A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity (2016) - Free Full Documentary
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- "A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity" is a free-to-view, feature-length documentary that follows a community in Australia who have come together to explore and demonstrate a simpler way to live in response to global crises. Throughout the year the group build tiny houses, plant veggie gardens, practice simple living and permaculture principles, and discover the challenges of living in community. This documentary, our very first!, was shot while we were living on the property for the entire year as part of the community. The documentary includes interviews with David Holmgren, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Nicole Foss, Ted Trainer, Graham Turner, and more.
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It's been 5 years since I've first watched this video and I'm now officially living off grid with my family to pursue a different path ❤
I’d really like to know more about your journey!
I wish you could document 📄 your experience on the camera, it would be nice seeing your side.
How is it going?
@@bradhouston4734 it's been fairly tough doing a transition like this with children but worth it. It's definitely not for everyone but we've enjoyed our journey thus far.
THE "RESET" was only for Communist 1 world government in 30 years by June 2022 then GENOCIDE will accelerate to a world population of 300 million. Gotta wonder if any of you figured this out in 5 years or 30 years? I doubt it!
I woke up at around 3am and somehow ended up watching this, completely guided here, and I've been crying happy tears all the way through. It's hard to express so briefly but there is so much resonance and what I've been imagining for my own life for so long...this just reaffirms everything and inspires my intentions even more. Thank you to this collective, beautiful Soul family. 🙏🌱🌻
Worldwide humans are farming more more cities farming buildings homes roads parking lots hyways stores humans worldwide cities are going wrong ways of future 07 think burning sky
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I hope you pursued your soul's passion; and are doing very well.
I live in the middle of a small city in central Florida. I have been living "a simpler life" for the past seven years. Becoming less and less dependent on government and "stuff". At 59 years of age I have decided to stay where I am and incorporate many of these lessons into my life.
"I want my life to be a gesture to a more sustainable and loving world"
I'm 19 and excited for the future. Exciting to learn from generations older than mine and growing our own little forests. My life goal is to create a food forest to pass onto my children. 🌸💕🍊
I will have shat in all your little forests by the time ur done
What an amazing documentary and community in general. I have had an insane urge lately to live a simple life, and this made me want it a million times more. The world 100% needs more of this simple living. Thank you for this. Keep spreading this message
I absolutely LOVED this documentary! Me and my toddler are at the point of moving into an even smaller apartment (34m2) but it has a big front and back garden and is in 30 seconds distance to the woods. It would allow me to practice permaculture in the gardens and build a tiny home in the backyard for things like meditation and my son so he can be in his bubble without me disturbing. Living smaller is sooooo rewarding and after this move we will be looking to life more rural within a community. This documentary sparks up so much! And I saw some amazing ideas for the new house and yard, but also loved every word of wisdom shared.
Thank you so much for sharing this! You have some wonderful vids here
The Wild Doula you are living ( for now, by choice), the life that is exactly what everyone will be forced to be living if Agenda 2 1 or Agenda 2020 the plan for "sustainable development" "
goes through.
@@sissyrayself7508 Event 201 is a good place to start looking at things, i am not saying that is what they are doing, whoever put those sites on line says that is what has been done so far.
Thank you for all the hard work that went in to this. Especially to those who went against the modern paradigm of individualism, and offered their lives (or one year of it!) to live with others, for others, in a way that is now considered abnormal. Humankind has to change if we are to survive what is coming, and projects like this offer not only ideas, but hope. Ted Trainer is an amazing person - my thanks also go to him for daring to write about and live consistently with his beliefs. You are all an inspiration!
Thanks Annette! :)
How can there be any dislikes ?...
Anyways, my actual comment was going to be : If there is one sentence to remember... "We can't wait for authorities and government to do something about it, we just have to do things. It has to be from the bottom up."
This is sadly the truth, but we have to trust in our future, we have the power the change things, it's a question of general awerness.
This is an international issue. I'm french and I just watched this great documentary, thank you !
Disliked because they eat meat. Meat destroys the environment, tortures and kills animals and damages human health. A person cannot be both an environmentalist and a meat eater.
I agree with the comment about meat and also scroll through some of the commenters who made points on how they are just living off of the waste of an industrial civilization and not actually producing or creating anything of their own.
Awesome and true line. @PepperpunkDesign and N.S. > Show me a social group from any point in human history that has been sustainably 100% meat-free. I believe that raising animals for food can be/ is/ has been done in ways that are regenerative (restore ecological health) and can be incredibly healthy. Yes you do have to kill them, but torture is not a requisite. And, N.S. > Isn't living off of the waste better than creating new and more waste by participating directly?
My life is not usually simple and sometimes it is. I lived yesterday afternoon in a local park. I felt the warm sunshine pierce through the cool breeze. I heard the birds sing joy. I watched the cherry blossoms gently fall to ground. All I needed was a small container of water. Perhaps if we are grateful for our short periods of simplicity they will expand. I love your movie.
Thanks for your insight about gratitude. Simple things such as being able to sit in a local park and enjoy some sunshine is a blessing. Some people around the world can't even have that due to wars created by people who wanted MORE and MORE.
Mahatma Ghandhi- "God made the world for mankind to sustain his needs, not to sustain his greed".
Could he have perhaps grown and changed during his transformation to a leader? HIs path expanded before him as he lived it. HIs dedication to change in his world has inspired many. All great leaders have their past microscoped; this does not change who they became on their journey.
I was thinking just that! Resources are not the problem. The problem is GREED ;) it´s an ethic issue, not a material one. Thanks for sharing!
