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Changing the Way We Eat"/TEDx Manhattan Viewing Party

March 7, 2015 - 10:00am to 6:00pm

WHAT: The only Northern Virginia viewing party for TEDx Manhattan’s “Changing the Way We Eat”. Attendees will enjoy the webcast from New York, hear from local food and agriculture experts, enjoy snacks and beverages from innovative local food entrepreneurs including FruitcycleUrban+Ade by Evensong Farm and Sprout Kitchen Gardens. The first 100 people to RSVP by Friday, February 27th will receive lunch from Sweetgreen.

TEDx Manhattan “Changing the Way We Eat” is a one-day conference featuring a dynamic and diverse group of speakers addressing issues in the sustainable food and farming movement.  

WHEN: Saturday, March 7th, 10 am to 6 pm

WHERE: Phoenix Condominiums in Clarendon (1020 Highland Street, 2nd floor Club Room, Arlington, VA 22201)

WHO: Local speakers include:

·         Pam Hess of the Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture, which is dedicated to creating a more equitable and sustainable food system in the Washington, DC area

·         Amos Desjardins, an ultra marathon runner who ran 500 miles in Virginia to raise awareness for hunger and food insecurity

·         Tom McDougall of 4P Foods, who believes that businesses have the ability and the responsibility to use their economic engines to drive, real, lasting positive social change

·         Zach Lester of Tree and Leaf Farm, a food visionary, farmer and lover of all things related to soil, in honor of 2015 being declared the Year of Soils by the UN General Assembly

·         Elizabeth O'Connell of Green America who will talk about the hidden labor costs in the food we eat that is grown both internationally and domestically

WHY: Inspired by her experience as an attendee of the New York event in 2014, host Danielle Tergis, founder and principal of The Tergis Group, decided to create and host a viewing party to bring together those in the region with an interest in the diverse issues surrounding our food system. Additionally, it is designed to highlight innovative, new approaches local food entrepreneurs, non-profit organizations and others are taking to create desperately needed change.

Read more about her inspiration here

GET TIXS & TO RSVP:

Tickets are free, but are required. Go here to get yours.

TO SEE THE FULL SCHEDULE AND FOR MORE INFO, go here.

TO VOLUNTEER, please email danielle@thetergisgroup.com to help out

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