Stephen Ritz is my guest on Episode 49 of Inside Ideas with Marc Buckley.
Stephen is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning educator, author of the best-selling book, The Power Of A Plant, and Founder of Green Bronx Machine. Known as America's favorite teacher, Stephen is responsible for creating the first edible classroom in the world. He and his students have grown more than 100,000 pounds of vegetables in the South Bronx, have been celebrated at the Obama White House three times, have been featured on the cover of TIME for KIDS, and are the subject of a new, full-feature documentary, Generation Growth. Stephen was just awarded the 2020 Change-Maker Award by NYC Food Policy Center for his work, advocacy, and impact in public schools across NYC and America!
His TEDx Manhattan Talk boasts over 975,000 views ranked in the Top 10 Food / Education TED Talks of all time and is used for teacher training/workforce development globally. Stephen is an Office Depot featured teacher – Teachers Change Lives! In 2013, the United States Department of State and New York Foreign Press Corps toured representatives from 40 countries across Stephen’s worksites and classrooms. Dedicated to harvesting hope and cultivating minds, Stephen dreams of opening a nationally replicable Career Technical Education public school rooted in urban agriculture, green, and sustainable initiatives.
#food #education #future
https://stephenritz.com/
https://greenbronxmachine.org/
http://www.generationgrowthdoc.com/
https://greenbronxmachine.org/product/autographed-copy-of-the-power-of-a-plant-book/
https://youtu.be/bMHF0xb17Io
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00:00 - Generation Growth Green Bronx Machine Learning for a fresh food future
00:23 - Introduction of Inside Ideas guest Stephen Ritz
02:45 - In person at 2018 Seeds and Chips Event
05:20 - How have you weathered the pandemic? Disaster in South Bronx
07:55 - Organisational proven as nimble Deliver foods door to door Grass-root organisation
09:55 - Antiracism. Food justice is racial justice. Get back to better
11:25 - Moments of resilience
12:40 - Food is medicine
14:50 - Unity in community Green Bronx Machine
15:50 - Zoom cooking for children Giving the children the ingredients 10 000 of children
17:15 - Award winning documentary Generation Growth Trailer on Green Bronx Machine website
20:30 - Green Machine Bronx started with focus on overaged and under credited children
22:20 - School dedicated to Urban farming and healthy living
24:10 - Champion Teacher changes lifes
26:14 - Developed Green Machine Bronx Classroom Curriculum Now over 500 schools in America
29:30 - The most important school supply in the world is food
34:45 - Stephens Odyssey Self enlightenment and self care Ted Talk 300 pound overweight
37:15 - The story of the cheese hat A modern Mr Rogers
42:00 - Do you feel as a Global Citizen?
44:00 - No one can do everything but everyone can do something Little things adds up
48:10 - The Sustainable Development Goals all tide to food
48:25 - The entry point is sustainable the goal is resilience Respect nature
53:50 - Meeting Michele Obama The Pope and other representatives
55:15 - Children that have access to one kind caring adult in life will be successful
58:25 - Partnership with ice hockey player Jonathan Toews and The Chicago Blackhawkes Making a difference in peoples life
1:00:35 - Non profit organisations
1:03.36 - WTF - What is the Future Stephen? Where is the Founder?
1:04:29 - Meaningful dialogues
1:06:50 - New movement Education not Asphyxiation Empathy Compassion and Kindness as North Star
1:07:22 - One single point of Entry Food
1:09:30 - One less meal a week of meat
1:10:35 - Grow healthy fresh food in your home
1:11:38 - No one will go broke by giving love
1:12:03 - Don’t be afraid to fail It is about the Journey
1:13:00 - I wish I knew how tasty fresh fruits and vegetable are
