Living a Radically Simple Permaculture Life on 1/4 Acre | Creatures of Place
Creatures of Place is an insight into the wonderful world of Artist as Family: Meg Ulman, Patrick Jones, and their youngest son, Woody. Living on a 1/4-acre section in a small Australian town, Meg and Patrick have designed their property using permaculture principals.
They grow most of their own food, don't own cars and ride their bikes instead, use very little electricity, and forage food and materials from their local forest. We found their story super inspiring and we think you will too!
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My first time here. Like what I am watching very much. Thanks for making films like this!
Love this. I will be joining my family to living on a 67 acre land to help build what you have done. I'm so excited! Thank you for sharing this!😊
Oh my i love this family...simply living but they look happy...they have a cute boy.....
Its beautiful way of life.❤
Yunz are awesome. I live in rural ga and that’s how we live as well. Bravo!!! Great job!!!!👍🏽
"We live extremely richly because we have time".
Yes savor the moment
I watched this video few years back. I didn't understand it then. I became a father two years ago and then I understood. Took inspiration from these people and next year, I will go back to my village where I can spend all 7 days of the week with my family.
When the dad says ' I am rich because we have time ,we are investing in relationships and acquiring knowledge ' it struck me right to the core .this is the idyllic life I long to live one day .
Has anyone heard from this family. I can't find them on any platforms!
Me too..
Start to build that way of life today.even just a few parts.grow plants in pots.try to make less waste.dont just replace furniture as a up grade only as a replacement for broken not the newest model.small changes by many make huge changes to community.
I want to give you a thumbs up but right now the number of thumbs up is 365 and 1 year old. So here is my thumbs up 👍.
Just quit what you have been doing and start picking berries and wiping with corn cobs.
In this video I see a good relationship between husband and wife, father and son, human and animal and most importantly human and nature.I give 5⭐ out of 5 to this video.
Nah I bet he drives her nuts
I used to live in the city before the pandemic, now we moved back to the province and have a small backyard turned into a food haven. Little by little I switched into a minimallist lifestyle. This change my life in the most wonderful way. The greatest realization that I had over this experience is that simple things makes us happy and truly LESS is more.
My regards from egypt
yes I am a minimalist and I love it no more in the rat raise
There is nothing like growing your own food and being more self reliant. We love that you also can see the joy in the simple things 🙏
How can I start learning to grow my own food?
@@kjames705 ~I watch a lot of videos about growing a "food forest"....So I get better each year... Easy way to start: get a bag of soil and put a watermelon seed in it
Imagine if this was the norm and we all grew up like this
Oh I wish! It is such an isolating experience to come from this background and then try to find people to relate to in the world outside of family.
O my gosh @RhondaBailey... Wouldn't that have been amazing, instead of growing up in the cheeze whiz era... LOL We can however raise the kids who are coming into the world now that THIS beautiful way of living is normal. Even if they aren't our kids ;) hehe BE well sista. - Erin
tanyuu They seem to be involved in their community
what an amazing idea
It's impossible for every family in the world.
Below the poverty line and yet their living the best out of this life. People are really rich when connected in nature.
@ 30 thousand Australian dollars per year, and owning their home, I must consider that poverty line in Australia is set quite high... To me, poverty is what I've seen in Africa, where individuals live on less than one USD per day and have a hard time buying basic tools such as a shovel or a cooking pot.
@@stefanomoretti3664 , Africa is a large continent, with lots of land, plant and animal life. I think that a bit more thinking, planning, and ambition could relieve the poverty there. You reap what you sow.
@@sterlingprice5963 no it wouldn't. There are other interests there. Africa is and was and will be governed from outside by individuals that don't have African people best interests in mind. Africa wasn't let to grow, isn't that the people there are lazy or something. Foreign iterests in the region are more important apparently.
@@loredanadincu4300 , Stop censoring the truth. The most prosperous regions of Africa are where outside interference has occurred. The most poverty is where there has been no outside interference. White South African farmers are being murdered. The S. African president has openly advocated for killing the whites there, and it is happening. The news media ignores it, social media censors people who try to talk about it.
@@loredanadincu4300 , Are you Anti-White?
“Going without is actually saying yes to other things”. I love that! And I truly love this family. ❤️❤️❤️
Yes me too
This is so inspiring! I'm literally crying while watching, most people used to think that life is all about money, career and titles. But this is the real life, living simply and being one with the nature. I just bought a 2 hectares land and I'm so excited to start up and build my own farm.
