DIRT Makes You Happy
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2019
- Most gardeners will tell you that digging in the dirt makes them happy, some even call it therapeutic. This small group of gardeners from Telferton Allotment in Edinburgh, see their hobby as the perfect antidote to the modern world, a way of reclaiming some of the intangible things we've lost in our busy, dirt-free lives.
While making this film, we were reminded that putting your hands into the soil can make you feel good - literally!
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Filmed in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Who is Green Renaissance? We are a tiny collective of 2 passionate filmmakers (Michael and Justine). We live off-grid and dedicate our time to making films that we hope will inspire and share ideas.
Equipment used - Sony A7 MKIII
Music sourced from ArtList - bit.ly/2KfrAt2
Blue Waltz - by Kadir Demir
Brown Hill - by Muted
Back And Forth - by Lane King
Balm In Gilead - by Giants And Pilgrims
A Safe Place - by Michael Shynes
Sound mix by Tamryn Breakey and Stef Albertyn - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
As a 59 year old gardener,I love this. I will grow old with my friend,my garden. Thank you.🌻
We are very glad you enjoyed the video Kika. Warm wishes, Justine and Michael. 💚
@@ReflectionsofLife So sweet of you to comment. Thank you for giving me these treasured moments.🌿💓🌻
Gardening: the world's OLDEST Profession, so it is little wonder that human beings find it a spiritual experience as much as they do!
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Man started out in a Garden. Some of us still have that instinctively built in.
Your films are like medicine! I could literally feel my body chemistry change when I watched. Must be the joy and delight at meeting these precious people & having my heart open seeing this slice of heaven on earth they are all a part of. This film is one of my favorites. Beautiful. Love the sense of community, the passion they collectively share for gardening, and how for all of them it's such a holistic experience. And...can I just say...those drone shots?!!! Wow. What a great perspective! You all are mastering what you do. The visuals, the story, the music. Words can't express what is in my heart. Thank you for another inspiring film that completely made my day and my week.
@Linda Parisi - we happened to stumble upon this community garden by accident, and from the second we stepped through the gate, we felt a sense of peace and community. What they have created is truly breathtaking, and the shared energy and enthusiasm for their gardens, each other, and their local community, is very special. If you ever find yourself in Edinburgh, take a trip to Telferton Allotments - such a treat. xx
Thank you sooo much for your videos. I just can't stop watching them since yesterday. I feel peace and joy
You put it in such wonderful words, dear Linda- I couldn´t find better words. I can only say a deep thank for the incredible film makers... just stumbeled into your channel by chance... stunning!!! Let´s go on with TLC everywhere we are. Greetings from Hamburg!
@@friederikerobbert7455 How kind of you, Friederike. Such a joy and privilege to be fans and supporters from across the globe!
Amazing how your tastebuds have a memory. They remember what real food tastes like. I grew heirloom string beans. Fixed a pot with potatoes. Cried. It was like being at my Mom’s kitchen table again. No stringless beans bought from a market ever had that taste.
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Aweee!!!!🥰
I didn’t know they did till now & I’m in my mid 30s. My parents call them green beans & I’ve never had them fresh/whole. This might be the first thing I plant once I sort how to garden. 💛
Gardening is an active meditation.
Is it just me or do these folks look more happy and healthy than your average neighbor?
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@@ReflectionsofLife how does one travel to a community like this and meet the locals, when I am just one person without having the clout that Green Renaissance has? Every video you share tugs my heart and makes me yearn to surround myself with these like-minded amazing people! Asking seriously- and thanking you for taking the time to read this.
Yes, it surely seems so!
Yes, that was my first observation when I subscribed to the channel. Good diet, NO stress, giving to others. There is the secret!
Most definitely! On all counts.
The way they talk is so cute!! I want to hug them all 💕💕
@Letícia Acioli - The Scots definately have a 'delicious' accent :)
Every morning I’d step out onto my porch just to see what changes might have taken place over the night in my garden. Watched on and off all day long like a child hoping to see the leaves begin to unfold. 🌱🌻🥰
Every single day when i wake up i go striaght into my garden, in my pj's, just to see what happened. My garden is partly under the huge tree sometimes I wake to a tragedy that falls on birds, their nests blown by wind and their chicks fell on my veggie beds and sometimes eggs crashed out of the nests on my plants. its never a dull moment in my garden every morning.
