Farmers markets aren't enough | Marcel Van Ooyen | TEDxManhattan
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- čas přidán 24. 03. 2015
- Marcel Van Ooyen is the Executive Director of GrowNYC and former Legislative Director for the New York City Council.
Mr. Van Ooyen took leadership of GrowNYC in 2006. Over the last 10 years at Marcel’s initiating, GrowNYC has vastly expanded its efforts with new initiatives including: Fresh Food Box, Youthmarket Farm Stands, Learn It Grow It Eat It education program anchored in the South Bronx as well as NYC’s first all local food hub: Greenmarket Co. GrowNYC’s Food Stamp in the Farmers’ Market initiative is considered a National model, with $1,000,000 in EBT sales in 2013. By responding to a diverse community and ramping up efforts, affordable, healthy, fresh food is getting into the hands that need it most across the city.
Marcel Van Ooyen earned degrees in Social Ecology from the University of California Irvine and from the Seattle University School of Law specializing in Environmental Law. After graduating from law school, he worked for the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council in Washington State, where he conducted the environmental review of proposed power plants. As Legislative Director for the City Council, he wrote and ensured the adoption of more than 30 environmental laws, including the city’s landmark green buildings legislation, lead bill, clean air codes, recycling requirements, environmental purchasing laws, and many more.
Marcel has also spearheaded the development of new programs in response to needs in our city, including Grow to Learn NYC: Citywide School Gardens Initiative, a public public-private partnership with the Mayor’s Fund to Advance NYC created to inspire, promote and facilitate the creation of sustainable school gardens in every New York City public school.
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Thank you so much for this. I have been part of the1% all my life!
I just love living in a small Canadian province. I live in the city (coastal city) now but grew up in the valley (which is a 40 min drive from the city). Most of my family still lives there (including my parents). My uncle was both a dairy and beef farmer. My parents always, and still grow a garden every year on their property. When I was 14 I would go around my neighbourhood in strawberry season, take orders, go to the local strawberry field and pick and pack their orders, then deliver them. It was a fantastic place to grow up! I try to support my local farmers by shopping at our farmers market in the city.
I ♡ Grownyc Greenmarkets!
I love this idea. I live on an orchard and have a passion for those who are food insecure and live in food deserts!
those on EBT have a GREAT deal in Washington state. you can get take out up to $20.00 from the EBT to use at the farmers market. Some markets even give you double the amount you take out so you can get $40 of produce for $20! when I was out of work last year i took advantage of that deal.
The unspoken part is Fred’s family has been farming for 150 years because they displaced natives and many people requiring ebt are descendants of the formerly enslaved people who initially cultivated Fred’s ancestor’s land. Just like people who were displaced in Brooklyn ’back when it was bad’ to oblivious newcomers in fedoras.
Nothing will improve for farmers until that is fundamentally addressed no matter how you intellectualize the predicament.
Nice humour
This guy is smart and handsome
wowsurssssssssss yep lol
ugh... the jokes...
Socialists like Obama who know nothing about Agriculture or Reality will not be satisfied until they create a Famine in America just like real Commies in Europe, Venezuela ,and Cuba did...