the show takes place in san francisco, california. the show stars china anne mcclain, sierra mccormick and jake short. they are middle school students in a gifted education program called the "advanced natural talent" (or "a.n.t.") program. on november 30, 2011, "a.n.t. farm" was accepted for a second season. it started on june 1, 2012. the last show aired on march 21, 2014.