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The full interview with Helena Norberg-Hodge from our film A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity HELENA NORBERG-HODGE EXTENDED INTERVIEW << Previous Interview Next Interview >> Find out more about Helena Norberg-Hodge https://www.helenanorberghodge.com/ https://www.localfutures.org/about-local-futures/who-we-are/helena-norberg-hodge/ https://www.positive.news/environment/food/close-to-home-why-local-food-is-the-future/ Description Helena Norberg-Hodge is a pioneer of the local economies movement and founder and director of Local Futures. This is the full interview we shot with her 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! Watch the feature-length documentary that drew on this interview: A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity . Community, Simple Living, Urban Living 74 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

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

Listen to podcasts made by Happen Films, where inspiring people making positive change in the world are interviewed about their philosophy and lifestyle. PODCASTS In 2020, like so many around the world, we found ourselves unable to complete the work we had scheduled for the better part of the year ahead. If we couldn't shoot new films, then what? A podcast, of course! We took the opportunity to hook up with some of our favourite folk – people we'd filmed with before and people we'd love to film with one day. This short period produced 7 podcasts that still feel relevant and meaningful today. Dive deep into a variety of subjects, from energy transition to regen farming and more! Watch our 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 Farming & Composting Gardening Permaculture Regenerating Nature Simple Living Urban Living Zero Waste Community, Zero Waste HAPPEN FILMS PODCAST #7 73 mins In episode 7 of the podcast Antoinette is joined by Tina Ngata (Ngati Porou), advocate for environmental, indigenous and human rights. Urban Living, Permaculture, Zero Waste HAPPEN FILMS PODCAST #6 56 mins In this weeks episode of the Happen Films Podcast we talk to Nate Hagens about his move from Wall Street to climate educator. Permaculture, Farming & Composting, Gardening, Simple Living HAPPEN FILMS PODCAST #5 67 mins In Episode 5 of the Happen Films podcast, we speak to Brett and Nici from Limestone Permaculture Farm. Community, Urban Living HAPPEN FILMS PODCAST #4 49 mins Dr Susan Krumdieck is an American-born, New Zealand-based Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Canterbury University. Regenerating Nature, Farming & Composting HAPPEN FILMS PODCAST #3 65 mins In Episode 3 of the Happen Films podcast we speak with Jono Frew and discuss how he found himself to be a regenerative agriculture coach. Community, Simple Living, Zero Waste HAPPEN FILMS PODCAST #2 58 mins In episode 2 of the Happen Films Podcast we’re joined by a Dude Making a Difference, Rob Greenfield. Community, Simple Living, Urban Living, Gardening HAPPEN FILMS PODCAST #1 72 mins In our first podcast, Meg and Patrick discuss community resilience and the opportunities for change that the pandemic presents.

Watch all of Happen Films documentaries about simple living, sustainable living, community resilience. ALL FILMS Browse all films Here you'll find all the films we released from 2015 to 2025 – short films, mid-length films, feature films. Our films cover a huge variety of topics under the Happen Films umbrella themes of community resilience, living simply, and transitioning to a more beautiful world. There's something here for everyone! Filter options: Use the buttons below to filter the list of films. You can select more than one option, and click again to deselect. Mid-length (21–40 mins) Short (0–20 mins) Feature (+40 mins) Community Economy Farming Food & Gardening Homes & Building Mindfulness Permaculture Regenerating Nature Simple Living Urban Living Zero Waste Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature 15 Years of Limestone Permaculture Farm 12 mins Limestone Permaculture Farm is a 1-acre property in Stroud Road, NSW, Australia. This is our third film with them! 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. 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. 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? 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. 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, 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

Beautiful House Truck Made from 85% Reclaimed Materials The Handmade Housetruck 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. Simple Living, Homes & Building 17 mins Off-Grid Tiny House on Wheels 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 4 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 8 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 the Handmade House Truck Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @iahelcathartesaura3887 “ @traceyodonnell1969 “ @nathalou8778 “ @JacksonSharpening 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 Adam and Sian's building passion: Watch our second film with Adam and Sian, released in 2023, Strawbale Dream Home. Learn more about Adam and Sian: Find out more about Evergreen Homes, Adam Hickman’s building company Follow Evergreen Homes on Instagram Follow Evergreen Homes on Facebook In this film, we take a tour of Adam and Sian’s beautiful off-grid tiny house truck, which was built using mostly reclaimed and natural materials, on the back of a 1969 Bedford. The house truck is full of light and space, with an open-plan kitchen, living and bedroom area and a fancy shower set-up on the back porch. The couple describe the building process and the events that decided them on leaving a conventional home and city life to take up this much simpler way of living that they find more satisfying. Simple Living, Homes & Building About The Handmade Housetruck 12 mins “ SPECTACULAR! Amazingly great home & fantastic, informative, enjoyable video. @iahelcathartesaura3887 YouTube ” “ Inspirational, thank you for sharing this beautiful gift with the world. @traceyodonnell1969 YouTube ” “ Wow, such gentle people and living! I feel very inspired by this. Thank you. @nathalou8778 YouTube ” “ What a nicely shot film! Lovely lighting. Well edited and enticing. Love the house truck. @JacksonSharpening 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