Get real, Coley, there is a thing called solar recharger that work with laptops among other things and Yfi technology is available to people like me. Yes, I pay $84 dollars a month for my Yfi, my land line, no limit long distance and my server which connects the two building in my property and my two computers. But that is MY ONE AND ONLY luxury item. I don't think that is even remotely greed, especially when I can watch documentaries such as this one and learn (or improve) necessary knowledge right here on RUclips. Your anger issues, make you blind to all the possibilities out there in the internet. I even took a very useful free full course on how to turn my property into a food forest, that can make me almost self-sufficient, in case a global calamity. Use the thing on your head called brain. I bet you waste a lot more on your video games. Plus I get exercise and you don't.
To wish something better for yourself and your family is not greed. Greed is the assumption that you have a right to squeeze everyone else to achieve your goals. It is that greed that is worshiped by, and poisons, this country.
If you are spiritual you should realize that "need" is a subjective term.
This is wonderful. Thank You! This year I have started growing some food and the pleasure I get from eating tomatoes, kale, cucumbers and peas I have grown myself is immense. It's the simple things. Time for change.
“Sustainability isn’t enough, it needs to be regenerative!” Let’s doooo this!!
Rastafarians community all over the Caribbean have embraced this lifestyle forever. Glad to see it's being caught on more and more in Western world.
western society is destroying our planet, and only few people care about it
I feel the root of much unhappiness is our disconnect from nature and being forced to confront the rat race in a never ending battle of paying bills and taxes. And the wages these days are insufficient
its readily obvious isnt it really...
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Jenn AKA , yes thanks to the Saudis ! They are funding a lot of the changes in your school systems - not necessarily for the best though .
+Thjeok Thjeok Do you have source / link to that, would be interested to learn more, I'm aware of their heavy investment in to stock markets
Why is medea always lying , just look up a video on the Saudis . its even been on the news ! They have the highest unemployment , and yet have the richest people in the world ! most of their employment goes into policing women , and reading letters from muslims
around the world , who want funding for mosques or business ventures , while these people also get welfare from the countries they have migrated to . The whole thing is a scam .
I have had a passion for connecting with nature and my family and I hope to adapt to a more sustainable way of life but this documentary does outline the importance of community. This is definitely one of the key components but it also strikes me a one of the biggest challenges as well.
On my way to Hawaii to start a 100% off-grid permaculture fruit farm on my 3 acres. I'm 50 and disabled, but want a new life and a new way!
I wish you the best of luck and lots of happiness! greetings from Austria, Europe! :)
I wish you the same like susanne. may your dreams of your new life will come true. also greatings from austria :)
+Benedikt Mennel haha des gibts ja ned! zufälle gibts... ;D
Susanne Rehm nicht nur österreich ist ein kaff sondern auch das gesamte internet :D es war eine wundervolle doku, hast du erfahrung in permakultur, lehmbau etc?
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Very little myself, but we have an experienced permaculture expert to assist.
So wonderful! This community reminds me of ours here in Colorado! Spread the wisdom of simple life and we all will benefit. Thank you Australia Family.
Beautiful! Thank you!!! We need to build these communities all over the world! Love & Light
the greatest companies do not want you to know this, or else all their business go down...good job you guys keep going forward
Wow, this is an immense resource! I am half way through and will watch again later with my family. We live in a yurt in NZ, having moved from a brick house in London. Huge change!
wow your channel is really cool! I subscribed immediately and will binge watch it! :)
+Susanne Rehm ah cool :) thank you!
Lulastic Hippyshake I'm so envious
Ive been back in the city for 9 weeks after being off grid in the middle of the ocean 100ks from the mainland and watching this is really calming thank you so much for this
Hi folks, just finished watching your vid and thanks. I would like to offer a little perspective from someone that has been off grid and building and designing off grid and sustainable shelters for over 15 years. The intentional community model has rarely worked unless people are willing to put a long term commitment into it and have ownership. Homestead communities were usually made up of family that shared in ownership of the land which would be passed down through generations. My own homestead is part of a larger homestead originally owned by my grandfather.
Your experiment lacked that ownership and commitment from what I see and a family connection is hard to develop with strangers in just a years time. I also seen a lot of contradiction in your lifestyle. No clean energy like solar and wind power and structures not well designed for long term living. Australia has a fairly mild climate and those structures would not be suitable for areas with heavy snow like my area. Your use of grid power for building your structures when you have so much sun struck me as a strong contradiction.
I would suggest building your community center first with green energy and then allowing people to have ownership of a small parcel for a their own house and garden and a community farm where all contribute and benefit. People need space to pursue their own goals in life, start a business if desired, or be creative while also being part of and contributing to the community goal.
You are welcome to view my channel for off grid structure ideas: ruclips.net/user/solarcabin
LaMar
solarcabin I love all of what you said!!!
solarcabin... I follow you on youtube! Thanks for this comment; it's how I was thinking, too. I am looking at the possibility of going off grid to become self sufficient and help my family. I love community as well, but I need my own space and autonomy.
solarcabin great comments! In the book, The 5000 Year Leap, it explains that the lack of individual ownership is the reason that British settlers in America in 1600s, failed and were nearly extinct every winter for the first 8 years in Jamestown, Virginia. Once they established ownership of land and resources, the settlement thrived. It was an experiment on socialism, and it failed.
you raise some valid points, but this does not mean the experiment was without value, not least in the questions is raises, questions which have of course been asked before but for which there is a need for repetition; they have not been fully answered yet and we need to open out our thinking and concepts to find enduring solutions in a way that the approach of "technology will fix it" does not entirely do.
solarcabin , I administer a website " Adrift With Cheap Gin ". It's an attempt at creating an community of people such as yourself, and tool to help people who would like to live simpler, sustainable lives. If you're interested in sharing your knowledge and skills set, I would love to hear from you. My email address is Gin@adriftwithcheapgin.com.
