The Eco Film on Friday, February 26th: The Real Dirt on Farmer John Won 4 Best Documentary awards in international film festivals Genre: Documentary. Director: Taggart Siegel. USA, 2006. 82 minutes. An award-winning true story of a third-generation American farmer John Peterson’s heroic journey of success, failure and rebirth, through his childhood in the ‘50s,…
Last week a group of Sadhana Forest’s (long term) volunteers participated in a workshop on cooking and veganism, as a follow-up on the famous Peas vs Pills workshop that Dr. Nandita Shah regularly gives in Auroville. During five days we cooked one or two meals a day and discussed the meanings of the vegan choices. This…
The Eco Film on Friday, February 19th: The Cove Genre: Documentary. Director: Louie Psihoyos. Australia, 2009. 92 minutes. In a sleepy lagoon off the coast of Japan lies a shocking secret that a few desperate men will stop at nothing to keep hidden from the world. In Taiji, Japan, former dolphin trainer Ric O’Barry has…
by Myrtille Last Friday was Brazil night at the Eco Film Club, to start February the festive month of carnival. Our day began early, 6:15 AM like every day of the week. Together in a big circle singing a Brazilian song that woke us up in alegria, joy. Today you’re in Brazil, you have to…
The Eco Film on Friday, February 12th: Our Seeds The movie will be introduced via Skype by ecologist Cheze Malaika from Byron Bay, Australia. Genre: Documentary. Directors: Michel and Jude Fanton. Australia, 2008. 57 minutes. The film celebrates the keepers of the seed, the farmers and gardeners who preserve and share the source of our…
Our forest work during this time of year is focused on water conservation. Many of our volunteers have been spending their mornings making bunds to help the forest. Bunds are small water conservation earth mounds that help save water during the rainy season. A lot of the bunding work has been focused around challenge hill…
The Eco Film on Friday, February 5th: Capoeira: The Warriors Dance. You are all invited to our Brazilian Night to enjoy the rhythm of Samba, Axé, the art of Capoeira, the dance of Makulele, and Feijoada (Brazilian traditional food). The film “Capoeira: The Warriors Dance” is a real story about Capoeira, the dance that transformed the…
