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Food and Country

I think the Democrats have abig burden in rural America

[laughing] I think the Democrats have a
big burden in rural America

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I think the Democrats have a big burden in rural America.
Duration
10 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
01:11:54
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.
[Steve] Well, and I'm going to say this quite honestly, - Food and Country 00:10
[Steve] Well, and I'm going to say this quite honestly,
Our lifestyle and beliefs out here - Food and Country 00:10
Our lifestyle and beliefs out here
But quite honestly, ag probably is better off under Democratic administrations, - Food and Country 00:09
But quite honestly, ag probably is better off under Democrat...
[Ruth] One of the things that you bring up - Food and Country 00:08
[Ruth] One of the things that you bring up
- Yep. - And your fear - Food and Country 00:09
- Yep. - And your fear
[Steve] These little towns, you know, the town I live by, 6,500 people, it's all ag. - Food and Country 00:08
[Steve] These little towns, you know, the town I live by, 6,...
You know, those 50- to 100-head cowherd guys, - Food and Country 00:11
You know, those 50- to 100-head cowherd guys,
You get to where you have 800 to 1,000 cows, - Food and Country 00:12
You get to where you have 800 to 1,000 cows,
You can get your medicine direct, - Food and Country 00:06
You can get your medicine direct,
I mean, these towns are about to dry up and blow away anyway, - Food and Country 00:07
I mean, these towns are about to dry up and blow away anyway...
The kids out here, about all get an excellent secondary education. - Food and Country 00:07
The kids out here, about all get an excellent secondary educ...
And then they have the work ethic and the morals - Food and Country 00:07
And then they have the work ethic and the morals
And so, they pay them way more than what they could stay here and make. - Food and Country 00:06
And so, they pay them way more than what they could stay her...
It's just a steady flow of pushing everybody into city. - Food and Country 00:07
It's just a steady flow of pushing everybody into city.
[Ruth] You said you thought that next year, - Food and Country 00:08
[Ruth] You said you thought that next year,
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[Will] Bluffton peaked in population in 1900. - Food and Country 00:06
[Will] Bluffton peaked in population in 1900.
When I was growing up in the '60s, Bluffton was still a town. - Food and Country 00:06
When I was growing up in the '60s, Bluffton was still a...
But under the industrial commodity scenario, - Food and Country 00:06
But under the industrial commodity scenario,
When it hit its bottom, which was probably 10 or 15 years ago, - Food and Country 00:10
When it hit its bottom, which was probably 10 or 15 years ag...