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Food and Country

I wanted to talk to you about,what got you on this path, and whether it's possiblefor...

I wanted to talk to you about,
what got you on this path, and whether it's possible
for other people

Full Transcript

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I wanted to talk to you about, what got you on this path,
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and whether it's possible for other people.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:19
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.
You know, 25 years ago, I didn't say, "The food system is not resilient, - Food and Country 00:10
You know, 25 years ago, I didn't say, "The food sy...
I am the fourth generation of my family - Food and Country 00:08
I am the fourth generation of my family
And my father started the process of industrializing, - Food and Country 00:11
And my father started the process of industrializing,
I farmed that way for 20 years. - Food and Country 00:06
I farmed that way for 20 years.
In the mid-'90s, - Food and Country 00:09
In the mid-'90s,
So I started just very gradually moving away from it. - Food and Country 00:06
So I started just very gradually moving away from it.
For me, the first canary in the coal mine - Food and Country 00:09
For me, the first canary in the coal mine
Really, it's incumbent upon me, as the herdsman, - Food and Country 00:12
Really, it's incumbent upon me, as the herdsman,
And you can't do that in the confinement model. - Food and Country 00:05
And you can't do that in the confinement model.
These cattle out here, walking and grazing is instinctive behavior. - Food and Country 00:07
These cattle out here, walking and grazing is instinctive be...
Those chickens right there, scratching and pecking is instinctive behavior. - Food and Country 00:06
Those chickens right there, scratching and pecking is instin...
Those hogs in that swamp over there that's rooting and wallowing, - Food and Country 00:07
Those hogs in that swamp over there that's rooting and ...
Over a 20-year period, the organic matter in our soil - Food and Country 00:10
Over a 20-year period, the organic matter in our soil
And by the way, all that carbon came from greenhouse gasses that used to be up there, - Food and Country 00:13
And by the way, all that carbon came from greenhouse gasses ...
I saw my land go from a dead mineral medium - Food and Country 00:09
I saw my land go from a dead mineral medium
Everything is tied to everything else. - Food and Country 00:05
Everything is tied to everything else.
[Steve] We're at a turning point in this business, as far as I'm concerned. - Food and Country 00:06
[Steve] We're at a turning point in this business, as f...
Call where you do business - Food and Country 00:06
Call where you do business
Sign that petition, stand up for your rights. We are bringing attention to it. - Food and Country 00:07
Sign that petition, stand up for your rights. We are bringin...
[Ruth] So, if there is one thing you could explain - Food and Country 00:09
[Ruth] So, if there is one thing you could explain