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Farm Happenings at Angelic Organics Farm
Farmer John Writes: Is a Farm a Being?
Soon, baby greens will be coming your way—eight beds of them: three of arugula, three of baby lettuce, and two of baby chard, this after trying again and again to bring you baby greens, tearing up bed after bed because of weeds...continue reading. read more »
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Farmer John Writes: Anything Anyone Want to Know About Me?
Ruth Reichl (former editor of Gourmet Magazine, memoirist and cookbook editor) once presented on the film about my life, The Real Dirt on Farmer John. Ruth was an expert on such matters. I was told I was not welcome to attend her presentation, so, I attended in disguise....continue reading. read more »
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Farmer John Writes: What's Money Got to Do With It?
I suppose this is a good time for a crop update, as we are now transitioning to the peak summer crops....continue reading. read more »
Farmer John Writes: Buy The Rips?
A technician came out to the farm recently to work on a broken cooler. His pants were in shreds. “Did you buy them like that?” I asked disconcertingly....continue reading. read more »
Farmer John Writes: A Plume of Rye Dust
"The heat and rain conspire to make crops grow fast and to rot early. As unpoetic as this might sound, we race against the rot...." Continue reading. read more »
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Farmer John Writes: Water Poured Through the Walls
Last Monday evening, it didn’t really seem that it was rain falling on the farm; it was more like a lake falling. The air was so saturated with water...continue reading. read more »
About the farm
Since 1990, Angelic Organics Farm has provided fresh, organic vegetables to households throughout Chicagoland. Today, the farm grows biodynamic and certified organic vegetables on 35 acres and tends another 35 fallow acres as part of its rotational fertility program.
Farmer John Peterson got his start on the family farm in the 1950’s at age nine when he began milking and feeding the cows before and after school. In 1990, Farmer John transitioned the farm to organic vegetables and called it Angelic Organics. He wanted a natural system by which to farm, a system in which results were derived from the integrity of the soil—not from crop chemicals and petroleum based fertilizers.
As Angelic Organics got its footing in the early 90’s, Farmer John turned to the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model for a truly comprehensive approach to farming—to reunite people with the source of their food, to share the magnificent drama of farming, to give children the opportunity to see their vegetables grow. This completes the farming picture beautifully, providing deep satisfaction to shareholders and farmers alike.
You can learn much more about Angelic Organics and Farmer John by watching the feature documentary film The Real Dirt on Farmer John seen by millions throughout the world and winner of 31 film festival awards.
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Farmer John Peterson got his start on the family farm in the 1950’s at age nine when he began milking and feeding the cows before and after school. In 1990, Farmer John transitioned the farm to organic vegetables and called it Angelic Organics. He wanted a natural system by which to farm, a system in which results were derived from the integrity of the soil—not from crop chemicals and petroleum based fertilizers.
As Angelic Organics got its footing in the early 90’s, Farmer John turned to the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model for a truly comprehensive approach to farming—to reunite people with the source of their food, to share the magnificent drama of farming, to give children the opportunity to see their vegetables grow. This completes the farming picture beautifully, providing deep satisfaction to shareholders and farmers alike.
You can learn much more about Angelic Organics and Farmer John by watching the feature documentary film The Real Dirt on Farmer John seen by millions throughout the world and winner of 31 film festival awards.