I'm 68 and this is a throw back to 'communes' of the 60's....back to nature and share what you have....family, friends, neighbors...simple living.
You can download the full HD 1080p version of the documentary for a pay-what-you-want price at happenfilms.com/a-simpler-way
Thank you for making this and sharing.
We from the project "Back 2 nature" paid for the Full HD version of the movie and made bg subs. Then we organized around 15 free screenings in 12 cities in Bulgaria. The idea was to invite for the screenings people who already live in the nature to share their experience and knowledge. All the screeings were full and everybody was excited and inspired.
Thanks so much for the wonderful movie! Keep up the good work. :)
P.S. Check your mail. ;)
That's so great to hear! Thank you so much for all the work you put into screening the film and making the subtitles :)
One of the most refreshing aspects of your experiment is that no one is claiming to have all of the answers or having the only answer. So many communities makes it difficult to get into because you have to agree with EVERYHING in their plan or else. That attitude is not sustainable. Learning to communicate is absolutely vital. Having probationary periods for folks and workshops on communication skills is vital. Too bad we aren't finding many similar to this in the U.S.A. Australia and New Zealand seem to be so much more open to alternative housing and communities. We're evidently a pretty selfish lot here. Being older and dependent on opiates for pain control, I hope to find an answer close to a city here I have medical facilities available for my physical difficulties. Hopefully one is around.
Eat raw vegan and you won't need pills. Food is medicine.
Just a tip- growing papaver somniferum, poppies, will provide you with options like potent poppy tea, etc. Look into it? 😉 Love!
Esse definitivamente é p melhor filme que assisti!!! Essa é a vida em comunidade que sonhamos !!! União ,amor pela natureza e o verdadeiro sentido da vida!!! Estou emocionada e imensamente feliz por todos integrantes da comunidade!!! Quem sabe um dia esse não seja esse o futuro da nossa humanidade ❤️
Thank you “Happen Films” this was such a fantastic and inspiring film to watch.
This is life changing. I’ve been thinking about moving to contribute to an eco village for years, literally decades. Now is the time.
A initiative not to be just appreciated but to be followed with passion and responsibility toward mother earth
Finally listened to the song at the end and oh my god your voice is beautiful, the lyrics were meaningful and all. I needed that thank you! 🥺🖤
Just downloading this to watch this evening; the first bit which I already watched is fantastic and so beautifully filmed and edited... thank you! :)
Started my own Simpler Way of life. Quit my job, sold my home to build a self sustaining off grid homestead in central PA. Love this video and it taught me a lot! Thanks, I need all the help I can get :)
I'm so happy to see these practices finally spreading albeit slowly, into the mainstream. Thank you for doing this amazing, beautiful project!
How I wish I was part of this project!! Thank you for uploading this. Will definitely download the full version. It's worth it! 🌱
My reservation about this film is the attempt to mix oil and water: simple living, tiny homes, and growing your own food are best done individually or by couples or (at most) family groups. Traditionally, tribes grew out of extended family groups, with natural hierarchies arising over generations.
Trying to form a tribe from a randomly selected group of self-centred individuals who want to do everything democratically is a recipe for festering resentments and constant conflict.
Since the project allowed bringing in outside help anyway, maybe a much smaller group could have just budgeted for a bit more outside help when necessary.
The main thing that struck me about the project was that it was just a repeat of the hippie communes of the early seventies. They also hoped to change the world. Where are they now?
PS I do totally sympathise with the basic premises of the project - I'm just sceptical about the commune aspects of it.
Holy shit... finally, a person with a brain who doesn't fall for the Hippy propaganda moron enforce just to say "huurr ddurr your greedy and dum! GO TO YOUR TECHNOLOGY!"
billworsfold , those hippy groups were infiltrated ! And some of us are still here ! In places where we can get away with it - not in the lime light !
I realize this is a year old comment, but just a thought to add. These folks were just making due as efficient as possible. To say that they would not have been able to procure the supplies needed to survive without an existing society as a source is not true.
I certainly do not think that this is any kind of a solution for all problems. But its hard to deny the general sense of well being that returns to you living in this manner.
I would imagine that in order to get everyone to live this way would cause great suffering. Or would be the natural start from some kind of great suffering.
I partially agree. Have a game plan and a clear purpose. Everyone knows that homesteading is feasible with varied degrees of off grid technology. As a poor person interested in homesteading, I don't stand a chance. And I don't want the discord that comes with complete egalitarianism.
I just want us to stop exlpoiting resources so agressively and to be rid of plastics and synthetics, except where no other application can work. This told me nothing I already knew.
Why didn't they build a greenhouse with a solar panel for warmth? Again, no planning, just a hippy documentary. No game PLAN. PLAN. PLAN.
Happen Films or hippie films? Seriously though, other then too much preaching, it was good to see.i hope some people will think about their choices and find new options
I'v always dreamed of starting a community like this. Currently I serve at a self-sufficient discipleship in California as cook for 55 men.
If only I could find a community like this one here in the states. I'm dying for this kind of life.
search intentional communities there are many dozens, perhaps many hundreds around the U.S.
Interesting documentary,
I would really like to see where this project is now (2023) and what these people are doing now.
Are they still living this lifestyle??
Beautiful and full of hope. Thank you.
Can this precious video have Russian subtitles? I'd share it with Russians? Please....This is a planet Earth people movement.
We can send the English transcript if people can find translators. Please be in touch if you can assist.
Thoroughly enjoyed this film! I liked that it not only covered the great things about this way of living, but also some of the challenges. Thank you!
