yt:channel:11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2017-02-18T12:09:30+00:00 yt:video:795Z4nkC-0U 795Z4nkC-0U UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2025-11-29T11:26:34+00:00 2025-11-30T09:33:26+00:00 Rare Fruits of the Rainforest: Storm Season Arrives In the rainforest this is the season of rare fruits, large harvests and heavy rain storms. We pick fruit, celebrate the changing season, and explore magical forests of rare coolamon trees. We got a new tiny baby goat and the gardens are glowing with spring growth. 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 Rare fruits and thunder storms 3:08 The most magical tree in the rainforest 5:35 Caring for trees we planted on the water’s edge 10:15 Baby goat!!!! 13:24 Baby chickens and the spring garden yt:video:HjjBt6hqQM0 HjjBt6hqQM0 UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2025-11-27T08:57:13+00:00 2025-11-28T13:25:49+00:00 Some thoughts on rest, busyness and what success actually means #slowliving #success #happiness yt:video:bskVnEh4gYQ bskVnEh4gYQ UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2025-11-23T10:08:53+00:00 2025-11-24T07:08:24+00:00 Living Without Money: I Quit Society to Live in the Countryside Money isn’t real, so I’m learning to grow my own food, sew my own clothes and live a life guided by nature. The rural countryside has taught me see the value in using my own hands, to find purpose in harvesting fresh fruit, building, cooking and making art. To always create more than I consume. 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 Escaping to the rural countryside and finding a new meaning of success 2:19 Building a trellis from bamboo: purpose in using my hands to create 5:52 Community is the real currency 7:01 Harvesting wild berries: the importance of growing our own food 8:15 Cooking and creating rather than consuming 10:40 Harvesting bamboo and building community yt:video:kPklQuNY7Wc kPklQuNY7Wc UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2025-11-20T09:17:51+00:00 2025-11-21T06:56:11+00:00 I’m building this tiny truck camper using only traditional skills💚 #building #handmade #handicraft yt:video:q7x1JSIvGmU q7x1JSIvGmU UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2025-11-18T09:20:22+00:00 2025-11-19T07:35:13+00:00 The magical, giant trees of the Australian rainforest 🌱🍃 #naturelovers #nature #rainforest yt:video:7ok14czFUH4 7ok14czFUH4 UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2025-11-13T07:23:55+00:00 2025-11-14T08:55:49+00:00 Days of springtime in the countryside 🪷 the magic of nature #countryside #nature yt:video:T0grCz4GDt8 T0grCz4GDt8 UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2025-11-11T23:17:16+00:00 2025-11-12T06:50:18+00:00 Growing my own food in the rural countryside 🐞 gardening harvesting & cooking #countryside #garden yt:video:LXtRBOp5q7g LXtRBOp5q7g UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2025-11-09T10:23:39+00:00 2025-11-09T11:15:25+00:00 Spring Harvest: Cooking with What My Garden Gives Me A slow afternoon in our rural country garden, harvesting food and cooking from nature. This week we harvest, cook, garden, care for the animals and Anastasia finishes her bamboo camper! 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. MB015DFWGGUXFMM MB01MAKKY9VTAKS Chapters: 0:00 Harvesting from my countryside garden, with tiny baby chickens 4:06 Cooking dinner from the garden 5:49 Hot spring days at the lake 6:41 A garden makeover! 7:57 Mango season 8:49 Skipping with the goats 9:45 I finished my bamboo camper! yt:video:Y1XnZ_Gw5p0 Y1XnZ_Gw5p0 UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2025-11-06T09:27:50+00:00 2025-11-07T09:12:12+00:00 To paint, make art & live creatively is to see beauty everywhere #creativity #painting #artist #art yt:video:1V8rYzAmmzs 1V8rYzAmmzs UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2025-11-04T09:50:44+00:00 2025-11-06T07:02:14+00:00 I’m using this natural material to build a tiny truck camper 🌱 #naturalbuilding #offgrid #building yt:video:gMzGx8yCFgs gMzGx8yCFgs UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2025-11-01T10:34:34+00:00 2025-11-01T10:34:34+00:00 The Art of A Slow Countryside Life Traditional life in the countryside is rooted in a sense of noticing: seeing the beauty of the world, in the food we grow with our own hands, the art we paint, and the slow days of life in the rural rainforest. You can find prints of Julia's paintings here https://www.motherthemountain.com/store 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. Music by Siv Jakobsen @sivjakobsenmusic Sun, Moon, Stars, Small, and The Bay Chapters: 0:00 A magical misty morning in the countryside 3:28 Learning to paint 7:34 Julia relaxes in the lake 8:24 Rural life: caring for our goats 10:08 Painting in our off grid art studio yt:video:ZrviZHnpbKk ZrviZHnpbKk UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2025-10-30T08:42:57+00:00 2025-10-31T09:23:41+00:00 Building with hand tools & traditional techniques has been a learning journey🪚 #building #handmade yt:video:uF4IVmVNNbc uF4IVmVNNbc UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2025-10-25T11:08:40+00:00 2025-10-26T06:55:02+00:00 Jabuticaba taste like a mix between a grape & a plum 🍇magical tropical fruit #tropicalfruit #fruit yt:video:qXJ_av2HtOM qXJ_av2HtOM UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2025-10-25T10:48:25+00:00 2025-10-25T10:48:28+00:00 Camping, Harvesting and Cooking in the Spring Countryside Spring in the countryside is hot, so we camp down by the water, harvest abundant fruit and cook from nature. https://ankerfast.club/hd9e0r Check Anker SOLIX Everfrost 2 electric cooler and more products for your adventures, get A$600 off! 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. All the music in this video is from Musicbed! You can use our link for a free trial: https://fm.pxf.io/mtm Chapters: 0:00 Camping down by the water 1:18 Skipping with the goats and harvesting spring fruit 3:30 Cooking from jabuticaba, making a juice from fresh fruit 6:48 Building with bamboo, I’m almost finished! 8:26 Slow days camping at the lake 12:58 Weeding and regenerative farming in the deep rainforest yt:video:Hh7nsn2uxPI Hh7nsn2uxPI UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2025-10-23T22:14:02+00:00 2025-10-24T06:37:28+00:00 Stop, notice & feel the magic of the natural world around you 🌛 the first days of spring #nature