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Inherit the Land: Adventures on the Agrarian Journey

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I thoroughly enjoyed watching this DVD many times, even though my only call to farming is the raised bed garden in the backyard.

Quite a few families are featured, from a writer who moved his family on a few acres in the country, to third generation farmers, to families who moved to the country and have small farms. One of the families featured is The West Ladies, who are so charming as they talk about being able to raise all the food they need for a year.

I will be sending this DVD to my daughter and grandchildren eventually as it reinforces so many of the values we hold dear... family, homeschooling, and eating healthy foods. I know they will enjoy it even though they are not planning a move to a farm, either.

The featured music "video" on this DVD is "Greenbeans in the Garden" by the West Ladies.

This was a great DVD. They talked with a handful of Christian families who live off the land at various levels (some subsistence farms, one large agri-business). I really appreciated seeing how people were willing to "put it all on the line".
Franklin Springs has a great reputation for producing quality, Christ honoring, family friendly documentary style projects. I can't wait to get another of their film!

I so love this DVD and the information presented within it that I watch it over and over again. I always hear new things in it each time I watch it. Our family has started down a path of simplicity and this DVD has helped our children to understand what our dream is for our family.

I was expecting it to be kinda like a "this is how we live the Agrarian life and this is why...." but it's only the why and NOT the how. The family members (adults mainly) talk about how they came to live the Agrarian life and how it's brought them close to God. It just felt kinda empty. it didn't even seem like they spent enough time on each family.

It's only 44 min long and more time than needed spent on the narrator standing there talking. I was disappointed and am so glad that I didn't pay full price for it.

I'd say if they added the "how" and about 10 more min on each family it would have been worth the money. Oh well. I did learn some points and am grateful for that.