Live on TED!
Posted by Carolyn on October 5, 2009 at 5:25 pm
I’m delighted to say that my TED talk, given at the TEDGlobal conference at Oxford in July, has just gone live. I’m not sure whether I will be able to bear to watch it, but if you are interested, it does present most of the ideas in my book in a very time-saving 15 mins (and 15 seconds):
October 5th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
I just saw the video on Ted and I immediately recommended it to my wife. She is an artist and some of her work focuses on the relationship between farms and cities: http://hollygoulet.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/09/suburblessness.html
Anyway, I can’t wait to read your book!
October 6th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Carolyn – your talk is indeed wonderful and inspiring.
October 6th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
A great talk. Thanks!
The pictures of the soya fields were quite surreal and showed that what shapes the consumers’ environment also shapes the producers’. In that vein, I was excited to see the endpoint of the C17th cattle droves to London and get a glimpse of where the cattle were sold. In Scotland, the physical remains of the drove roads can still be seen, although the social and economic structures have gone.
BTW I think the Lorenzetti picture that you showed is actually ‘Effects of good governance on the city and countryside’, although I found that through an internet search rather than a trip to Siena! http://tinyurl.com/y95sbj7
October 9th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
As member of the board of Demeter in Austria and networking person in the field of organic farming I am really glad to see your TED talk.
You explain so well that the way we are developing “food industry” is a one way with no good ending.
People and food have to go on new/old paths so that human and nature can develope well again.
Thank you for your great talk!
October 9th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Hi Carolyn,
I’m the producer for a New York-based economics radio program called the Hays Advantage, hosted by Kathleen Hays. Next Friday, October 16, we’ll be producing a show focused on food, and I would love if you could participate. Please let me know by email if you might be available next Friday. Thank you!
Best,
Kendall
October 26th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
This is a great talk and echoes a lot of what we are trying to do in the transition towns movement.
http://www.transitionbrightonandhove.org.uk/
Urban food and power to deal with the peak oil challenge.
It is a superb talk.
Jules
December 15th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
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May 3rd, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Dear Carolyn Steel,
You presentation is very interesting and complete. The Food and Agriculture Organization is working on the issue of the food in cities, with better urban-rural linkages as parts of more sustainable local food systems. You can have a look at the dedicated website: http://www.fao.org/fcit.
Sincerely,
Julien Custot
June 14th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
Many thanks for the really interesting talk. I just saw it on TED and I agree with your strong message at the end. I thought your presentation was superb.