The Real Dirt on Farmer John (2006) October 21, 2007

'The Real Dirt on Farmer John' depicts the life and times of John Peterson, AKA "Farmer John." Director Taggart Siegel, a friend of John's from college, began working on the film as a labor of love about the love of labor. Siegel pursued this project for over 25 years using any type of camera that was available to capture key moments in the farmer's life. Naturally, the subject of this epic tale deserved the attention. John's eccentric qualities put him against the grain of tradition. He feels just as comfortable driving a combine as he does wearing flamboyant costumes. But aside from offering comic relief, 'The Real Dirt' shows us how this unique individual's sensitivity towards nature makes him the ideal farmer. Jo Halsey, Green Thumb Farm; Steve Storch, Natural Science; Ann Rathkopf, Slow Food Huntington and Suzanne J. Zoubeck, Green Thumb CSA - Huntington.