In Thailand we provide access to rural family farms that demonstrate what it really means to live sustainably. Wwoofer's are like minded people, growing natural food and providing experiences using your hands and a simpler way of life.
Amazing documentary!! I've been looking forward to join a community where everyone trust and take care each other. Definitely it's not easy involves learn how to interact and communicate , but sounds beautiful! And all the efforts will worth it.
Hi Jordan,
Great documentary!
Out of curiousity (and vested interest, I'm a sound recordist, :) ), who did the sound? Great job.
I've been following these kind of ideas for many years now and striving for simplicity and 'minimal footprint' living.
I'm in planning and development stages to build a teardrop camper.
In a single person sense I've found the the hardest thing on my own is to find land, hence the camper.
I work in the motion picture industry and work quite intensely but sporadically for approximately half of the year. I love my job intensely and the creative community that I circulate in but the other half of my year is generally a different story. Stress of maintaining a rental property with very little money is ridiculous. Sometimes I have gone away for work and left behind a rental property for three months paying rent and electricity on a house I'm not even living in. Other trips away I have moved all of my possessions into storage and payed storage fees to reduce the financial waste of an empty house. Over the past 5 years there are at least 12 months or more that I would define myself as 'homeless' but have still managed to live off the land (kinda..) in a nomadic camping situation. I don't really define that 'homeless' nomadic lifestyle as one of a person in crisis (others do). I suppose over the years I have refined my 'camping' to become smarter. What do I really need? What is surplus? I would estimate that I have shed 90% of my physical assets over the last 5 years and the more I look at physical possessions the more they look like expenses not assets. It has truly been liberating! The more and more I get out on the land I constantly ask myself, "How can I make this last longer?".
I like my privacy and introversion sometimes but also thrive on community. There was so much insight in your documentary...
I am, at heart, an anarchist and a philanthropist. I love and use technology everyday. I don't believe in demonising it nor do I believe in worshipping it. I think human accomplishment on all levels and in all fields is to be admired and think it has brought about innovations both spectacular and catastrophic.
Humility. Our standing in the universe.
I read a very seminal piece of writing to me many years ago by a writer out of New York that goes by the name Hakim Bey. It's called 'T.A.Z. The Temporary Autonomous Zone.
While I may not agree with every word in this piece of writing it makes some very interesting points in terms of community which I will try to outline below.
As an anarchist I obviously am not a big believer in government. The points raised in your documentary about communal living sit very well with me. I grew up in the Adelaide Hills and was very lucky to live in a great, safe, welcoming extended network of local people. I was always aware that if I had a problem or needed something that a friend or neighbour could help and vice versa if someone in need came to me.
The intoxicating ideas of political and social revolution do not always need to mean overthrowing a tyrannical government. Communal ways of skirting the political and economic system are going on everywhere quietly. Hence the term 'Temporary Autonomous Zones'. Sharing of resources and food outside the monetary system. Hakim Bey suggests that these kind of groups almost arise 'organically' out of a growing need and disband when their objective is met. Nothing lasts forever and to be perfectly honest I wouldn't want it any other way.
I very much admired the way you covered peoples differences in personality with your doco. You explored the very real hurdle that people don't always get along and that relating and working with different personalities is a challenge but quite often rewarding. 'The art of being human' is how Ross put it I believe. I REALLY loved the philanthropic nature of the interviews on this and that you didn't turn it into some horrible 'reality' style 'fly on the wall' watching people argue or dishing out dirt. Serious respect man.
I want to be transient. Free to move. This presents challenges in cost. Such as no fixed location to grow and propagate food. Being able to move with everything I own in my form of transport.
When I work on a film, for the most part, I don't need to worry about money, food (it's catered everyday!) or accomodation. When I don't work all of these things become an issue.
So here is my plan. I own an old 77 landcruiser on gas. I'm building a teardrop camper. It is 9 foot long, 4 foot wide and 4 foot high. It has a completely contained double bed sleeping area. A kitchen/galley area at the back. Dual battery system with inverter and solar. Water storage and collection 12v pump. Gas for cooking and hot shower(so glamping!). Enough storage for everything I need.
I could imagine coming to work and live on communities such as these in my 'off season'. Exchanging my work for money lifestyle to a work for food, shelter and helping fellow humans lifestyle. Is that something you see a bit of at Wurruk'an?
Anyhoozle, great work Jordan and the Wurruk'an Mob!
One Love,
Josh
Hey Josh,
Glad you liked the film!
I did most of the sound recording throughout the year and my partner Antoinette helped out with that towards the end of the project.
I think the exchanging work for food and shelter is a great approach to take and it's what is currently happening at Wurruk'an. I think it's a win win scenario if it's done right.
Good luck with your teardrop camper!
Cheers,
Jordan
can you recommend any good truly independant movies that dont have a hidden sick and twisted agenda like all the hollywood and netflix muck?
Me the wife n kids are thinking about going this route.. Its funny I started with $5 in my pocket broke with nothing..turned a business into a 7-10k a month business thought this would make me happy more money for more stuff.. now that I have reached a certain amount of success I have realized its not stuff thats important it time.. time is most important.. time with family, time with friends time with God.. We are in the beginning stages of converting our lives to minimal living.. but eventually would like to live in a tiny home away from the city..
You had to do all that hard work to arrive where you are now. $5 is no way to get a tiny home built!
Those of us seeking and acting for change have, by necessity (for now), one foot in each world. At the moment of adequate community sovereignty and sufficiency, and/ or "collapse", it is time the cut the cord!
I enjoyed this documentary. I don't understand some of the harsh critiques in the comments. Are they perfect or is this a perfect model for sustainability? No. But they are striving to do things better, as a community, instead of selfish individuals. They are consciously making decisions on how to reduce their footprint and reuse as much existing resources as possible. I applaud them and I hope they learned a lot through their journey. I hope to have the opportunity to "live simply" in the future.