Good luck with your new life...fantastic !
Cheers
That is awesome
I hope that you do it without using other beings. They put lovely music and charming filming. Then my heart sank when the videoing passed by the feathery prisoners... imprisoned to produce an egg a day for greedy humans. You have no idea what toll it takes on their bodies to make a baby every day. They cannot live more than 2-4 years from the toll it takes on them. And the sadness of losing a baby per day is unthinkable to people who give a damn about others. Then it pans to murdering fish. What the actual heck. Go vegan. Don´t take what is not yours.
@@carolbarrett6492 ooooh darling my heart sinks too ...oooh all the poor plants that are dying for you to be alive ...you still havent understood the nature of life
Look at how calm an relaxed this couple is...they aren't stressed or effected due to the chaos of the world at all...this is how life is supposed to be
Affected, not effected. Totally different words and meanings.
I agree ,we should be like this
@Mr Carpy exactly
@@judeirwin2222 yes alot of people interchange the accept and except as well
How do you know that? Running land like this is non stop hard work and not easy and many quit.
Community sufficiency, not self-sufficiency. That was it for me.
Me too
I agree, we all need this
Uvoo😊
@@My.Eden2.0 Ni museo vyu! 😆
@@mutetimunyambu lol I never thought you’d respond 😂
The single thing I really want to learn is how to live without money.
Check out Mark Boyle the moneyless man on here. Good luck!
What?
@@chiefearthhealer8099 wow you have it all together 👏
Sounds good but unless you ride a push bike and live in the woods its impossible
Me too . Periodically over da years I think about it and just happy to think about it again yesterday
This little man is lucky enough simply living with his parents and having to grow up in this atmosphere realizes the value of life and how lovely it is❤️
Mom to son: " How did it feel to be you today?" Son: "It was beautiful!" Best part of the Video for me. So often kids are depressed and unhappy simply being who they are.
me too
Sur Jeudi it’s amazing what I seen. I love to plant as well not as fur tube as you guys are. I do have baby tomatoes at home I planted and garlic and cilantro. I can plant much. But it feels good I also plant aloe Vera and make my own face cream and lotion. There so many things we can do. It’s true what you say nature it’s beautiful. Keep doing films like this I love and always showing my nephews what life out there really is like when you have your own home in the country. God bless and family
Good job Mom
@Sur Jeudi: Yes and if parents knew what actually goes on at their local public school they would understand why their children are depressed and angry. Also many parents are so busy trying to make ends meet by using a system that works against them that they have little time for children even though they would like to spend more time with them. Other parents have already given up and have taken to medications and substances to cope with life's stresses. The children always suffer in these cases. Our current economic, medical, and food systems do not work for the average person. They work against us. I heard a saying once that went: ''The only way to win THAT game is to not play.'' If we don't ''play'' their systems then those systems will be forced to change. I've seen it happen in the food industry. Money talks as the saying goes. What the systems count on is that they work towards making change away from them very difficult and they count on people being lazy and not wanting to sacrifice to make changes. I've been around long enough to know that they are underestimating humanity's potential and willingness to sacrifice and that is their fatal mistake. Soldier on, I wish you well.
I agree, though to be fair, he's five years old. I think that's typically one of the happier ages in life.
I'm 30 and have spent the last year spending thousands of pounds and countless hours furnishing a house. I now understand why people say that the wealthy are some of the most depressed people because objects and possessions do not buy happiness. I have sold nearly all of my things and have decided to travel the world owning only what I can carry on a bicycle. I will settle when I have a reason to do so. Living a life such as this would give me such a reason.
This is where my mind has been for years. Often we become slaves to our possessions. I want experiences rather than things...a truly beautiful life
Wow, good story! In my language we have an expression that roughly translates: Better to return midway than to mindlesly wander all the way. You seem to fit the bill. Good for you! Learn, young man. And enjoy!
Have a good journey ✌🏼🌈🌻
please continue
Totally inspiring. I too want the same from my life. I am just 26
I have watched this several times. Out of all the videos I have watched on minimalism, living clean and simply, this one speaks to me and motivates me the most to live out my soul beliefs!
Do watch this video . I bet you will fall in love with the lifestyle this person has adopted much simpler than any other kzhead.info/sun/pqdrp8WjiJpoops/bejne.html
This is how we grow organic children , humans and live with our mother earth! We love it too! Life is our school, nature shows us what we need always! Gives us everything! Love your family, this sharing with everyone!