Contact us at Happen Films with your questions and suggestions. GET IN TOUCH Your questions, comments, or your simple hello are welcome 🙂 Before you start though, a couple of things… We are currently not making new films. Keep an eye on the website and YouTube channel to know about new films coming after 2026. Therefore, we're not receiving new project pitches. Thanks for wanting to work with us though! If you’d like to hold a public screening of one of our films, visit the Host a Screening page or the Store for details about screening licences. You’ll find info on the FAQs page about download issues, sharing our films, and much more. Please note we don't do branding collaborations and will not make time to respond to requests. Thanks for thinking of us though! If you still have a query or comment, Antoinette looks forward to hearing from you. Write away! Watch our films Just checking... have you read the points above before writing? Thanks so much! Your name Your email Subject Your message * Required Submit message Your message has been submitted Your name* Email* Subject Your message* Submit message Photo by Wild Feet Productions

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) Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature 15 Years of Limestone Permaculture Farm 12 mins Limestone Permaculture Farm is a 1-acre property in Stroud Road, NSW, Australia. This is our third film with them! 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.

SuperAdobe Earthbag Tiny House Build Time Lapse Earthbag Timelapse 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. Simple Living, Homes & Building 12 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 8 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 4 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 Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

How a Family of 5 Make Almost Zero Waste A Life with Less Waste Other films you might like 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. Share your thoughts about Life with Less Waste Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @leahkubitz7655 “ @arunshankars8398 “ @nigelhughes2216 “ @majskola 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 Lauren and Oberon Lauren and Oberon's book A Family Guide to Waste Free Living Lauren and Oberon's website . 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. A Life With Less Waste - English If you'd like to volunteer to create subtitles in your language, please contact us ! In Hobart, Tasmania, Lauren & Oberon Carter and their three daughters have been making lifestyle changes towards producing almost no rubbish – they’ve only filled one small jar with waste in two years! They’ve been able to do this though a combination of small changes, from buying food in bulk, bringing their own containers and bags to shops, buying locally grown food from the market, composting their food scraps and pet poo, and buying secondhand clothes made from natural fibres. Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living About A Life with Less Waste 8 mins “ This inspired me so much. The spark of sustainable living in my heart has grown into a fire now. @leahkubitz7655 YouTube ” “ Videos like this one must be part of the school curriculum. Our kids need to watch them. @arunshankars8398 YouTube ” “ Such a gently inspirational film. Thank you. @nigelhughes2216 YouTube ” “ This was so inspiring! We’re huge fans of your videos! Thank you so much for the amazing job you are doing!❤ @majskola 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 Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

92% of Her Vegetables In Just 4 Hours a Week The Plummery, 5-year Revisit Other films you might like Community, Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture 8 mins Hua Parakore Hua Parakore encapsulates the principles behind growing food from a te ao Māori – Māori worldview perspective. 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. Share your thoughts about The Plummery Revisit Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ Aeyla-n1r “ daviddreher8588 “ yvonnescraftycorner Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . Watch our first film with Kat: The Plummery Find out more about Kat and The Plummery: Kat Lavers' Website Kat Lavers' Instagram 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. The Plummery, 5-Year Revisit – English If you'd like to volunteer to create subtitles in your language, please contact us ! Back in 2019 we visited Kat Lavers at her Melbourne home, The Plummery. We were awed not just by the abundance of food growing in her 100sq/m back yard, but by her approach to life, her household and community practices, and her wonderful eloquence. That film has been a hit – 2.2 million views to date on YouTube and over 1500 comments that are overwhelmingly inspired, excited, loving and grateful to Kat for her quiet wisdom. The film was also selected in four international film festivals. It’s been on our mind to film with Kat again – to see if things have changed in the garden and in her thinking. Happily Kat was equally excited to share an update and even expand on her insights into inner-city gardening and living. We shot a revisit film with her in December 2024, just at the start of Melbourne’s summer, and this time Kat spoke about creating resilience both in our gardens and in our homes. We also get to see some of the very cool critters that maintain her garden’s thriving ecosystem. Food & Gardening, Homes & Building, Permaculture About The Plummery, 5-year Revisit 12 mins “ I absolutely love your garden! I have watched the first film so many times! So this second one is a delight! Thank you! Aeyla-n1r YouTube ” “ I get some much inspiration from watching smaller spaces produce such abundance. I'm filled with awe at what can be accomplished with consistent effort and love for the process. daviddreher8588 YouTube ” “ How wonderful to see an update, I shared the first video with many people to try to encourage them to grow food not lawns. Thank you for sharing. yvonnescraftycorner 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

