We are a multicultural family living in the Texas Hill Country. Tom is an engineer, originally from Germany. Aurelie is a designer, originally French-Indonesian. After years in big cities and fast-paced jobs in academia, business, and tech, we decided to transform our lives in order to live in harmony with nature, be more independent, and help restore biodiversity.

We changed how we eat. We bought a house in San Antonio that we renovated ourselves in a modern European style with a contemplative nature garden and water feature that we share with suburban wildlife. We purchased 21 acres of rural undeveloped land near Bandera where we are working to restore a native ecosystem and create a wild bird sanctuary, and where we plan to live. Fivemile Hill is the name of the landmark hill on this land.

This transformation is the biggest adventure of our lives. We have learned many valuable lessons on this empowering and fulfilling journey. We are currently organizing and structuring our learnings, insights, perspectives, designs, and methodologies in order to transmit our knowledge to others.

On this subscription website, we will offer courses on gourmet wood-fire cuisine, healthy and resilient systems for the home, and nature-driven living spaces.

COMING SOON