I couldnt live without gardening.Its like the sun,clouds,moon, just part of everyday. Its life, love, all of it! Thank you for this sweet video❤️
You are very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it. Warmest hugs, Justine and Michael. 💚
Life began in a garden...my Granny always told me this and my Granny was NEVER wrong 🥰. I am an avid gardener, 71 years young & have been gardening since I was 6. I’m never more happy than when I’m outside in my garden, with my flowers & veggies; getting my hands dirty. God bless you for making these videos. Victoria Greenroyd 🌻👩🌾
Love that message Victoria. The happiest people go to bed with dirt under their fingernails. Thanks you for watching these little films.
Have a beautiful weekend.
Best wishes,
Michael and Justine
There is something about Gardening that makes us feel alive and blessed.
Thanks for sharing!
@Perrydise life! - the pleasure is all ours. Thanks for joining us on this film making journey. xx
Thank You for sharing! I was reminded of something my mother would always say after a hug and a kiss! She would place both her hands on my face and say, Remember Who You Are! Now I know what she meant!
That’s so sweet! 💛
It's so popular in Poland the idea of community gardens. I grew up on one on these, my mum never bought vegetable,s even though we lived in a big city. Right now, for her and my aunt their garden is the most important part of life. I fully understand people from this film!
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Wow I wish I’dve this as a child. It seems like such an essential thing & a joy. I’m going to create a garden for myself. 💛
It’s not ‘almost’ a spiritual experience, it IS a spiritual experience. I let people know that as much as possible
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Think about it. When God created Adam and Eve he put them in a garden not a city, he didn’t build a supermarket to get food he said it’s all around you. So we are part of the system and when we use that we’ll be happy filling a spiritual need
It's more than that. Nature is church.
Wise elderly people sharing their most wonderful treasured experiences and memories to give us awareness how happy it is to live a life of what you love most to do
"happy with what you've got" my Gran an avid gardener used to say just that. We need more of this.
@African Travel Crew - your gran sounds like a very wise woman :)
it IS meditation; it IS a religious experience; gardening is all of that and more; every seed is a miracle
This reminds me of my sister in law, Chris, who is a magician gardener in Utah, USA. She absolutely loves planting, maintaining and reaping. When I visit, she loves nothing more than serving meals from her garden and I love the pure, delicious taste.
There's a beautiful article from Paul Harvey, "So God made a farmer," which pays tribute to farmers. Thank you to all farmers, whether they have big or small allotments!
I am in Cape Town and have been gardening for 80 years. When lockdown came there was total isolation ,so I started propagating cuttings from my cottage garden, and when Spring arrived I opened the garden and my plants sold to a joyous crowd. My nursery is open all the time. It keeps me occupied I make gorgeous compost and do all the work myself, yet never forced. But when I go into the garden for a quick inspection, I usually forget all time and get stuck in, until hunger tells the time of day
I have a small organic vegetable garden. Every day it saves a bit of my life. Thank you God for dirt, earth worms, Black Soldier flies, sun, fresh air and my hubby for helping me when I need some extra muscles.
I have a small garden of about 25sq metres growing Fig trees from clones ordered from internet. It's my hobby. My garden is my sanctuary it saves my sanity because I live alone far away from my children and grandchildren.
4:44 the keys are all within us. Our inner world is a reflection of our outer world - amazing stuff as usual, thank you and may God bless you all.
You are welcome. Warm wishes, Justine and Michael. 💚
Digging the earth and raising crops is a primal human experience. It can be fairly mundane but it also can become a spiritual and meditative journey. One’s garden is in a sense a mirror of oneself.
@love of plants - I'd never thought of the idea that the garden is a mirror of ourselves... and how right you are...
I can watch this over and over. Makes me feel good again and again. Life can be good and simple if you want it to be.
