Everyone can learn from this film. Everyone!

Gripping poetic narrative and enriching ideals demonstrates the value in life’s trajectories with contributive sustainability beneath the worthwhile story of nurturing strength in accommodating differential lifestyle, successfully grew this to be one of the purest documentaries focusing on the little things leaning towards meaningful proportions – minus facing cruelly decisive obstacles. (B+)

This was a very informative and enjoyable film. It's definitely worth the watch.

A great documentary about how farming should be part of the entire ecosystem. Watching this happen over many years it is heart warming.

Very good, but it's a tear jerker. You'll root for them and cry with them, but you'll understand that it takes time to develop a self-sustaining as well as profitable farm. As they learn on their journey, so will you. Great documentary.

Authentic story, great camera work, emotionally moving, no hidden agenda.

Beautiful and inspiring. I think this may be my new favorite movie.

My favourite documentary!

Nice little story about trying to farm and doing what everyone tells you can’t do

Calling this the world's greatest documentary would not be much of an exaggeration. It is singularly intellectual, common sense, heart-warming and hope for the future. I love this couple and their ideals. Can this filmmaker run for president of the world and spread his goodness throughout. Why does it seem that the world is unfortunately not made up of more people like this?

I thought it was very good and interesting to see how they made the animals and habitat all work together over a 7 year period. If only we could apply what they learned to the real world and find some balance in the environment

It's a beautifully shot film about two very privileged people who, appallingly, decide to farm when they know absolutely nothing about farming. Apparently the glossy cinematography has allowed many viewers to overlook what they are actually watching. He is chasing coyotes to their deaths, leaving infected animals untreated, letting his chickens be massacred on a nightly basis, and shooting ill animals in the head before he's even sought treatment. My parents are vets in the LA area and I've spent a good deal of time on farms where people actually care for their animals. I can assure you that this is not normal. I was so excited to watch this movie, but now I wish I could unsee it. And what is going to happen to their "perfectly crafted" ecosystem when the water runs out? It's California--we're in a perpetual state of drought, and wells and aquifers don't last forever. The water will run out.

Very inspirational movie. I appreciate how their personal story on the small piece of land is a mirror for the larger world and how we are treating out natural environment. I can't imagine how anyone would not find this movie both enjoyable and reflective.

Well done, all around. This is one of the most important films of all time, and as an added bonus, it's fun to watch. You will come away a better person for the watching of it, with the knowledge of why our approach to meeting our needs must change in the same direction.

Great show to watch with the whole family

A fantastic presentation of a remarkable story on a number of levels. Highly recommended for all but particularly for children.

Farmers face many difficulties and decisions, but principal among them are funding, and water. This film glosses over both. How did this 'penniless'(?) couple acquire 200 acres an hour out of Los Angeles, the seeming full-time services of a renowned permaculturist, and the resources and staff to build on an industrial scale and effect massive earthworks and plantings? This was a multi-million dollar effort! The way they fobbed the audiance off (an 'investor') was dismissive, disingenuous - bordering on insulting. As the horn section swells, the second half really gets mired in its own mythos. It goes from sweet, to schmaltzy, to outright mawkish. Beautifully shot, tho, and that worm farm is amazing. It just goes to show what you can do with hard work, a big dream, unlimited money, cheap/free labour, and endless, endless water.

Beautiful. Touched my heart so deep I cried of emotion

This certainly didn't give me what I wanted it to give me. This "documentary" -- while proficiently shot and very easy on the eyes, is riddled with death, and was particularly triggering for someone like me that loves animals way more than I love humans (sorrynotsorry). I guess I just didn't understand what (or who) this movie was for? All animals deserve to live. This couple from Santa Barbara decided to start a farm and sell the eggs, fruit and meat they raised on this vast swath of land they purchased from an investor. They even had a few moments where the husband wondered whether it was worth it to get attached to these beautiful animals, because he would eventually slaughter them for a profit. Sickening stuff to me, personally. Was really disappointed in this one.

Extremely educational. This movie makes me rethink agricultural industrialization. Really big fan of this! Appreciate the idealistic approach to life. The story takes a bit of time to come together and is a little sentimental, but it's cute.