what if the small work of how we live could transform the world?
elisa rathje makes films about learning to live regeneratively at appleturnover farm. part walled kitchen garden, part silvopasture, all 1 ½ acres of this heritage apple orchard are turning food forest, fibre, fodder, fuel and medicinals garden, with ponds, root cellar, tiny summer house, art studio, espaliers, grape arbours, compost toilets, hazelnut greywater beds, hidden rainwater catchments and a creek running through a thicket.
appleturnover is home to a pair of little milk goats, a flock of chickens, runner ducks, a trio of geese, a small unschooling family of artists, writers and filmmakers, as well as a charming farm cat.
together we document slow, simple approaches to culturing resilient patterns at home and in our island community, drawing on traditional skills, permaculture living strategies and creative responses to everyday life in an era of ecological emergency.
visit appleturnover.tv to learn more.