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Everyone I knew was readingDiet for a Small Planet. And there was this new...

Everyone I knew was reading
Diet for a Small Planet. And there was this new consciousness
about limited resources

Full Transcript

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Everyone I knew was reading Diet for a Small Planet.
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And there was this new consciousness about limited resources.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:04
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.
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]
[Bren] What we did was ask the ocean, - Food and Country 00:06
[Bren] What we did was ask the ocean,
And when you ask the ocean what to grow, the ocean says, - Food and Country 00:16
And when you ask the ocean what to grow, the ocean says,
So kelp is the ultimate specialty boutique food right now, right? - Food and Country 00:06
So kelp is the ultimate specialty boutique food right now, r...
And we're repurposing our crops to non-food. - Food and Country 00:06
And we're repurposing our crops to non-food.