TEDxManhattan “Changing the Way We Eat”
Videos of All Speaker Presentations Online and on DVD
June 25, 2012 | New York City - Earlier this year, The Glynwood Institute for Sustainable Food and Farming acted as lead sponsor of a one-day TEDxManhattan event whose theme embraced food, and more specifically, how we can inspire a change to a more sustainable, local approach to producing and eating food. Now, the entire day of presentations from leading innovators and professionals in the field is available online and on DVD. The TEDxManhattan DVD is free for noncommercial educational purposes and can be ordered by emailing [email protected]. The films can also be viewed online via the TEDxManhattan website.
Speakers for the day were:
Patty Cantrell - Regional Food Systems
Marianne Cufone - Recirculating Farms Coalition
Mitchell Davis - James Beard Foundation
Wenonah Hauter - Food & Water Watch
Howard Hinterthuer - Center for Veteran's Issues
Michelle Hughes - Greenmarket/GrowNYC
Fred Kirschenmann - Leopold Center for Sustainable Ag/Stone Barns Center
Robert Lawrence - Center for a Livable Future/Johns Hopkins University
Paul Lightfoot – BrightFarms
Gary Oppenheimer - AmpleHarvest.org
Wayne Pacelle - Humane Society of United States
Cara Rosaen - RealTimeFarms.com
Urvashi Rangan - Consumer Reports
Stephen Ritz - Green Bronx Machine
Kavita Shukla - Fenugreen
David Wallinga - Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Bios can be found on the TEDxManhattan website.
The Glynwood Institute has also created Dinner and Some Ed <http://dinnered.tumblr.com/> , a website and project to encourage consumers to host a sustainable meal and enjoy discussions around TED and TEDx talks on sustainable food. The meals tie in perfectly with the 2012 TEDxManhattan DVD.
For more information, please contact Diane Hatz, [email protected] or phone 646-495-6086.
TEDxManhattan 2013 is scheduled for February 16, 2013.