i might watch a vid like this if he put his main argument first, then I might stick around after for the explanation
I have no wish to wade through all his backstory, potted history and personal experiences while I wait to find out if he ever gets to the fucking point. It's a 46 min video. aint nobody got time for that
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 18 Feb 2026, 2:27,
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AI TL;DW
The farm-to-table movement grew from 1960s counterculture resistance to industrial processed food, peaked in the 2010s as a dominant dining trend, then collapsed under the weight of its own contradictions — it had been co-opted by marketing, was accessible only to affluent diners, and proved too fragile to survive the pandemic, inflation, and rising costs. The narrator argues that what comes next can't be another feel-good slogan or aesthetic, but must address the structural foundations of the food system: policy, land access, cooperative infrastructure, and fair wages — building something that actually works for everyday families, not just those who can afford a $19 plate of carrots.
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Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Wed 18 Feb 2026, 2:53,
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thanks
from that it sounds like he's arguing against a specific form of elitist restaurant wankery trend
buying shit directly off farmers is reasonably commonplace here and fine without structural reform. Was doing it with lamb for a while, cheaper than the supermarkets until I realised I was eating way too much lamb It just get coming. for things like spuds a lot of farmers have an honesty system at their gate. take a sack and leave some coins, like the bookshops at hay-on-wye (books, not spuds)
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 18 Feb 2026, 3:32,
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