What these people are saying is incredibly powerful. I suffer with anxiety and so do many of the people I know. I wonder if those anxieties would completely dissapear if we empowered ourselves with knowledge and became as resilient as these people.
Hey yes, I (Patrick from the film) suffered quite severe anxiety in my 20s and early 30s due to the state of the world and everything else (including being anxious about having anxiety in the first place), then I started reading and then practicing permaculture. I suffer no anxiety theses days, although I do have the occasional 'bad' day. That's just life. But I don't have debilitating anxiety like I used to.
Our family are autistic and suffer various forms of social anxiety and difficulties, sensory overload and it's incredibly debilitating. I believe this lifestyle would help us so much but have no idea where to begin.
Artist as Family thank you so much for sharing. I believe this would help our family and really appreciate your openness and for your family being so kind and sharing your lifestyle inspiration with us.
Ministry Of Home just start with small things like buy a couple of pots & soil & seeds of ur favorite herb or vegetable & plant it on your porch or windowsill or in ur backyard if you have one. Also AMAZON HAS A COUNTERTOP COMPOSTER that is $22.00 right now. (Aug 2018) You can put ur food scraps from cooking in it!. & then use the compost in a pot or small front garden or backyard garden. That is little start. Hope it helps. Also my grandmother always had me plant marigolds (little orange or yellow flowers) flies don't like the smell. Good for porches, near doors or windowsills! Easy annuals to start from seed & when they die, u keep the seeds until the next spring. Plant the black side of seed down.
@@kimberlynhughes3658 I really agree with you. people may not be able to take bigs steps like this family, but the small steps really do help. I lived in a tiny New York City apartment for 15 years and I always needed something alive and green . I bought a coconut plant and a white bird of paradise plant from Ikea and that started my love of plants. At work people started bringing me plants because I could get them healthy. And I found I began to feel better. Less stressed out. This world doesn't allow us to slow down and rest our minds and bodies. We weren't meant to live in constant pressure. Gardening , connecting with nature does some amazing things. I wish you all the best.
Could you imagine growing up like that? Those kids are so incredibly blessed!
Yes, but where is the 16 yr old. I bet he fell prey to what his friends say about how they live. That age is so gullable to outside influence.. I hope I'm wrong and he's off visiting grandparents.
Yes, I can. Simply because I grew up in a similar set-up. No running water, no electricity, we grew our own food, foraged, explored and read a lot (well, some of us did). It was hard work sometimes but also gave us lots of freedom and skills for life.
@@majesticmojo3823 I don't think there's any need to jump to sinister conclusions. He might have chosen to leave this lifestyle (and good on him and his parents, because that's a reflection of his individual freedom and respect for his choices) but equally he might not have wanted to be filmed. I know that at 16yo sticking me in front of a camera would have been impossible too!
@@knz730 Sinister conclusions? Wow! That's a stretch. I was just saying how amazing I feel that life would be like. What's sinister about that? Perhaps you are misinformed about the meaning of the word. Who knows, but there was nothing sinister about my comment. I, personally, would love this life. That does not mean you have to. It also does not imply that I'm being sinister.
@@truthseeker9624 I was replying to another comment, not yours.
I remember my parents taking me to see a self sufficient home on a city plot in Berkeley, CA back in the 1970's. It was amazing and so inspiring to me as a child that I wanted to live such a life at some point in my life. Now over 50 years later after working tirelessly as a nurse I am looking at my home as more of a refuge from the outside world and I am once again inspired after seeing this video to do with my home and the 1/2 acre it sits on what this inspiring couple has done.
Anyone notice how the parents look at each other? That's love.
My great grandparents lived this life and survived the great depression in relative comfort. Their farm is now over 100 years old!
I grew up this way. I loved it as a child.
LOL same My grandparents lived in a tiny village which was kinda self sufficient in itself they didn't even know about the great depression until late 40s Yes they were living under a rock but you could say the same about the entire community it was not perfect living but they were happy living in a tiny village surrounded by friends and family with relatively primitive technology when compared to their urban counterparts
The peace and serenity emanating from this family is astounding. They have definitely found their path in life.
Oak Knob Farm. Great observation!
Yes it was lovely, they calm me so much🙂
That's what happens when you are protein deficient like they are, and is why the best cults know to starve their adherents of it.
@@forbesmag1271 What makes you think they are protein deficient? Looks like they were making cheese in the vid, and they fed ducks which I imagine probably provide them with eggs. I think they look happy and healthy - probably from having a varied diet and plenty of physical activity.