This Couple Live an Ultra Low-Waste Life and You Can Too! The Rubbish Trip 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, 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. Share your thoughts about The Rubbish Trip film Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @earth2jennyl “ @barbarajones9069 “ @slowhappytravels “ @onestrangeboat Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . 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. The Rubbish Trip - English If you'd like to volunteer to create subtitles in your language, please contact us ! Hannah and Liam are the inspiring couple behind The Rubbish Trip, originally a nationwide tour offering free zero waste workshops around Aotearoa New Zealand. Now experts on the why’s and how’s of reducing waste, Hannah and Liam are our personal zero waste heroes – educators, advocates, and activists on a subject that is ultimately about so much more than waste. For this film, we asked Hannah and Liam about their perspective on what it means to be zero waste, what it’s taken for them to make suitable lifestyle changes toward that goal, and their work in advocacy and activism. This short film offers inspiration and encouragement to all of us, no matter where we are on our waste minimisation journey. Hannah and Liam’s story offers another opportunity for Happen Films to contribute to the global conversation about waste. It is topical and it needs urgent action. We see it as a critical subject to be discussing in our households, communities, businesses, and with our governments: how can each and every one of us assume responsibility for our impact on the planet and on each other and work towards the necessary system change? Find out more about Hannah & Liam and The Rubbish Trip The Rubbish Trip website Instagram Facebook Zero Waste, Urban Living, Simple Living About The Rubbish Trip 17 mins “ I loved this video! I feel inspired, not lectured. Thank you! @earth2jennyl YouTube ” “ I have been working towards minimal waste but your film has inspired me to go for zero waste and hopefully inspire others. @barbarajones9069 YouTube ” “ Wow, Hannah and Liam are amazing human beings! Thank you for sharing their story. I'm slowly adopting the "zero-waste" lifestyle. I have so much to learn but watching this video was super helpful and inspiring! @slowhappytravels YouTube ” “ This is really impactful, thank you. Makes me think a lot about how I can change my lifestyle too! @onestrangeboat 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 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.

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

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) Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature 15 Years of Limestone Permaculture Farm 12 mins Limestone Permaculture Farm is a 1-acre property in Stroud Road, NSW, Australia. This is our third film with them! 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.

Couple Builds Tiny House for Only $420! $420 Tiny House 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, Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building 8 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 4 mins Agari Permaculture Farm A short film showcasing Agari Permaculture Farm, a place for exploring natural building and permaculture. Share your thoughts about $420 Tiny House Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @enoch327 “ @australianwoman9696 “ @smileyhappyradio “ @bottlenosedolphin8494 Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . See more about Liam and Rachel’s community in our free-to-view feature film A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity . Meet Liam and Rachel, who built this cute 6.25-metre tiny house for just $420. Using almost entirely reclaimed materials, including bits and pieces scavenged from building sites and dumpsters, the couple built their first home with no previous building experience. The teeny little house has a living area downstairs and above it a loft with a double bed. As they were living in community, Liam and Rachel didn’t need to include a kitchen and bathroom, as they have shared facilities and a communal living space nearby. This is their perfect retreat, surrounded by vegetable plots and looking out onto beautiful native bush. Community, Simple Living, Permaculture, Homes & Building, Zero Waste About $420 Tiny House 4 mins “ Living proof that one man's trash is another man's treasure. Bravo! @enoch327 YouTube ” “ I love this tiny home! It's got soul, unlike commercially built homes. Great job, guys! @australianwoman9696 YouTube ” “ This is one of the most joyful videos I have watched in a long time. Good luck to you with your home! @smileyhappyradio YouTube ” “ This video was heartwarming and gave me hope and spiritual strength. Encouraging, humble and honest simplicity. @bottlenosedolphin8494 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

