish and burnt house remains, was the subject of our 2016 film An Invitation for Wildness . Now we’ve returned to find out what has changed in the forest and for the people who live there. Robyn and Robert’s forest garden is home to countless forms of life, from trees and plants to birds, fish, and insects, and of course the humans who live amongst it all, in harmony. With time it grows wilder and wilder – “Like me,” says Robert. Since we first visited, the couple have also developed new projects, one of them reviving an old trade route, to help create food resilience for the nearby rural communities. In the film, Robert says he’s convinced that the food forest model will be one of the most important models for creating a resilient future on Earth. He maintains we must learn to be loved by the forest. Here is a film to inspire love for our forests and everything they generously gift us! Permaculture, Food & Gardening, Urban Living, Regenerating Nature About Growing Wild Together 16 mins “ This was truly inspirational. We need to localize agriculture and live with the land. His speech about optimism was just what I needed. Thanks so much, Happen Films! @jackjames9005 YouTube ” “ It was wonderful to revisit these beautiful people and their thriving, abundant food forest. @karenmoran68 Instagram ” “ Thank you for following up. The original is my go-to video when I need a connection to all things beautiful. Thank you for sharing. @mattchew5965 YouTube ” “ Wonderful film. We need more like it. @Titania Website ” 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 Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

Sustainable City Living on 1/10th of an Acre Degrowth in the Suburbs Other films you might like Zero Waste, Urban Living, Simple Living 17 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, Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Urban Living 8 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 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. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Urban Living 5 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 Degrowth in the Suburbs Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @leamonty2992 “ @jeniehuynh4805 “ @TheHomesteadingHobbit “ @meeganhardaker6595 Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . Festivals 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. Degrowth in the Suburbs - English Degrowth in the Suburbs - Spanish If you'd like to volunteer to create subtitles in your language, please contact us ! By living more simply, creating permaculture gardens, utilising energy technologies such as biogas and solar power, and taking part in community initiatives like car sharing, this household creates money and time savings that enable them to work fewer hours and develop a thriving and sustainable home. Find out more about Sam Alexander's Degrowth work: Simplicity Institute Simplicity Collective ‘ Degrowth in the Suburbs: A Radical Urban Imaginary ‘ Permaculture, Simple Living, Urban Living, Zero Waste, Food & Gardening, Community, Economy About Degrowth in the Suburbs 15 mins “ These videos give me hope and make me dream of what I can do. They show me there are people doing the right thing. Thank you. @leamonty2992 YouTube ” “ This is a wonderful way to live and save our planet. Great documentary. Thank you for sharing. @jeniehuynh4805 YouTube ” “ Such a beautiful documentary. Start small, and it will be an amazing journey as you watch your home unfold to its greatest joy. @TheHomesteadingHobbit YouTube ” “ All of your films are wonderful, thank you for this gift to the world! Fills me up with hope. @meeganhardaker6595 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 Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

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 15 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 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. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Urban Living 5 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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Brett & Nici from Limestone Permaculture on drought, bushfires, & answering your questions. HAPPEN FILMS PODCAST #5 << Previous Podcast Next Podcast >> << Previous Podcast Next Podcast >> Audio only Brett & Nici from Limestone Permaculture on drought, bushfires, & answering your questions. 00:00 / 1:07:23 Find out more about Brett and Nici Website Facebook Instagram Description We’ve made two short films about Limestone Permaculture Farm, we shot the first one in 2015 and the second in 2019. There’s a heap of learning, growth and wisdom shared across the two episodes, but a short film is just never enough, even two of them! We wanted to do a follow-up interview with Brett and Nici because during that second shoot there were massive bush fires on the horizon and the farm was in the middle of a long-time drought. How have they come through it all and what’s keeping them going? We’ve also included some questions asked on YouTube and over on Instagram. Thanks for asking, folks! Enjoy the episode. Permaculture, Farming & Composting, Gardening, Simple Living 67 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 Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