@@gabriellatamney2660 their life is fascinating me..
Your wealth of knowledge doesn’t die when you die IF you’ve passed it on to your children and community !
100% true
Clever humans will always find the way. For me this film is a good example on how get out of the trap. There'll always be difficulties, I'm sure of that,but living that way makes you stronger and clever with each passing day. Congratulations!
I want this kind of life with a supporting and loving partner. best life
Same. Just start walking that path, :)
Me too...in progress toward such lifestyle but finding such soulmate wouldn't easy especially as a girl
@@Bad Nomad- There are more of us looking for that right person and longing for this lifestyle than you would think!
Me too.
Atm I'm trying to convince my s.o to let's sell our home and buy a piece of land somewhere, maybe up north or even Canada, so we can have livestock, grow our own food in green houses yo extend our growing season and live simply, he complains that we're too old to do it ourselves, ugh! Sometimes he makes up so many excuses, that I actually think he has a little book full of them. Lol.
When she said she works 2 days a week...wow that's true freedom!
This is the real life and it's fulfilling. I left the corporate jobs during the pandemic and returned to work in the family farm. Never looked back. Simple life with the soil and animals but highly fulfilling. Even the sweat and tiredness are some kind of enjoyable.
Yes.. they are wealthy beyond the average person. They seem to understand what life was meant to be.. Honestly blessed.
I think it's very rare when in a couple both have such a similar worldview that they both choose the same direction to go. Many times one of two is dragged by the other, he/she isn't fully content with what the other wishes. This is one of those rare cases, I feel. And I'm very happy for such couples, good for you!
I had it with my lover, best friend, father of my children and husband. It was glorious. Then he died.
@@YeshuaKingMessiah Life happens, I guess? 🙂
chadzwife1 - I’ve heard that if you’ve had it once, chances are higher that you’ll have it again. Ask the universe if it’s in the stars for you. Can’t hurt, right? 😉
Mo Poppins oh gosh, we were 25 when he died. Im 54 now. The stars have not followed the adage this time.
chadzwife1 - Well, I hope you’re still living your best life every day, anyway...one that your deceased husband would be happy to witness.
It’s nice to have a partner that feels the same.
Most important
True
Yes working together
And then in the end kids will grow and move away...one of the partners will die and you will be left alone. Eventually Everyone dies. Its sad but the truth...we are all nothing but soap bubbles in the air.
@@sheeteshaswal yes true
Beautiful Life!!! If only people here in the USA knew that they’re freedom is in their backyards! Thank you for sharing your story.
I.can see the world and more people going back to basics like this. It's awesome 👍
most people are too lazy
This is the type of video that me want to immediately close the laptop and go outside
Diogenes The Vlog 😀
Me too but it is only 20* out there.
I did, and it was a great day.
take with you the laptop and live a healthy life.
O my gosh we totally felt that way too @DiogenesTheVlog!
Time is the most precious thing in life.
No, love is.
If you have no time to invest to what you love then it becomes wasted.
I'm in awe of how much I have learned from this beautiful family. I find so many similarities between us though we live in different faraway lands. I'm from Nairobi, Kenya and I told my sister the other I cant wait to move to the countryside and start sustainable living on farmland. Your Kid is super lucky to have parents like you and I pray that I will teach my children about time richness and community sufficiency. Thank you
Hello Nairobi!! I hope to visit some day :)
This will be me about 5 years from now…doing what I love, living how I want…away from dependency on societal wealths. “The more important economy is relationships. It has nothing to do with money.” ❤️
I'm in my early 40's and this is how I want to live my life. I'm finally out of the city and now I need to buy some land build a tiny home and start living of the land.
Once you have your land look into the website wwoof to help get it up and running!
Me too. Good luck!
It’s my dream too. Simple life away from the city is a treasure.
FYI. You can do this on a tiny urban lot. In fact, it's often easier since there is much more in walking or biking distance and land is cheap. I know: I've been living a simple life and growing a ton of food on postage-stamp-sized lots for decades.
That's a great plan, may you achieve it soon
Folks with their heads screwed on for sure. Love the kid's t-shirt: "I am greater than television", you certainly are !
Yet this has nearly 400000 views #ironic
Perfect!
I admire this family's choices and lifestyle, especially that they honour the history and rich knowledge of the indigenous people.
I think I have watched this video at least 15 times. It's real and inspiring. Woody is a lucky child.
