As is fitting in the early days of the year, our latest film is a winter review, a look back at our first steps and a preview of the new.It feels good to take stock in the winter.To set some intentions as the year wakes up.Take a glance back at our first six months of […]
bicycle life
What if we chose the electric bicycle as our primary way of getting around? Instantly lowering our costs of living, lowering our carbon, increasing our health, supporting the autonomy of young and old, reviving a vibrant local economy, on streets designed for everyone? Swapping our car for the electric bicycle took some courage, but with […]
grapevine
A new appleturnover film, ‘grapevine’ is out! ‘grapevine,’ follows a growing trail of ideas about how we can live in greater harmony with ecological systems when we follow natural patterns. Working with nature yields so much more than beauty, so much more than food. Growing what we need might look rather differently, when we do. In […]
goosehouse
George, Lucy and Emma watched at the window of the study to be sure that we were doing things properly. Characters. Did you know that they can live 30, even 40 years? I’m picturing myself at 80 with them. Just yesterday afternoon they fiddled with my shirt until they woke me as I napped in […]
pick & prune
Our little film, ‘pick & prune’ follows a practice of tending the trees that yields much more than fruit. We made this little picture in the old orchard, the food forest, in late winter and late summer, when we are very much preoccupied with the trees. It follows how we work with natural patterns within […]
kid goats
With a trio of kid goats around, all the mad craziness of the world falls away, there’s nothing to do but focus on the present moment. The kids ground us no matter what’s going on, they remind us of the most important principles. Here are a few, that help to create the foundation of a resilient life. […]