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Food and Country

And after the Vietnam Warmovement, we started looking for the next cause, because wefelt...

And after the Vietnam War
movement, we started looking for the next cause, because we
felt like we'd made an impact

Full Transcript

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And after the Vietnam War movement, we started looking
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for the next cause, because we felt like we'd made an impact.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:39
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

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Movie Summary

Trailblazing food writer Ruth Reichl examines the precarious state of America's food system. A Sundance Film Festival premiere.
We see that American food is becoming industrialized. - Food and Country 00:06
We see that American food is becoming industrialized.
But what we were seeing now were the environmental costs - Food and Country 00:08
But what we were seeing now were the environmental costs
People started protesting. - Food and Country 00:05
People started protesting.
Everyone I knew was reading Diet for a Small Planet. - Food and Country 00:10
Everyone I knew was reading Diet for a Small Planet.
I started cooking at a restaurant collective called The Swallow. - Food and Country 00:06
I started cooking at a restaurant collective called The Swal...
I was writing occasional - Food and Country 00:08
I was writing occasional
And one of my editors said, "Have you ever thought about being a restaurant critic?" - Food and Country 00:27
And one of my editors said, "Have you ever thought abou...
And then the LA Times called me and said, "We want you to be our restaurant critic." - Food and Country 00:10
And then the LA Times called me and said, "We want you ...
I first met Alice in 1973. - Food and Country 00:07
I first met Alice in 1973.
I thought she was the most glamorous, exciting creature. - Food and Country 00:06
I thought she was the most glamorous, exciting creature.
I lived in a commune in a broken-down old house. - Food and Country 00:07
I lived in a commune in a broken-down old house.
We were kind of scruffy, and Alice always felt, to me, - Food and Country 00:11
We were kind of scruffy, and Alice always felt, to me,
The way we've always worked has been collaboratively. - Food and Country 00:08
The way we've always worked has been collaboratively.
For 50 years, we've been buying directly - Food and Country 00:11
For 50 years, we've been buying directly
Because when we said to Bob Cannard, - Food and Country 00:16
Because when we said to Bob Cannard,
Because we followed his cycle, not ours. - Food and Country 00:07
Because we followed his cycle, not ours.
And once we got in his rhythm, we've never looked back. - Food and Country 00:08
And once we got in his rhythm, we've never looked back.
And he brought all the values right through the kitchen door. - Food and Country 00:07
And he brought all the values right through the kitchen door...
To think that that biodiversity is out there, - Food and Country 00:10
To think that that biodiversity is out there,
[laughing] - Food and Country 00:10
[laughing]