A meditation on crafting a beautiful human Flute Making and Human Making Other films you might like Simple Living, Permaculture, Community, Urban Living 12 mins A Day in the Life of Woody A Day in the Life of Woody showcases the unschooled life of 11-year-old Blackwood, a boy who has been schooled from home all his life. Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Economy, Urban Living 13 mins Being the Change at 85 Helen Dew is an 85-year-old activist with a passion for gardening, community resilience, biochar, seed saving and living simply. Share your thoughts about Flute Making and Human Making Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @catalinadelcidbarillas4183 “ @MPBussey “ @jmindich “ @Elsa568being Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . About this 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 . Flute Making and Human Making is a meditation on the similarities to be found between two unlikely things – a traditional Japanese bamboo flute and a human being. This short film is a unique exploration into the making of a shakuhachi flute, from bamboo harvest to beautiful music, and the crossovers with the making of a beautiful human. Had the thought ever occurred to you? Set your imagination to play! Begin with a posture of openness, of attentiveness. Breathe down through the fluteness of your spine to sense the tensions, where to soften, where to loosen. Consider the flute’s five holes and your own five senses. What crafting can take place, what adjustments, so that the wholeness of your being becomes the greatest, most wonderful offering you can gift to the world? Buddhist teacher Tarchin Hearn and blind flutemaker Kelvin Falconer take us on a journey into new territory, asking us to meditate deeply on our own crafting, our own fluteness, to take our turn in serious music-making for the healing of the world. The film is based on Tarchin Hearn’s book Something Beautiful for the World: A shakuhachi sadhana . If you’re inspired by the film to read the book, or to learn more about Tarchin’s teachings, visit his website at https://greendharmatreasury.org/ 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. Flute Making and Human Making - English Flute Making and Human Making - Spanish Flute Making and Human Making - German If you'd like to volunteer to create subtitles in your language, please contact us ! Mindfulness About Flute Making and Human Making 17 mins “ Thank you for the poetry and metaphor of this film. 💚💙💛.... Pure light for the soul! @catalinadelcidbarillas4183 YouTube ” “ Fabulous meditation on craft, and sound, and spirit! Thank you! @MPBussey YouTube ” “ Stunningly beautiful and insightful; both the content and the filmmaking. Thank you! @jmindich YouTube ” “ This video touched my soul. Thanks so much. @Elsa568being 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 Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

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 66 mins Our new feature film won Best Environmental Documentary at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2025. 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.

FILMS ABOUT HOMES AND BUILDING In these films we showcase different approaches to the spaces we dwell in – tiny houses on wheels, earth building, building with a focus on reclaimed or natural materials, home-builds and low-cost builds. Why are people choosing to downsize to tiny houses? Why is building using non-toxic materials important? What are the options and opportunities for living more aligned with earth's natural cycles? As filmmakers who have built our own tiny homes, lived in a variety of earth builds and small spaces and experienced the highs and lows of living in community, exploring ways to live that limit harm to planet and people is a big passion for us. We hope you'll enjoy and learn from these Homes & Building films! 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 66 mins Our new feature film won Best Environmental Documentary at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2025. Food & Gardening, Homes & Building, Permaculture The Plummery, 5-year Revisit 12 mins In this film we revisit The Plummery, the 100sq/m backyard garden in inner-city Melbourne where Kat Lavers lives and gardens. Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building, Community Strawbale Dream Home 25 mins Follow Adam and Sian as they build their traditional timber frame home combining timber joinery, strawbale and cob. 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. Simple Living, Homes & Building The Handmade Housetruck 12 mins 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 Living Simply in an Off-Grid Tiny House 6 mins Living simply in just 20 square metres this family has found a different way of living that helps them to feel more sustained and content. Simple Living, Homes & Building Off-Grid Tiny House on Wheels 17 mins This 17-minute tiny house tour takes us through all the highs and lows of building a tiny house on wheels. Community, Simple Living, Permaculture, Homes & Building, Zero Waste $420 Tiny House 4 mins This film showcases the build of a very tiny house, built using reclaimed materials by a couple with no previous building experience. Simple Living, Homes & Building Earthbag Timelapse 2 mins A 3-minute time lapse showing the build of an earthbag tiny house built by unskilled labourers at Wurruk'an, in Gippsland, Australia. Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building Building a Beautiful, Rustic Tiny House 8 mins Meet Taj as she gives a tour and describes living simply in this 10 sq metre tiny house built using reclaimed materials.