This is how you teach your children to be grateful and this has always been how I see myself in the future.. I hope God would finally give me the man that matches my soul.
Shantal Lopez I hope too 😊
I want this life but a bit apprehensive at my age been 60 years how do I start now.
Pray sis pray
Sharon Pitters You just start ☀️ Find out what you want and then take the first step towards the vision 🌈
me too
It's like when you're on vacation in Nature. You HAVE TIME to think, to feel, to spend with those you love, to look WITHIN instead of always having your Attention OUTSIDE, busy, busy. And you learn to love a sunset, seeing how plants grow day by day, the rain, the sunshine, the fresh air, the quiet company of your partner, the healthy physical work, the peace in your heart.
Beautiful comment
@@InJusticeAustralia Thank you!
Yes
I can re watch this a million times, just watching this beautiful life gives me hope, comfort...
I can see how your children are growing up with both of you there!, this alone is priceless. 🙋♀️😉🤗
I met this family while cycling in Australia, they were just about to finish a circumnavigation of the continent on bikes. Now, a few years later, I feel how serious the situation is that the planet is in. They are living the way I now also want to live. Less stuff, more meaning.
Do you know how I could contact them? I wish to visit them in Daylesford.
I wish I could give this more than one thumb up. This is so inspiring. It has me asking myself what I can give up? What more can I contribute? Thank you for this film.
Thank you, that's great to hear!
You CAN give more than a thumbs up ;)
I am so incredibly blessed and inspired by this video! What a beautiful life you have created for yourselves.
I would love to see an update on how this family is doing now.
I was thinking the same thing!
Coming soon!
Smiled on the inside and out from beginning to end.
These are the survivors of the future. God bless them.
@@algonzalez6853 survive something like a pandemic, much worse than the current one..
Society makes people dependent, slave. This is real freedom well done
I agree. Even the church, which ought to have a family, in Christ mentality, can take in the societal approach. That is sad. But the hope is in having a right worldview because of God's rich mercy & grace.
We can all learn to look the other way when it comes to society, but the true toxin in our communities, is the system, we all know that politicians and their system, are parasites, we are at fault when we support them and don't stand up to their all mighty "brain-washing" strategies to keep us all thinking that we need them, but no, we don't,, they are the ones who need us, same goes for churches and religions, if we are god's believers or simply atheists, it is obvious we do not need a church to feel god or his creation around us, stop supporting politicians and churches, and you will see what real freedom feels like!
Its usually dept which makes people dependent.
@@MoanikaLewinsky well said..
This is the video that made me change how I see my future. Thank you so much for being so genuine and for showing me there's another way.
About ten years ago my wife , son and I were moving along the path you're currently on. Then out from left field came illness, my wife was diagnosed with cancer and three years later I was diagnosed with a major heart condition. Our food forest and veg production stopped almost overnight. My wife is still able to work, so we have an income coming in, which we are thankful for. We are also medieval re-enactors. What we have learned from our experience is that to be really self-sufficient and sustainable in the long term in the past, families had to belong to a village community, so if one or two members suffered from illness of injury the village/extended family came around them and looked after them. We didn't take this into account and were blindsided by illness. We didn't plan for this eventuality, our family is spread across Australia and we didn't have time to cultivate a heap of like minded friends who could come around us and help us in our time of need, as we would have done for them.Now our vege garden is barren and our food forest, where I used to collect food each morning for breakfast hardly produces anything, as all I can now do is weed it and keep it watered, in our heat wave summers. Please learn from our experience. While you have your health prepare in some way for the time when you won't, because you won't always be able to work as hard as you do now. What you are doing brings back fond memories when I sit in the sun on the deck in winter and remember what it used to be like. You are inspirational, but please prepare and don't go down the road we have been forced to travel All the best. Royce and Karen.
Especially here in the US where health care isn't a human right unless you can pay for it or your employer does.
@@Kayte... , I want to preface this with letting you know I appreciate and respect your opinion and beliefs. I have a couple of questions for you. Do you think it is someone's right if it is their desire to make an income and be successful? (It may sound like a stupid question, no sarcasm intended.) If you do, who will give the Free Health Care, Pay for the very expensive education to become a Doctor. (Who will not be paid for their Hard work, because people have a right to their service?) And, I'm asking you Not to put that $$$ burden on the people who have become successful through hard work, even if it's inherited from someone else's Hard Work. Nor on the "Government." How do these scenarios function? Thank you, Greetings from Colorado Springs CO. Christopher
Thanks for the advice, I'm 20 I plan to move away from all the hustle... I feel like this kind of life is rich and better than the clock like working of modern society. I had planned to work save up and get a land and house and be self sufficient. Now I should take consideration for saving up to what happens when I'm sick as well. I have family but I don't think they'd like this decision.
