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The Life of an Inspiring 85-Year-Old Change Maker! | Something Beautiful for the World
This film is part of the collaborative series 'Something Beautiful for the World'. Watch all the films in the series at czcams.com/play/PLye1JIzaiQ6rKe40SkcSWqoC_sn4v_vIY.html
Is there an age at which you stop being an activist for change? Not according to Helen Dew!
In fact, Helen’s activism didn’t even begin until she was in her 60s. Back then, she was introduced to a woman who was campaigning to change the fragile and problematic global financial system. When Helen understood what the issues were, she realised, “Now I know what to do with my life.”
Our money system is integral to how we live our lives and the impact we have on each other and our planet. A lifelong gardener and an innately frugal child of the Great Depression, the concept of living simply is second nature to Helen. But as the world around her has become less and less ‘simple’ her passion has grown ever greater to educate her community about why we benefit from growing our own food, saving our own seeds, taking care of our water and other resources - and how all of these things are linked to the money system that dominates and impacts our lives.
For Helen, a key element in building personal and community resilience is in building quality soil. From making biochar for her compost to petitioning the local council to create a natural burial park, she has worked tirelessly in so many ways to contribute to her community and to the planet. She is truly Something Beautiful for the World!
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The films of the series "Something Beautiful for the World" explore how small acts of love and kindness have the potential to ripple out and change the world, touching hearts and minds in ways that we could never begin to imagine. We'll be sharing a total of 12 short films, from across five continents - releasing one per month for the whole year of 2024 - four from each filmmaker.
More info about the three production companies below:
Happen Films
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Visit our website: happenfilms.com/
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Campfire Stories
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Reflections of Life
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Public Park Transformed into an Urban Food Forest!
zhlédnutí 25KPřed 2 měsíci
The City Food Commons shares the story of Roimata Food Commons, an urban permaculture food forest initiative driven by Ōtautahi Christchurch local Michael Reynolds. The aim of the project is to empower the community to co-create space in a public park, reviving the notion of the Commons, which was once so common in societies around the world. Planting began in 2017 - “we got permission [from Co...
Stunning Straw Bale House Built by Couple Over 4 Years (Start to Finish)
zhlédnutí 97KPřed 5 měsíci
'Straw Bale Dream Home' follows the building of a beautiful eco home by wonderful owner builders Adam and Sian in Victoria, Australia. It’s a stunning traditional timber frame home combining timber joinery, straw bale, and cob. And it radiates with the wholehearted love they poured into designing a sustainable home of their dreams, and then building it. If you’ve been following us a while, you ...
Something Beautiful for the World (Trailer)
zhlédnutí 15KPřed 5 měsíci
Three filmmakers, four continents, 12 short films. Starting in January 2024 we're collaborating with our friends at @campfire-stories and @ReflectionsofLife to bring you this new series called Something Beautiful for the World! Together we'll be releasing one film per month for the whole year, four from each filmmaker to make a total of 12 films. The common theme? Small acts with immeasurable i...
How This Zero Waste Couple Have Lived Without a Rubbish Bin for 8 Years! | The Rubbish Trip
zhlédnutí 160KPřed 6 měsíci
Hannah and Liam are the inspiring zero waste couple behind The Rubbish Trip, originally a nationwide tour offering free workshops around Aotearoa New Zealand. Now experts on the why’s and how’s of reducing waste, Hannah and Liam are our personal zero waste heroes - educators, advocates, and activists on a subject that is ultimately about so much more than waste. For this film, we asked Hannah a...
The Community Rescuing Food Waste From Landfill to Make Beautiful Compost | Ben & bEartha
zhlédnutí 87KPřed 7 měsíci
'Ben & bEartha: A Community's Compost Love Story' is a free 40-minute sustainability documentary following the highs and lows of a passionate community as they attempt to tackle the issue of food waste going to landfill. Their solution? A composting machine called bEartha and a small-scale, sustainable approach that produces beautiful soil. In this documentary we get to know Ben and Bertha - a ...
Official Trailer - Ben & bEartha: A Community's Compost Love Story
zhlédnutí 13KPřed rokem
