This is a trailer for The Turning Point: A Return to Community. The film explores the vital importance of community in the 21st century and its role in helping us to create a life-sustaining society. To buy the film please visit Green Shopping.
'That Roundhouse' is an ecohome of wood frame, cobwood and recycled window walls, straw-insulated turf roof; with solar power and wind turbine for electricity, compost toilet and reed beds for grey water. It finally won planning permission in 2008.
Undercurrents visits Rachel Shiamh's two storey load bearing straw bale house - the only one in Britain - all built by women volunteers. Take a tour of this wonderful, curvaceous build!
Paul Wimbush speaks to Cindy Harris from The Design Commission for Wales about sustainable building and why they support the Lammas Ecovillage Project.
Visit Tim & Maddy Harland, who founded Permaculture Magazine, in their house and garden, meet the family and get an introduction to permaculture. From BBC2's The Edible Garden series with Alys Fowler...
