2012 TEDxManhattan speaker Stephen Ritz and his organization, Green Bronx Machine, were at TEDxManhattan 2014 showing off their indoor vertical gardens. Steve was interviewed offstage about his work. See his 2012 talk.
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Stephen Ritz (Mr. Steve to his students) is the founder of Green Bronx Machine. Steve talks about the challenges that continue to face his students in the South Bronx and building the National Health & Wellness Center at PS55. The Center will send his students home with 100 lbs of vegetables each week that they […]
Michaela Ritz: Today I’m here at TEDxManhattan to represent Green Bronx Machine, and I’m here to change the way people eat. Steve: One student at a time, one classroom at a time. Michaela: If you tell people how they can grow and prepare their own food, they’re more inclined to eat it. Steve: Plant by […]
Stephen Ritz is not a farmer. He’s a parent, a resident and a teacher. He noticed his students were getting fatter and sicker. This is Steve’s crusade to get his students to eat healthy by learning to grow their food and their community.