Watch the full film: czcams.com/video/lDcsW5tGda4/video.html Ben and Bertha is a 40-minute documentary following the highs and lows of a passionate community of composters as they attempt to tackle the issue of food waste going to landfill. Their solution? A composting machine called bEartha and a community-scale approach that produces beautiful, living soil. If compost isn’t your thing yet, he...
The Sustainable Fishing Model That Could Disrupt the Global Seafood Industry
zhlédnutí 10KPřed rokem
Documentaries like Netflix's Seaspiracy highlight many of the destructive practices of the global fishing industry, but are there sustainable alternatives to the industrial model? In this film, Fishing for the Future, we explore an inspiring new model created by Gravity Fishing in Aotearoa New Zealand that provides a small-scale, replicable, and sustainable alternative to industrial commercial ...
Together We Grow: Building Communities That Thrive (2022) - Free Full Documentary
zhlédnutí 154KPřed rokem
'Together We Grow' tells the inspiring story of a thriving hub helping to build resilience into its local community by farming in urban backyards, sewing with recycled materials, repairing bikes - you name it, Common Unity is doing it! “This beautiful film is the perfect antidote to the cynical narrative that says people are inherently selfish... This film will melt your heart. Guaranteed.” - R...
Magical 28-Year-Old Permaculture Food Forest - Growing Wild Together
zhlédnutí 544KPřed rokem
Magical 28-Year-Old Permaculture Food Forest - Growing Wild Together
Building a Strong Future for Happen Films
zhlédnutí 9KPřed 2 lety
Building a Strong Future for Happen Films
Living the Change: Inspiring Stories for a Sustainable Future (Free Full Documentary)
zhlédnutí 777KPřed 2 lety
Living the Change: Inspiring Stories for a Sustainable Future (Free Full Documentary)
Together We Grow (2022) | Official Documentary Trailer
zhlédnutí 47KPřed 2 lety
Together We Grow (2022) | Official Documentary Trailer
Dr Jessica Hutchings Interview on Hua Parakore, Māori Food Sovereignty, and Growing Organic Food
zhlédnutí 15KPřed 2 lety
Dr Jessica Hutchings Interview on Hua Parakore, Māori Food Sovereignty, and Growing Organic Food
Building Indigenous Food Sovereignty with the Hua Parakore Organic Framework
zhlédnutí 30KPřed 2 lety
Building Indigenous Food Sovereignty with the Hua Parakore Organic Framework
Incredible 1.5-Acre Syntropic Food Forest with Over 250 Plant Species | The Food Forest Farmers
zhlédnutí 2,2MPřed 3 lety
Incredible 1.5-Acre Syntropic Food Forest with Over 250 Plant Species | The Food Forest Farmers
How Goats are Regenerating a Forest and Protecting this Town from Bushfire
zhlédnutí 2,2MPřed 3 lety
How Goats are Regenerating a Forest and Protecting this Town from Bushfire
Imagining Decolonisation - and Why It's Good For Everyone with Tina Ngata - HF Podcast #7
zhlédnutí 11KPřed 3 lety
Imagining Decolonisation - and Why It's Good For Everyone with Tina Ngata - HF Podcast #7
Navigating the Human Predicament with Nate Hagens - HF Podcast #6
zhlédnutí 12KPřed 3 lety
Navigating the Human Predicament with Nate Hagens - HF Podcast #6
Brett & Nici from Limestone Permaculture on Drought, Bushfires, & Answering your Q's - HF Podcast #5
zhlédnutí 22KPřed 3 lety
Brett & Nici from Limestone Permaculture on Drought, Bushfires, & Answering your Q's - HF Podcast #5
Rethinking Renewable Energy with Professor Susan Krumdieck - HF Podcast #4
zhlédnutí 10KPřed 4 lety
Rethinking Renewable Energy with Professor Susan Krumdieck - HF Podcast #4
Jono Frew: Transforming Farms and Changing Lives With Regenerative Agriculture - HF Podcast #3
zhlédnutí 13KPřed 4 lety
Jono Frew: Transforming Farms and Changing Lives With Regenerative Agriculture - HF Podcast #3
Hugely Abundant 1-Acre Permaculture Homestead Tour - Limestone Permaculture Farm Revisit
zhlédnutí 2,1MPřed 4 lety
Hugely Abundant 1-Acre Permaculture Homestead Tour - Limestone Permaculture Farm Revisit
Rob Greenfield: Being the (Radical) Change You Wish to See in the World - Happen Films Podcast #2
zhlédnutí 17KPřed 4 lety
Rob Greenfield: Being the (Radical) Change You Wish to See in the World - Happen Films Podcast #2
Community Resilience in a Time of Pandemic with Artist as Family - Happen Films Podcast #1
zhlédnutí 21KPřed 4 lety
Community Resilience in a Time of Pandemic with Artist as Family - Happen Films Podcast #1
Happen Films on the Campfire Stories Podcast
zhlédnutí 10KPřed 4 lety
Happen Films on the Campfire Stories Podcast
World Famous Permaculture Property Tour - David Holmgren and Su Dennett's Melliodora
zhlédnutí 1,8MPřed 4 lety
World Famous Permaculture Property Tour - David Holmgren and Su Dennett's Melliodora
Man Spends 30 Years Turning Degraded Land into Massive Forest - Fools & Dreamers (Full Documentary)
zhlédnutí 4MPřed 4 lety
Man Spends 30 Years Turning Degraded Land into Massive Forest - Fools & Dreamers (Full Documentary)
Tips for Zero Waste Living - How a Family of 5 Makes Almost No Waste! | Life With Less Waste
zhlédnutí 1,7MPřed 4 lety
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Official Trailer: Fools & Dreamers: Regenerating a Native Forest
zhlédnutí 57KPřed 5 lety
Official Trailer: Fools & Dreamers: Regenerating a Native Forest

