Midsummer Traditions in the Rainforest

Midsummer in Australia is a magical time of year: Christmas traditions are different here, we laze under waterfalls, harvest abundant fruit to cook traditional deserts from and picnic with friends. Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/ Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/ Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/ 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. chapters: 0:00 Tropical waterfalls in the hot summer sun 3:13 Skipping with the goats to their paddock 5:00 Harvesting jambu air 8:15 Baking a traditional australian dessert 9:00 Harvesting flowers from the garden 10:17 A festive picnic 11:31 Sewing a present for Julia