@@christophersleight19 Hi, id like to answer as a European, we are happy that our taxes go toward free healthcare and education, because we know that even though most people have the desire to be succesful and productive member of society, as you mention, some illnesses or conditions may cost way more to treat than one can afford. And we like to know that everyone around us has their basic needs met, be it our mother, neighbour, every citizen. We can enjoy our lives more and not see life or our careers as a fight for survival. Ive lived in many parts of the world and seen many different systems, many ways of living and they all seem to work one way or another.
Thanks for sharing your experience. May God heal you both and restore all to you in Jesus name.
This little guy has an amazing childhood! The memories will fill him with joy always. Lovely parents teaching real knowledge.
This is awesome! We live on a few acres and are working hard to achieve a similar lifestyle. We are coastal SA so our conditions are so extremely harsh with extreme temperatures and limestone as our earth. We have planted over 200 trees and hoping to create a micro climate. This family is so inspiring. Where we live we will never have a garden like that but we are working on it :) . There is so much to be said for a simple lifestyle.
South Africa? Nice, where? - Garden Route, hopefully. I'm in Citrusdal, in the Western Cape.
@@suecollins3246 sa could also be referring to south australia
I love seeing people at peace
It means no matter how much we progress we have to return back to old roots for peace and happiness
I love how the kid just walk around in barefoot you know he is more connected to the earth than we can ever be living in the city lifestyle. Everytime i see comfrey growing I know it is permacutural garden
When Native North American child was born, traditionally, the father carried it outside and walked it around the settlement to show it the world and the beauty of nature. When its first moccasin were made (moccasin is both singular and plural), a hole was cut in each sole, so that the child would always have direct contact with the earth and its energy and spirit. These are things that you should think about. If you don’t help your children to see, respect, honor and be grounded in the natural world, they could grow up to be. Rudy Giuliani or a Donald Trump. God forbid. But pursuing money and power instead of living as a member of a caring community that wants to make the world better and healthier...that is how society destroys what’s good and persecuted or exploits others in the world.
@@judeirwin2222 Really I'd think Joe and Dr Jill Biden are the same as Trump if not worse how blinded some people are by Trump that hes blamed for being rich. The world is in dire trouble because of Trump it's all our faults because society paints the picture by each commercial it shows that u cannot be satisfied if u dont have my product so u need to make all the money can to have this or that. God forbid the world if everyone we're as the the Bidens. I'm glad I choose God to look up too.
Maby a lot of people would think this is crazy, but if I would live next door I would team up sharing my land growing stuff. And if more and more would do that It should work. I remember my grandparents had a greenhouse for commercial use and a big yard with all kinda fruit and veggies. It was everyday work but I remember it as a fun time building up for the whole family make u proud as a kid.
This family including the children have a far better life than many other people that all the modern conveniences. I grew up cooking on an Everhot woodstove. My baked bread in the Everhot woodstove for a years when I was a child. I can remember my mum standing in our small kitchen on a hot 40 degree day, and she was 9 months pregnant cooking bread, and standing infront of the hot Everhot stove. We also raised small chicks in the winter time in the small kitchen in box in the kitchen.
I want these guys as neighbors! This is where my life goals are heading, as far as a lifestyle, and I see far too few people here in the US who are like this.
Gregory Zoebisch Probably because it is such hard work & takes a lot of dedication & commitment.
I’m an American living in Japan at the moment. My wife and baby are planning on moving back this year and our goal is to live this kind of lifestyle. My family is from CA and it seems like it’d be tough to live like this in a lot of places due to laws and regulations. For example, I doubt that in a 1/4 acre home you’d be allowed to keep bees. My goal is to find a place where we’d be able to live freely like this without having to get permits for every little thing you want to do.
turtlenecks No matter where you live in the world, there will be government regs - key is to begin small and transition as you learn what's in / what's not. I think beekeeping in particular is becoming more and more common (and more regulated) - but loads of intel on the web to learn what you'll need to be mindful of when you begin. The couple in the video ACHIEVED this lifestyle, it wasn't a backward move, or without work -- they strictly changed their goal posts first -- and then began making daily decisions that would lead them closer! Hubby and I live in Japan at present too (isn't it definingly magnificent) and are looking to build our permaculture paradise upon our repatriation to Oz. One tomato at a time.
