TEDxManhattan Leads the Way About Lead and Good Food

This is a screen shot from the TEDxManattan “Changing the Way We Eat” event held this past Saturday in New York and live streamed to a large audience on the web. The speaker is Paul Lightfoot, CEO of BrightFarms the company that is developing a business installing hydroponic greenhouses on supermarket roofs.

Dollars to donuts Paul did not know that he was standing by a hydroponic lettuce grower in the shape of the TEDx logo. It is also likely that few in the audience did either until the end of the program when this video was shown. Then the lettuce was out of the logo so to speak! Have a look and Tweet away.

The video is also on Vimeo.

Comments

[John Rockwell]

Thanks for this amazing, clear and inspiring link. I work in a municipal community development program, and have shared it with a co-worker who assists a Backyard Growers program.

Good luck with your knee surgery!

[Greenscaper]

Thanks John. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your comment. If there is anything I can do to help, please don't hesitate to contact me.

[Johanne Daoust]

Bob and Frieda,

I was very excited when I logged onto your blog last night Bob and clicked on that video. Almost in tears it was so good. It is a great service that Frieda and you have performed and it helps those of us who are trying to spread the word about sips planters.

I have forwarded your video to many on my facebook gardening community.

I look forward to seeing you on Facebook as the gardening community could use your expertise.

Well done and thanks a lot from the bottom of all of my water wells!

Johanne

[Greenscaper]

Thanks Johanne! I really appreciate your feedback knowing what a great job you did in converting your rooftop garden to sub-irrigation. It's most helpful that you have shared your experiences on Flickr and Facebook. Thanks for poking me about Facebook. I need to get my act together on all the social media.

[Avi Solomon]

Bob and Frieda,
I'm so happy to see you both finally start receiving the recognition you so richly deserve for your hard work in advancing the cause of smart gardening. This is a superbly edited primer on SIPs and I will be sharing it with many budding apartment dwelling gardeners and schoolkids:)

[Greenscaper]

Hi Avi, Thanks much for your comment. I appreciate it more than you know. You've been a colleague on this march ever since I started blogging. I assume you are now in Israel and hope things are going well for you and your family. Please keep in touch.