FILMS ABOUT SIMPLE LIVING As our so-called developed societies have become ever more deeply entrenched in running the ratrace and consuming 'stuff' we've created all the waste and sickness in planet and people that are the inevitable result. For some, the calling to a simpler way of life overrides the messaging from advertising and social norms. What drives them? What does a simpler way of being in the world look like? In these films we gain an insight into a variety of approaches to living with less, from holding it as a philosophical value to employing it as a strategy in some elements of the day to day. Here are stories from people who have thought deeply about how they live in the world and have insights to share with us all. 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 66 mins Our new feature film won Best Environmental Documentary at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2025. Simple Living, Permaculture, Community, Urban Living A Day in the Life of Woody 12 mins A Day in the Life of Woody showcases the unschooled life of 11-year-old Blackwood, a boy who has been schooled from home all his life. Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Economy, Urban Living Being the Change at 85 13 mins Helen Dew is an 85-year-old activist with a passion for gardening, community resilience, biochar, seed saving and living simply. Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building, Community Strawbale Dream Home 25 mins Follow Adam and Sian as they build their traditional timber frame home combining timber joinery, strawbale and cob. Zero Waste, Urban Living, Simple Living The Rubbish Trip 17 mins 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? Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Regenerating Nature Melliodora Tour 11 mins A tour of David Holmgren and Su Dennett's 1-hectare permaculture paradise – explore the home and garden of the co-founder of permaculture. Regenerating Nature, Simple Living Fools & Dreamers 30 mins Does regenerating a native forest mean hundreds of staff or volunteers planting individual tress? What about leaving it to nature? Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living A Life with Less Waste 8 mins What secrets does this family hold to reducing individual impact on the planet by reducing family waste streams? Permaculture, Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Urban Living The Plummery 8 mins 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 Degrowth in the Suburbs 15 mins What does sustainable living in the city look like? This film explores the different methods one family employs to reduce their impact. Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Urban Living Abdallah House 14 mins A tour of a very small urban section that has been developed using permaculture principles to make best use of the space. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living Creatures of Place 12 mins 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, 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. Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste Closing the Loop 7 mins Learn about how this couple manages their composting toilet, why it's so important, and how easy it is! Simple Living, Homes & Building The Handmade Housetruck 12 mins 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 Living Simply in an Off-Grid Tiny House 6 mins Living simply in just 20 square metres this family has found a different way of living that helps them to feel more sustained and content. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste A Simpler Way 78 mins What would it look like to live within Earth's available resources? This group came together to explore a one-world-footprint lifestyle. Simple Living, Homes & Building Off-Grid Tiny House on Wheels 17 mins This 17-minute tiny house tour takes us through all the highs and lows of building a tiny house on wheels. Community, Simple Living, Permaculture, Homes & Building, Zero Waste $420 Tiny House 4 mins This film showcases the build of a very tiny house, built using reclaimed materials by a couple with no previous building experience. Simple Living, Homes & Building Earthbag Timelapse 2 mins A 3-minute time lapse showing the build of an earthbag tiny house built by unskilled labourers at Wurruk'an, in Gippsland, Australia. Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building Building a Beautiful, Rustic Tiny House 8 mins 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 Agari Permaculture Farm 4 mins A short film showcasing Agari Permaculture Farm, a place for exploring natural building and permaculture.

