Paul and Phyllis van Amburgh, believing that a small, family farm is the best place to raise their children, take their life savings and buy a defunct dairy. With three children and a fourth on the way and armed only with their principles and determination, they fight to defy the odds as they become full time farmers. THE FIRST SEASON, through an intimate, cinema verite style, bears witness to the Van Amburgh's struggle as they fight against relentless toil, financial ruin and the harsh reality of diary farming to achieve their version of the American dream.
Rudd Simmons
Director
Rudd Simmons
Producer
Hassan's Tomatoes
2024
Mysore
1940
Dominion
2018
It's Hard By Oneself...
1980
The Whisper of the Leaves
2021
We Who Dwell in the Mountains Cannot Be Blamed for Being There
1974
The Permaculture Orchard: Beyond Organic
2014
King Corn
2007
Six Inches of Soil
2024
Life in Hunza
1937
From Seed to Seed
2018
The Neglected Miracle
1985