Inthe Chesters bought acres of neglected land in Moorpark, California and, with the help of mentor and guru Alan York, spent the past eight years building it up from scratch. They committed to working in harmony with nature, as opposed to intervening against it, to odes a self-perpetuating environmental network. Apricot Lane Farms, they called it. Additionally, they contend with the practical difficulties of living alongside many animals, including Emma the des pig and Greasy the rooster, each with their own specific needs. Though John might best have farmw his folksy-preacher voiceover to explain specific farming processes, he mostly employs it to jab the audience in the ribs with faux-profound insights or to telegraph obvious plot beats. The saccharine score all but spells out how the audience is supposed to feel every single step of the way, and the less said about the precious animated sequences in the first act the better. The Biggest Little Farm champions bio-diversity and restor...