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I am addicted to this channel! Its great to see such people doing amazing work on TH-cam! We can learn so much from other's lives and experiences through sharing stories!
@Aditi Aher - You nailed it! That's exactly what we wanted to do - to show that we all have so much more in common than we think, regardless of race, religion, age, gender. If we just take the time to listen to each others stories with an open heart and open mind, there is so much we can learn. Much love you, and thanks for taking the time to appreciate these stories. Justine x
I now have heroes who are in my life daily and I love them and have the opportunity to visit them whenever I want.....the magnificent earthworms!
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When I was young, my mother said to me.’you need to get your hands in the soil. ‘ she said it grounds your electricity. I had no garden till I married. Now I am old and need a gardener but I love every plant that grows. Tonight my cook brought in a sprig of jasmine. My husband died recently and my garden helps my soul.
@carol King - We send you hugs, and our heart smiles knowing that you have your garden to retreat to - your healing place. I think you'd like this lady in this film too then...th-cam.com/video/Dvn1pPPasUY/w-d-xo.html
God bless you sweetheart ♥️
Dear Carol,
Dear Nancy,
Dear Green Renaissance,
Thank you so much for the channel and the possibilities to meet you here.
I love you all, although I barely know you. I deeply believe all beings are connected with each other because that's what the nature does and has always been doing - all the time.
I am Chinese currently living in Germany, was once called Carol by my English teacher when I was going to school in China. My given name is name of a tree (chinese character 椿, with a tree on the left and with spring on the right). The character has also the meaning "planting a tree in spring". And I was born on the date of the Planting Day and exactly in the year, in which China had its very first Planting Day.
My husbund, dutch and german, has been fascinated by everything and every topic that has to do with permaculture for decades. I've been totally infected with his deep love for the nature, trees, plants, flowers and cob tiny houses etc. Our small but very sweet home is full of plants that I'm taking care of day in and day out. For me they are a solid part of my life I would never want to miss again. We are now planning to have our own project which I'm really excited about, probably to be carried out in Italy.
I love reading and philosophy too. The books of Emanuele Coccia became my favorites. His languages and words in combination with his philosophical minds and souls, deeply connected to the natural world, are afflicted with magic. My mother died six years ago. I have been missing her so much. Sometimes I think she is not only in my heart, but everywhere I see, touch, smell and feel the nature, seeing me and protecting me.
In love and connection,
Chun
sorry for your loss :(
@@nancynewman1465 thank you kind person.
It’s not just dirt that makes you happy but the appearance of a Green renaissance video puts a smile on my face before I even watch it.
Love this! Thanks so much Robert. It's wonderful to have you here with us.
Much kindness and warm hugs. Justine and Michael 💚
What wonderful, joy-filled souls!
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May 2021..... Happier in the garden than anywhere else on Earth!🖖💚✅🌿🌱🍀🪴🌻
Enjoy getting those hands dirty :)
Gardeners are happy people
It AL started in a garden
We must get back to our gardens
When I'm gardening,, all other problems of life disappear. Even though I slightly curse those dang weeds,,,,,,,,,,, you know, they're the ones that keep me busy. Who would have thought....
@Pete Werner - LOVE this. So glad to hear that the garden is your 'happy place'. :)
Biodiversity is a good thing. The weeds are native, give them space.
You taste a raspberry and it takes me back to my childgood, priceless.
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I didn’t want this one to end! Thank you.
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I loved this one too!!!
Yes me too. I come from Indonesia
I am so moved I cannot find the appropriate words. Love and light to all who read this ❤✨💛
Sending you lots of love and light back to you.
Have a beautiful weekend.
You gotta love the Scots ♥️ 🏴
💚@Skymub - AND their potatoes ;).
brilliant, made me cry. this is what humanity needs. this is what the earth needs.
I have my own happy time when I am in my garden. I can escape from my grief of loosing my only son.
