The journey depicted in John Chester’s documentary The Biggest Little Farm is meant to be inspiring. You see John and his wife Molly Chester, two people who were newcomers to farming, try and succeed at an ambitious project of living in harmony with the chaos of nature. But watching all their trials and tribulations, I couldn’t help but be astonished at how hard it was and see why it was so unusual that anyone would attempt to live this way. On the one hand, I have to applaud the Chesters for pursuing their dream, but as it’s …