Farms: Vanishing Orchards - TRAILER 2 - Documentary Film About Rhode Islands Apple Farmers

Vanishing Orchards Documentary Film About Rhode Islands Apple Farmers. For more info please visit our website at: http://www.vanishingorchards.com https://www.facebook.com/VanishingOrchards Vanishing Orchards documentary on the occupational folklife and oral history of Rhode Island's apple growing culture Description Vanishing Orchards: Apple Growing in Rhode Island tells the story of how Rhode Island farmers continue to succeed in a business that is inherently risky and fraught with economic uncertainty. Growers have had to balance the traditional approaches that were handed down to them from their parents and grandparents with the realities of today's business climate. The film follows apple growers over a t...See More Plot Outline The central story of Vanishing Orchards: Apple Growing in Rhode Island is how farmers have responded to changing technology and markets so that they can continue to succeed in a business that is inherently risky and fraught with economic uncertainty. Growers have had to balance the traditional approaches that were handed down to them with the realities of today's business climate. The film follows apple growers over a ten-year period to show how this historically significant way of life in Rhode Island, which seemed on the brink of extinction, has managed to survive through resourceful adaptation.