The Marvelous Wild World of the Vegetable Garden (2022) [N/A]
Release Date:
May 23, 2022
Original Title:
Le Petit Peuple du potager
Alternate Titles:
Naturwunder Gemüsegarten: Die große Welt der kleinen Tiere
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
ARTE
CNC
Grenouilles Productions
Längengrad
Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
SWR/Arte
Production Countries:
France | Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 52
This is the story of a vegetable garden, from the first seeds to the harvest. But this garden is different, because here the gardener has decided to banish pesticides and other chemicals, and to be helped only by discreet workers, the insects. As we dive into the heart of this plant kingdom, we discover thousands of tiny lives that organize themselves as in a micro-society: decomposing insects, recyclers, pollinators, the workers of the garden work to maintain a fragile balance within the vegetable garden. As the plants grow and begin to produce their first vegetables, the incredible interactions between insects and plants help protect the future harvest. But it is also their personal stories that punctuate the life of the garden. Between parades, mutual aid and attempted putsch, the story of the vegetable garden thus takes the form of a true nature tale.