Stephen Ritz - The Power of a Plant

Stephen teaches in Public School 55 in New York City’s South Bronx, the poorest Congressional District in America. His big idea – pioneered in the Bronx where 37% of residents are food insecure – is to grow food indoors and outdoors all year round, using a new technology that is low cost and requires 90% less space and 90% less water. His students have installed over 100 gardens in New York City alone, establishing a food production business that helps achieve food security and urban renewal while teaching