On this page you can find a collection of video content from the "A Small Good Thing" team that dives deeply into what it means to live a good life.
If you are a teacher and would like to incorporate a unit on meaningful living into your curriculum, you can access our Educator Resources page here.
Living in Harmony with Nature
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Bootstrap Compost: Boston, MA Bootstrap Compost is Greater Boston's year-round residential and commercial food scrap pickup service. Partnering with local farms such as Wright-Locke Farm in Winchester, Massachusetts, Bootstrap diverts thousands of pounds of organic material from landfills every week. They also believe in giving back to the community where they collect scraps by donating compost to local schools and community gardens like The Sullivan Square Community Garden in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Website: Bootstrap Compost Website: Wright-Locke Farm |
The Middlebury College Farm: Middlebury, VT The Middlebury College Farm and Food Project provides students, staff, faculty, and community members the opportunity to participate in and learn about agriculture. Middlebury's Bill McKibben, Scholar in Residence in Environmental Studies, and Sophie Esser Calvi, Global Food Studies Coordinator, provide insight about the farm and why it's important for the students to learn about connecting to the land. Website: Middlebury College Farm Website: Middlebury College Global Food Studies Program |
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FreeandReal Organization: Evia Island, Greece FreeandReal (Freedom of Resources for Everyone, Everywhere & Respect, Equality, Awareness and Learning) is a non-profit organization and experimental eco-cohousing community located on Evia Island in Greece. Co-founder Apostolos Sianos explains how the group was started after the financial crisis in Greece. Free and Real is primarily a school for self-sufficiency/sustainability and a research centre for ways of living in harmony with nature. Website: FreeandReal |
Gardens for Health International: Rwanda Gardens for Health International provides agricultural solutions to the problem of chronic childhood malnutrition in Rwanda. Filmed at their 5-acre demonstration and innovation farm in Ndera in the Gasabo District of Rwanda, Julie Carney, Country Director for GHI, provides us with insight into their successful program that is teaching mothers how to grow food for their families. Website: Gardens for Health International |
Compassion & Self-Care
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Kristin Neff, Ph.D., Associate Professor at University of Texas, Austin Kristin Neff, author of Self-Compassion, explains the elements of self-compassion and why this is the most effective path to happiness. Website: Kristin Neff's Website Website: Center for Mindful Self-Compassion Website: Center for Greater Good at Berkeley |
Alan Haines: BIG GUY YOGA Alan Haines teaches us about his Big Guy Yoga practice--where you don’t have to be big, you don’t have to be a guy, and the only thing that needs to be open and flexible is your mind. He brings these lessons to his yoga class for the USA Swim Team at the Westboro Tennis & Swim Club. |
Environment
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Jeremy Rifkin, American Economist Part 1: Jeremy Rifkin sets the stage for what he calls the Third Industrial Revolution with a discussion about exiting fossil fuels. Website: Jeremy Rifkin's Foundaion on Economic Trends Website: The Third Industrial Revolution Website: Jeremy Rifkin on Wikipedia |
Jeremy Rifkin, American Economist Part 2: Jeremy Rifkin discusses the current state of climate change and exctinction. |
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Jeremy Rifkin, American Economist Part 3: Jeremy Rifkin discusses a New Economic Game Plan. |
Jeremy Rifkin, American Economist Part 4: Jeremy Rifkin explores how an energy revolution occurs. |
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Jeremy Rifkin, American Economist Part 5: Jeremy Rifkin explains what distributed energies are. |
Jeremy Rifkin, American Economist Part 6: Jeremy Rifkin presents what he sees as a solution to the climate crisis. |