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0 Comments | USA TODAY, July, 2007 | by Jacqueline Blais

At the movies

The Real Dirt on Farmer John

Releases nationally July through August; Taggart Siegel, director; Cavu Pictures release.

John Peterson, 57, revived the family farm in Caledonia, Ill., by establishing a 120-acre farm called Angelic Organics. He runs a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm, where people in the community become shareholders. He feeds 5,000 to 6,000 people an assortment of vegetables (40 kinds) and herbs (12 kinds). A shorter version of this film aired on PBS in June 2006.

*For a CSA in your area: localharvest.com. For organic food in your area: sustainabletable.com.

On TV

The People's Court

Airs on PBS, Wide Angle, a production of Thirteen/WNET New York, Tuesday, 9 p.m. ET...

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