The Real Dirt on Farmer John
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The Real Dirt on Farmer John is a documentary film about the life of a Midwestern Farmer John. The film received more than a dozen awards, one of which was from the Chicago International Documentary Film Festival, 2005.
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The film documents John's struggle to redefine his family farm for over twenty years. Out of the ruins of single-crop agriculture, John creates Angelic Organics. It is one of the largest Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms in the United States.
- Taggart Siegel - director/producer
- Teri Lang - producer
- Greg Snider - editor
- Mark Orton - music
- Dirty Three - additional music
- John Peterson - cast
- Collective Eye - film company
