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Food and Country

In 1973, we put everythingwe owned, including our cat, into a big green van anddrove out...

In 1973, we put everything
we owned, including our cat, into a big green van and
drove out to Berkeley

Full Transcript

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In 1973, we put everything we owned, including our cat,
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into a big green van and drove out to Berkeley.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:27
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.
And after the Vietnam War movement, we started looking - Food and Country 00:10
And after the Vietnam War movement, we started looking
We see that American food is becoming industrialized. - Food and Country 00:06
We see that American food is becoming industrialized.
But what we were seeing now were the environmental costs - Food and Country 00:08
But what we were seeing now were the environmental costs
People started protesting. - Food and Country 00:05
People started protesting.
Everyone I knew was reading Diet for a Small Planet. - Food and Country 00:10
Everyone I knew was reading Diet for a Small Planet.
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,