Living in the Future | Films about Community and Sustainability

Building community, one film at a time...

Living in the Future is an ongoing project documenting sustainable communities and ecovillages around the world. We host a free online series, a regular blog and a set of three feature documentaries - Ecovillage Pioneers, Lammas and our latest film, Deep Listening. Watch them online or on DVD or USB, or even better, host a screening in your own community!

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Blog

May 14, 2019

What goes with Cauliflower? Well Being. And Fennel.

Can gardening help fight depression? An article in today’s Guardian newspaper suggests that it can. On a visit to Sydenham Garden charity trust in London, journalist Sarah Johnson discovers that the acre site, with well-being centre, nature reserve and activity rooms has received 313 patient referrals from health professionals, with people spending between 6 and … Continue reading What goes with Cauliflower? Well Being. And Fennel. →

May 2, 2019

Climate Emergency – or Cultural Emergence?

I wake in the night with a knot in my belly. A cold sweat trickles down my neck. My heart races. In my mind, I see headlines proclaiming that UK governments have declared a climate emergency. And though I’ve been living as though this is the case for many years; though I’ve been telling stories … Continue reading Climate Emergency – or Cultural Emergence? →

April 30, 2019

Bean Burger Queen

Tasty, home-cooked versions of a classic treat When my son was young, holiday food was a bit hit and miss for us as vegetarians, but we did develop a bit of a ritual of going to motorway service stations for a Burger King Spicy Bean Burger. Things have changed a lot since then, but although … Continue reading Bean Burger Queen →

Online Series

Rachel Shiamh’s Strawbale House — Rachel Shiamh won a Grand Designs Award for her 2 storey load bearing strawbale home in Wales.

Cae Mabon with Eric Maddern — Eric Maddern is our host at Cae Mabon - a 'Welsh Shangri-La' near Llanberis in Snowdonia.

Murundaka Co-housing — What does a modern, purpose built, urban intentional community look like? A bit like this...