Sunday, March 9, 2008

It's Not Easy Being Green

It's Not Easy Being Green is/was a show on the Sundance Channel about a family who sold everything to rebuild this old farmhouse and live a sustainable life. The cool thing is that each member of the family has different ideas and reasons for why they want to live off the land. I love the father. He treats it like a challenge. It does seem like such a satisfying way to live. I love the scenes at the end of a long hard day when they gather after dinner and sing songs. They seem like the most happy family. It feels natural. I also love how they use old beer bottles from a neighborhood pub, crush them down, and use them as part of a green house heating system. It is all so damn clever. 

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