FILMS ABOUT COMMUNITY In these films community is a focus or an element – the importance of connecting with our community for our health and well being; the ways we can come together in community, living in community, working with community. What difference would resilient communities have on our individual and collective futures? What ways are available to create better connections in our community? How can communities come together to create high-impact change? What are the challenges and joys of living 'in community'? Because we're personally convinced that connected communities will create a resilient future for humanity, you'll find lots of reference to the importance of community across our films! 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 66 mins Our new feature film won Best Environmental Documentary at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2025. Regenerating Nature, Food & Gardening, Community Rongoā Māori 11 mins Rongoā is the healing practice and an essential element of the worldview of Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand. Simple Living, Permaculture, Community, Urban Living A Day in the Life of Woody 12 mins A Day in the Life of Woody showcases the unschooled life of 11-year-old Blackwood, a boy who has been schooled from home all his life. Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Economy, Urban Living Being the Change at 85 13 mins Helen Dew is an 85-year-old activist with a passion for gardening, community resilience, biochar, seed saving and living simply. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living The City Food Commons 12 mins The commons has been an almost-forgotten concept, and yet once provided so much community resilience. This film showcases a new approach. Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building, Community Strawbale Dream Home 25 mins Follow Adam and Sian as they build their traditional timber frame home combining timber joinery, strawbale and cob. Zero Waste, Community, Urban Living, Food & Gardening Ben & bEartha: A Community's Compost Love Story 39 mins Follow the remarkable journey of a passionate man making composting at a community-wide scale not just a dream but the real thing. Food & Gardening, Community, Permaculture, Urban Living Together We Grow: The Story of Common Unity 39 mins Learn the variety of ways this community comes together to help those in need to have access to great food and meaningful connections 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. 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. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Regenerating Nature Melliodora Tour 11 mins A tour of David Holmgren and Su Dennett's 1-hectare permaculture paradise – explore the home and garden of the co-founder of permaculture. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living An Invitation for Wildness 20 mins The Guytons have made a name for themselves as forest gardeners. In this first of two films we tour the forest when it is 23 years old. Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living A Life with Less Waste 8 mins What secrets does this family hold to reducing individual impact on the planet by reducing family waste streams? Permaculture, Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Urban Living The Plummery 8 mins 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 Degrowth in the Suburbs 15 mins 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 Creatures of Place 12 mins 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, 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. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Urban Living Urban Abundance 5 mins 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. Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building Living Simply in an Off-Grid Tiny House 6 mins Living simply in just 20 square metres this family has found a different way of living that helps them to feel more sustained and content. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste A Simpler Way 78 mins What would it look like to live within Earth's available resources? This group came together to explore a one-world-footprint lifestyle. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Urban Living The Food Is Free Laneway 4 mins A film showcasing Lou and the Food is Free Laneway she initiated alongside her house, following the principles of #foodisfree. Community, Simple Living, Permaculture, Homes & Building, Zero Waste $420 Tiny House 4 mins 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 Building a Beautiful, Rustic Tiny House 8 mins 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 Agari Permaculture Farm 4 mins A short film showcasing Agari Permaculture Farm, a place for exploring natural building and permaculture.

FILMS ABOUT MINDFULNESS What part do mindfulness and self-care have in creating a more beautiful world? We think the work we do on ourselves of self-exploration, self-understanding, mindfulness and self-care are critical in order to be able to participate effectively in the healing of the planet. We don't have a strong focus on this subject in our films but it underlies our own thinking, so look out for more in future! 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. Short (0-20 mins) Mindfulness Flute Making and Human Making 17 mins A mediation on the unexpected similarities to be found between making a beautiful Japanese shakuhachi flute and making a beautiful human.

