Are you at the end of a tired day and just returned home; or are you still moving bricks in the company?
After such a long time, do you feel very tired and always want to escape?
Last Saturday, Huo Huo, who had worked overtime, watched a movie. After watching it, what should I say, I just felt refreshed and wanted to return to nature every minute.
Hey, it's "The Biggest Little Farm".
John, a wildlife photographer, and his wife, Molly, a personal chef and food blogger, lived happily as two of them rented a small apartment in Santa Monica.
(The 2 people on the right are John and his wife)
While Molly has always dreamed of opening a farm, their real willingness to put them into action is all about their commitment to a dog.
Hey, it's this dog Todd, at the dog rescue station, the poor dog was rescued home by the couple.
But Todd, who is afraid of being alone, will bark and disturb people in various ways as long as the owner is not at home. The couple soon received a call from the landlord to move.
The couple is firm and will never give up on Todd.
As a result, Molly's unreliable farm dream seems to have suddenly become the most reliable choice.
But the farm they were looking for was something very special - a farm in complete harmony with nature.
That is to say, all insecticides must be discarded, so that the farm can return to pure nature.
Sounds wonderful, right? But how beautiful the dream is, how cruel the reality is.
When I first took over the farm, this piece of land was a piece of wasteland of more than 1,200 acres. The soil has become lifeless under over-cultivation.
Nearby, there are almost all large-scale farms with a single system, such as chicken farms, raspberry farms, etc., which seems to be in line with the appearance of farms in our perception.
Only John and his wife are special, they want a paradise for animals and plants - "Let the ecosystem run by itself". This was ridiculed by almost all the farmers nearby.
This is how the story of John and his wife began, building ponds, building worm dumps, and finding help around the world.
Most importantly, let more than 200 species of animals and plants live on the farm.
Almost all the small animals you can find in fairy tale books appear here. It's so Q-like, it's definitely more interesting than cat and dog.
Adorable chick and duck
The Sheepdog That Makes Todd Jealous~
and toddler lambs
And one of my favorites, Emma, was a smart sow who made herself a comfortable nest on her first day on the farm.
Dig a hole, overturn the bucket and fill with some water, and enjoy the sunbathing directly, Ba Shi!
There is also a live broadcast of Emma's baby, 17 newborns~
John was so tired that he didn't even bother to wash his hands.
The cuteness of Piggy is no less than that of the cat and dog.
Emma also has a boyfriend, um, this cock, it's a good match, right?
The farm that looks like a fairy tale is actually not easy to operate.
In particular, when you plan to build a purely natural ecological environment, the resistance you encounter is far more than you think.
For example, in the third year of the establishment of the farm, due to the large number of snails, the fruit was severely damaged, and it was too slow to catch snails manually.
The dry weather has caused ducks to concentrate in ponds with less and less water, and a large number of algal blooms are produced.
Every single problem is a problem, but if you look at the ecology as a whole, it will naturally be solved-
The smart farmer quickly came up with a solution, which is to let the ducks deal with the snails!
Drive the ducks into the orchard and become the labor force to clean up the snails, and their dung has become the best raw material for fruit trees!
The same thing happens almost every day.
What if there are too many weeds? Raising cattle and sheep, their dung just moistens the land.
But cattle and sheep produce a lot of feces, and at the same time cause flies to grow, what should we do?
Let the roosters and hens come on stage, the flocks go out, the larvae of the flies become their "food", and the number of flies has been controlled.
It seems that there is no need for deworming drugs and excessive artificial force, as long as you master the know-how of the ecological chain, you can make the perfect cycle of nature.
Of course, there were times when John's family was disheartened,
For example, wolves kill a lot of chickens. After hundreds of chickens were killed, John had to raise his shotgun.
As the wolf fell, his belief in building a harmonious ecosystem also nearly collapsed.
How to solve the wolf problem? Amazingly, at the end of the movie, John and his wife even found the answer, a very warm answer.
In the seventh year of John and his wife's establishment of the farm, they are finally no longer "alone",
The ecological chain accumulated over seven years seems to be helping them complete every link of the farm...
They can continuously produce high-quality fruits and vegetables,
And their manor has also attracted tourists from all over the world.
After watching this movie, I feel that this is the true "longing for life".
Instead of domestic variety shows, I went to the farmhouse to play the piano and sing.
But really use their own hands to create a life completely different from the city.
Enjoy the gift of food, feel the sun, rain and air,
Let yourself go back to nature, instead of becoming a cold part of the reinforced concrete city.
Back to the origin of human beings, in the "biggest farm", I have been to a small world. Isn't it beautiful?
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