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Those hogs in that swamp over there that's rooting and wallowing
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Food and Country

Those hogs in that swamp overthere that's rooting and wallowing, that's instinctive...

Those hogs in that swamp over
there that's rooting and wallowing, that's instinctive behavior

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Those hogs in that swamp over there that's rooting and wallowing,
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that's instinctive behavior.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:35
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.
Over a 20-year period, the organic matter in our soil - Food and Country 00:10
Over a 20-year period, the organic matter in our soil
And by the way, all that carbon came from greenhouse gasses that used to be up there, - Food and Country 00:13
And by the way, all that carbon came from greenhouse gasses ...
I saw my land go from a dead mineral medium - Food and Country 00:09
I saw my land go from a dead mineral medium
Everything is tied to everything else. - Food and Country 00:05
Everything is tied to everything else.
[Steve] We're at a turning point in this business, as far as I'm concerned. - Food and Country 00:06
[Steve] We're at a turning point in this business, as f...
Call where you do business - Food and Country 00:06
Call where you do business
Sign that petition, stand up for your rights. We are bringing attention to it. - Food and Country 00:07
Sign that petition, stand up for your rights. We are bringin...
[Ruth] So, if there is one thing you could explain - Food and Country 00:09
[Ruth] So, if there is one thing you could explain
I would like the American consumer to understand that - Food and Country 00:15
I would like the American consumer to understand that
This packer takes these yards, - Food and Country 00:07
This packer takes these yards,
And nobody else comes in and messes with them. - Food and Country 00:05
And nobody else comes in and messes with them.
I would like them to break up the Big Four, like we did in 1917. - Food and Country 00:08
I would like them to break up the Big Four, like we did in 1...
I would like to start with the two that are majority foreign-owned. - Food and Country 00:07
I would like to start with the two that are majority foreign...
I want government to police a level playing field. - Food and Country 00:06
I want government to police a level playing field.
Then let us fight it out on the economies of scale and efficiency among ourselves, - Food and Country 00:10
Then let us fight it out on the economies of scale and effic...
[Eric] Perhaps the most important person - Food and Country 00:18
[Eric] Perhaps the most important person
That person is going to matter a lot as to whether or not we get an ever more concentrated, - Food and Country 00:12
That person is going to matter a lot as to whether or not we...
[Steve] I would like to have smaller beef plants every 300, 400 miles. - Food and Country 00:07
[Steve] I would like to have smaller beef plants every 300, ...
If one went down, it would be two, three percent of the daily slaughter, not 15%. - Food and Country 00:08
If one went down, it would be two, three percent of the dail...
I think that would be better for states and communities and producers. - Food and Country 00:07
I think that would be better for states and communities and ...