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Routines of Spring: Life Lessons and Slow Living

Original was uploaded on 2022-10-08

Springtime in the mountains feels like change and we’re learning so much from these simple routines. This slow life has taught us to redefine our ideas of success and what a happy life is, to learn from the simplicity of caring for the animals, sewing our own clothes, and facing problems. https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain
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We are sisters, Julia and Anastasia Vanderbyl. A few years ago, we began a journey to live a life in perfect harmony with nature. A life of caring for animals, growing fruit, planting trees, gardening, cooking, creating, building and learning to live with the land.
In this time, nature has taught us more than we could have ever imagined.

Our environmental films document the landscape, the lessons we’ve learnt and our work as regenerative farmers here on Bundjalung Country.

We live on the land of the Arakwal and Minjungbal People of the Bundjalung Nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Country we live on and recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters. We thank them for protecting this rainforest and its ecosystems since time immemorial.

Music by Searows
https://searows.bandcamp.com/
“Start”, “Walk Me Home”, “Keep the Rain”, “Used to be Friends”, and “Dragon” from the album “Guard Dog”

A big thank you to all of the incredible artists who share their music in each episode! All of the music included can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7AX7Cbpn6IiMIg8QhGOGLX?si=58686c1aa39f4605

Chapters
0:00 Spring in the rainforest
3:04 The magic of baby goats, growth and learning
4:29 Starting a big project!
6:04 Herding the sheep through the mountains
7:31 Sewing a dress from recycled materials
8:13 Springtime routines – swimming, foraging and goat cuddles
10:17 Learning from a slow life
12:49 Cowboy’s story and learning how to milk!
14:16 Finishing my sewing project
16:06 Redefining success and finding happiness in a simple life

#spring #slowliving