TEDx Manhattan – Changing the Way We Eat, NYC

LIVE STREAM: https://new.livestream.com/tedx/manhattan2013

On Saturday, February 16th, 2013, TEDxManhattan “Changing the Way We Eat” will be held at the Times Center in New York City. This one-day TEDx event will explore the food system as we shift to a more sustainable way of eating and farming.  The goal of “Changing the Way We Eat” is to create new synergies, connections and collaborations across disciplines, to unite different areas of the food movement, and to introduce the TEDx audience to the exciting and innovative work being done in this field.   The Glynwood Institute for Sustainable Food and Farming is the lead sponsor for TEDxManhattan.

Confirmed speakers to date are:

  • Fred Bahnson, Wake University School of Divinity
  • Simran Sethi, Journalist, Author, and Educator
  • Maisie Greenawalt, Bon Appetit Management Company
  • Anna Lappe, Small Planet Institute
  • Annemarie Colbin, Natural Gourmet Institute
  • Peter Lehner, NRDC
  • Bill Yosses, White House Pastry Chef
  • Gary Hirshberg, Stonyfield Farm
  • LaDonna Redmond, IATP
  • Ann Cooper, Food Family Farming Foundation
  • Lindsey Lusher Shute, National Young Farmers’ Coalition
  • Tama Matsuoka Wong, Professional Forager, MeadowsandMore
  • David McInerney, Fresh Direct
  • Peter Hoffman, Back Forty and Back Forty West
  • Cheryl Kollin, Farm to Freezer (TEDxManhattan Challenge winner)
  • Steve Wing, UNC

SOURCE: http://tedxmanhattan.org/apply/

 

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About Craig Verzone

Craig P. Verzone is a principal at Verzone Woods Architectes and team leader of the Food Urbanism Initiative.

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