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Food and Country

In the mid-'90s, I found that I hadbecome disillusioned with the excesses ofthat farming...

In the mid-'90s, I found that I had
become disillusioned with the excesses of
that farming system

Full Transcript

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In the mid-'90s,
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I found that I had become disillusioned
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with the excesses of that farming system.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:55
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.
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
I would like the American consumer to understand that - Food and Country 00:15
I would like the American consumer to understand that
This packer takes these yards, - Food and Country 00:07
This packer takes these yards,
And nobody else comes in and messes with them. - Food and Country 00:05
And nobody else comes in and messes with them.
I would like them to break up the Big Four, like we did in 1917. - Food and Country 00:08
I would like them to break up the Big Four, like we did in 1...
I would like to start with the two that are majority foreign-owned. - Food and Country 00:07
I would like to start with the two that are majority foreign...