Harvesting Nature’s Abundance: Finding Balance in a Traditional Life

Get our book here! 🌱 Julia creates a painting of herself in the stream, and Anastasia cooks from food harvested from the trees. Anastasia’s Instagram: Julia’s Instagram: More from our exhibition here! @onthewildside 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 Mogli @mogliofficial “Intro“, “Cryptic“, “Earth“, “Waterfall“ and “Another Life“ Chapters: 0:00 The balance of nature 0:35 Painting a self portrait 3:35 Harvesting lilies and walking with the goats 5:44 Painting details 7:44 Harvesting avocados 8:38 The reality of painting 10:20 Harvesting tropical fruit 10:41 The power of water 13:58 Cooking a cake from fruit from the tree 15:23 Finishing the painting 17:19 Travelling to London to exhibit our art and celebrate the book launch!