A Simple Life in the Countryside

I think that the secret to a slow life is to see wisdom in each simple thing; to find meaning in the ordinary and joy in the everyday. It is the simplicity of growing your own food, noticing the beauty of nature, and feeling the seasons pass alongside you. Inner peace is found when we use our hands to build, mend, garden, harvest and sew, but this simple life is much more complex than we think. It is filled with hardship and struggles, and work that never ends — but each drawback is balanced by equal magic. Anastasia’s Instagram: Julia’s Instagram: We are sisters, Julia and Anastasia Vanderbyl. A few years ago, we began a journey to live a life in perfect harmony with nature. A life of caring for animals, growing fruit, planting trees, gardening, cooking, creating, building and learning to live with the land. In this time, nature has taught us more than we could have ever imagined. Our environmental films document the landscape, the lessons we’ve learnt and our work as regenerative farmers here on Bundjalung Country. We live on the land of the Arakwal and Minjungbal People of the Bundjalung Nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Country we live on and recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters. We thank them for protecting this rainforest and its ecosystems since time immemorial. Music By Siv Jakobsen, “Romain’s Place“, “Small“, “Sun, Moon, Stars“, and “Most of The Time“ @sivjakobsenmusic A big thank you to all of the incredible artists who share their music in each episode! All of the music included can be found here: Chapters: 0:00 A simple life in nature 2:05 Harvesting winter’s abundant fruit 3:07 Lemon the duck 4:32 Season of the avocados 6:46 Skipping with the goats 9:54 Sewing a skirt 10:52 Scenes of winter 12:18 Rainforest lagoon 16:33 Bouncing with the sheep