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[Ruth] How do you get more farms
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How do you get more farms by Black peoplein New York state?

[Ruth] How do you get more farms by Black people
in New York state?

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[Ruth] How do you get more farms
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by Black people in New York state?
Duration
7 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:57:59
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.
Give us the opportunity to farm, - Food and Country 00:11
Give us the opportunity to farm,
Where I farm now, the Chester Agricultural Center, perfect example. - Food and Country 00:07
Where I farm now, the Chester Agricultural Center, perfect e...
My farm, Rise & Root Farm, we have three acres of land. - Food and Country 00:06
My farm, Rise & Root Farm, we have three acres of land.
We grow food, we have farm tours, we have school groups. - Food and Country 00:06
We grow food, we have farm tours, we have school groups.
People from the city come up to see four women... - Food and Country 00:06
People from the city come up to see four women...
Two are women of color, two are white, three of us are LGBTQ women. - Food and Country 00:07
Two are women of color, two are white, three of us are LGBTQ...
And so we run the gamut of what America looks like. - Food and Country 00:06
And so we run the gamut of what America looks like.
I run a low-income farmer's market in the Bronx. - Food and Country 00:05
I run a low-income farmer's market in the Bronx.
And it took a long time, first of all, - Food and Country 00:19
And it took a long time, first of all,
Then I had to educate that I'm the farmer, I grew the food, - Food and Country 00:13
Then I had to educate that I'm the farmer, I grew the f...
[Lee] I mean, the costs are going to be huge - Food and Country 00:08
[Lee] I mean, the costs are going to be huge
It's a matter of trying to time... you know? - Food and Country 00:05
It's a matter of trying to time... you know?
Well, we're going to plant as if they are open, - Food and Country 00:07
Well, we're going to plant as if they are open,
Last time we spoke, you were waiting to hear whether or not - Food and Country 00:11
Last time we spoke, you were waiting to hear whether or not
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.