The Real Dirt on Farmer John
by Taggart Siegel
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Actor: John Peterson, Lesley Littlefield, Teri LangDirector: Taggart Siegel
Brand: GAIAM AMERICAS
Composer: Dirty Three
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 82 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-01-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Gaiam
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- Director Taggart Siegel focuses his cameras on radical farmer John Peterson for this documentary. Peterson turned his farm into a haven for hippies, radicals, and artists in the 1960s, only to find the people he aimed to help turned on him as the years passed. THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN highlights these events, and shows how Peterson eventually turned his life around after the tumultuous uprisin
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Movie Review: Real dirt, real passions, real history... the evolution of a family farm.
Summary: 5 Stars
John Peterson's grandfather bought a farm following the Great Depression. His father farmed it, and raised John to be a farmer as well. But the easy credit of the 80s imploded, and John had to sell all but about 28 acres.
His satanic cult was prospering.
Except the credit crisis was real, and the cult was in the imagination of others. They both affected Farmer John in profound ways.
The Real Dirt on Farmer John is John Peterson's story. He grew up on the farm, but his dad's early death due to complications from diabetes put the farm on his shoulders. This farm boy also went to a local college (Beloit) and was exposed for the first time to... people unlike him. He fell in love with art and artists, and invited them to the farm. Needless to say, artsy folk look and behave differently, and soon rumors of a satanic cult started circulating. John was just trying to keep the farm, and his friendships, continuing.
The farm credit crisis led to a loss of the majority of the acreage, and his reputation, sullied, didn't endear him to the sheriff and his neighbors. John traveled, trying to get his head together.
Eventually (and the path is described in this movie), he begins to develop his small farm into one producing organic farm products sold at a roadside stand. This eventually becomes a community-supported agriculture (CSA) operation called Angelic Organics.
This entire story is touching, inspiring, and hopeful. Farmer John refused to be pigeon-holed into a "farmer" stereotype, nor was he willing to hide or escape from his farming background. What he learned was that his passions were shared by others, and today Angelic Organics is a model for the survival of other small-scale farmers.
Where does your food come from? Where CAN it come from? Let Farmer John tell you his story, and you'll be able to answer these questions.
Summary of The Real Dirt on Farmer John
The award-winning true story of third-generation American farmer John Peterson's hero's journey of success, tribulation, failure and rebirth. Peterson is a true American original. His story parallels that of the family farm in 20th Century America. What makes The Real Dirt on Farmer John so special is the fact that John Peterson is not only a farmer....he's an artist, too.Includes Farmer John Music Video, Photo Gallery, Recipes from Farmer John's cookbook and information on organic farming, CSA's and more.
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