Abigail Pol, Charles and Beth's daughter, stands up in her chair at the family's barbecue. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0038_f.jpg
Silas Pol, Charles and Beth's son, puts his fingers in his food-covered mouth at the family's barbecue. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0037_f.jpg
Silas Pol, Charles and Beth's son, licks his fingers at the Pol family's barbecue. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0036_f.jpg
Beth Pol looks over at Charles Pol during the family barbecue, seated across from Ben Reinhold and Kristy Reinhold. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0035_f.jpg
Andrew Hutton watches Ben Reinhold as he drives a compact track loader full of gravel while working on a swale to prevent flooding around the sheep hut. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0034_f.jpg
Ben Reinhold drives a compact track loader full of gravel while working on a swale to prevent flooding around the sheep hut. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0033_f.jpg
Ben Reinhold and Charles Pol, in a leg brace, laugh together as they work on a swale to prevent flooding around the sheep hut. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0032_f.jpg
Ben Reinhold and Charles Pol, in a leg brace, share a laugh as they work on a swale to prevent flooding around the sheep hut. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0031_f.jpg
Ben Reinhold and Charles Pol, in a leg brace, watch the team work on a swale to prevent flooding around the sheep hut. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0030_f.jpg
Sam Korthals and Ben Reinhold set up Robot Garden system at the Pol family farm's garden. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0029_f.jpg
The Pol family's dog, Atlas, stands on the porch and watches the family enjoy their barbecue. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0028_f.jpg
Art Reinhold and Brooklyn Reinhold plant vegetables in the Pol family farm's garden. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0026_f.jpg
Abigail Pol and Brooklyn Reinhold plant seeds in the new garden at the Pol family's farm. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0022_f.jpg
Abigail Pol and Brooklyn Reinhold replant vegetables in the new garden at the Pol family's farm. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0021_f.jpg
Judi Reinhold and Abigail Pol replant vegetables in the new garden at the Pol family's farm. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0020_f.jpg
Art Reinhold helps fill up a water pail for Silas Pol at the Pol family farm's new garden. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0019_f.jpg
Judi Reinhold and Abigail Pol work on one of the garden's boxes at the Pol family farm. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0018_f.jpg
Charles Pol and Ben's employees install the Robot Garden system in the Pol family farm's garden. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0017_f.jpg
Abigail Pol and Levi Reinhold dig in the dirt with their hands at the Pol family farm's garden. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0016_f.jpg
Art Reinhold helps Abigail Pol plant seeds at the Pol family's new garden, while Charles Pol and Ben's employees work on the Robot Garden system. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0015_f.jpg
Art Reinhold helps Abigail Pol water a plant in the new garden at the Pol family's farm. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0014_f.jpg
Art Reinhold helps Abigail Pol water plants in the new garden at the Pol family's farm. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0013_f.jpg
Scott Brady, Max Nordlie, and Sam Korthals fasten a chain to a mini excavator while Andrew Hutton operates it at the Pol family's farm. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0010_f.jpg
Andrew Hutton and Charles Pol speak with Dr. Pol at the Pol family farm's new garden. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0009_f.jpg
Andrew Hutton and Ben Reinhold work on the Robot Garden system in the Pol family farm's garden. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0008_f.jpg
Ben Reinhold and Charles Pol laugh in front of the sheep hut while three cows lay on top of it at the Pol family's farm. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0007_f.jpg
Sam Korthals, Charles Pol, and Andrew Hutton set up the Robot Garden system in the Pol family farm's garden. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0006_f.jpg
Ben Reinhold carries a metal fence to finish the construction of the sheep hut's swale that will help with the flooding. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0004_f.jpg
Beth Pol removes a frame from the Pol family's bee hive to split the colony and provide more space. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0002_f.jpg
Charles Pol sits and drinks coffee outside on his deck, with his son Silas Pol on his lap. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0001_f.jpg
Ben Reinhold and Charles Pol stand in the Pol family's animal pasture, attempting to catch the Merino sheep for shearing. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23113_AreEwePregnant_IncrediblePolFarm_0030_f.jpg
One of the newly born lambs of the Pol family's Merino sheep rests on a pile of hay in the lambing pen. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23113_AreEwePregnant_IncrediblePolFarm_0028_f.jpg
Charles Pol and Ben Reinhold discuss their ideas for catching the Merino sheep for shearing. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23113_AreEwePregnant_IncrediblePolFarm_0026_f.jpg
Two crew members film Ben Reinhold and Charles Pol chatting in front of the sheep hut while three cows lay on top of it at the Pol family's farm. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0011_f.jpg
Dr. Pol arrives at the Pol family’s farm in his car to speak with Ben Reinhold and Beth Pol, while a crew member films them. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23114_IncrediblePolFarm_0005_f.jpg
Beth Pol adds sugar water to the Pol family's hive that survived the Michigan winter. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0005_f.jpg
Ben Reinhold and Charles Pol continue to take down an old barn in Lake, MI, while being filmed by crew members. (National Geographic)Posted 12/22/23107_BarnAgain_IncrediblePolFarm_0001_f.jpg