General Discussion

If anyone is looking for a wonderful film about organic farming/gardening I highly recommend The Biggest Little Farm. It is a documentary filmed by John Chester, a National Geographic wildlife film maker with his wife Emma, a chef.

This film tells the story of John and Molly Chester, who abandon their urban life in Los Angeles to live on a barren farm to grow delicious food in harmony with nature in Ventura County. It follows the farmers’ 10-year tireless journey as they transform the land into a magical working farm and document the whole process in this heartwarming special that is akin to a real-life “Charlotte’s Web.” Apricot Lane Farms is a beautiful, complex world that reflects our planet’s biodiversity. See how these two farmers utilize the interconnectedness of nature to help build soil health, maximize biodiversity, and regeneratively grow the most nutrient-dense food possible.

This is a national Geographic film, filmed by the farmer himself and details why they left L.A., finding this barren 200 acre farm surrounded by agri commercial growers, and how they reached out to knowledgeable people in the organic farm and garden community to learn how to begin transforming their acreage into a lush, healthy natural ecosystem that reestablishes nature.

This is one of my favorite all time films and I revisit it once a year. The Biggest Little Farm has won a dozen awards and it will leave you feeling better about life and our place in it. It can be rented on Apple TV, YouTube, and Amazon.