Cynthia Copeland I agree with your overall sentiment that it takes hard work to achieve a lifestyle similar to this couple but government regulations do get in the way depending on where you live and obviously it’s not the same everywhere. I don’t know where you live in Japan but where I live in the countryside, I could easily execute a similar lifestyle without all the hassle of the government getting in the way. That includes eco-building, water harvesting and the list goes on.
There are many, many homesteading families. Check KZhead and facebook to see if there are any gatherings in your area of just to follow some of the homesteading families.
How very rich they are!
They have a beautiful connection. Love the way they listen when the other is speaking.
The fact that they credit the aboriginal folks is everythingggggg.
Jen Rivera Bell I loved that part
al gonzález yes what we need is more people like you in the world 😄🙄
@@Emiliapocalypse yes
@@algonzalez6853 Huh, you'll eventually grow up and realize how wrong you are right now.
makes you feel all warm and fuzzy but is actually meaningless lip service
This is what the ruling class, don't want, a independent self sustaining person. This is the life style we all secretly yearn for.
This I couldn't agree more.
@YT user your intense ..angry much.
@@ZubairAhmed-od2xv they have a ryt to be angry, anger is the focus of injustice and people are destroyin this world and it sux.
This is how we all are born to live.
I'm going to finish painting the lobby of my rental. The owner doesn't care whether his house rots. But it's my 'home' ~ So I give it love. On my breaks...I LOVE THIS SHOW!!! I so long to be a part of this meant to be freedom & creativity ~ Love to all & thank you 🙋💜💐
Mom, it was beautiful. My eyes filled up with tears. We started doing the same thing about a year ago. This is so encouraging.
"Going without is actually saying yes to other things"- awesome!! I just looked up the bus timetable and am going to take the bus to daycare with my son from now on; thanks for the inspiration! "Wealth is not money; wealth is time richness"- yes!!
The corporations don't want this kind of living bc then they would go broke. But living like this is obviously more harmonious to everyone and everything. Live long and prosper
I read these guys' book, The Art of Free Travel, about a year ago and I have been obsessed since. The way this family lives, the principles they follow, I just completely admire them. Especially in a society where everything about the environment seems a bit bleak, with global warming and climate change and that, this video and this family gives me so much hope for the future. As a teenager, it gets me so excited for my future :)
Absolutely wonderful, for the future of humanity this has to be the future. Well done to this lovely family. ❤
Just don't get pregnant before you're married and you can have any life you want. ☺️
This was incredible! I'm a citysteader myself, single mom of 3. Best choices I've ever made! Thanks for sharing their story!!
This must be one of the best videos on youtube!!!!.
I have watched this several times, and as myself and young family shift our lives into a similar lifestyle, I feel such connection through this family and it warms my heart and spreads a joyful hope through my entire being. Blessings to this family...and to the folks at Happen Films for creating such potent and beautiful films that are weaving a fabric of connection among the pioneers of the future.
Thank you Jodi! So glad our films resonate with you!
Love people like this. Watching this makes me excited for all the plants I’ve planted on my property the last two yrs. I’m amazed myself how much I have crammed onto my 2/3 acre
I can correlate as I'm trying every bit to keep my niece and nephew attached to nature and away from gadgets. My nephew is 2 and his sister is 8. They know organic gardening more than any kids of their age. Namaste from India.🙏
Could you tell me how to teach gardening to a 2 year old?
@@Carmen-rz9hl through actions. I hand him stuffs and direct him to use it the way I use them. He's a very bright child. Picks up really fast. I place ashes, neem water, etc on the ground within his reach and ask him to pour on the plants. He does all. :) Hope this helps.
Is there a Love button. I love this family.
I guess they have an amezing life ! I like the way they are talking , one speaks and other listen without intruption ! Amezing couple !
Yes give and take
It is BEAUTIFUL the way your family lives so natural, happy stress-free.
BRAVO! Community, connection, caring this is our future as divine human beings.
This was an amazing film. It brought tears to my eyes, and I'm inspired to change my life.
joia b me too
I hope you have reached your dream 🕉🙏🙏
What a wonderful life! Community Sufficiency...not self sufficiency...that's the way to go !!
It’s so much important to have a full calm relationship caring loving parents to create a beautiful family for kids ..
