n June 2012, “Welcome to the Anthropocene”—a film about the state of the planet—opened the UN’s Rio+20 summit on sustainable development. The summit was the largest UN meeting to date. A 3-minute journey through the last 250 years of our history, from the start of the Industrial Revolution to the Rio+20 Summit. The film charts…Continue Reading Welcome to the Anthropocene
published on Mar 10, 2014 http://tedxmanhattan.org http://digitalfarmcollective.org Matthew Moore is a fourth generation family farmer, working artist and food activist. Moore farms outside of Phoenix, Arizona, and exhibits his video and installation artwork internationally. Through these practices, he addresses issues of ecological, cultural, and economical sustainability and the potential loss of small independent farms. Moore…Continue Reading How art can change the way we eat: Matthew Moore at TEDxMa
Published on Mar 10, 2014 http://tedxmanhattan.org http://bittyfoods.com Megan Miller is founder of Bitty, a San Francisco-based food startup that uses high-protein cricket flour as the basis for a line of energy bars and gluten-free baked goods. Bitty seeks to remove cultural taboos around eating insects and popularize them as a delicious, sustainable ingredient that may…Continue Reading Are insects the future of food?: Megan Miller at TEDxManhattan