Permaculture Tours Episode 1: Abdallah House Abdallah House 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. Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Economy 15 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 Abdallah House Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @AussiePharmer “ @passionfruit2819 “ @fionaludbrook8193 “ @janetbransdon3742 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 Abdallah House and permaculture: http://abdallahhouse.com http://retrosuburbia.com permacultureprinciples.com Permaculture Principles Explore the ethics and design principles behind the diversity and creativity of permaculture with practical examples of permaculture in action. 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. Abdallah House- English Abdallah House- Danish If you'd like to volunteer to create subtitles in your language, please contact us ! Welcome to the first episode of our Permaculture Tours series! In this series we diving deep into some amazing properties designed using permaculture principles, with the aim of giving you inspiration and ideas on how to apply these solutions in your own life. In this episode we take a tour of Richard and Kunie’s property, Abdallah House, in Seymour, Australia. On this 1/7th of an acre property, incredible abundance is achieved in the tiny amount of available section through thoughtful design of the garden, house, and marginal spaces. Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Urban Living About Abdallah House 14 mins “ Great story of sustainability. Well done to the owners and to the film makers. Thank you! @AussiePharmer YouTube ” “ What an amazing lifestyle, this is so inspiring! Thanks a lot for this interesting video. @passionfruit2819 YouTube ” “ Love the quality of the work of Happen Films. Wish SBS or the ABC would run a collection of your short films. @fionaludbrook8193 YouTube ” “ This would have to be one of the most inspiring videos I've ever watched. Thank you. @janetbransdon3742 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

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 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! 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. 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. 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 Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

Farming Sustainably With Regenerative Agriculture Restoring Paradise Other films you might like 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. Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture 5 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 Restoring Paradise Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @OurChangingClimate “ @AgroforestryAcademy “ @LITTLEMUSTANGFILLY “ @merquitiedd 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 Greg's work at Mangarara: Visit the Mangarara website Regenerative agriculture offers a future for the sustainable farming of meat in line with nature’s needs, by using holistic grazing and organic/biodynamic practices and even sequestering carbon in the soil – so important in the fight against climate change. At Mangarara , in New Zealand’s beautiful Hawke’s Bay, Greg Hart and his family are in the process of restoring 1500 acres of land, conventionally farmed for over 150 years, into the paradise it once was. Focusing on diversity of animals, plantings and practices they are creating not only a beautiful landscape but also a beautiful place for animals and people to live and thrive. Holistic grazing keeps the grass long in order to build soil biology, sequester carbon, reduce fossil fuel inputs and keep animals naturally healthy. The neighbouring farmers might think it’s a wasteful practice, but as Greg says in the film, “Waste is a human concept. Nature doesn’t do waste.” Farming, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature About Restoring Paradise 8 mins “ When you get a Happen Films video in your subscription feed, you know it's going to be a great day. Another awesome video, thanks! @OurChangingClimate YouTube ” “ Very inspiring. We believe that working with animals, along with agroforestry systems, is one of the most powerful ways of regenerating soils and ecosystems. Congratulations on the work! @AgroforestryAcademy YouTube ” “ Amazing. Love seeing people who are actually making a change as opposed to just complaining on the internet. @LITTLEMUSTANGFILLY YouTube ” “ This is so incredibly interesting! Thank you for all your videos and work! You inspire! @merquitiedd 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

Rob Greenfield: Being the (radical) change you wish to see in the world HAPPEN FILMS PODCAST #2 << Previous Podcast Next Podcast >> << Previous Podcast Next Podcast >> Audio only Rob Greenfield: Being the (radical) change you wish to see in the world 00:00 / 58:15 Find out more about Rob Greenfield Website YouTube Instagram Facebook Description In episode 2 of the Happen Films Podcast we’re joined by a Dude Making a Difference, Rob Greenfield. You might already be one of Rob’s hundreds of thousands of followers; if not, we’re delighted to introduce you to him because he’s one of our favourite people out there working to make the world a better place. We’ve been fans of Rob Greenfield’s work for years, and had the opportunity to catch up with him while he was under lockdown in France during Covid-19. With this interruption to daily life giving many the opportunity to reflect on the type of life they’d like to lead, it was interesting to hear about Rob’s personal journey. “It’s been about a decade now since I really shifted my life. I was living a very materialistic life. I wanted to be a millionaire by the time I was thirty. Then I started to listen to other perspectives and I just woke up to the fact that my life was not what I thought it was at all. I was buying into all these lies that corporations had sold me on what I needed to do in order to be a happy, healthy, successful human being and I pretty quickly decided that I was going to radically transform my life.” Rob has gained notoriety around the world for some of his extreme campaigns – wearing all his own rubbish as he accumulated it over the course of a month (there was a lot to carry!); foraging or growing 100% (100%!) of his food for a year. Rather than fulfil his desire to be a millionaire, his financial vows see him donating 100% of his media income to grassroots charities and his financial net worth kept to the very bare minimum. Rob is a great inspiration. Not because we should all choose to live this way – he acknowledges it’s not for everyone – but because he lives his truth in a way that fulfils him, in a way that he can be proud of, and in the way he truly wants to. That seems to us to be something to aspire to, for each of us in our individual ways. Enjoy the podcast! Community, Simple Living, Zero Waste 58 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

Fools & Dreamers: Regenerating a Native Forest Fools & Dreamers Other films you might like Regenerating Nature, Food & Gardening 17 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 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. 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. 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 Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text