My Dream Farm
From The New York Times: Fleeing city life and embracing a pastoral existence: It's not just for Instagrammable fantasies anymore. Well, actually, it still is, and this British series from 2010 serves as a good reminder that small-scale farming is a tremendous undertaking. Get ready to learn about pig mange, for example, and the need to follow local building ordinances lest your would-be alpaca farm violate the law. Still, this show is mostly Monty Don giving gentle guidance and nonjudgmental suggestions. And advice like "get to know your neighbors" and "educate yourself about relevant issues" is as valuable in the concrete jungle as it is on a fledgling flower farm.
- 2010-2010
- 1 season
- Reality
From The New York Times: Fleeing city life and embracing a pastoral existence: It's not just for Instagrammable fantasies anymore. Well, actually, it still is, and this British series from 2010 serves as a good reminder that small-scale farming is a tremendous undertaking. Get ready to learn about pig mange, for example, and the need to follow local building ordinances lest your would-be alpaca farm violate the law. Still, this show is mostly Monty Don giving gentle guidance and nonjudgmental suggestions. And advice like "get to know your neighbors" and "educate yourself about relevant issues" is as valuable in the concrete jungle as it is on a fledgling flower farm.
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Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1
Dick & Pauline
47 mins
In the first episode of My Dream Farm Monty Don meets Dick and Pauline Beijen, who moved from Dick's native Holland to a 44 acre plot in Devon. Due to Dick's debilitating arthritis, the couple decide to start a new life on the farm. The hard-working couple struggle to make a living and hope to fund their future with high-end woollen duvets and honey and soap from their beehive.