Just finished this vid. Wonderful. A lot of the same information shared in my permaculture design course that I just completed. I'm in my 60's but still plan on living in an intentional community soon.
I would have liked to see the actual disagreements and other failings. It would have made you each more relatable as individuals, and I think learning from others' mistakes is one of the best ways to learn well. But you never really show those mistakes or disagreements. Otherwise, nice video.
This documentary strengthen my further on sustainable living. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you for making this movie. You all created something beautiful and sacred. I learned many new things in the movie such as permaculture and the gift economy, intentional communities.
These things are real and many intentional communities exist all around the world.
I really think that "common culture" is the key. Shared values and morals, shared story. You either grow up in it, or build it. Requires acknowledged and respected leadership, guidelines, and boundaries.
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Aha sounds like utopian communism which never worked and never will work - big words - I am already happy with people that have some guts and fear less 😂
I wonder often why I watch these videos. I guess I just want to learn, be inspired and hope to be able to integrate these things into my own community. But the hypocrisy, judgment and hostility is just unnecessary. It becomes an us and them..and will not inspire the change we all need.
I've also found that people support democracy...until it disagrees with their beliefs and wants.
Well nature found its' way to send us a message...
these people have been telling us a long time ago to rething
permaculture is the way,people, it just takes courage!
(I sag that to myself as well:))
Omgosh. I love your way of life and the tiny house window is absolutely beautiful. I've been working on my backyard again after a back injury about 18 mos. ago and I felt trapped and depressed, but since I'm feeling better I've been out enjoyed the Sun and Wind. I live in So. Texas and we have the Ocean breeze and it feels so good to be outside. Thank you for sharing.
This song in the end of the movie is soooo beautiful!!!
I would have loved to have seen a few elders puttering around and enjoying the company of young adults
no one wants to support them. no one wants to do the heavy work for the overweight women in this community, either.
@PricillaMac many intentional communities in Australia have mixed ages, this one is a new one it seems...give 'em time to develop and grow...
@@pipfox7834 it was mentioned several times that this was only a one year experiment.
Very inspiring. What happened after the 1 year? Did some people stay? I'd be interested to know more about some of the conflicts and the process/nitty gritty of what was developed (as someone looking to start something similar). Why did some people choose not to continue in the same way of life?
Well, its really worth my time listening to them.. They are the real 'thinking people' and what they say do make real sense.. thanks for sharing your great experience..
Watching this May of 2021! Great and refreshing video to open your mind! Thanks for sharing!
liked, shared, thanks for the whole vid, great stuff here
It is so inspirational!
Permaculture Homestead - Wish I was young again, for the first time ever, Im seeing such opportunity for enlightened communities around the world.
@@MelissaBrownapt215 It is happening!
our fragile planet? see this is the one issue i have. we're not hurting the planet... we're not destorying the planet... we're destroying ourselves. the planet and life for that matter will survive and propagate long after we're gone. we need to get our shit together for OUR sakes
It depends upon how you define "the planet" I suppose Deji. If you are talking about the geological planet, then it is very, very resilient. But if "planet" means complex ecosystems with many trophic levels, then these are certainly at threat from widespread forest destruction, acidification of the oceans, nuclear waste/war etc... of course bacteria will survive what ever happens, but we don't know how much else will.
You're missing the point.
As Ross explained and to further it; we are destroying ecosystems and animals have/are becoming extinct as we speak. This is one of the many ways we are affecting the future of the planet and it's outcome, and we don't know what will happen in the future. So your argument doesn't justify why we shouldn't help our fragile planet and ourselves. Helping our planet is helping ourselves. We are one. What don't you get?
Yes LegendLength, there is a big difference. But, in what way do you mean? And what is your point?
Also yes, that can be a problem. Sometimes there is priority over one species than another, for unfortunate reasons. But, there's many justifiable reasons why they should be treated with equal urgency.
Deji D I totally agree!!!
As George Carlin pointed it out. ruclips.net/video/rld0KDcan_w/видео.html
You are all so brave- watching this film has confirmed everything that I've been experiencing during lockdown, there may be hope yet ! x
Great work. The entire offering was great. The cinematography was wonderful. not easy
Watching during the pandemic. I think that this is encouraging. One statement that I do not agree with. "There are no disadvantages to creating a community" People are messy, and there can be lots of stressors any time people work together on anything. Strong guidelines, and boundaries are absolutely necessary. Even within family communities.
fight for your limitations and they are yours.
Why is it always the Kiwis doing the cool stuff? I guess I have to go back there and do it myself, too :D
Alex Grillparzer. IN 1968, 69, 70 I lived in a sustainable, self-sufficient commune here in Colorado. Their words are more than familiar. They even look like we did... Yet we DID NOT have power tools, completely off grid. We did use the rambler station wagon (filled with gas) to go get propane. Outdoor community kitchen. We took turns peddling a bicycle to wash our clothes. We did have an outhouse though. Same story, different generation.
That was great thanks guys I'm so jelly of u all! I would love to live like this I feel it's so much more natural way for humans to be.
who else is wishing they lived this type of lifestyle, in such a community
I truly enjoyed this documentary !
I am glad I came across this beautiful work. Thank you very much for making this inspiring film. More power to you all behind this movement.
"I hope that people make their own beautiful mistakes on their way to integrity" ❤. I would add "and finding the reward, growth and solace in apologising when that beauty happens."
Taking a little rather than amasing wealth that takes a life time to repay..giving is so rewarding and sharing lessens the load..🌳🏤🌲
I'm loving this channel so much inspiration for starting a more self suficient life.
