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    Documentary Offers Eco-Conscious Farm Wisdom: 'Biggest Little Farm'

    A couple leaves L.A. to start a farm from scratch, without knowing what they're in for, in this crowd-pleasing documentary that proves "amiable and ultimately moving."
    by Mark Jenkins May 08, 2019 2 minutes
    <em>Some Pig</em>: A documentarian and his spouse decamp to rural California to live off the land, or try to, in the documentary <em>Biggest Little Farm</em>.

    Life is out of balance, as urgent documentaries have demonstrated since at least 1982's Koyaanisqatsi. Now The Biggest Little Farm seeks to explain how to restore equilibrium between mankind and nature — with the proviso that, at any given moment, ecological harmony will include a few harsh notes.

    This amiable and ultimately moving film could be a lot harsher. When

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