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SHORT FILMS (0–20 mins) We love making short films, which is why we've made so many of them! This genre creates an opportunity to share the stories of people and projects in a way that is accessible to anyone with access to the internet. All of our short films – films under 20 minutes long – are available free to view via our YouTube channel and here on our website, and the subjects they cover are many and varied within an overall theme: in what ways are people responding positively to the predicaments of our times? Explore responses that include permaculture ethics, living simply, transitioning to zero waste, regenerating land and mindfully considering our place in the world. 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. Community Economy Farming Food & Gardening Homes & Building Mindfulness Permaculture Regenerating Nature Simple Living Urban Living Zero Waste Food & Gardening, Homes & Building, Permaculture The Plummery, 5-year Revisit 12 mins In this film we revisit The Plummery, the 100sq/m backyard garden in inner-city Melbourne where Kat Lavers lives and gardens. Regenerating Nature, Food & Gardening, Community Rongoā Māori 11 mins Rongoā is the healing practice and an essential element of the worldview of Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand. Simple Living, Permaculture, Community, Urban Living A Day in the Life of Woody 12 mins A Day in the Life of Woody showcases the unschooled life of 11-year-old Blackwood, a boy who has been schooled from home all his life. Mindfulness Flute Making and Human Making 17 mins A mediation on the unexpected similarities to be found between making a beautiful Japanese shakuhachi flute and making a beautiful human. Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Economy, Urban Living Being the Change at 85 13 mins Helen Dew is an 85-year-old activist with a passion for gardening, community resilience, biochar, seed saving and living simply. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living The City Food Commons 12 mins The commons has been an almost-forgotten concept, and yet once provided so much community resilience. This film showcases a new approach. Zero Waste, Urban Living, Simple Living The Rubbish Trip 17 mins 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? Regenerating Nature, Food & Gardening Fishing for the Future 17 mins 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 Growing Wild Together 16 mins 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, Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture Hua Parakore 8 mins Hua Parakore encapsulates the principles behind growing food from a te ao Māori – Māori worldview perspective. 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, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Regenerating Nature Melliodora Tour 11 mins A tour of David Holmgren and Su Dennett's 1-hectare permaculture paradise – explore the home and garden of the co-founder of permaculture. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living An Invitation for Wildness 20 mins The Guytons have made a name for themselves as forest gardeners. In this first of two films we tour the forest when it is 23 years old. Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living A Life with Less Waste 8 mins What secrets does this family hold to reducing individual impact on the planet by reducing family waste streams? Permaculture, Food & Gardening How to Make Seaweed Gomasio 11 mins A step by step guide to foraging for edible seaweeds at your local beach and making gomasio to season your meals. Permaculture, Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Urban Living The Plummery 8 mins 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 Degrowth in the Suburbs 15 mins What does sustainable living in the city look like? This film explores the different methods one family employs to reduce their impact. Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Urban Living Abdallah House 14 mins A tour of a very small urban section that has been developed using permaculture principles to make best use of the space. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living Creatures of Place 12 mins 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, 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. Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste Closing the Loop 7 mins Learn about how this couple manages their composting toilet, why it's so important, and how easy it is! Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Urban Living Urban Abundance 5 mins 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. Simple Living, Homes & Building The Handmade Housetruck 12 mins 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 Living Simply in an Off-Grid Tiny House 6 mins Living simply in just 20 square metres this family has found a different way of living that helps them to feel more sustained and content. 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. Simple Living, Homes & Building Off-Grid Tiny House on Wheels 17 mins This 17-minute tiny house tour takes us through all the highs and lows of building a tiny house on wheels. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Urban Living The Food Is Free Laneway 4 mins A film showcasing Lou and the Food is Free Laneway she initiated alongside her house, following the principles of #foodisfree. 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. Community, Simple Living, Permaculture, Homes & Building, Zero Waste $420 Tiny House 4 mins This film showcases the build of a very tiny house, built using reclaimed materials by a couple with no previous building experience. Simple Living, Homes & Building Earthbag Timelapse 2 mins A 3-minute time lapse showing the build of an earthbag tiny house built by unskilled labourers at Wurruk'an, in Gippsland, Australia. 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. Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building Building a Beautiful, Rustic Tiny House 8 mins 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 Agari Permaculture Farm 4 mins A short film showcasing Agari Permaculture Farm, a place for exploring natural building and permaculture.

