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Food and Country

Last time we spoke, you werewaiting to hear whether or not you were going to get back...

Last time we spoke, you were
waiting to hear whether or not you were going to get back into
the Farmer to Families Program

Full Transcript

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Last time we spoke, you were waiting to hear whether or not
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you were going to get back into the Farmer to Families Program.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:59:43
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.
USDA came in and said, "the only box offer that we'll take is a combination box." - Food and Country 00:13
USDA came in and said, "the only box offer that we'...
The fresh produce that they're getting in the boxes that I saw - Food and Country 00:09
The fresh produce that they're getting in the boxes tha...
They were getting fresh, leafy greens from us. So we're out. - Food and Country 00:06
They were getting fresh, leafy greens from us. So we're...
- [Bob] Right. - Things are driving me crazy, I'm taking them off. - Food and Country 00:06
- [Bob] Right. - Things are driving me crazy, I'm takin...
[Bob] You know, we were really counting on that contract, - Food and Country 00:09
[Bob] You know, we were really counting on that contract,
Farm to Families Food Box Program. - Food and Country 00:05
Farm to Families Food Box Program.
Help the farm, help those families... - Food and Country 00:05
Help the farm, help those families...
In this last round of food boxes, - Food and Country 00:12
In this last round of food boxes,
- No. - [Bob] The letter has to be included in the box. - Food and Country 00:06
- No. - [Bob] The letter has to be included in the box.
We have to make a decision as to how much to leave in the field. - Food and Country 00:05
We have to make a decision as to how much to leave in the fi...
We cannot spend the dollars, because we don't have them right now, to harvest that - Food and Country 00:10
We cannot spend the dollars, because we don't have them...
We have several million people in New York City alone that are going to bed hungry. - Food and Country 00:07
We have several million people in New York City alone that a...
And here we are just a handful of hours down the road, with the product in the field. - Food and Country 00:08
And here we are just a handful of hours down the road, with ...
120 families here - Food and Country 00:09
120 families here
We're not smart enough as a society to work together to connect those dots. - Food and Country 00:09
We're not smart enough as a society to work together to...
It's a ripple-down effect, and it's a struggle. - Food and Country 00:06
It's a ripple-down effect, and it's a struggle.
When we were in our twenties and we all moved to California, - Food and Country 00:09
When we were in our twenties and we all moved to California,
We weren't going to be beholden to corporate America. - Food and Country 00:06
We weren't going to be beholden to corporate America.
Um, you could live really on nothing in those days. - Food and Country 00:06
Um, you could live really on nothing in those days.
We all bought that house together, that group of us. - Food and Country 00:05
We all bought that house together, that group of us.