18 Apr 2026
We grow our own food in the rainforest, attempting to be self sufficient and food secure. We have abundant orchards full of tropical and rare fruit trees. Come tour the farm, meet all the animals, and experience our off grid food systems in the australian countryside!
Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain
/ motherthemountain Anastasia’s Instagram: / anast.asia Julia’s Instagram: 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 Harvesting bananas and building self sufficiency on our farm
3:08 Herb garden and custard apple tree
4:28 The rare poisonous fruit that is said to be the most delicious in the world!
6:05 Grapefruit, jackfruit, malay apple, mangoes, lychees, guava, jabuticaba, pecans, starfruit, macadamias, longans, jambu and pomegranate!
12:59 The other orchard! More mangoes, carambola and taro
18:51 How we grow temperate food in our subtropical climate
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