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Director: Laura Gabbert
Cast: Ruth Reichl, Grant Achatz, Reem Assil, Eric Deeble
As a a well-known chef, author, critic, editor, and TV personality, Ruth Reichl has spent her media career bringing the subject of food to the forefront of popular culture. In recent years, she has become more and more concerned about the rising trend of processed food flooding the country’s stores and tables. Moreover, Reichl sees the effects that this trend is having on American farmers, ranchers, chefs, and other food-centric workers who make a living trying to put wholesome food into America’s kitchens. In Food And Country, director Laura Gabbert follows Ruth Reichl as she travels across the nation (and across political and social divisions) to examine the crisis of our broken food system and speak with the people on the front lines who are trying to do something about it.
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Dr. Sarah C. Davis is a professor of environmental studies in the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service at Ohio University, and is an expert in ecosystem ecology and bioenergy systems. She researches system-level energy conversion efficiency, carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling, and greenhouse gas fluxes in managed ecosystems. Her work includes assessments of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) in drought-tolerant plants, perennial grasses, and system designs for waste and fertilizer management. Dr. Davis is author of over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. She teaches courses in Ecology and Environmental Issues, Bioenergy, Environmental Science and Public Policy, and Strategies for Resilient Agriculture.
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Anthony Noble is a manager at the OHIO Student Farm where he integrates his love of teaching, nature and healthy living. He has studied engineering, urban planning, permaculture, conflict resolution, herbs and many other things that have peaked his curiosity. Tony believes play and creativity are essential to understanding and pursuing regenerative agriculture.
Kristeena Blaser graduated from Ohio University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, with a focus on environmental, sustainability and climate change politics. She received her Master of Science in Environmental Studies from Ohio University in 2017. While attending graduate school, she worked as a graduate assistant for the Office of Sustainability at Ohio University. She also worked as a GSI technician, landscape and maintenance worker, and a research assistant for an anerobic digestion project. While also working at the on-campus recycling center and compost facility when time permitted. Since graduation, she has worked as the Sustainability Coordinator for Aramark at Kent State University within their Dining Services department, as the Sustainability Coordinator at Oklahoma State University, and since March of 2023 has served as the Director of Sustainability for the Columbus Zoo Family of Parks.
Jasmine Facun is the US Forest Service Partnership Coordinator at the Wayne National Forest, as well as a two-time Ohio University alumna with a Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife and Conservation Biology and a Master’s degree in Environmental Studies. She enjoys roller derby, making art, and homesteading.
