print email comment close The Real Dirt on Farmer John URL: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/realdirt/ Description: Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Independent Lens program about the family history and recent activities of John Peterson, an American farmer who has "been called everything from a devil worshipper to winningly eccentric -- a maverick, an inspiration, a philosopher of the soil -- farmer, author, playwright and raconteur." Features background on the farmer, recipes, an essay on community-supported agriculture (CSA), and related material. Publisher: Independent Television Service (ITVS) LII Database Information: Record 21859 created by Jennifer English on 06/14/2006 Last modification on 07/17/2006 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 02/12/2008 Published: 07/20/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21859