Our Eco-Film on Friday, March 4th at 7 p.m. will be A New We and we are very happy to announce that Stefan Wolf, the director, will be present to share his experiences and knowledge of communities around the world in hopes of inspiring others to consider to power community. Please join us for a discussion…
Here in Sadhana Forest we are growing a Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest. But the trees are not the whole story. This ecosystem supports a huge variety of wildlife and we are lucky enough to encounter these creatures every day! See the photos below to see a tiny selection of some of the invertebrates and amphibians we share…
The Eco-Film on Friday, February 25th at 7 p.m. will be Man Made Sun. Genre: Documentary, Produced by: National Geographic, 2006, 47 Minutes, English Visit a massive solar power facility and explore its cutting-edge technology and design. With the onset of global warming, can this green energy prove its worth? Man Made Sun is a…
For the last few weeks many of the volunteers have been busy with painting new forest plaques with information about some of our tree species. Here in Sadhana Forest we are growing a Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest, and this ecosystem type consists of over 160 species. Most of these are evergreen species including trees, shrubs and…
The Eco-Film on Friday, February 11th at 7 p.m. will be Part 1 of What About Me. Genre: Documentary, Directed by: Duncan Bridgeman & Jamie Catto, 2008, 60 Minutes, English, Grand Jury Prize: Red Rock Film Festival Gathering material from 25 countries and dozens of famous and not-so-famous musicians, authors, celebrities, spiritualists, philosophers, and unique individuals…
The Eco-Film on Friday, February 4th at 7 p.m. will be Great Migrations – Born to Move. Genre: Documentary, Produced by: National Geographic, 2010, 50 Minutes, English, Narrated by: Alec Baldwin Born to Move spans the globe, revealing four of the most remarkable animal movements: Sperm Whales traveling over a million miles in a lifetime;…
Wow! You won’t believe the transformation in the Kindergarten in Thiruchitrambaram! The front garden of the kindergarten which was once nothing more than bare earth is now positively overflowing with green! Bursting at the sides! Papaya and tomato plants are already growing big and strong and little seedlings of salad leaves and bringal are…
Our Eco-Film on Friday, January 28th will be The End of the Line. Genre: Documentary, Director: Rupert Murray, 2009, 85 Minutes, English / Nominated for 3 awards Is it true that by 2048 the oceans may no longer have anything left in them to fish? The End of the Line explores this issue in great…
The Eco-Film on Friday, January 21st at 7 p.m. will be Taking Root – The Vision of Wangari Maathai. Genre: Documentary, Director: Alan Dater & Lisa Merton, 2008, 81 Minutes, English, winner of 15 international awards Taking Root tells the story of Wangari Maathi, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. An…
The Ecofilm on Friday, January 14th will be Dirt. Genre: Documentary, Director: Bill Benenson & Gene Rosow, 2009, 86 Minutes, English Watch an interview with the filmmakers here: 4 billion years ago life started on Earth. Where…in the dirt. We were born from it but tend to overlook it. Dirt: The Movie explores our relationship…
