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- The irascible 68-year-old Vermont farmer and focus of Tony Stone’s wondrous documentary portrait, “Peter and the Farm,” is a man who contains multitudes. With his snowy beard and imperious bearing, Peter Dunning, at his most eloquent, conveys the authority of a biblical prophet but without a religious platform.
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Oct 31, 2016 · Dunning’s memories and reflections are a mix of humor, tragedy, even anger. Don’t be surprised if you see slices of your own life reflected in his. Learn where the film is showing and how to buy tickets or how to download it for home viewing at Peter and the Farm .
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For a 68-year-old man who talks about death a lot, organic farmer Peter Dunning is fairly jolly and charismatic.
May 8, 2019 · You’ve never met an organic farmer quite as eccentric, entertaining, foul-mouthed or as heavy a drinker as Peter Dunning. His beautiful yet unforgiving farm in Vermont is his life’s tireless work.
Nov 3, 2016 · With his snowy beard and imperious bearing, Peter Dunning, at his most eloquent, conveys the authority of a biblical prophet but without a religious platform.
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- Tony Stone
Oct 21, 2016 · Dunning, with his somehow aggressive Santa-Claus beard, has to battle coyotes, slaughter sheep and pigs by hand, and cope with the extraordinarily difficult life of a farmer in the rocky, freezing, unforgiving landscape of Vermont.
A regret-filled alcoholic, who is almost constantly drunk, the 68-year-old Dunning watches the farm he has built over the previous 35 years decaying while he grapples with his past and a very...
Nov 3, 2016 · To any passing outsider, Peter Dunning looks to be one hell of a farmer. In Tony Stone’s entertaining, heartbreaking documentary “Peter and the Farm,” the 68-year-old Dunning walks Stone and his small crew through some of what he has to do to keep his modest Vermont operation running; and his skill and dedication impresses. He […]