That's great to hear!
I always wonder why people have to have the like-minded people to live in a new community. If they are non-egotistical, they can live anywhere, with the spirit of caring and sharing. Fundamentally, the purpose and means are reversed with this kind of project. We can grow food at our backyard. We can live minimally with respect and sustainability with the nature and other people. It's an escape and self-indulging to me having to do it corporately. In many parts of the world, people live without electricity, gas, and clean water supply. They live in that environment not by choice.
The fact that they felt the need to try is worth something.
1. Find a group of friends or church members/homeschool group or family members who would like to live in community. 2. Find a nearby, small town that used to depend on a single factory/industry that was outsourced to Mexico or China, that now has many NICE homes that are unsellable due to lack of jobs/shopping. There is usually an empty "downtown" business area where most spaces are also for sale. 3. Start buying up the houses and business property at bargain prices and slowly work the "group" into positions of small town government to insure that agricultural pursuits are allowed while some members commute or telecommute to prior employment. 4. Marketing: create a story about small town revitalization, the destination downtown for arts/crafts/festivals/farmers markets etc to bring in money from surrounding towns and cities. The end.
It sounds like a good plan! I have been looking for a group who are wanting to do this, but so far haven't had any luck.
We have several towns around us that religious nuts tried doing that. It is not as easy as you make it sound.
Be careful of the insulation and plywood used for the small house, as they both omit off gasses (V.O.C's). The smaller the space, the more toxic it is. Just saying.
yeah, I really like the cob houses - thinking they're going to be super healthy, and well insulated, and just prettier - like something out of a hobbit village in lord of the rings. I'd like to see water catchment (probably happening).
I loved seeing a group of unskilled, motivated people using recycled material to build tiny houses. Being a builder I would say the biggest mistake they made was putting vapor barriers on the inner-side of the exterior sheathing, and not putting one on the inside surface of the stud wall before putting on the interior finish sheathing. A friend of mine did something similar when she built her tiny house and wouldn't listen to my advice. Her house became very moldy, and had to be gutted and re-done.
Most people don't understand that the majority of water (which feeds mold) comes from inside the house; from the air. If the water vapor isn't prevented from getting into the walls, then it will condense on the cold surfaces in the Winter and cause mold growth. This is a great way to kill your house slowly, and cause a lot of health problems too.
This being said, I thought their whole approach and the work they did was beautiful. Building an eco-village from scratch and from scrap is not easy. They have my respect for that and so much more. The whole project was very inspirational.
Thanks for this, Karl. Do you have a channel? :D It IS a really good documentary, though. Is there something I can watch to learn more about learning to build for dummies? I need it!
Hi Solomon, I LOVE cob too! But it is a common misperception that cob insulates well, in fact it doesn't. Cob has a high thermal mass which can absorb and store heat well. But that's different than what insulation does. My fave book on the subject is "The Hand-sculpted House"
@@braeburn2333 Well said on the vapor barriers. We just finished building our 24' tiny house and used a micro-porous vapor barrier on the exterior side of the exterior sheathing, then applied siding. We also insulated with sheeps' wool, which not only actively manages moisture, but also absorbs formaldehyde/ VOCs.
Just love it we live in east Gippsland and just love it doing the whole sustainable living thing as much as possible
I’m with you. All the best my friend
Hardest part is finding arable land, with freedom from county zoning/code restrictions.
It is! And the easy part, oddly enough, is finding like-minded folks who are also striving for sovereignty and a healthy relationship with nature. The BIG work is in the personal healing and growth needed to be done as we develop communities. In regard to zoning/ code, under-the-radar is the key word...mum's the word!
@@inkypaip13 guerilla ditch sowing
I mean even if you bought the property. You would have to have the means to do so, and the knowledge of self reliance. How many people have that? Not many. My knowledge in survival school with my military background, and my work in renewable resource energies gives me a leg up but even I wouldn’t feel comfortable bringing not just me but my whole family to live off the grid on the land. It would be one thing if it would be just me but with a wife that has cancer and a kid, it’s not the same. And even if everyone had the means to do so, the land acquired and the know how. I don’t think there’s enough space by a long shot to have everyone off the grid. Or even on land that is very spaced out through nature from the next person. A more likely scenario is to transform cities with nature like how Singapore did.
@@aceggkspade958 Good points all. I'm thinking one step at a time. A recently retired clinical therapist, I started my first garden this summer and enjoyed success with five crops. We ate every bit of them with cherry tomatoes still ripening. The rest failed. I planted an apple tree and five berry plants. I started a winter garden in my basement this month, September 2020. I'm looking into solar panels to purchase outright but may move to a smaller home with a larger piece of land in the next twelve months. As an extrovert, I act, reflect and act again. My husband is the opposite. He reflects, acts, and reflects again. It's a healthy combination that comes with frustrations for both of us, ages 61 and 68. I don't care. I'm moving forward anyway. Your advantage, in addition to the skill sets you picked up in the military is your age. Don't let perceived barriers stop you. Keep learning, chunk down your goals, continue to move forward and before you know it, you too will be the next self sustaining guru with a wife with cancer and a kid. The same goes for me at my advanced age of 61. My advantage - healthy genes and longevity in my family. I refuse to let anything stop me... Best of luck to you!
Joan McInerney I love it. Totally encourage anyone to be as self reliant as possible. We also have a huge garden of herbs and vegetables and a few fruit trees. I wish we had more and in the next house we buy I’ll make sure there is the land to do so. The food is better grown by yourself and the appreciation is there too since you had to put in the time. Solar panels can be a good investment but also a depreciating asset. There are other options than buying your panels such as a power purchase agreement. But it depends if you want off the grid or just cheap electricity. If you want off the grid you need to live somewhere that a utility company has not run power to. Because if they have even if you have solar batteries if there’s a power outage solar will automatically shut off so not to run current back through the lines the workers could be working on. It could potentially run power back through and be converted into high voltage power at the transformers and blow up and kill someone. That’s why people that have solar still suffer through power outages. But you could have a hook up where solar powers an external generator too. Anyways, without getting too technical. I highly encourage everything your doing.
In my job I have had to talk to thousands of people. I’m sure you have spoken to a lot too. Not all are educated, a lot of people out there depend on fast food establishments and snacks from the store. It’s a terrible diet but I’ve just seen it so much, I begin to question even with proper education, could they or would they want to change to a more self sustained life style. I don’t know.
But either way, fully living off the land, growing your own wheat, milling seeds, turning butter, growing fruits and jarring them for winter, learning how to preserve meats, basically doing everything yourself. That’s really hard work that doesn’t make a whole lot of sense for a single family. But forms of self sustainability. Is always encouraged in my book.
Now, my first point based on What I learned was more along the lines of surviving, not exactly long term living. Foraging plants and what not. Not exactly what you want to eat unless it was purely to survive in my opinion haha. And I know my 5 year old would not be down for eating certain plant life whether it was edible or not. Lol.
Hey by the way. What state are you living in? Perhaps I can recommend some solar options to look into?
everyone talks about it like were killing the world...but the world will be fine and will always repair itself long after we are gone...its ourselves we should worry about...how do we survive...how do we not be our own downfall!
Overpopulation is the real problem and climate change is not man made, it's natural!
@@SoundMediaVibes climate change is natural, but to say humans don't have an impact on it is just plain ignorant, or deceptive. Overpopulation is not a good thing but we do have enough resources to support the people on Earth currently. We waste around 1/3 of the food produced for human consumption every year.
@happenfilms thank you for sharing all this videos with the world . Many blessings to all, hope that in the near future we can collaborate
Really interested in living a permaculture lifestyle, fully functional rammed earth home, grow my own vegetables year round, raise and rear farm animals for meat, dairy and eggs. I currently live in the city of Auckland, New Zealand, so am looking at starting of with a few raised garden beds made from pallet wood in my backyard. We already have a feijoa tree as well as a banana plant. We also purchased x2 passionfruit seedlings, x2 avocado saplings, and a pomegranate plant. I have a large section to eventually extend my garden, so I'm very excited to be able to create a more sustainable way of providing food for my family and others. This is a class A documentary, very informative...
Love your plant choices! Should be a delicious backyard one day :-) Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed the film.
- Antoinette
you guys will have to start canning food so you have more for winter :)
Its a fairly coastal region where food can be grown all year. Really not a very challenging environment (relatively speking)
I take it you didn't get a building permit for the tiny house at the start? Being in Victoria, if this was a habitable structure (i.e not a Class 10a structure like mentioned earlier in the video - shed under 10m2), you would have needed an energy assessment at very least as well as a functioning kitchen, bathroom and a seperate water tank And depending on the bush fire attack level (BAL) of that area, you may not have been able to use wood for some parts of the structure. I also noticed you used corrugated sheet roofing, did you have a plumber put this on? How did you get around any of this if so? I am interested as Victoria sucks with regulation to be able to do anything without needing some kind of permit or certification.
I guess there was a misunderstanding here... He says and write that this is a one year experiment. To explore and demonstrate a simpler way to live in response to global crises. Throughout the year the group build tiny houses, plant veggie gardens, practice simple living, and discover the challenges of living in community. This film is the product of hours and hours of footage that I shot during that year-long experiment in simple living... So that has nothing to do with living in modern complicated cities ways that usually makes no senses but more about making smart choices that make senses. It's just an experiment body.
Awesome Andrew - Correct even though this is a year long experiment the habitable structures would need to be permitted . Failing to " play the game " and follow the rules of the local shire surely would negate an important part of the experiment.
The point is to get away from all the ordinances/permits. Getting off the grid to where you are not connected to the power, water,sewage. the last thing any gov't wants you to do is not to be co-dependent on them. If you are self sustaining the gov't has no control over you and your life.
Great film. Thanks for making this open for the public! Love the channel :)
i love this vid. the outro solo vocal guitarist blew me away. i thank all of you for the inspiration. tranquility always
We have 3.11 billion hectares of arable land in the world today. It might be possible to expand this by cutting down forest and reducing range land for livestock but we have to keep in mind that arable land is also being lost to urbanization, desertification and erosion (and probably rising coastal waters due to global warming in the future). Meanwhile, world population is projected to grow to 9 billion in the year 2050 and possibly 13 billion by 2100. This means that the ratio of people to arable land will rise from 2.25 today to 4.18 in 2100. A hectare sounds like a lot and 4 people sounds like few. But using averages like this ignores that there are areas with very high population densities and areas with low agricultural productivity. My point is (finally!) that the word "sustainable" cannot mean "back to the land and a simpler life." Sustainable means that system which provides enough food and shelter to feed and house 13 billion people in 2100. Anything else assumes mass famine and starvation. As much as some of us don't like urbanization, it does house the maximum number of people at the lowest per person environmental impact (mass transit, more density, less energy per person). As hostile as people are to "industrial agriculture," it is the only way we will provide enough food at a low enough impact on the environment. Economies of scale, that's Econ 101. So go "back to the land" if you want but don't think you are doing anything sustainable. You are engaging in a luxury which you will not be able to afford forever.
