Once you listen to THIS TALK, you may start re-thinking how we as “educators” want to pass on information so that we can be effective.

Whoa! This 11 year old is not just good, but impressive!

11-year-old Birke Baehr presents his take on a major source of our food — far-away and less-than-picturesque industrial farms. Keeping farms out of sight promotes a rosy, unreal picture of big-box agriculture, he argues, as he outlines the case to green and localize food production. (Filmed at TEDxNextGenerationAshevillen.)

Original web post: http://www.ted.com/talks/birke_baehr_what_s_wrong_with_our_food_system

Transcript: http://www.ted.com/talks/birke_baehr_what_s_wrong_with_our_food_system/transcript?language=en