In the garden I think about him while I do gardening in different ways of grief . Happier when I grew my own potatoes,fruits and enjoy seeing birds and beautiful insects fly around me. I always think Markus will be happy to see me in the garden. We should have some small space to do our own supermarket. It is organic and safe to eat without chemicals. My country is Thailand we are in tropical we can grow vegetables all years round. I grew mangoes, banana, potatoes,herbs, papayas, dragon fruits . I am happy to be in my garden more than to be in the crowd.
So nice that you have a place where you can retreat to, where you can think about your son and heal. May you always have a wonderful harvest and enjoy the homegrown vegetables and fruits. We send you warm greetings to Thailand, Justine and Michael.💚
This one is my favorite I’ve seen yet 💛🙏 The sleeping in the shed...this woman stole my heart :)
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Ah you guys, another tender beauty you’ve created, thank you!
@Jeannine Louw - such a pleasure, and glad that you enjoyed it. xx
Happy people💚
Contentment is key. If you're not happy with a little you won't be happy with a lot. Love the happiness of their faces
@Gather, Create, Live with Leslie H. - Nicely said!
The trouble Is when you're not happy with a lot...and "a lot" 's meaning Is wildly different based on what part of the world you're from!
I'm so touched. Thank you.
thank you so much for making these films. I love them and I especially want to go live with the people in this video. salt of the earth.
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I hope you send your films in film festivals. Thanks. 🥳💚🤛🏽🥺🙏🏾
@Anmol Sharma - Thanks :) But we don't really - most festivals charge such huge submission fees that it just isn't worth it for us. So we share all our content right here, for you to enjoy! We're not worried about awards - make these just for people like you :) x
Really don't understand people who click dislike to such great video!? Maybe it's like some people who doesn't like Jesus even he is perfect 🤣
The only way of living shown so naturally 👌
Its been always a challenge to put down the feelings in right appropriate words cause a word or couple of words are not enough , every time your films teaching new things , exploring the different feeling, and sometimes its just equal as meditating like the gentlemen said watching seeds grow is meditating , your films are like a seeds of virtues. Thanks a tons. Hope. Inspirations. @greenrenaissance
@Aniruddh Sinh - every little comment and word from our community, on each of our films, means the world to us - so please do keep finding the words :) We love hearing your thoughts on each film that we share. Much love to you. xx
@Melissa Cunez - you make us smile so much. Thanks for all your kindness, your faith, and your support.... every week... we adore you!
Melissa Cunez i start and end my day with it.
I find myself watching the next one then the next... smiling, crying, laughing.. this is priceless!!!
Playing with dirt is fun fun fun...always enjoy planting.
So true...
What a wonderful sense of community. I couldn't think of a better way to "grow" as you sow. And what a healthy crop. I grow cherry tomatoes and they are abundant. I wonder how I could make it a community project. Food for thought!!
@Grace Bennion - 'grow as you sow' - thats great! Glad to hear that you're managing to get your hands into the soil, and reap the benefits too. I'm sure you'll find plenty of like minded people interested in a community project - brilliant idea - go for it!
What lovely people, I wish this was an hour long! Thank you 💚
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This is transcendental stuff. A breeze of hope brushing against your face.
WOW - we love to hear how these films make you feel. This message is precious Anirudh - thank you. Justine and Michael 💚
@@ReflectionsofLife Truly, I don't know much about other channels, but your films are a treasure. May you people go miles. Will surely share your glory by contributing, once I stand on my own feet.
These people are, and look happy. You can see it in their eyes, notice it in their laugh and hear it in their voice. It shows that the closer to nature you are the content you will be. Thanks for sharing.
@Mark Aquilina - Absolutely, there is something to be said for the link between our mental health and our connection to mother earth x
You won't understand Nature without soil..
That's why hydroponics is not good
Soil is the base for gardening
The secret of good life is being at peace of mind with oneself
Am one of those people who love gardening and eating from your garden. Ke a leboga!
So happy the video resonated with you. Thank you for watching. Warm hugs, Justine and Michael. 💚
💕💕💕 I feel the same as these folks
@Jeanne Murray - No better feeling than dirt under your fingernails :)
Yes Yes Yes to All of the Above!!!🌱🍅🥕🍆🍠🥦🥔🌶🥒🌝🌎🦋
I agree whole heatedly!!!
