Ok, now that I've posted one, I just want to share all the awesome food-related TED talks I've seen recently. I think I'll do a series of posts on that.
http://www.ted.com/talks/birke_baehr_what_s_wrong_with_our_food_system.html
I feel like this one will be a good way to start out: an 11-year old kid explains in simple terms "What's Wrong With Our Food System." It covers a lot of food topics (GMOs, CAFOs, local food, food education, etc) very briefly. I understand that it presents a simplistic view of the modern agibusiness system, and I definitely recommend looking more deeply into the issues. But it's a good intro at any rate.
One of the things I love about this message is that it focuses on kids' education about food. As adults, we have a responsibility to set an example that will show kids (our own as well as others') how to eat healthily for their own bodies, for the earth, and for society. We can create a culture in which these issues are taken seriously. And if we as a culture takes them seriously, we will find solutions.
(Side note: I loved hearing the shout-out to Sequatchie Farms, too - that's close to my home in Tennessee. My high school cafeteria actually gets their supply of grass-fed beef there. Hurrah for local!)
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