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…
Last Friday, as part of our Eco-Film club, we were happy to host Korean Heritage night. Photo by Jeremy Over 400 volunteers, guests, and friends joined us for the evening. Sadhana Forest was decorated with traditional Korean lights in the main hut and along our main path. The evening’s program included an environmental film about…
Written by Tobin – AKA Bobin Laundry – often overlooked as a part of life in the west – but we wear clothes and they get dirty and we’d like to wear them again…so we clean them. Sadhana had a small table for volunteers to wash the forest debris from their garments but when we…
The Eco Film Garbage Warrior shown on Friday, January 29th is part of the Litter Free Auroville‘s massive cleanup on the same day! Won the Most Popular Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival Genre: Documentary. Director: Oliver Hodge. UK, 2008. 86 minutes. Garbage Warrior is a feature-length documentary film telling the epic story of…
This year in Sadhana Forest we are happy to welcome more families to our community. We have 5 families living with us, including 11 children. It is wonderful to have so many families as part of the community. The energy of the children is an integral part of our community life. The growth of Children’s…
The Korean Pavilion Group and Sadhana Forest would like to invite you to a fun-filled night of cultural exchange on Friday, January 22nd !!! As part of this night we show the Eco Film Warzone Gone Wild. The following Trailer is the only video material we could find on the net, please ignore the timings at…
Recently, a group of students from the Living Routes study abroad program joined the Sadhana Forest community. This group will be staying with us for the 3 week duration of their J-Term semester. We are very excited that they have joined our project!! The focus of the group is to learn more about sustainable living…
