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Fate beckoned and a young couple complied, resulting in the conversion of dry, dead earth into a veritable Garden of Eden!

The Chesters took on what looked like an impossible task: turning their newly acquired lifeless land into a viable farm. With the help of a mentor they learned, not only how to create a farm from rock and dust, but how to create a farm that is nature friendly and pesticide free. Every time a problem arose, they had to find a natural way to fix it.

John is also a wildlife photographer, so he began documenting their journey even before they left their city apartment. The cinematography in this documentary is stunning! That alone would be enough to warrant 10 stars. But this documentary is SOOO much more than the wonder and beauty of its visuals.. it's rich with deeper meaning. It's an example of what Earth can and should be.. if only we would work with, and not against, nature.

Because the subject is nature, there are some sad moments. But there are also very beautiful moments and revelations that solve problems. I hope that someday humans will largely employ natural, intuitive methods of farming and animal tending.

This is about as perfect as any documentary can be, in my opinion. It is as interesting, entertaining, and informative as it is aesthetically beautiful and awesome. Everyone should see it .. everyone can learn from this perfect example of the value of cooperating with Nature!

I am just blown away by the amount of negative comments here. I thought this movie was just perfect!

Before watching, I braced myself for the kind of shallow formulaic yawn fest that so many "Hallmark/Christmas-type" of movies turn out to be. But this one surprised me!

It had real substance and heart. The acting was spot on. The way the two stories were written and filmed segued beautifully! There were plenty enough elements to keep the story interesting - as opposed to the basic skeleton of a script that too many Christmas stories are based on.

The mother's scenes were especially moving.. if you're laughing instead of crying when watching her performance, then you probably shouldn't be watching movies with emotional substance; maybe stick with films about revenge assassinations and superheroes.

I wouldn't rank this with blockbusters such as "A Christmas Carol", "Home Alone", "The Grinch", or "A Christmas Story" - but if you are in the mood for a lovely, meaningful family Christmas film, this is one of the best, in my opinion! ...

And one more thing: some of the low marks here come from people who were angry that this turned out to be, well, more on the emotional side than jolly (have they somehow never heard the song?). If you want jolly, watch Elf!