This magical forest of magnolias is hidden amongst the rainforest and this week we harvest the beautiful flowers and cook with them! In the art studio cabin, Anastasia has been working hard renovating and building a desk for an antique embroidery machine! The process has been so hard but we are so proud and excited to create!
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We are sisters, Julia and Anastasia — caring for a regenerative farm on Bundjalung Country on the East Coast of Australia. We have a dream to build a self sustainable future and regenerate the land for generations to come. Join us as we learn to build, farm, garden, and care for the animals and land.

We live and farm on the land of the Arakwal and Minjungbal people of the Bundjalung Nation and these practices of regenerative living, agriculture and permaculture owe their roots and theories to Indigenous knowledge — they have been practiced by Indigenous People around the world for so many years. 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 Melissa Lingo:
https://www.melissalingo.com/
“Ophelia”, “Tangerine Touch”, "Gravity" and “Shadows”

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: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7AX...

Chapters:
0:00 Finding a magical forest and harvesting flower petals
1:55 Bouncing with the sheep
2:51 Making a magnolia petal pickle
4:13 Renovating a vintage sewing machine
5:33 Cooking a meal foraged from the garden
7:51 Building in the cottage studio
12:39 Morning routine of gardening and jumping with the goats
14:07 The hardest thing I’ve ever done

#rural #cottage