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The Real Dirt on Farmer John (2005)

The Real Dirt on Farmer John poster
Directed by
Taggart Siegel
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
G
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about a Midwestern farmer who runs an organic farm. It tells the story of how he kept his family farm going through hard times and eccentricity.

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What happens

The Real Dirt on Farmer John is a 2005 documentary film directed by Taggart Siegel about the life of Midwestern farmer John Peterson, operator of Angelic Organics. It tells the history of the eccentric farmer's family farm in rural Caledonia, Illinois. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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