'Changing the way we eat'
WARWICK — On Saturday, March 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the much anticipated TEDxManhattan “Changing the Way We Eat” will once again take place in New York City.
Join Warwickinfo.net and Albert Wisner Library for the live viewing party, free of charge, featuring a line-up of experts who will explore the state of the food system and progress toward sustainability in eating and farming.
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California almost 30 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes on a diverse mix of topics. Many of these talks are then made available free at TED.com.
The community is invited to come for all of the talks or just a few. A complete schedule of the talks and the speakers will be posted on the library’s web site (www.albertwisnerlibrary.org).
The independently organized event will gather speakers and audience members from diverse backgrounds to create new synergies, connections and collaborations across disciplines.
“The goal of the event is to help break the food movement out of its bubble," said Peter Lyons Hall, who will be the emcee for the event, "and introduce the TED/TEDx audience and viewers across the country to the innovative work being done to elevate the food system to one that is more equitable, healthier, and sustainable for all.”
Local experts
Some of the local experts in the food movement will speak, including:
Chris Pawelski, onion farmer, on the federal government's 2014 Farm Bill.
Stacey Lynch, St. Anthony Community Hospital, on a balanced nutritional diet.
Erik Johansen, Iron Forge Inn, on local food distribution.
Jason Friedman, Lowland Farm, on the benefits of grass fed beef and pastured pork.
Jon Christison, Yesterday's Restaurant, on the impact of food movement on menus.
Peter Barrett, food editor of The Chronogram, on the food movement in the Hudson Valley.
Prof. Richard Hull, on the history of agriculture in Warwick.
The sponsors
Warwickinfo.net is the leading information directory in the three villages and eight hamlets of Warwick, Sugar Loaf and Vernon, N.J., whose primary mission is to raise the prominence of local businesses, events, and organizations, driving traffic to clients' Web sites. Over the course of the last ten years Warwickinfo.net has become the first place that visitors and residents consult for the arts and local entertainment. It's also the only directory that lists not-for-profit organizations in the Warwick Valley.
Videos of the talks will be posted after the conference. For information about this event visit http://warwickinfo.net/tedx.
The Albert Wisner Public Library requests registration to determine how many people plan to participate. To register visit www.albertwisnerlibrary.org or call the Help Desk at 986-1047 ext. 3.