WhatisTruckFarm?
TruckFarmstartedin2009asaneduca6onalprojectoffilmmakerIanCheney(KingCorn,BigRiver,TheCity
Dark)inBrooklyn,NewYork.Ianrecordedhisendeavorinthewhimsicalfilm,TruckFarm.
ThisisIan’sTruckFarmfrom2009‐10
Ian(right)withcollaboratorCurtEllis
WhenTruckFarmthemoviecameoutin2011,Ianrecruitedac6vistsacrossthecountrytocreateafleetofTruckFarms.
TruckFarmspoppedupfromChicago...
TruckFarmspoppedupfromChicago...
ToPhoenix...
ToPortland,Oregon...
ToSt.Louis...
TruckFarmSt.Louis’2011seasonranfrommid‐JunethroughlateSeptember
TruckFarmSt.Louisvisitedgradeschools,summercamps,farmers
marketsandstreetfairs‐totaling30visitsandreachingover1500individuals
BuildingtheTruckFarm
Visi6ngFarmersMarkets
Visi6ngSummerCamps
OnAugust24,2011,TruckFarmSt.LouisheldaTruckFarmfilmscreening&SkypechatwithdirectorIanCheneyat
theSchlaflyBo]leworks.
In2013,TruckFarmSt.LouisbecameaprojectofSlowFoodSt.Louisa^er
receivingasponsorshipfromChipotleMexicanGrill.
TruckFarmSt.Louisexpectstomakeover50visitsin2013andevenmorein
subsequentyears.
Wearecurrentlydevelopingage‐specificcurriculaforgradeschool,juniorhighandhighschoolstudentstolearnabout
sustainableagricultureandtogetexcitedaboutgrowingtheirownfood.
IfyouwouldliketoscheduleaTruckFarmvisittoyourschoolorcommunityevent,pleasecontactBrianDeSmetat