Potatoes make the world go round!
@Rooted Willow Homeschool - I AGREE!!!
Love it! When I was a child I was part of a community garden. My best friend and I shared an allotment. As an adult in my early 20’s I began gardening and could spend hours planting and creating. I began dreaming of building a business to share my joy with others. I’m 56 now and for 19 years I’ve turned my hobby into my career. Gardening has saved my life on so many levels. When I was 35 my husband died of leukemia and gardening and watching the plants my husband planted grow each year has brought me so much joy and a feeling of connection to all living things. In 2012, my dear brother ended his life. My brother and I loved to garden together. Again in grief, it was planting and gardening that saved me. In 2016 I ended an emotionally abusive relationship. Through all my hardships, breaking free from this man was the most difficult thing I ever had to overcome. He tried his best to destroy me and my business but again I kept doing what I was meant to do which is create design and plant. I feel an uncontrollable energy when I’m creating garden, I see it how it should be and I do what needs to be done….it’s really so simple. I think mother Theresa said it best, “do small things with great joy.” When we create Beaty around us we are nurturing our soul. I believe every school should have a growing program where children grow food and donate to those in need. Sending blessings to my fellow gardeners. I’m on Instagram #gardensbyrachel and I’m passionate about planting and sharing beautiful photographs. 🙏
What a powerful sharing of your experience, and the ability of a connection with nature to help you rise up every time! We salute your courage and your determination Rachel!
Big love to you. Justine and Michael 💚
Thank you so much for you kindness
I can't believe you had no likes to your thought through comment. So I've given you one. All the best!
The lady at the end. 'I could literally sleep in my shed! And wake up to all this' Yes yes yes. Absolutely 😁. Flippin wonderful isn't it 😅
So glad you liked it so much. Justine and Michael. 💚
I too have a kitchen garden, I fell sooo much relaxed and happy working there.
The joy of gardening 🌹
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Gardening is earth magic
Lovely. Enjoy it . Warm hugs, Justine and Michael. 💚
It happens every long winter here in Canada. I just can't wait to get dirt under my fingernails again! Thank you for this!
You are welcome, glad you enjoyed the video Elizabeth. Warm wishes to you over in Canada, Justine and Michael. 💚
That breeze though!
I'm so jealous.
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Love this Story too much.thankssssss. I am reminded of my life when I was young I love going to the farm with my Aunt n Cousins.DIRT MAKES YOU HAPPY, HEALTHY, INDEPENDENT N JOYFUL. I MISSED THE FRESH WIND N BREEZE WHILE HIKING. THE FRAGRANCE OF THE GREEN FIELDS AND MY AUNT (RIP) WHO TAUGHT ME SPIRITUAL VALUES WHILE BUSY ON THE FIELDS. I MISSED IT SOOOOO MUCH. GODBLESS TAKECARE KEEPSAFE
So nice to read your happy comment, thank you for sharing it with us. Warm hugs, Justine and Michael. 💚
...when I look your storys of lucky people, it makes a warm feeling in my heart, becauce the people storys speak from their bottom of their hearts... thanks a lot for this special moments during my pott of coffee in the morning to start my day...
So nice that you start the day with one of our videos Anna. Thank you. Enjoy it every day. Warm wishes, Justine and Michael. 💚
They are all right!
Beautiful way to happiness.
I also do gardening but in pots . It feels good ❤️ ❤️😊🤠
@Kunal Shekhawat - YAY! Gardening in pots, if you live in the city, can be just as rewarding. Nice!
Thanks for this wonderful video...
This video could not be more lovely!!! Thank you!!! I resolve to begin planting!!!!!! THANK YOU ALL!!!!
