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H-2A is a visa programwe use here on the farm, and it is the onlylegal avenue we have for...

H-2A is a visa program
we use here on the farm, and it is the only
legal avenue we have for seasonal agricultural
workers in the United States

Full Transcript

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H-2A is a visa program we use here on the farm,
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and it is the only legal avenue we have
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for seasonal agricultural workers in the United States.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:03
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're either going to have foreign folks - Food and Country 00:22
We're either going to have foreign folks
Society has to make some of these choices. - Food and Country 00:07
Society has to make some of these choices.
Are we willing to pay more for quality food that we know is grown right, - Food and Country 00:10
Are we willing to pay more for quality food that we know is ...
[reporter] Families lined up to get fresh farm food outside of the Maplewood YMCA yesterday. - Food and Country 00:08
[reporter] Families lined up to get fresh farm food outside ...
And the hope is to ease the pandemic's burden on families, - Food and Country 00:09
And the hope is to ease the pandemic's burden on famili...
[Bob] The USDA Farm to Families Program right now - Food and Country 00:08
[Bob] The USDA Farm to Families Program right now
If we had not gotten those contracts, we would have had to furlough more people. - Food and Country 00:07
If we had not gotten those contracts, we would have had to f...
This is buying time to allow the restaurants to come back. - Food and Country 00:06
This is buying time to allow the restaurants to come back.
We're waiting to see if we get a renewal on the new program. - Food and Country 00:05
We're waiting to see if we get a renewal on the new pro...
[Bob] Until I have that contract in my hand, I'm not sleeping well. - Food and Country 00:06
[Bob] Until I have that contract in my hand, I'm not sl...
So if you don't get the contract, will you have to furlough people? - Food and Country 00:06
So if you don't get the contract, will you have to furl...
We're not opening, you know, the doors to our place, - Food and Country 00:06
We're not opening, you know, the doors to our place,
We're looking at an outdoor venue to do a pop-up. Come on and follow me. - Food and Country 00:07
We're looking at an outdoor venue to do a pop-up. Come ...
Once they're in here, there'll be someone here to give them their amuse and their cocktails. - Food and Country 00:08
Once they're in here, there'll be someone here to ...
Remind them not to mingle with other people. - Food and Country 00:05
Remind them not to mingle with other people.
I love fine dining, but my biggest complaint is, it's always so sterile. - Food and Country 00:06
I love fine dining, but my biggest complaint is, it's a...
We can be cerebral and smart and warm at the same time. - Food and Country 00:07
We can be cerebral and smart and warm at the same time.
[Ruth] How do you get more farms - Food and Country 00:07
[Ruth] How do you get more farms
Give us the opportunity to farm, - Food and Country 00:11
Give us the opportunity to farm,
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...