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.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2010
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.
Episode 2
Rob & Sue
Episode 3
Simon & Karon
Episode 4
Kierti
46 mins
Thirty-three-year-old Kierti Vaidya's alpaca farm in Warwickshire has run into difficulties. Monty prescribes radical measures. But will Kierti stick to his suggestions?
Episode 5
Nick & T
Episode 6
Jen & Bek
46 mins
City girl Jen and her country cousin Bek have started a flower farm in Kent. But Monty Don wonders if the cousins are treating the farm more as a hobby than as a business.