Mary and Emma sit down with Julian, the Director of ANIMA Casa Rural - a B&B, artist residency and working farm located in the municipality of Tala in Jalisco, Mexico. ANIMA offers a space that emphasizes the importance of working with nature as opposed to against it. Through permaculture, Julian and his family’s shared ecological beliefs/practices, and focus on the elimination of processed foods, Julian wishes to create a working community amongst every person who visits ANIMA Casa Rural.
1:15 - Virtual Retreat announcement on confirmed workshops - see the resources below for the mentioned instructors
4:00 - A recording of all the workshops will be available to purchase - included in the https://www.lady-farmer.com/early-bird-tickets/ (VIP ticket, )but also can be purchased separately 
5:40 - What is Permaculture?
Let's get into the interview!
10:00 - What is ANIMA Casa Rural?
15:30 - How ANIMA grows and produces their own food 
20:00 - The organic growth of ANIMA as a business
24:00 - WWOOF and ANIMA 
33:00 - The structures and architecture on the ANIMA property
41:00 - A day in the life at ANIMA 
51:00 - What is the biggest takeaway?
54:00 - How Julian has been inspired by Thomas Berry
Resources:
https://www.lady-farmer.com/slow-living-retreat-2020/ (Virtual Slow Living Retreat)
https://www.lady-farmer.com/early-bird-tickets/ (VIP ticket)
Micro greens workshop with @beardedbirdsfarm
Regenerative Agriculture workshop with https://www.instagram.com/smarterbynature/ (@smarterbynature)
DIY skincare workshop with https://www.instagram.com/littlegreendot/ (@littlegreendot)
https://littlegreendot.com/book/ (Little Green Dot Book)
Cooking classes with https://www.instagram.com/hen_ofthewoods/ (@hen_ofthewoods)
Medicinal Herb workshop with https://www.instagram.com/thehillbillyafrican/ (@thehillbillyafrican)
Bill Mollison - creator of permaculture
http://animacasarural.com (ANIMA Casa Rural)
https://wwoof.net/ (WWOOF)
http://animacasarural.com/hb_accommodation/metzeri/ (Metzeri - The Moon Building)
http://thomasberry.org/ (Thomas Berry) - http://thomasberry.org/publications-and-media/the-great-work (The Great Work)

Thank you to: 
Marcin Wisniewsky
Adam Williams
Aidan Cowling
Geo Alternativa
Site + Cycle / Lift
Artists in Residency TV.
Griebel Family
Proyecta Jalisco
Tala Cultura
All friends and family