Are you ready for some big news? Sadhana Forest launched the UniverCity of Compassion (UCC) – a Sadhana Forest residential natural learning program! We believe that every action can be performed in a compassionate way, a way that benefits every living being. The UCC is a space for discovering and nourishing ideas for compassionate action, […]
CONTINUE READING →Ahimsa Eco Solutions will donate 10% of all net sales for February and March 2018 to Sadhana Forest. Thank you very much for supporting Sadhana Forest! The mission of Ahimsa Eco Solution is to provide solutions for a pollution-free planet. Their vision is a zero-waste global society where everyone lives in harmony with each other […]
CONTINUE READING →‘From my little hut in the forest’ is a collection of stories about my life in Sadhana Forest. My name is Yorit. I grew up in a small city in the center of Israel. My parents raised me in an urban lifestyle very far from nature. But whenever the first autumn rain showers came, I […]
CONTINUE READING →The voice of the youth in creating social and environmental change. Come be a part of a vibrant four-day interaction where we discuss ideas, philosophy, and motives that can impact the world. Together, we will explore ways to create change in different areas such as civil society, energy, food, forestry, water, construction, transportation, etc.
CONTINUE READING →After several years of keeping Sadhana Forest India volunteers and visitors dry and sheltered, the roofs of our dormitories and long-term huts need repair and replacing! And thanks to a very generous matching offer though A Well Fed World, your donation can go twice as far! A Well Fed World is matching 100% of donations […]
CONTINUE READING →Introduction to Water Conservation by Aviram Rozin On the 1st of February, a group of 32 volunteers and guests participated in Aviram Rozin’s introduction workshop on water conservation. The workshop reviewed the importance of water conservation as well as the degrading conditions of deforested landscapes and their results on the environment. Various aspects of water conservation methods were covered […]
CONTINUE READING →Growing Sadhana Forests in India and abroad On December 19th, 2013 Sadhana Forest will turn 10 years old. Auroville Today spoke with founder Aviram about the project’s activities and progress. Sadhana Forest started after Aviram, together with his wife Yorit and their daughter Osher, came to Auroville in 2002. They went to the Forest Group […]
CONTINUE READING →For next Friday’s Eco Films Yamuna, Water, India & Hindi Water we are happy to announce that Cedrik Verdure, the director of both films, will join us for this special screening and will be available to speak about the making of the films, after the screening.
CONTINUE READING →On Friday, January 10th our Eco Film will be Samsara. USA, 2012 – 102 minutes. Directed by Ron Fricke Nominated for Best Documentary at various film festivals and winner at the Dublin Film Critics Award Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to […]
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Tiny Giants
45 Minutes / 2014 / English / Directed by: Mark Brownlow
From the ancient forests of North America to the legendary Sonoran desert, a diverse world of wild, mysterious and remarkable animals exists hidden in plain sight. But, the magnificent indigenous mammals are utterly unaware that beneath their hooves and paws lies a microcosm of elusive and extraordinary tiny creatures. With this in mind, this is the exciting story of an adventurous young chipmunk and a caring grasshopper-mouse mother – two minuscule beings dwelling in a world of giants. As a result, the battle for survival in such an unforgiving environment takes on a completely new meaning, especially when you are a few inches tall.
NatGeo Islands: Fiji
45 Minutes / 2011 / English / Directed by: Julia Moon & Angela Clarke
White sands, palm trees, crystal waters – but the iconic South Sea of idyll is under threat from devastating climate change. From bleached corals to rising sea levels, it sounds a dire warning to the world of what is to come. Islands can’t separate their futures from the fate of humanity as a whole. In so many ways, these shores are the frontline of global change. What happens here matters to us all.
Surviving Progress
86 Minutes / 2012 / English / Directed by: Mathieu Roy & Harold Crooks
Humanity’s ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what if progress is actually spiraling us downwards, towards collapse? Ronald Wright, whose best-seller, A Short History Of Progress inspired Surviving Progress, shows how past civilizations were destroyed by “progress traps” – alluring technologies and belief systems that serve immediate needs, but ransom the future. The film focuses on the present-day impact of civilization and the lack of an ethical underpinning in modern global economic practices which is directly responsible for the over-consumption and exploitation of natural resources.
Mystery of the Fairy Circles
49 Minutes / 2011 / English / Directed by: Barbara Fally Puskás
When it rains in the Namib, a thick carpet of grass covers the sand and stony desert. But this green layer is punctuated by bare circular patches, as regular as if drawn by a compass. And there are not just one or two of them, but hundreds of thousands. But where did these mysterious come from? Footsteps of gods, underground dragons or UFOs? Three scientific teams have conflicting theories, but finally the amazing secret of the fairy circles is revealed!
50 Minutes / 2017 / English / Directed by: Ingo Herbst
According to estimates of the United Nations, more than 2.6 billion people in 110 countries are directly affected by progressive desertification. Deserts now cover more than a third of the entire surface of the earth, thus 65% of arable lands. More than three billion cattle, sheep and goats chomp their way through pastures faster than they can be regenerated. This program shows how desertification is changing the balance of the earth and affecting two continents in particular: Asia and Europe.