FILMS ABOUT URBAN LIVING Most of the world's population is urban and most of the world's problems are created in urban and industrial environments. For a long time it felt like the solutions to the predicaments of our era required a return to the rural landscape. But not only is that impossible for us all to do, it's not necessary. So many people are exploring beautiful ways to create human resilience in urban environments, from what David Holmgren describes as 'retrofitting the suburbs' to community hubs, community gardens, reviving the commons and introducing local currencies. Explore some of the options for creating a beautiful path forward on your own urban footpaths! 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) Simple Living, Permaculture, Community, Urban Living A Day in the Life of Woody 12 mins A Day in the Life of Woody showcases the unschooled life of 11-year-old Blackwood, a boy who has been schooled from home all his life. Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Economy, Urban Living Being the Change at 85 13 mins Helen Dew is an 85-year-old activist with a passion for gardening, community resilience, biochar, seed saving and living simply. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living The City Food Commons 12 mins The commons has been an almost-forgotten concept, and yet once provided so much community resilience. This film showcases a new approach. Zero Waste, Urban Living, Simple Living The Rubbish Trip 17 mins 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? Zero Waste, Community, Urban Living, Food & Gardening Ben & bEartha: A Community's Compost Love Story 39 mins Follow the remarkable journey of a passionate man making composting at a community-wide scale not just a dream but the real thing. Permaculture, Food & Gardening, Urban Living, Regenerating Nature Growing Wild Together 16 mins 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! Food & Gardening, Community, Permaculture, Urban Living Together We Grow: The Story of Common Unity 39 mins Learn the variety of ways this community comes together to help those in need to have access to great food and meaningful connections Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living An Invitation for Wildness 20 mins The Guytons have made a name for themselves as forest gardeners. In this first of two films we tour the forest when it is 23 years old. Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living A Life with Less Waste 8 mins What secrets does this family hold to reducing individual impact on the planet by reducing family waste streams? Permaculture, Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Urban Living The Plummery 8 mins 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 Degrowth in the Suburbs 15 mins What does sustainable living in the city look like? This film explores the different methods one family employs to reduce their impact. Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Urban Living Abdallah House 14 mins A tour of a very small urban section that has been developed using permaculture principles to make best use of the space. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living Creatures of Place 12 mins 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, 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. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Urban Living Urban Abundance 5 mins 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. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Urban Living The Food Is Free Laneway 4 mins A film showcasing Lou and the Food is Free Laneway she initiated alongside her house, following the principles of #foodisfree.

FILMS ABOUT REGENERATIVE NATURE Allowing nature space to regenerate herself wherever humans have impacted on her, and taking part in regenerating nature in whatever ways we can, are critical steps. This is our transition away from consuming nature as a resource and instead seeing ourselves as part of nature, scarred when she is scarred, depleted when she is depeleted, sickened when she is sickened. In these films we meet people who are working to regenerate land, sea or species in whichever way they've felt called to do. 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) Regenerating Nature, Food & Gardening, Community Rongoā Māori 11 mins Rongoā is the healing practice and an essential element of the worldview of Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living The City Food Commons 12 mins The commons has been an almost-forgotten concept, and yet once provided so much community resilience. This film showcases a new approach. Regenerating Nature, Food & Gardening Fishing for the Future 17 mins 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 Growing Wild Together 16 mins 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! 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, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Regenerating Nature Melliodora Tour 11 mins A tour of David Holmgren and Su Dennett's 1-hectare permaculture paradise – explore the home and garden of the co-founder of permaculture. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living An Invitation for Wildness 20 mins The Guytons have made a name for themselves as forest gardeners. In this first of two films we tour the forest when it is 23 years old. Regenerating Nature, Simple Living Fools & Dreamers 30 mins Does regenerating a native forest mean hundreds of staff or volunteers planting individual tress? What about leaving it to nature? 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, 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, 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.

