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[Nick] You can't really be defensive right now
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Food and Country

You can't reallybe defensive right now, and you can't wait forthe cavalry to come

[Nick] You can't really
be defensive right now, and you can't wait for
the cavalry to come

Full Transcript

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[Nick] You can't really be defensive right now,
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and you can't wait for the cavalry to come.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:10
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.
You have to scale it to a point - Food and Country 00:06
You have to scale it to a point
I started going like, "Hey, what are we going to do for Thanksgiving?" - Food and Country 00:09
I started going like, "Hey, what are we going to do for...
I mean, how many pounds of stuffing are you going to make, Grant? - Food and Country 00:05
I mean, how many pounds of stuffing are you going to make, G...
- Uh, five thousand. - [Ruth] Are you serious? - Food and Country 00:05
- Uh, five thousand. - [Ruth] Are you serious?
I mean, I think thinking the way you do is frightening to people. - Food and Country 00:06
I mean, I think thinking the way you do is frightening to pe...
So, I guess you're taking risk, but risk is like, - Food and Country 00:08
So, I guess you're taking risk, but risk is like,
I mean, I think what I'm learning - Food and Country 00:09
I mean, I think what I'm learning
I mean, farmers, more than anybody, I mean, - Food and Country 00:07
I mean, farmers, more than anybody, I mean,
- Because they understand it intuitively. - [Grant] Yeah. - Food and Country 00:05
- Because they understand it intuitively. - [Grant] Yeah.
[Nick] So, right after this, I've actually got a phone call - Food and Country 00:09
[Nick] So, right after this, I've actually got a phone ...
And I was just like, "I need to talk to somebody positive right now." - Food and Country 00:15
And I was just like, "I need to talk to somebody positi...
[cattle lowing] - Food and Country 00:07
[cattle lowing]
[cattle lowing and snorting] - Food and Country 00:05
[cattle lowing and snorting]
I mean, I'd like to get those south, catch them in the triangle. - Food and Country 00:07
I mean, I'd like to get those south, catch them in the ...
And then shoot them down, maybe to Bermuda Bend. - Food and Country 00:05
And then shoot them down, maybe to Bermuda Bend.
I'll check with Tyler to make sure their fencing ain't going to be in the way. - Food and Country 00:06
I'll check with Tyler to make sure their fencing ain�...
I wanted to talk to you about, what got you on this path, - Food and Country 00:11
I wanted to talk to you about, what got you on this path,
You know, 25 years ago, I didn't say, "The food system is not resilient, - Food and Country 00:10
You know, 25 years ago, I didn't say, "The food sy...
I am the fourth generation of my family - Food and Country 00:08
I am the fourth generation of my family
And my father started the process of industrializing, - Food and Country 00:11
And my father started the process of industrializing,