welcome, and thank you for joining me here on the internet, in the realm of consciousness. enjoy my film, and if you are inspired, please share, then go outside and change the world! music credit: shelley rink, www.shelleyrink.com follow me on tumblr! www.pipperipembo.tumblr follow me on twitter! @lilyrhoads more info on the clips... 0:00 Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve trail near Lake Berryessa 0:10 Rock Garden, Land Park, Sacramento (me) 0:13 USF garden in summer 2012 0:18 somewhere in san francisco 0:22 harvesting asparagus on an island in the Sacramento river Delta 0:24 USF garden in summer 2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTSOcuWqPpY) 0:27 Occupy SF, spring 2012 at the Turk Commune 0:30 Puerta del Sol, Madrid, Spain 2012 0:32 Cuenca, Spain 2012 0:36 bay bridge toll looking at Oakland port 0:40 walnut orchard near davis 0:43 merced river, yosemite valley 0:47 Malaga lake, Manu national park, Peru 0:49 Aguas Calientes, Rio Madre de Dios, Peru 0:51 cloud forest stream on the Inca trail near Machu Picchu 0:52 vermicompost at 18th and Rhode Island Permaculture garden, SF 0:55 fungus in the sacramento river delta region 0:57 quince compote (http://www.tout.com/m/jp4wvn) 0:59 river otters at malaga lake, manu national park, peru 1:01 playa de challa, isla del sol, lago titicaca, bolivia 1:03 climbing a kapok tree in manu national park, peru 1:05 Hayes Valley farm homestead skillshare festival cob workshop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYbDz1ahZCk) 1:07 mixing cob in the USF garden for a bench 1:09 bee on limon trees in urubamba, peru 1:12 st. cyprian's and USF urban agriculture's free community dinners (https://vimeo.com/59462024) 1:18 'under the freeway' farmer's market, sacramento 1:20 planting lettuce in the USF garden 1:22 propagating tree collards (!!) 1:24 workshop at hayes valley homestead skillshare festival (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYbDz1ahZCk) 1:25 saving collard seed in the USF garden 1:27 BEAUTIFUL tree collards! 1:29 worm in my front lawn garden 1:31 agricultural section, machu picchu, peru 1:34 challa community with terraced hillsides behind, isla del sol, lago titicaca, bolivia 1:36 ceremony with elders for pachamama on isla del sol, 12/12/12 1:39 USF garden chat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTSOcuWqPpY) 1:43 hayes valley homestead skillshare workshop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYbDz1ahZCk) 1:44 dancing at chakra illumination gathering, isla del sol, lago titicaca, bolivia 1:48 monkey in the amazon jungle, peru 1:51 baby leatherback sea turtle experiencing the ocean for the first time 1:54 enjoying the moment, san salvador, peru * * * Hello people of the internet! Allow me to introduce myself: I am an individual linked in the web of life. I connect my body to the body of the Earth with the intoxicating joy of fresh, local food. I dance with the seasons and cycles of Earth as I tend to the plants in my garden and harvest the bounty of farmers’ markets. Yet, I do not live in paradise. Rallies and marches from San Francisco, Oakland and Davis to Spain, Peru and Bolivia awakened me to the illusion of harmony that is projected by humming machines of industry and monoculture. I believe we will swap the illusion of harmony with real harmony: a healthy Earth flowing in dynamic equilibrium. From the ground up, let us nurture natural networks to cultivate food for everyone within every community. Intertwining stories of resilience into the neural network of the internet allows us to collaborate globally as we restore balance locally. Let us share stories of free community dinners created with food gleaned from backyard fruit trees and farmers’ markets. Let us share seeds of food sovereignty as we grow our neighborhoods with public food forests, public seed libraries and front lawn gardens. Let us dig down to our roots and learn about ancient traditions that merge nature and culture as people live in balance with their environment. Let us use the internet to share stories of people connecting their bodies and communities with the Earth. Let us be inspired to leap our consciousness from the illusion of separation into the heart of unity.