To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
All right. Let's make sure everybody got their order
Please log in to add to collections.
Food and Country

All right. Let's make sureeverybody got their order

All right. Let's make sure
everybody got their order

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.001
All right. Let's make sure everybody got their order.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:06
Uploaded
Apr 02, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Foothill Productions,Real Lava,Sustainable Films,Range Media Partners,The deNovo Initiative,Tiger Tales Media,Bewilder Films,Ideal Partners

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

Trailblazing food writer Ruth Reichl examines the precarious state of America's food system. A Sundance Film Festival premiere.
When I moved to the Bronx, I had a huge backyard, and I decided, you know what? - Food and Country 00:06
When I moved to the Bronx, I had a huge backyard, and I deci...
I started with green peppers and tomatoes, - Food and Country 00:09
I started with green peppers and tomatoes,
Because prior to that, tomatoes were always pink, they were never red. - Food and Country 00:05
Because prior to that, tomatoes were always pink, they were ...
And so when I grew this tomato, first of all, - Food and Country 00:07
And so when I grew this tomato, first of all,
And when I picked it and I bit into it, it just rocked my world. - Food and Country 00:06
And when I picked it and I bit into it, it just rocked my wo...
The taste was so intense, so sweet, and I was hooked. - Food and Country 00:07
The taste was so intense, so sweet, and I was hooked.
COVID hit communities of color so hard, - Food and Country 00:11
COVID hit communities of color so hard,
The high incidence of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, obesity. - Food and Country 00:07
The high incidence of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, obesity...
I've been on this journey, getting politicians and people to understand - Food and Country 00:14
I've been on this journey, getting politicians and peop...
When you talk about food desert, you're not getting the underlying problem - Food and Country 00:10
When you talk about food desert, you're not getting the...
It's important that we look at our food system to see who's growing the food. - Food and Country 00:06
It's important that we look at our food system to see w...
Because out of 57,000 farmers in New York state, - Food and Country 00:12
Because out of 57,000 farmers in New York state,
- Oh, my God. - You tell me, you tell me what I'm fighting for. - Food and Country 00:06
- Oh, my God. - You tell me, you tell me what I'm fight...
And so we can't talk about a sustainable, equitable food system, - Food and Country 00:09
And so we can't talk about a sustainable, equitable foo...
In the early 1900s, - Food and Country 00:09
In the early 1900s,
96% of land-owning farmers are white. - Food and Country 00:07
96% of land-owning farmers are white.
And they control 97% of land. - Food and Country 00:05
And they control 97% of land.
So you essentially have a system that is structurally racist - Food and Country 00:13
So you essentially have a system that is structurally racist
[Eric] The vast majority of African American farmland lost - Food and Country 00:07
[Eric] The vast majority of African American farmland lost
So this is not ancient history, this is current history. - Food and Country 00:06
So this is not ancient history, this is current history.