Absolutely amazing and how we should all be living! My husband and I have started slowly removing things that we don’t need in our life as well. It’s refreshing! Still have a ways to go, but we’ll get there! Much love and respect! ❤️
“This is not everyone. This is just our response to the predicament we’re all in”...such powerful, meaningful and applicable words for all to think about and take actions upon.
"Our bank is our wood pile and our cellar" :)
and seed bank
Exactly, word of wisdom
Good luck to you
I like that by steps, this couple decided what they didn't actually need and moved toward a simpler existence.
This kid doesn’t know it yet but he’s having the best childhood in at least two generations.
We've been growing on a smaller space than this, and we have always been amazed with how much you can produce. Its so inspiring to see how far you can push an urban space and that you don't need to be living rural to live more sustainably.
Exactly what I want to do
I. Am. Very. Much. Like. Robert. Long .. i. Thi k. Tjat. People. Are. Killing. The. Planet. Earth .
8 I. Loved. The. Movie. That. Was. Called. The. Cheerleaders . The. Scene. Where. The. Girl. Took. A. Showef. In. The. Boys locker. Room. WS. Tbe. Best. Part. Of. It .
Lady pls share how u r doing dis...how u started n all !!
That is incredibly inspiring @YouCan'tEatTheCrazz-VLOG! We have been traveling the past 3 years together, and are really wanting to get a nice piece of land and grow a food forest. How long have you been creating your urban space?
Meg and Patrick have such a gorgeous life, and I love how they mention that it took time over 10 years and they phased things out slowly. I really think this is an achievable lifestyle for anyone. Thank you Happen Films and Meg and Patrick for sharing a glimpse into this amazing Permaculture world. It's re-inspired me to work with our land.
Totally agree with ya @BrookePalframan! We loved that they were honest that it took time, and not to flip your life and get right of everything to start from scratch, but to phase it in. A lovely message, that really is attainable for everyone. Happy to hear you are feeling inspired too! Filled with warm & fuzzies over here. Want to buy a chunk of land, slow down on the travels, and BE a part of the change. Big love. - Erin
Good point. Positive - Look what you can and be excited, but slow and steady wins the race.
I'm currently building my tiny house, and everything is halted because of this pandemic. My family owns a small portion of land I can use to grow vegetables and fruits. I am also phasing into this life, avoiding any materialistic pursuit, and focusing on sustainable subsistence. I have taught myself some skills I could use to earn for a living, which is also put to a halt because of the pandemic. Watching these kindred spirits is very inspiring.
Highly respect to this family..They are the author of their own life!!!! Doing good to universe and universe will giving you abundance of food for surviving.This is a real way of life💓💓💓🇲🇾
just wonderful. I'm lost for words. I want to live this life too. out of the city, into nature 🙏🏽💚🌿
the richest person is the one with $1.50 in his wallet but their life is all that much sweeter when they can grow their own food. great film guys, i really, really enjoyed it. i look forward to the next short film :)
If I had my life again, with the knowledge I’ve learned watching films like this. I would embrace the land and living off it. Hard work but so enlightening. The old ways were the best.
As the author George Elliot wrote, “ You are never too old to become what you always wanted to be”. Just DO It. Or are you waiting for reincarnation and a second chance?
@@judeirwin2222 I am 73 soon, too late now. Live in a flat, with arthritis.x
You have a very beautiful family ; pure of spiritual discernment and agape love! God bless you!
This is amazing! And the little boy will cherish all this wonderful time he has with his parents at home. Sometimes we work so much to buy what we really dont need, and then we just want more. Instead of just living :) it may be tough but what a beautiful life
I love that they acknowledge the traditional caretakers of the land
When you aren't weighed down by financial debt you can live your dreams!
Yes! Amazing! I feel like peoppe get too caught up in materialism, chasing the rat race, entertainment, and not building those strong close ties to other humans. Such a beautiful story. So peaceful.
This was one of the BEST videos I have watched.....you guys make SO much sense and I love the people you are.
The terrible things keep continue to happen because we did this literally to ourselves, I've been saying to my boyfriend that I want to live a simpler life and hope we can make our dreams reality as y'all have done for yourselves. Thank you for the video, it was truly inspirational.
you are my heroes! True heroes of our time! I'm working on ways to live a life like this too in Serbia. Did quit my job last year and moved to suburbs, started a garden and work from home, online! I need stories like this - not stories - the truth, the energy, the power of true living people... THANK YOU!!!
Maja Gilic srecno ♥️