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I agree with everything you said except that I don't think the current industrial food model is sustainable because of the pesticides and environmental degradation it causes. Agriculture is a huge source of pollution in terms of fossil fuels, runoff, pest/herbicides. I totally agree back to the land is not feasible for everyone but there have been many studies recently showing how important organic methods are to conserving resources. Traditional methods deplete the soil and require lots of inputs - I think we need to adapt and take the best of organic and modern food production to create a sustainable food system. Point well taken, population dense ecologically responsible urbanization is key and I also get annoyed at everyone who's going back to the land because it's not the answer because if everyone did it there would be huge sprawl and no open untouched space. If every hippy had 3 acres there would be no untouched forest, no arable land left un-tilled. In my mind sustainable also means a 100 percent organic food system because pesticides have to go somewhere and we can't just keep pumping more and more in and depleting the soil more and more and pumping fossil fuels into it to keep it fertile. That's not sustainable. Enjoyed reading your comment. Cheers!
Pigeonlvbrd It is a pleasure to have a normal conversation about this topic. Some things to consider about organic vs. "industrial" agriculture: there is a long list pesticides that are approved for use in organic farming, some quite toxic and they certainly count as "inputs" because they don't exist in nature. A big source of soil degradation occurs during plowing which exposes the soil to erosion. Modern minimum tillage methods in conventional agriculture sometimes make plowing unnecessary. Organic farming requires plowing to kill weeds. The estimates of how much cow manure we would need if all farmers went organic are mind-boggling. The nitrogen contained in anhydrous ammonia fertilizer is taken from the Earth's atmosphere. Last, yields for organic crops are lower than in conventional agriculture. Lower yield means more land must be used. My point is that conventional farmers do an amazing job of producing food. The assumption that they don't care about their farmland is strange. Organic will always remain a niche market for people who can afford the luxury. But 13 billion people cannot be fed that way.
Anni, of course ideally there should be fewer people in the world. But we need to face reality. Although the birth rate has been dropping around the world, even in the "developing" countries, given the relative youth of the current world population, there is already a massive increase coming down the turnpike. That is the logic behind the 9 and 13 billion figures by 2050 and 2100 that the UN is predicting. It's the developing countries that are the problem. The 13 billion are coming. You and I will long be dead but that still leaves a lot of people to be fed. Wishful thinking won't feed them. Only science can hope to create a new "Green Revolution" that is needed to provide enough food for them. The current hostility to modern agriculture and biotechnology is not science-based but fear-mongering by the organic industry and their front groups. Massive starvation and famine are guaranteed if we turn our backs on what scientists can accomplish. Have a nice day.
Anni, I am a school teacher who is dismayed by the hostility to science displayed by many educated people who should really know better. But I am a home gardener, I try to live a frugal lifestyle, I gladly recycle and my last car gave up its ghost after 17 years. I have no children of my own but did help raise a step-daughter to adulthood. I agree that we in the developed world need to cut back. But like I said, the dramatic increase in world population is coming in the developing world where changing cultural attitudes about family size is very difficult. I think science, especially biotechnology, holds a lot of promise for increasing food production or at least making it more resistant to climate change which is also inevitable. We were rescued once by a Green Revolution. All I am advocating is that we take the best practices from whatever type of agriculture that is scalable to meet the food problems we will face. Over-romanticizing communal lifestyles and relying only on organic farming methods won't get us there. Well, thanks for the discussion. Are you living in the woods, Anni?
I wish you luck with that and I will check out that movie.
These people will survive the apocalypse, so I'm going to live with them when it happens.
If they don't turn you away. Why not start something like it near you? (Unless you live near where they are, in that case, why not go now?) :)
I want to live simply and naturally. Well worth watching. By the end there is a real examination of how individuals struggle to exist together in a group. Stay for the song at the end. Forest fire White walls by Matt Wicking. Bravo!!!
I have been close to or lived in alternative communities since 1975. They were based on various ideologies such as Liberation Theology, protecting the bush, or protecting a whole mountain. Now we have a cluster of ideologies such as Tiny House, Permaculture, and Simple Living. The groups I was involved with all soon collapsed. I formed the view that it is too hard for people to live like that. But I never lost faith in the aspirations of simple living and have lived a simple life for 40 years. My lifelong inspiration has been Walden by Henry David Thoreau.
We all might have to live a simple life when the shit hits the fan, most people would just curl up in a ball and die.
I don't think most would, but I don't believe half the things people say in comments on interesting videos.
I'd give up life in the usa in a second for something real
just DO IT.
liv enlightened plan it , I'm
From the uk and feel the same and I'm giving my self 3-5 years to get out
liv enlightened plan it , I'm
From the uk and feel the same and I'm giving my self 3-5 years to get out
Priya Joti Kaur you do not need to leave the USA for something real. you need to choose to change your life for the better. Not to be scared to make big choices.
@@Gunth0r YES! YES! YES! Just DO it
Guys... you are just amazing ! Thank you for sharing this with me !
This video is more relevant now than ever with the COVID-19 pandemic, makes you think if we will look back to a simpler method of living when this is all over?
"getting, spending, we may waste our powers" where's the soundtrack for this? please and thank you.
Looking too it is a quote from William Wordsworth actually.
The song is called "Getting and Spending" by samuel de silentio. However, that artist no longer has a bandcamp, and I cannot find the song anywhere
@@Temperraryplaylist I cannot find the song online. Is there a way to listen to / buy the track?
@@igorzvak8526 Unfortunately, not as far as I know
@@igorzvak8526 Here is the lyrics for that song and the rest of the album! The sound cloud link no longer works, but I am trying to get in touch with the artist to see if they can provide a current link!
simplicitycollective.com/tunes-for-transition/comment-page-1#comment-1122897
An excellent example of engagement with solutions.
Great documentary! Thanks for showing.
reminds me of my grandpa =') thank you for making this video.
we are learning all the time