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Just kids.- Agricultural economicsis totally upside-down

Just kids.
- [laughing] Agricultural economics
is totally upside-down

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- Just kids. - [laughing]
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Agricultural economics is totally upside-down.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:00
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, the majority of farmers in the United States go to the bank every winter, - Food and Country 00:16
So, the majority of farmers in the United States go to the b...
They farm all year and hope they can make enough at the end of the year - Food and Country 00:11
They farm all year and hope they can make enough at the end ...
And in our history, that's exactly what happened to us. - Food and Country 00:06
And in our history, that's exactly what happened to us.
It was Economics 101 in the '80s. - Food and Country 00:05
It was Economics 101 in the '80s.
I mean, everything, it was an auction, - Food and Country 00:11
I mean, everything, it was an auction,
Unfortunately right now feels eerily, eerily like that. - Food and Country 00:07
Unfortunately right now feels eerily, eerily like that.
I mean, go to any financial advisor and say, "All right, - Food and Country 00:16
I mean, go to any financial advisor and say, "All right...
I mean, the more I report this documentary, - Food and Country 00:16
I mean, the more I report this documentary,
The degree of risk that these folks take on is staggering. - Food and Country 00:07
The degree of risk that these folks take on is staggering.
You know, we're talking about forgiving student loan debt, right, as a way of like, - Food and Country 00:14
You know, we're talking about forgiving student loan de...
They deserve to be able to make a living doing what they're doing. - Food and Country 00:06
They deserve to be able to make a living doing what they...
We made a conscious decision to favor agribusiness interests, - Food and Country 00:08
We made a conscious decision to favor agribusiness interests...
If you ask how many farmers are actually able to make a living just from farming? - Food and Country 00:08
If you ask how many farmers are actually able to make a livi...
It's almost no one. Almost no one. - Food and Country 00:05
It's almost no one. Almost no one.
You know, what economic sector would sustain - Food and Country 00:08
You know, what economic sector would sustain
[light percussion plays] - Food and Country 00:09
[light percussion plays]
You can tell, quickly, what business is in Harlem, - Food and Country 00:07
You can tell, quickly, what business is in Harlem,
If you're in Harlem, it's just boarded up with plywood, right? - Food and Country 00:06
If you're in Harlem, it's just boarded up with ply...
If you're of Harlem, there's art on your gate. - Food and Country 00:05
If you're of Harlem, there's art on your gate.
"Had" is the key word there. [laughs] - Food and Country 00:07
"Had" is the key word there. [laughs]