A short film about the
beautiful Tinker's Bubble, the oldest community of its kind.
The off-grid community of Tinker’s Bubble in England is the longest standing low impact eco-village in the UK. For 21 years, an eclectic mix of individuals and families have lived here, isolated from the system. Some pass through, others stay. The so-called ‘Bubbleites’ make shared money through gardening and selling apple products. They don’t earn much, but they are happy and have all they need. They use wood for cooking and heating, and they have been fossil fuel-free for over two decades and counting.
Tinker’s Bubble is
set in over 40 acres (16 hectares) of hillside and woodland, in a
beautiful part of rural Somerset. The location is like a scene from
The Hobbit, and the quaint English thatched roofs on the buildings in
Tinker’s Bubble reflect that Tolkien ‘Shire’ feel.
This short documentary
about the community is well worth watching. It’s a deep and
inspiring short film, with some thought-provoking interview
clips from various ‘Bubbleites” who talk openly about their views
on education, community, the outside world, sharing, and living in
harmony with nature. It also has some sobering statistics: If we
go on as we are, we only have 39 years of oil left.
With that in mind,
there’s a lot here to inspire all future off-gridders!
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