yt:channel:11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2017-02-18T12:09:30+00:00 yt:video:Z-fK03ZzPhw Z-fK03ZzPhw UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2026-03-14T11:30:30+00:00 2026-03-14T11:37:03+00:00 Harvesting 1000 Kg of Fruit: Our Off-Grid Food Systems Harvesting 1000 kilos of fruit from our orchards! Only through our link: Get the Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 NOW at the Best Price of the Year ($1,799) + a FREE 800W Alternator Charger! You must buy between March 12–18 to claim this gift: https://ankersolix.tech/MTMwithC2000G2 Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/ Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/ Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/ 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 60 years off grid: our story 0:56 Harvesting a giant protein rich super food from the forest 1:52 Preserving jackfruit into 22 meals 6:58 Cooking dinner from the orchards and garden 8:31 Harvesting baskets of mangoes with friends 9:27 Dehydrating thousands of mangoes 11:15 Picking bunya nuts from ancient trees 11:58 Preserving kilos of nuts 14:40 It's flooding! 200mm of rain overnight! yt:video:Mq_wp1LLe5Y Mq_wp1LLe5Y UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2026-03-07T10:42:59+00:00 2026-03-10T22:16:56+00:00 Tropical Homesteading: My Modern Village Life This week we visit a friend’s farm and milk goats to make cheese! We also harvest so many mangoes, grapes and other rare rainforest fruits. Anastasia fixes fences so that naughty ducks can’t escape from their new paddock. Benny’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zendarafarm/ Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/ Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/ Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/ 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 mangoes, grapes, lychees and rare rainforest fruits 1:34 A tropical fruit picnic at the lake 3:58 Visiting a friend’s goat farm and milking goats 8:37 Lydia teaches us to make cheese from the milk! 12:08 Fixing gates in the orchard (for naughty ducks) yt:video:nMERcQXF59s nMERcQXF59s UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2026-02-22T03:58:23+00:00 2026-02-24T23:42:15+00:00 Summer when you live in a giant tropical food forest🥭 harvesting mangoes & floating them downstream yt:video:nrLtz8JO638 nrLtz8JO638 UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2026-02-21T10:50:21+00:00 2026-03-06T15:28:22+00:00 Floating my Abundant Fruit Harvest Downstream Summer is abundant mango season in the Australian rainforest! The orchards are full of tropical fruit and we harvest and preserve massive baskets. The best way to carry the heavy harvest across the farm is by water, so we canoe them over the lake! 💚 Switch to Musicbed and start creating content that truly connects. Sign up for your 14-day free trial today: https://fm.pxf.io/mtm-freetrial Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/ Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/ Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/ 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 Anastasia and Lydia harvest abundant mangoes from the orchard 4:23 Julia joins in to canoe our fruit harvest downstream 10:17 Preserving tropical fruit 13:33 Working in the new orchard, clearing weeds with the ducks and goats yt:video:zMNX5mXCxCU zMNX5mXCxCU UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2026-02-14T10:39:13+00:00 2026-03-06T15:24:11+00:00 Calming Swim with my Duck, Harvesting Tropical Fruit and Making Jewelry Listen to the calming sounds of the rainforest stream as a swim with my pet duck, harvest abundant mangoes and go about daily life on a tropical homestead. We cook oyster shells on the fire to make shell grit for the chickens, harvest basil and garlic from the kitchen garden and cook pesto pasta and we create silver jewelry from clay! Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/ Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/ Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/ 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. Music by Indira Elias: https://indiraelias.com/ "Soon Enough", "Urania", and "Mon Coeur" chapters: 0:00 My duck in the stream 2:00 Harvesting jambu and mangoes 5:14 Making jewelry from silver clay 7:19 Julia harvests garlic from the garden 8:26 Cooking pesto pasta from fresh garden produce 9:24 Lighting a campfire and cooking oyster shells 10:08 Mangoes, birds and snakes 10:57 Finishing the necklace 13:28 Shell grit for the chickens! yt:video:Mf6_be8vixU Mf6_be8vixU UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2026-02-07T10:27:13+00:00 2026-02-27T00:27:01+00:00 Summer on my Tropical Fruit Farm Come with me through the rainforest, pick fruit from the tree, cook from the abundant harvests, work hard in the hot summer heat and refresh in the cool river. Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/ Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/ Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/ 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. MB01QKFXWKIPBES chapters: 0:00 Harvesting mangoes and cooking from the orchards 2:58 A big new project! 6:39 Shepherding the goats and sheep across the farm 9:05 Eating mangoes and lychees at a waterhole 11:06 Ducks and chickens in their new paddock! 13:40 A tour of the new fruit orchard yt:video:pD-nwtSR14o pD-nwtSR14o UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2026-02-05T00:47:19+00:00 2026-02-17T21:13:30+00:00 Growing food, building structures, sewing clothes, raising animals 🦋self sufficient life #offgrid yt:video:YDL3bTdCaxk YDL3bTdCaxk UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2026-01-31T13:23:51+00:00 2026-02-27T00:35:39+00:00 Life Skills You Actually Need: Growing Food, Building, Sewing, Gardening I grow my own food, sew my own clothes, build my own home, raise animals, paint, garden, craft with bamboo and am mostly self reliant 💚 Switch to Musicbed and start creating content that truly connects. Sign up for your 14-day free trial today: https://fm.pxf.io/mtm-freetrial 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 The richness of traditional skills 4:39 Gardening, growing food and raising animals 8:48 Fencing for the naughty goats 13:09 Building from bamboo that I harvested 16:21 The truth about life skills yt:video:yC-rSlbvx58 yC-rSlbvx58 UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2026-01-24T11:20:29+00:00 2026-01-27T20:52:03+00:00 Blue Lagoon: Life in a Secret Rainforest Haven There is a hidden valley, deep in the Australian rainforest. A place where blue lagoons weave through ancient forests. Where mountains rise above the clouds, a countryside haven of endless beauty. Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/ Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/ Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/ 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 The blue lagoon; a secret waterhole 4:35 Sewing a velvet mini skirt 7:55 The beauty of rain in the countryside 8:29 Traditional embroidery on an antique machine 12:21 Repairing my machinery! 14:52 Butterflies in the rainforest yt:video:6qxmd20GBmY 6qxmd20GBmY UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2026-01-17T10:46:18+00:00 2026-02-27T00:36:31+00:00 A Thousand Tropical Fruit Trees: Tour of my Abundant Orchard Summer's abundance brings endless fruit. The magical orchards are full of mangos, jambu, lychees and so many rare and wonderful fruit. Come on a tour of the 60-year-old food forest with my on a hot summer day. Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/ Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/ Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/ 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 wax jambu that my grandfather planted 2:28 over 50 mango trees! 5:18 jackfruit, more mangoes and lychees! 9:48 Rare banana mango, malay apple and pears 11:35 Gular fig, bottle goard and avocados 13:29 Star fruit, oranges, bunya pine and papaya yt:video:-XvDx_zZNb8 -XvDx_zZNb8 UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2026-01-10T11:07:38+00:00 2026-02-08T00:05:01+00:00 Wild Summer in the Rainforest: Camping, Waterfalls, Snakes and Building Waterfalls, rainbows, butterflies and the magical beauty of the summer in Australia countryside. We camp in the rainforest, work in the banana orchard, garden, build with bamboo and enjoy the beautiful long days of the summertime Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/ Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/ Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/ 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 The endless beauty of summer 1:54 Waterfalls deep in the rainforest 3:13 Working in the banana orchard 4:42 Camping by the lake 6:38 Snakes! 7:17 Gardening and growing so many flowers 8:08 Tending my animals 9:21 Fixing the bamboo camper 11:17 Car mechanics! 13:32 Camping in the bamboo kei truck yt:video:IT4UtsBVSgo IT4UtsBVSgo UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2025-12-27T10:46:24+00:00 2026-03-12T16:14:31+00:00 Harvest, Cook and Camp in the Rainforest: Raw Sounds of the Countryside We harvest jungle fruit straight from the tree and cook up a feast from nature! We’re camping this week at our cabin in the rainforest and enjoying the calm summer atmosphere down by the water. Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/ Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/ Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/ 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 A huge rainforest harvest of jambu 1:06 Shepherding the sheep and goats 2:03 Picking fruit and vegetables from the permaculture garden 3:46 Cooking on the camp fire 8:00 Our friend brings salad greens from her garden 9:17 This is what the holiday season is like in the hot Australian summer yt:video:Clo3IGihjZw Clo3IGihjZw UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2025-12-21T10:35:26+00:00 2026-02-16T19:08:06+00:00 Midsummer Traditions in the Rainforest Midsummer in Australia is a magical time of year: Christmas traditions are different here, we laze under waterfalls, harvest abundant fruit to cook traditional deserts from and picnic with friends. Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/ Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/ Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/ 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 Tropical waterfalls in the hot summer sun 3:13 Skipping with the goats to their paddock 5:00 Harvesting jambu air 8:15 Baking a traditional australian dessert 9:00 Harvesting flowers from the garden 10:17 A festive picnic 11:31 Sewing a present for Julia yt:video:Vnv_DXR72gY Vnv_DXR72gY UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2025-12-14T11:24:14+00:00 2026-03-11T05:34:20+00:00 Alone in the Wild Countryside in my Hand Built Bamboo Camper Alone in the rainforest with nothing but my hand built bamboo camper, I’m off road camping for a few nights in the hot Australian summer. I cook festive meals, explore meadows, rainforests and rivers, and wild camp in the beautiful countryside. Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/ Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/ Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/ 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 Travelling off road 4x4 tracks in the rainforest 0:58 Setting up camp: tour of my handcrafted bamboo camper 2:23 Cooking fresh food on the campfire 4:36 Sleeping in my bamboo camper 5:36 Waking up and making coffee 7:54 Building with bamboo: fixing with handicraft traditional techniques 10:15 Walking in the countryside fields 11:35 A secret rainforest waterhole 13:43 Cooking nachos from scratch 16:57 Hiking into the hills 19:41 Waterfalls, the beach and the full moon rise yt:video:-cq3BAPMpEg -cq3BAPMpEg UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A Mother The Mountain Farm https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A 2025-12-09T08:40:48+00:00 2026-02-14T17:22:09+00:00 3 generations off grid in the rainforest 🦋 life in a huge tropical food forest #nature #offgrid