The Ecofilm on Friday, December 31st will be No Impact Man. Genre: Documentary, Director: Laura Gabbert & Justin Schein, 2009, 92 Minutes, English Life in the city is not easy and does not get much easier when you decide to try and make as little environmental impact as possible. The Beavan family did this for […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Ecofilm on Friday, December 24th at 7 p.m. will be The Queen of Trees. Genre: Documentary, Director: Mark Deeble & Victoria Stone, 2005, 54 Minutes, English The giant sycamore fig tree in Africa shares a special relationship with a creature millions of time smaller, the fig wasp. Their friendship goes back thousands of years […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Ecofilm on Friday, December 17th will be La Belle Verte. Genre: Comedy Film, Director: Coline Serreau, 1996, 99 Minutes, French (English subtitles) Watch the full movie with english subtitles here: La Belle Verte is a philosophical, anti-conformist, ecological, feminist, humanist and pacifist fable filled with humor. Somewhere in the universe, there exists a planet […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Ecofilm on Friday, December 3rd will be Turtle – The incredible Journey. Genre: Documentary, Director: Nick Stringer, 2009, 81 Minutes, English A little loggerhead turtle follows in the path of her ancestors on one of the most extraordinary journeys in the natural world. Born on a beach in Florida, she rides the Gulf Stream […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Ecofilm on Friday, November 26th at 7 p.m. will be Episode 4 of the the series Life, which is about fish. Genre: Documentary, Director: BBC, 2009, 60 Minutes, English / 1 Primetime Emmy and 5 other nominations We’ve made it to episode four of the BBC’s breath taking series. Fish, the most diverse group […]
CONTINUE READINGNext Friday’s Ecofilm, screened on November 19th at 7 p.m., will be At the Edge of the World. Genre: Documentary, Director: Dan Stone, 2009, 96 Minutes, English – Winner of 7 International Awards “At the Edge of the World chronicles the controversial Sea Shepherd Antarctic Campaign against a Japanese whaling fleet. The international volunteer crew, […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Ecofilm on Friday, November 12th will be Episode 2: Taking to the Air of the series Life in the Undergrowth. Genre: Documentary, Director: BBC, 2005, 50 Minutes, English – 1 BAFTA award and 1 additional nomination 320 million years ago insects took to the air. Some of these were as big as seagulls. Mayflies, […]
CONTINUE READINGWow! What a great week at the kindergarten in Thiruchitrambaram this week. The children are becoming more accustomed to our presence and we can visibly see them relax more and recognise us on each visit. On Monday we arrived with lots and lots of organic material and tools to build the raised garden beds. […]
CONTINUE READINGThis week was an exiting week at Thiruchitrambaram Kindergarten as we have started building the organic garden! This year Sadhana Forest has helped to carry out extensive remedial works at the kindergarten, including improving the masonry, fixing the plumbing and toilet, installing a water tank and painting the building in bright colors inside and out. […]
CONTINUE READINGAfter the school holidays, Children`s Land is full power again. Every week we receive visits from Apres School (Wednesdays) and New Creation School (Fridays). Both groups are motivated to do things in the soil. “Kaigani Totem”!!! In Tamil language this means Children’s Garden and now it is time to plant. But this time with a new […]
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