Product Details

• Directors: Ian Cheney
• Format: Color, DVD, Full length, Special Limited Edition
• Region: All Regions
• Rated: Unrated
• Run Time: 48 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B004VALQ94
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #185,168 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Truck Farm tells the story of a new generation of quirky urban farmers. Using green roof technology and heirloom seeds, filmmaker Ian Cheney (KING CORN, THE CITY DARK) plants a vegetable garden on the only land he's got: his Granddad's old pickup. Once the mobile garden begins to sprout, viewers are trucked across New York to see the city's funkiest urban farms, and to find out if America's largest city can learn to feed itself. Blending serious exposition with serious silliness, Truck Farm entreats viewers to ponder the future of urban farming, and to consider whether sustainability needs a dose of whimsy to be truly sustainable. Featuring chef Dan Barber, nutritionist Marion Nestle, explorer Henry Hudson and a very lonely seagull. With musical narration by The Fishermen Three. Run time: 48 minutes.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A joyful story about how some motivation, community connections, dirt and seeds can start a movement July 10, 2011

By Amy M. King

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

This is a wonderful film. It makes you think about how easy it is to make a difference in your community and bring good produce to local tables. What I loved most about the film was its upbeat, whimsical approach to the subject through the musical accompaniment. Share this with your friends and family and I'd be surprised if it didn't move you to plant some seeds in your uncle's old pickup, or better yet, your backyard.

3.0 out of 5 stars Mostly entertainment March 10, 2013

By Country Boy

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

Had sought more info than entertainment but is mostly the latter. Better to borrow this one than to buy it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and Very Entertaining January 17, 2013

By West Virginia

Format:Amazon Instant Video|Amazon Verified Purchase

So much technical information within a wonderfully, delightfully, positively, produced piece! So glad I purchased, rather than rented. Great Work!