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Ultimately, according to Reichl, the real cost of cheap crops is apparent in a nation where about six in 10 Americans have food-related chronic diseases.

“Do you want to spend your money at the supermarket or the doctor’s office? Maybe you don’t need that third pair of sneakers. Maybe you should spend more on your food,” she says.

“We ended up making this movie because I really do believe that these are life or death issues for us.”

Food and Country screens June 14 at Chautauqua Auditorium. Tickets: chautauqua.com. John Lehndorff will moderate an audience Q&A with Ruth Reichl following the screening.

LOCAL FOOD NEWS: MUSHROOMS TO BURGUNDY

● The colorful food history of Boulder is explored in a documentary about The Sink’s 100 years of burgers and beer, screening June 14 at Boulder Theater.

● Elephant Fusion Cafe and Turkish bakery has closed at 4800 Baseline Road.

● La Vita Bella restaurant, 471 Main St. in Longmont, closes June 23.

● Plan ahead: Telluride Mushroom Festival, Aug. 16-20; Ned Jazz and Wine Festival, Nederland, Aug. 26; Denver Food and Wine Festival, Sept. 6-9; Boulder Burgundy Festival, Oct. 20-22.

WORDS TO CHEW ON: WHAT RUTH ATE

“I made clam pasta last night that was a very simple, but really satisfying meal. All I added was garlic, parsley, steamed clams, and a little bit of wine. Gather all that clam liquid and cook the pasta in the juice from the clams. Clams are one of the best things you can eat because they’re filter feeders which improve the water they live in.”

— Ruth Reichl

John Lehndorff hosts Radio Nibbles Thursday mornings on KGNU. Podcasts: bit.ly/RadioNibbles