FILMS ABOUT FOOD AND GARDENING In this selection of films you'll find a wide range of approaches to growing food. So much personal and collective resilience comes from having local and backyard access to quality food – our health and the planet's health depend on it! Here you'll find examples of permaculture gardening, food forest gardening, oraganic gardening, an indigenous perspective on food growing, gardening in tiny spaces and gardening across acres, growing food to share with others and composting everything from food scraps to poo – you name it, if it has to do with growing beautiful soil and beautiful vegetables we're interested! 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 66 mins Our new feature film won Best Environmental Documentary at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2025. Food & Gardening, Homes & Building, Permaculture The Plummery, 5-year Revisit 12 mins In this film we revisit The Plummery, the 100sq/m backyard garden in inner-city Melbourne where Kat Lavers lives and gardens. Regenerating Nature, Food & Gardening, Community Rongoā Māori 11 mins Rongoā is the healing practice and an essential element of the worldview of Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand. Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Economy, Urban Living Being the Change at 85 13 mins Helen Dew is an 85-year-old activist with a passion for gardening, community resilience, biochar, seed saving and living simply. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living The City Food Commons 12 mins The commons has been an almost-forgotten concept, and yet once provided so much community resilience. This film showcases a new approach. Zero Waste, Community, Urban Living, Food & Gardening Ben & bEartha: A Community's Compost Love Story 39 mins Follow the remarkable journey of a passionate man making composting at a community-wide scale not just a dream but the real thing. Regenerating Nature, Food & Gardening Fishing for the Future 17 mins 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 Growing Wild Together 16 mins 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! Food & Gardening, Community, Permaculture, Urban Living Together We Grow: The Story of Common Unity 39 mins Learn the variety of ways this community comes together to help those in need to have access to great food and meaningful connections 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. 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, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Regenerating Nature Melliodora Tour 11 mins A tour of David Holmgren and Su Dennett's 1-hectare permaculture paradise – explore the home and garden of the co-founder of permaculture. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living An Invitation for Wildness 20 mins The Guytons have made a name for themselves as forest gardeners. In this first of two films we tour the forest when it is 23 years old. Permaculture, Food & Gardening How to Make Seaweed Gomasio 11 mins A step by step guide to foraging for edible seaweeds at your local beach and making gomasio to season your meals. Permaculture, Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Urban Living The Plummery 8 mins 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 Degrowth in the Suburbs 15 mins What does sustainable living in the city look like? This film explores the different methods one family employs to reduce their impact. Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Urban Living Abdallah House 14 mins A tour of a very small urban section that has been developed using permaculture principles to make best use of the space. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living Creatures of Place 12 mins 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, 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, 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. Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste Closing the Loop 7 mins Learn about how this couple manages their composting toilet, why it's so important, and how easy it is! Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Urban Living Urban Abundance 5 mins 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. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste A Simpler Way 78 mins What would it look like to live within Earth's available resources? This group came together to explore a one-world-footprint lifestyle. 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. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Urban Living The Food Is Free Laneway 4 mins A film showcasing Lou and the Food is Free Laneway she initiated alongside her house, following the principles of #foodisfree. 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.

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FILMS ABOUT ZERO WASTE Transitioning to a lifestyle in which our consumption habits don't impact negatively on the planet, our society and our health is one of the most straightforward ways we can each make immediate changes for the good of all. 'Zero Waste' is a term that can make the mission sound alarming and impossible, but it sets a beautiful intention. What does transitioning to zero waste look like? Why is it important? Across these films you'll hear stories from peole who've made that journey their life goal, as well as from people for whom composting food scraps, composting human waste, being frugal in the home, and homesteading are all conscious or unconscious steps on that path. We hope you'll learn heaps and be deeply inspired! 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 66 mins Our new feature film won Best Environmental Documentary at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2025. Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Economy, Urban Living Being the Change at 85 13 mins Helen Dew is an 85-year-old activist with a passion for gardening, community resilience, biochar, seed saving and living simply. Zero Waste, Urban Living, Simple Living The Rubbish Trip 17 mins 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? Zero Waste, Community, Urban Living, Food & Gardening Ben & bEartha: A Community's Compost Love Story 39 mins Follow the remarkable journey of a passionate man making composting at a community-wide scale not just a dream but the real thing. Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living A Life with Less Waste 8 mins 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 Degrowth in the Suburbs 15 mins 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 Creatures of Place 12 mins 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, 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. Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste Closing the Loop 7 mins Learn about how this couple manages their composting toilet, why it's so important, and how easy it is! Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste A Simpler Way 78 mins What would it look like to live within Earth's available resources? This group came together to explore a one-world-footprint lifestyle. Community, Simple Living, Permaculture, Homes & Building, Zero Waste $420 Tiny House 4 mins This film showcases the build of a very tiny house, built using reclaimed materials by a couple with no previous building experience.