Rachel’s Farm Film Ojai Film Festival Nov5 4pm

2023 Australia , Director: Rachel Ward; 84 min

Film director and actress Rachel Ward is not the first person you’d expect to join a farming revolution. In this triumphant film, Rachel voyages from willful ignorance about the ecological impacts of conventional agriculture on her own rural property, to embracing a movement to restore the health of Australia’s farmland, food and climate

Rachel Ward of Australian film fame, as she shares her experience of coming to terms with the cataclysmic fires & floods that beset Australia in recent years.

The personal story-telling style of the film features intimate interviews with Rachel, her family, and her inquisitive young farm manager who prompts them on a regenerative farm learning path, and all the people she has been inspired by on her transition from the world of entertainment to the world of farming.

With honesty and humor the film gives a unique insight into her voyage from willful ignorance about the ecological impacts of conventional agriculture, to embracing a regenerative farming movement to restore the health of Australia’s farmland, food and climate.

What is Regen Ag? Regenerative Agriculture is a holistic approach to farming and grazing that focuses on restoring and enhancing the health of ecosystems. By choosing food that’s produced regeneratively, what you eat can be good for the planet, good for farmers, and good for you and your family’s health. different things