Nature Calls the Shots – Robyn Francis’ Permaculture Story Nature Calls the Shots is a 37-minute observational documentary film produced and directed by Juan Francisco Salazar that offers a glimpse into the life and work of pioneer permaculture designer and educator Robyn Francis, and the story of Djanbung Gardens in the community of Nimbin, northern […]
International permaculture pioneer
Media and Videos
As a permaculture pioneer, Robyn Francis has a long history of working with radio and film media since the mid 1980s. While very little of her early work from the ’80s and ’90s has been digitised, she continues to give interviews, presentations and make the occasional short film of life at Djanbung Gardens and clips of her music.
Radio –
Robyn Francis has given countless interviews on local and national radio and overseas about permaculture, sustainability issues, eco-villages and sustainable community development. Consulted for ABC Radio National documentary Re-imagining Utopias & for associated web site (see http://www.abc.net.au/rn/utopias ). She did regular permaculture & organic gardening talk-back programmes with ABC Radio (Kempsey 1980-82, Lismore 1999-2006, Tamworth 2006) and was commissioned to write and present a radio lecture on urban permaculture for ABC Radio National.
Podcasts of interviews with Jill Clouter of Sustainable World, podbay.fm:
• Permaculture and Sustainable Aid with Jill Clouter of Sustainable World, podbay.fm
Sustainable Aid Interview with Robyn Francis
• Permaculture in Cuba with Robyn Francis (2009)
Film & Video –
Robyn consulted for film makers of several documentaries late 1980′s including ‘In Grave Danger of Falling Food http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjWaP0iQmWw and The Global Gardener series both screened on ABC-TV, and for Extra Dimension series (Richard Neville, Channel 10, 1986-7) plus consultation for numerous pilot TV programmes on sustainable lifestyle.
Robyn has given interviews for overseas film crews documenting permaculture and alternative lifestyles in Australia for video production an TV and for webcasts. Presenter of several permaculture videos for Global Visions including The Mandala Garden video in 1989-95.
Visit Robyn’s YouTube Channel to see videos of her work and music
http://www.youtube.com/user/robynfrancisearth/videos
Subtropical Food Forest at Djanbung Gardens http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgH0s7zKdr0
“Target One Earth – What we can learn from Cuba” presentation by Robyn Francis in Santa Barbara, CA, USA in 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-33dBvlp2Y&list=PL2F90DDC3B9E46868