@Annamarie Paulsen - SO glad that this inspired you to get your hands back into the soil :)
Thank You all from the allotments i Scotland. I miss Scotland. We have allotments here in Denmark established for the so called working class in the cities in order for the people to get good vitamins, but like most things nowadays its become "neat" and expencive, because one must by and not like before, pay an affordable rent every year. I should love to have a small allotment in Scotland and live in the garden-shed; yes, I do beleve one lives longer, when working and being with plants; We grow Them ourselves, yes, but still its Nature. Peace and love to You all❤🌳🍓🥔🍏🍉🥦
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Though my arthritic back complains, and I don't move as fast as I did when I started out, this 69 year old is working on his 21st consecutive garden here in Michigan, USA. Even a small garden can be a personal sanctuary, a place of work and calm at the same time.
So wonderful Brian. May the soil and that grows therein, continue to nourish your soul.
Smile!🌱☺️
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Best TH-cam channel!
@Terri Godfrey - You make us blush. Thanks for the words of support and encouragement. We've still got so much more to share, so keep tuned in x
It is somekind of meditation or therapy. Working with soil, plant something and see how it grows and your efforts gives such a great results-this is an amazing experience! 😊
speechless 🌿🌿😘❤️❤️💚💚
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Beautiful video, place, and people!
Thank you Tyra.💚
Everyone should be able to have this hoby but we don't, wonderful video, thank you
Fabulous. Wisdom shared, filming excellence, humor. GR, you've got it all 👍
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So wonderfull!! Raspberries from my garden always take me back to my childhood as well :) Can`t wait for the next gardening year!
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Gardening is everything! Thanks for filming this!
You are so welcome Sandy. Glad you liked it. Kind wishes, Justine and Michael.💚
Wonderful people! Aloha!
If i have a house with ample space for lawn. My ex in law house had a big lawn, so that planted many plants. Mango tree, banana plant, hibiscus, basil plant, drumstick tree and other potted plants. I never really did gardening there because that i was too busy with work and studies. Moreover, all the plants were well grown. Nothing much to do except watering them.
C'est exactement ce qui m'est arrivée. Je suis comblée depuis que je vis ici, au premier étage ayant droit de planter des fleurs, vignes et tout ce dont j'ai envie dans mon espace. Mes trois chats et mon chien me regardent patiemment et nous vivons le contentement. Merci la vie.
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Loved this video. thanks for sharing.
Happy Gardening to all..
Lovely and full of positivity!!
Its great inspirasional moment retire time Will come soon. I come as Indonesia citizen and living at sumatera island. Thank for this program. Have a nice day
Scotland is my home, place of my birth. I live in Australia now but you cannae take Scotland out of the heart. So don't forget potato Stovies ! Potato according to my Dad, kept all alive during the second world war & Ireland too. Nice to see Scottish video's 😄
Absolutely! Such a beautiful country 💚
I'm happy because i found this channel today. Thank you!
@JAN Seven - Welcome, and it's great to have you here with us. We hope that you enjoy many of the other 170+ films already shared in this series so far... and still so much more to come... x
Another nice end to my day! Thank you🙏🏻
@Terra's Path - THANK YOU for choosing to spend the closing hours of your day with us 💚
This soothes my soul
Good use of internet , uplifting ,inspiring, hope ,thanks
Thank you Stephen, it brings us so much joy making these films.
Thank you for watching them.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Justine and Michael
Brilliant. Just brilliant.
Thanks :)
Touch the earth. Eat what u plant. Be in touch with nature, what flows, soubds, exercise, eat biological products, that u know u care and put love on that seeds abd water everyday. Its called gratitude. Its called conexion, yes spiritual experience, a mindfulness action also.and gratitude❤
So happy this video meant a lot to you, Cristina. Warm wishes, Justine and Michael. 💚
I really really really want to live here 💚
I love my garden too!❤️🙏🏻😘
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This channel is so GOOD.
It's a visual feast, a balm for my soul. I love this perspective.
@A J - THANK YOU AJ 💚
Beautiful 💕🌿🌱
Its amazing how GOD made nature among us pleasant to us.
I can't express in words how much I enjoyed watching your video. It is my dream to live off of a small piece of land I could call my own, you can't do anything in a mobile home park! :/
My sister lives in central London. They do planter boxes & potted plants. Not quite the same, yet it keeps her from selling the flat & moving to the country ;)...for now. Might be worth a try for those of us without a plot of land or allotment!