Aug 9, 2012 by TEDtalksDirector
What should a community do with its unused land? Plant food, of course. With energy and humor, Pam Warhurst tells at the TEDSalon the story of how she and a growing team of volunteers came together to turn plots of unused land into communal vegetable gardens, and to change the narrative of food in their community.
Pam Warhurst: How we can eat our landscapes
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Jul 31, 2012 by TEDtalksDirector
A whirlwind of energy and ideas, Stephen Ritz is a teacher in New York’s tough South Bronx, where he and his kids grow lush gardens for food, greenery — and jobs. Just try to keep up with this New York treasure as he spins through the many, many ways there are to grow hope in a neighborhood many have written off, or in your own.
(Filmed at TEDxManhattan)
Stephen Ritz: A teacher growing green in the South Bronx
see
Earthrise: Urban Farming + Haiti’s Reefs + Sustainable Energy in India
Don Tipping: Permaculture: Follow the Water System
Internet of food: Arduino-based, urban aquaponics in Oakland
Roger Doiron: A Subversive Plot: How to Grow a Revolution in Your Own Backyard
A Farm for the Future (must-see)
Urban Farming for Food Security
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[...] Pam Warhurst: How We Can Eat Our Landscapes + Stephen Ritz: Green Walls Feeding the Bronx [...]
[...] Pam Warhurst: How We Can Eat Our Landscapes + Stephen Ritz: Green Walls Feeding the Bronx [...]
[...] Pam Warhurst: How We Can Eat Our Landscapes + Stephen Ritz: Green Walls Feeding the Bronx [...]
[...] Pam Warhurst: How We Can Eat Our Landscapes + Stephen Ritz: Green Walls Feeding the Bronx [...]
[...] Pam Warhurst: How We Can Eat Our Landscapes + Stephen Ritz: Green Walls Feeding the Bronx [...]
[...] Pam Warhurst: How We Can Eat Our Landscapes + Stephen Ritz: Green Walls Feeding the Bronx [...]
[...] Pam Warhurst: How We Can Eat Our Landscapes + Stephen Ritz: Green Walls Feeding the Bronx [...]
Wonderful stuff! Thank you Lo!!
Thanks for watching, David. Both videos are quite inspirational. Let’s get busy and start growing in our own towns.
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