Independent Lens · SEASON 7
The Real Dirt on Farmer John
Episode 27 · 2006-06-13

- Documentary
Episode overview
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.
60 minutes
Season 7 episodes
1. Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove2005-10-11
2. En Route to Baghdad2005-10-18
3. The Last Cowboy2005-10-25
4. A Family at War2005-11-08
5. Mirror Dance2005-11-15
6. Race Is the Place2005-11-22
7. Maid in America2005-11-29
8. Seoul Train2005-12-13
9. Sisters: Portrait of a Benedictine Community2005-12-20
10. Short Stack: Lost & Found2005-12-27
11. Sheriff2006-01-03
12. Girl Trouble2006-01-17
13. Negroes With Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power2006-02-07
14. July '642006-02-14
15. Almost Home2006-02-21
16. The Loss of Nameless Things2006-02-28
17. Troop 15002006-03-21
18. Taking the Heat: The First Women Firefighters of New York City2006-03-28
19. Trudell2006-04-11
20. La Sierra2006-04-18
21. A League of Ordinary Gentlemen2006-04-25
22. Music from the Inside Out2006-05-02
23. Fishbowl; American Made2006-05-09
24. Frozen Angels2006-05-16
25. The Devil's Miner2006-05-23
26. The Great Pink Scare2006-06-06
27. The Real Dirt on Farmer John2006-06-13
28. A Lion in the House2006-06-21
29. A Lion in the House2006-06-22