Truck Farm St. Louis Presentation

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An overview of Truck Farm St. Louis' history and where the educational mobile farm goes from here.

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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

truckfarm.stlouis@gmail.com.

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