Komentáře

  • @indyab3097
    @indyab3097 Před 6 hodinami

    You could always use one of these plants to help ease your migraine instead of the packet medicine. :) Feverfew. Peppermint. Ginger. Valerian. Coriander seed.

  • @chandanmallick78
    @chandanmallick78 Před 15 hodinami

    Nice video

  • @josdesouza
    @josdesouza Před 20 hodinami

    Deprogramming our minds from a sickening consumer society. Which, btw, is only functional for the sake of destructive capital accumulation.

  • @CD-kg9by
    @CD-kg9by Před dnem

    Ugh. I'm all for reducing waste and all... but what exactly was this video about? Half of it was just more or less motivational talking. The do gardening and composting. Cool. They have refill shops ariund. Cool. They drink coffee from mugs. Cool. They kind of mention that they are privileged to live like that, so how is this doable for people who have real jobs and real lifes?

  • @lukewarm2075
    @lukewarm2075 Před dnem

    Why are all food forests in tropicsl seetings i feel like i could go there throw some seeds in the forest and it will all grow😊

  • @kaurparveen50
    @kaurparveen50 Před dnem

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍👍🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @miszczu85
    @miszczu85 Před dnem

    Czuby, nie chcieli uzywac wiertarki ale nie poradzili sobie bez niej- hipokryci

  • @vioheubach3112
    @vioheubach3112 Před dnem

    Would be interesting to know if they are vegan.

  • @carlosbarragan6729

    How to afford land as a poor person tho?

  • @alexanderfreshwood3671

    Thanks!

  • @resscator
    @resscator Před 2 dny

    15000 usd for just one car with insurance? and thats a LIE :D

  • @user-ux7up9ur2u
    @user-ux7up9ur2u Před 2 dny

    Surprised they don't have a commune situation.... sharing appliances to reduce said appliances.....

  • @_JanetLouise
    @_JanetLouise Před 3 dny

    awesome

  • @Doriane_Oski
    @Doriane_Oski Před 3 dny

    Very inspiring people

  • @eunyog
    @eunyog Před 3 dny

    Thank you so much for these lovely videos! WE LOVE YOU GUYS A LOT!!!!!!!!

  • @Jophiel50
    @Jophiel50 Před 3 dny

    I have reduced the waste of our family significantly. One suggestion on a way to begin would be switching out your glasses for mason jars, they are soooooo handy😁😎♾️💎💫🫶. Just my $.02. I really appreciate what you’ve done here 🫶😎🫶.

  • @user-ep3ck5re4o
    @user-ep3ck5re4o Před 4 dny

    Do not need 79 minutes of drivel to confirm what I know - there is a better way 🤨🤨🤨🤨

  • @SilvanMarty
    @SilvanMarty Před 4 dny

    I see an documentary from NZR about mono culture forestry and its so creepy gives this in NZ! after chopping down all trees over hectares its looking moon land and not NZ nature! Why in NZ mono culture forests still legal? A shame for NZ and most kiwis where loving they land. NZ must forbidd wood industry with mono culture forests.

  • @SilvanMarty
    @SilvanMarty Před 4 dny

    Why in Aotearoa NZ still its legal or normal planting hectars trees and a decad later all getting chopped down... then looking like an desert! Mono culture tree farming its IKEA industry crap! In switzerland its not legal chopping all trees down even at own forest! This its most cracy tree farming. .

  • @CharlesReedPi
    @CharlesReedPi Před 4 dny

    I like you, you're my people

  • @johnberry1107
    @johnberry1107 Před 5 dny

    Ok. Now what? Much of your infrastructure is not eco friendly at the manufacturing site. Thank you. What is your exit strategy?

  • @albertomagdua7109
    @albertomagdua7109 Před 5 dny

    All natural.Kudos!

  • @niranjiperera774
    @niranjiperera774 Před 5 dny

    Thanks

    • @happenfilms
      @happenfilms Před 14 hodinami

      Thank you for supporting Happen Films!

  • @Kiyarose3999
    @Kiyarose3999 Před 5 dny

    A group of us Greens in London in the 80’s-90’s used to wear T.Shirts with written on them in big letters from top to bottom, Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle(the 4 R’s ). Living like this is also a very social lifestyle where people cooperate which becomes mutually beneficial, so building local & regional communities & networks.The real (R)evolution! 🌻🌎✊🏽

  • @ikaramashu
    @ikaramashu Před 5 dny

    Thank you for reminding me of what is important. Amist the hectic day to day, sometimes we forget, but here i am getting my compass retune towards my true North. God Bless.

