the Real Dirt on Farmer John
Thu, Oct 5, 7:30pm UCSB Campbell Hall
$6 Public, $5 UCSB Students
An emotionally moving and true story of maverick, All-American farmer
John Perterson and the resurrection of his family business as a CSA
(Community Agriculture) organic farm after the devastating farm debt
crisis of the 1980's.
The Real Dirt on Farmer John is the epic tale of a maverick Mid-western
farmer. An outcast in his community, Farmer John transforms his
world amidst a failing economy, vicious rumors, and violence. By
melding the traditions of family farming with the power of art and free
expression, this quintessentially American story heralds a ressurection
of farming in America.
Through highly personal interviews and 50 years of beautifully textured
footgage, filmmaker Taggart Siegel shares Farmer John's haunting and
humorous odyssey, capturing what it means to be wildly different --- a
fiercely individual artist in a suspicious rural community.
more info:
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu
805/893-3535