The Biggest Little Farm
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Description
The Biggest Little Farm by John Chester follows an ambitious attempt to turn barren California land into a working biodiverse farm, where every pest, predator, drought, and setback becomes part of a larger ecological lesson. What begins as a personal dream gradually becomes a study in interdependence, showing how soil, animals, crops, weather, and patience shape one another over time. The film stays rooted in process and consequence, giving regenerative agriculture a lived, practical form instead of a slogan or idealized fantasy.
Director / Filmmaker
John Chester
About the Director / Filmmaker
John Chester, filmmaker, director, and wildlife cinematographer, works across documentary, writing, and regenerative farming, with a public body of work shaped by close observation of animals, ecosystems, and human stewardship. Official biographies note five Emmy Awards for his short films for OWN’s Super Soul Sunday; they also place him as co-founder of Apricot Lane Farms and author of children’s books extending his nonfiction practice beyond the screen.
John Chester, filmmaker, director, and wildlife cinematographer, works across documentary, writing, and regenerative farming, with a public body of work shaped by close observation of animals, ecosystems, and human stewardship. Official biographies note five Emmy Awards for his short films for OWN’s Super Soul Sunday; they also place him as co-founder of Apricot Lane Farms and author of children’s books extending his nonfiction practice beyond the screen.
Topic
Nutrition
Who It’s Best For
It fits viewers interested in farming as ecology, trade-offs, and long-term problem solving rather than simple back-to-the-land romance. A useful second audience is anyone exploring biodiversity and soil health through the lens of daily decisions on a working farm.
Production Company / Studio
LD Entertainment, FarmLore Films, Impact Partners, Artemis Rising Foundation
Approach
An eight-year farm chronicle supplies the backbone, letting seasonal setbacks, ecological interdependence, and husbandry decisions reveal the logic of regenerative agriculture. Persuasion comes through long-form observation and visual cause-and-effect, not through debate or a heavily argumentative expert panel.
Duration
91 Minutes
Year
2018
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