If you haven’t heard already, the two co-creators of the film King Corn, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, created a veggie and herb garden in the bed of an old Dodge Ram pickup truck. This on-the-go garden is serving as a small CSA for twelve local city dwellers, which I think is kind of cool. The very least I can do is give the project points for creativity (even if the truck may not be a fuel efficient vehicle). If these guys can grow their own veggies in the back of a pickup, imagine what kind of veganic garden you can grow? Check out the slideshow at Grist.com that illustrates the point that a little creativity can go a long way.
Cheney and Ellis filmed the following three videos documenting their garden truck project. Interestingly, they hooked up a solar-powered video camera to the inside of the truck and used time-elapse filming to capture the growth of the vegetables and herbs they planted (as shown in the teaser). Note the Fresh Direct truck ironically passing by at around 4:44 in Episode 2. I learned from another article that the woman they visit toward the end of Episode 2 is Marion Nestle.
Truck Farm Teaser:
Truck Farm - Episode 1:
Truck Farm - Episode 2:
