WELCOME TO FIVEMILE HILL

Our goal is to lead a meaningful life rich in taste, culture, and beauty. We strive to live in harmony with nature and restore biodiversity at home. This is how we create unforgettable experiences at home.

COURSES

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

CULINARY

HEALTHY & RESILIENT HOME

NATURE AT HOME

WHO WE ARE

We are a multicultural family living in the Texas Hill Country. Tom is an engineer, originally from Germany. Aurélie is a designer, originally French-Indonesian.

We have a house in San Antonio that we renovated ourselves in a modern European style, with a contemplative nature garden and water feature.

We also have a 21-acre land near Bandera where we are working to restore a native ecosystem and create a sanctuary for wild birds and pollinators, and where we plan to live.

WHY SUBSCRIBE

While we provide some information for free and send a free weekly newsletter to share news, most of this website is accessible by subscription only.

The annual subscription fee of $40 makes it possible to offer an ad-free, tranquil, and trustworthy experience.

We value our privacy and yours. We don't track what you do. We collect the minimum information to manage subscriptions and don't share or resell any personal data.

We are real. We don't use AI. We write every word and take every photo ourselves.

We donate 10% of our revenue to reputable non-profit organizations who support nature and wildlife conservation.