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Food and Country

Give us the opportunity to farm, give us the land to farm, give us the capitaland...

Give us the opportunity to farm, give us the land to farm, give us the capital
and resources to farm

Full Transcript

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Give us the opportunity to farm,
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give us the land to farm,
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give us the capital and resources to farm.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:09
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.
Where I farm now, the Chester Agricultural Center, perfect example. - Food and Country 00:07
Where I farm now, the Chester Agricultural Center, perfect e...
My farm, Rise & Root Farm, we have three acres of land. - Food and Country 00:06
My farm, Rise & Root Farm, we have three acres of land.
We grow food, we have farm tours, we have school groups. - Food and Country 00:06
We grow food, we have farm tours, we have school groups.
People from the city come up to see four women... - Food and Country 00:06
People from the city come up to see four women...
Two are women of color, two are white, three of us are LGBTQ women. - Food and Country 00:07
Two are women of color, two are white, three of us are LGBTQ...
And so we run the gamut of what America looks like. - Food and Country 00:06
And so we run the gamut of what America looks like.
I run a low-income farmer's market in the Bronx. - Food and Country 00:05
I run a low-income farmer's market in the Bronx.
And it took a long time, first of all, - Food and Country 00:19
And it took a long time, first of all,
Then I had to educate that I'm the farmer, I grew the food, - Food and Country 00:13
Then I had to educate that I'm the farmer, I grew the f...
[Lee] I mean, the costs are going to be huge - Food and Country 00:08
[Lee] I mean, the costs are going to be huge
It's a matter of trying to time... you know? - Food and Country 00:05
It's a matter of trying to time... you know?
Well, we're going to plant as if they are open, - Food and Country 00:07
Well, we're going to plant as if they are open,
Last time we spoke, you were waiting to hear whether or not - Food and Country 00:11
Last time we spoke, you were waiting to hear whether or not
USDA came in and said, "the only box offer that we'll take is a combination box." - Food and Country 00:13
USDA came in and said, "the only box offer that we'...
The fresh produce that they're getting in the boxes that I saw - Food and Country 00:09
The fresh produce that they're getting in the boxes tha...
They were getting fresh, leafy greens from us. So we're out. - Food and Country 00:06
They were getting fresh, leafy greens from us. So we're...
- [Bob] Right. - Things are driving me crazy, I'm taking them off. - Food and Country 00:06
- [Bob] Right. - Things are driving me crazy, I'm takin...
[Bob] You know, we were really counting on that contract, - Food and Country 00:09
[Bob] You know, we were really counting on that contract,
Farm to Families Food Box Program. - Food and Country 00:05
Farm to Families Food Box Program.
Help the farm, help those families... - Food and Country 00:05
Help the farm, help those families...