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But if we're going down, we'regoing to go down fighting

But if we're going down, we're
going to go down fighting

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But if we're going down, we're going to go down fighting.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:34
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.
[Ruth] I began thinking about what might be happening out there - Food and Country 00:24
[Ruth] I began thinking about what might be happening out th...
I'm very well, thank you. If you could tell me the story - Food and Country 00:09
I'm very well, thank you. If you could tell me the stor...
You've seen on TV, I'm sure, and everywhere, - Food and Country 00:06
You've seen on TV, I'm sure, and everywhere,
And we're probably not far from that in the cattle part. - Food and Country 00:05
And we're probably not far from that in the cattle part...
So the consumer's paying twice what they were 60 days ago, - Food and Country 00:15
So the consumer's paying twice what they were 60 days a...
[Ruth] It sounds like the Big Four packers, - Food and Country 00:07
[Ruth] It sounds like the Big Four packers,
Exactly. The packers got so big, - Food and Country 00:15
Exactly. The packers got so big,
We could feed a small country right now with what we're wasting. - Food and Country 00:05
We could feed a small country right now with what we're...
- [Ruth] Absolutely. - [Steve] But our system is so specialized - Food and Country 00:10
- [Ruth] Absolutely. - [Steve] But our system is so speciali...
The majority of mass agriculture in the United States - Food and Country 00:11
The majority of mass agriculture in the United States
Other countries can't spend per capita what we do - Food and Country 00:10
Other countries can't spend per capita what we do
For the last 50 years we've thrown agriculture under the bus - Food and Country 00:10
For the last 50 years we've thrown agriculture under th...
[melodic piano music] - Food and Country 00:57
[melodic piano music]
Nixon actually had what were called - Food and Country 00:24
Nixon actually had what were called
He encouraged them to take out huge loans - Food and Country 00:23
He encouraged them to take out huge loans
Bless us, O Lord, and these our gifts, - Food and Country 00:07
Bless us, O Lord, and these our gifts,
[Angela] I don't do much video conferencing, - Food and Country 00:09
[Angela] I don't do much video conferencing,
So, tell me what COVID has been like for you. - Food and Country 00:05
So, tell me what COVID has been like for you.
And, in 2013, we put wheat into our rotation. - Food and Country 00:06
And, in 2013, we put wheat into our rotation.
And we've done Sudan for forage for cattle, - Food and Country 00:11
And we've done Sudan for forage for cattle,