Blog & News
The Final Straw blog was retired when we moved to our new City as Nature studio!
However, you can still view the history of our film production and touring by browsing the archive below…
The World’s Most Ecological Straw
The original straw is grown directly by nature, ready to use in final ‘straw’ form. This straw comes from the…
Year in Review & a Look at 2020
Environmental workshops, exhibitions, community gardens, green streets, and our first eco arts festival. What will 2020 bring?
New Series: Larry Korn and the Life, Mind, and Farm of Masanobu Fukuoka
A three part, short interview series, exploring the philosophy of natural farming, and how to apply it to life.
A Natural Farming Event with Lexus?
We had a surprising request from a car company who wants to support young regenerative farmers…
Festivals & Events – Summer 2019
From film festivals, to global academic conferences, we’ve been taking natural farming philosophy to …
2018 Year in Review
People form seventeen countries came through the doors of our new art and ecology center this year, and that’s not…
A Nature Mandala in a Shopping Mall
Our experiment in engaging holiday shoppers with nature offered lessons: nothing is permanent, slow down, and there’s no need to…
Spring 2018 Updates from Final Straw
From building a “pocket farm” and an eco art lab in Japan, to film screenings in Turkey, and books in…
Final Straw to Open Eco Art Space & Farm in Japan
Our new home base for ecological art and media, The Branch will come alive with workshops, events, and a series…
Small Works of Art in the Forest
Making art in a South Korean forest! No need to buy art supplies here, the forest gives us all the…
Parts of a Whole: Building a Nature Mandala
It’s difficult to see in practice, how our individual voice makes up one part of a beautiful whole. The nature…
The Path to “REALtimeFOOD” in Japan
A tour of food, art, ecology, and culture that brings international creatives together with local villages to explore knowledge…