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Truck Farm is a mobile garden education project founded in Brooklyn, NY. Director Ian Cheney's other projects include King Corn, The Greening of Southie, and The City Dark. Please join our e-mail list to help us make a difference!

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An Organic Conversation podcast

Check out Ian’s TRUCK FARM interview in a new podcast from An Organic Conversation. The podcast, called “The Landscape of Hunger: Irrigating Food Deserts,” also features David Goodman, director of the Redwood Empire Food Bank in Santa Rosa, CA, and Rick Schneiders, founder of MoGro Mobile Grocery in Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM. (Info: www.anorganicconversation.com)

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Upcoming screenings

A few chances to see TRUCK FARM are coming up! Saturday, August 6, during the Rural Route Film Festival, Museum of the Moving Image (NY) Wednesday, August 10, during the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival Cinema Circus, Chilmark Community Center (MA) Thursday, August 11, during Urban Agriculture on the Move: A Film and Food Event, Letelier Theater (DC) August 11-14, [...]

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Awards for TRUCK FARM

Since its world premiere at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival in January 2011, TRUCK FARM has been honored by some great awards. Thanks to all who have watched and voted so far! Jury Honorable Mention - Wild & Scenic Film Festival Jury Award and Audience Award - Green Film Festival in Seoul Best Green Film - Cape Fear Independent Film [...]

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DVDs now for sale

Head on over to Amazon to pick up (no pun intended) a home-use DVD of TRUCK FARM. Educational DVDs coming soon. Check out the trailer: Want to host a TRUCK FARM screening in your town? Visit our Screenings page to learn how.

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Truck Farm fleet news

It’s market season! Truck Farms are visiting their local farmers markets and community gardens, in addition to schools, summer camps, and after-school programs, for outreach and education while gearing up for harvest. In Spring 2011, the Truck Farm fleet expanded to include 25 trucks across the country. Since then our Truck Farmers have reached thousands [...]

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2011 Truck Farm Garden Contest

In Spring 2011, Truck Farm held its first ever Garden Contest, inviting kids across the nation to plant seeds in creative, quirky, and reclaimed spaces. Our fleet of truck farmers helped spread the word about the contest and held planting parties in their cities. Celebrity guests and food visionaries Michael Pollan, Alice Waters, and Marion Nestle selected the [...]

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