  • @stacycooper8689
    @stacycooper8689 Před 5 dny

    This is fantastic I’m becoming a slight hoarder as I don’t like throwing anything away it feels like a massive burden in this age

  • @heatherl.brooks7614

    Danke!

  • @whattodoinanemergency1203

    I JUST NEED 4 RABBITS TO BE FREE BUT IM SCARED TO BE FREE

  • @whattodoinanemergency1203

    DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN GET $250 FOR ONE PET RABBIT AND MAKE $100000 A YEAR GROWING MICROGRENS IN YOUR SPARE ROOM

  • @whattodoinanemergency1203

    COLLAPSE NOW AND AVOID THE RUSH

  • @whattodoinanemergency1203

    POOP IN A BIOGAS DIGESTOR IS ENDLESS FREE ENRGY

  • @gemmafranco744
    @gemmafranco744 Před 6 dny

    Loved the video. It made me feel a bit more hopeful about the future. I do what i can myself and it pains me big time to see the amount of plastic on people's everyday life. I've seen so called "green" people going to a meeting with plastic bottles. Lots of people don't want to hear or bother to understand why it is so important. It frustrates me no end. Some recycle because they have to, others refuse to wash the containers because its gross and they tell you they are doing enough by recycling and someone else will wash it. If i go to the supermarket, i buy the veg that are not packaged and refuse to buy meat there. I go to the butcher with a container. I am lucky there's a wonderful person near by who sells organic products by weight or units, where you bring your containers and fill them up. We live in a world where no matter how much you try, you will do something not fully good or right. If we just try to minimise those, we will have taken a huge step forward. The mentalities have to change a lot still. You are truly inspiring ❤

  • @katbond7972
    @katbond7972 Před 6 dny

    Just an update on my comment 5 years ago. Friends of ours who had an incredible permaculture urban farm hit a massive financial wall when the wife became critically ill. Since we live in regional Queensland they had to relocate to Brisbane, so she could get the treatment she needed and her husband could care for her. Brisbane is a nine hour drive from where we live. They had problems selling this beautiful productive urban farm. There weren't enough like minded people in our local area who were interested in purchasing it, so they had to sell at a much reduced price, as they needed the money to relocate as quickly as possible. Unfortunately as far as I know this block has been returned to being a "normal" urban block and the are now living in a "normal" urban house in Brisbane. So sad. Royce.

  • @rakhityagi-mu5yd
    @rakhityagi-mu5yd Před 6 dny

    We must save our environment mindly

  • @RoseMary-vs3io
    @RoseMary-vs3io Před 7 dny

    🤣🤣🤣

  • @lisadolan689
    @lisadolan689 Před 7 dny

    I was forced to live in ABJECT POVERTY (not by choice!) Im a recycler and permaculture queen but I’ve DONE MY TIME living like that. Good on them, but my history and trauma mean that I will never chose to live a stark life. Nope. Not for me. Good on you being so ‘lucky’ to chose to live like a pauper. What a bizarre concept 😐

  • @vivalaleta
    @vivalaleta Před 7 dny

    Thing is they live in a place where they're more able to make good choices. We, for instance, live in the boonies and the co-ops where you can refill bottles, etc. are far away.

  • @domiboily3564
    @domiboily3564 Před 7 dny

    I am SO disappointed by the mention of 'we need animals'. You do NOT need cattle to have a healthy ecosystem - they can live freely on your land, but we have enough of wild animals to help sustain the ecosystem. Vegan, regenerative food forests do just fine without 'traditional cattle', do NOT use this as an excuse to continue to raise animals for meat - this is such an excuse.

  • @user-us5gt1ug8h
    @user-us5gt1ug8h Před 7 dny

    'The problems are immense but the solutions are immense too'

  • @georgewhitehouse8630

    ❤ czcams.com/video/jLd9a1fRX6k/video.htmlsi=nqgxfnfuTed-gd29❤

  • @Alhejandro.
    @Alhejandro. Před 8 dny

    When I find this kind of action, I believe in those people who want to rescue earth 🌎 👏🏻

  • @ericasproul8395
    @ericasproul8395 Před 8 dny

    Wow this is amazing! 😍

  • @georgewhitehouse8630

    czcams.com/video/jLd9a1fRX6k/video.htmlsi=gayRbOvcJtiGhDOM❤

  • @rizaliedianneestipona6045

    ❤❤

  • @Antz71
    @Antz71 Před 10 dny

    Same design as the homeless guy down the street. He build his for free.

  • @georgewhitehouse8630
    @georgewhitehouse8630 Před 10 dny

    ❤ czcams.com/video/jLd9a1fRX6k/video.htmlsi=x8OVZXJ_4eI5tIsv❤