appleturnover

playing cider-maker

this culture told me that only singers sing, only writers write, only dancers dance. that one must be a builder to build, a teacher to teach. that i may be an audience to musicians, actors, but only the select few may take up the camera, the stage, the brush in earnest. even then, how dare … Read More

we are all accidental gods

our very existence in this pivotal moment means that we share a god-like power over what comes next. what we do now, it matters profoundly. to have conversations about how we get to the future we want to see is an essential part of the critical work of our time. if you’re already a devoted … Read More

becoming a generalist

becoming a generalist in the culture of the specialist is a growing revolution. in reskilling we discover both autonomy and connection. ecologically, economically, the era demands that we learn to make more of what we need, in our communities, with local materials, with our own hands. once, a village might have taught us more than … Read More

the old pear tree stands

the old pear tree stands in opposition to all our ideas of what growing food must look like. all by itself, it feeds the people who live here more than they could ever eat, year after year. its abundance affirms community, exchange, as we send pears out into the hands of others. there are so … Read More

farm + farmhouse tours

our farm-tour patrons co-create a monthly farm and farmhouse tour film with elisa, directly based on their questions and requests. join us in exploring the systems that function resiliently here, with a close-up on what’s happening in this particular moment in the season. each month we privately release a freshly filmed tour of appleturnover, including … Read More

small farm sessions

come along round the farm and farmhouse for about an hour’s video call with elisa, one-on-one. we’ll talk over your questions as we potter about herding goats, wrangling geese, gathering eggs, picking apples, weeding the gardens, tending the orchard, knitting by the fire or baking in the farmhouse kitchen. interrupting roosters, rude ganders, chatty ducks, … Read More

mentorships

catalyse your own regenerative projects and get your questions answered in the mentorship messages. these are private, asynchronous voice notes that will yield about half-an-hour each month of personal responses from elisa. send your questions in your own time, and elisa will respond in hers, in the pockets of time between herding goats, tending the … Read More

what if the small work of how we live each day could transform the world?

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