On a beautiful Wednesday Sadhana Forest welcomed for the second time a very special children’s performance. I actually want to tell you about the first time this happened, about a week and a half earlier. It was a surprise, at least for me. On Saturday night, our weekly open podium night had so far only…
The Eco Film on Friday, April 2nd: Bad Seed – The Truth about our Food Genre: Documentary. Director: Timo Nadudvari USA, 2006. 58 minutes. Life has evolved on our planet for billions of years. Humans now have the technology to destroy all that nature’s wisdom has provided. Genetic Engineering (GE) poses a serious threat to the…
By Stephanie Garvin I had the pleasure of undertaking a permaculture design course as part of the three year training programme in November 2009. In true Sadhana Forest style we were encouraged to share this knowledge as far as possible. Permaculture is a unique approach to the practice of sustainable farming, gardening and living, by…
Look at the branch on the right side: this tree looked dead for months and now it’s growing an amazing amount of new leaves, thanks to our compost tea fertilisation plan!!
The Eco Film on Friday, March 26th: Favela Rising Winner of 25 International Film Awards Genre: Documentary. Directors: Matt Mochary & Jeff Zimbalist. Brazil, 2006. 82 minutes. This powerful and uplifting documentary shows that grassroots efforts in poverty-stricken neighbourhoods can dramatically reverse social decay, violence, and crime. This is the story of how one young…
The Eco Film on Friday, March 19th: I Remeber Me Won 2 awards and 1 film festival nomination Genre: Documentary. Director: Kim Snyder. USA, 2000. 74 minutes. In 1984-85, people at Lake Tahoe fell ill with flu symptoms, but they didn’t get better. The same had happened in 1934 at LA county hospital, in 1948-49 in Iceland, in 1956 in Punta…
The Eco Film on Friday, March 12th: Hot Spots: Part 1 Genre: Documentary. Director and Writer: Michael Tobias. USA, 2008. 57 minutes. Following the work of Dr. Russell Mittermeier, President of Conservation International, and shot over 3 years; Hotspots is an uplifting, emotional experience. The term “hotspots” refer to areas of the planet which are populated…
More than 160 people lived in Sadhana Forest the last weeks.
By Niki Last weekend Buddha Smiles, a dear friend of Sadhana Forest, invited us to celebrate their annual school event with them. Buddha smiles is a community that works with children and involves them in all of their community projects, including environmental education, permaculture, and social outreach. Around 25 of us, including 3 families from…
The Eco Film on Friday, March 5th: The Chances of the World Changing Winner of the Conservation Award and Jury Prize at the Bend Film Festival Genre: Documentary. Director: Eric Daniel Metzger. USA, 2006. 99 minutes. An inspiring story about Richard Ogust, who while eating dinner at a Chinese restaurant in Manhattan, NY witnessed a live diamondback terrapin turtle being prepared…
