Jan 23, 2025, 7:00–9:30 pm
$10 general admission, $6 members
Rosendale Theatre
408 Main St, Rosendale, NY 12472
Co-Presented by the High Falls Food Co-op, the Holistic Health Community and The Rosendale Theatre.
$10 general admission, $6 members
Reduced price for members of the High Falls Food Co-op, the Kingston Food Co-op, and the Rosendale Theatre!
Stay after the film for a roundtable discussion with local food activists: two local farmers Elizabeth Ryan and Will Leibee, a local chef Emmet Moeller, the general manager of a food co-op Lucy Georgeff and a food program developer in the holistic health movement, Diana Seiler.
Food and Country
Ruth Reichl—trailblazing NY Times food critic, groundbreaking Gourmet Magazine editor, best-selling memoirist, and for decades one of the most influential figures shaping American food culture—grows concerned about the fate of small farmers, ranchers, and chefs as they wrestle with both immediate and systemic challenges as the pandemic takes hold.
Reichl reaches across political and social divides to discover innovators who are risking it all to survive on the front lines. As one person leads her to the next, she follows the unfolding stories of ranchers in Kansas and Georgia, farmers in Nebraska, Ohio, and the Bronx, a New England fisherman, and maverick chefs on both coasts. As she witnesses them navigate intractable circumstances, Reichl shares pieces of her own life, and in doing so, begins to take stock of the path she has traveled and the ideals she left behind. Through her eyes, we get to know the humanity and struggle behind the food we eat. As Reichl says: “How we grow and make our food shows us our values – as a nation and as human beings.”
SNOW DATE IS 1/28/25