The Real Dirt on Farmer John is a 2005

2005 in film

- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...

 documentary film

Documentary film

Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...

 directed by Taggart Siegel

Taggart Siegel

Taggart Siegel is an American documentary filmmaker. For 25 years, he has produced and directed Emmy-nominated, award-winning documentaries and dramas that reflect cultural diversity...

 about the life of Midwestern

Midwestern United States

The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....

 farmer John Peterson, operator of Angelic Organics

Angelic Organics

Angelic Organics, located in Caledonia, Illinois, is one of the largest Community Supported Agriculture farms in the United States, feeding more than 1400 families - over 5000 individuals. It grows organic food in accordance with biodynamic principles since 1990 and has operated as a CSA since 1993...

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Awards

The Real Dirt on Farmer John has won awards at over 30 film festivals. This includes the first ever Reel Current Al Gore Award at the Nashville Film Festival

Nashville Film Festival

The Nashville Film Festival , held annually in Nashville, Tennessee, is the oldest running film festival in the South and one of the oldest in the United States. In 2009, Nashville Film Festival received close to 2000 submissions from 86 countries, programmed nearly 260 films and had an attendance...

, the Audience Award at the Chicago International Documentary Festival, the Grand Jury Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival

San Francisco International Film Festival

San Francisco International Film Festival is the oldest continuously running film festival in the Americas. Organized by the San Francisco Film Society, the International is held each spring for two weeks, presenting an average of 150 films from over 50 countries...

, and the Audience Award at the Slamdance Film Festival

Slamdance Film Festival

As a year-round organization, Slamdance serves as a showcase for the discovery of new and emerging talent in the film industry; it is also the only major film festival fully programmed by filmmakers. Slamdance counts among its alumni many notable writers and directors who first gained notice at the...

. The entire list of awards and honors earned in the United States and abroad is available within the Farmer John's Productions website.

External links

• Angelic Organics website
• The Real Dirt on Farmer John site for Independent Lens
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  on PBS
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