Applewise materials, c.1997
Sub-Series (ap.afc.07.20)
- Extent
- 36 Film containers
- 7 Film reels
- 64 Video cassettes
- Creator
- Slone, Anthony
- Scope and Contents
- This collection contains materials related to the 29-minute color documentary Appalwise, a 1997 release directed by Anthony Slone. The film profiles a family-run apple orchard. A third-generation family of apple growers is shown maintaining and managing one of only two remaining family-run apple orchards in Wise County, Virginia in the mid-1990's. Through interviews and footage the film documents the growing seasons and how family members try to keep the orchard business profitable while struggling with pesticide issues and sustainability. Subjects include sustainable agriculture and land management, pesticide use and family farms in the Appalachian region
- Topics, Library of Congress Authority
- Sustainable agriculture, Apple growers, Family-owned business enterprises--Management,
- Geographical Areas, Library of Congress Authority
- Access Restrictions
- For information regarding access to the collections please contact the Appalshop Archivist at (606) 633-0108.
- Preferred Citation
- Applewise Collection, Appalshop Archive
- Related Person
- Slone, Anthony (created by)
- Related Work
- Applewise
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