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Healthy and local is the focus of this special collection around the people who grow and bring organic food to local markets and the people who shop at these markets. Topics also include how farmers grow organic food and the quality of our food supply around issues to include local economy, seeding, use of pestisides and fertilisers, water, food security, availability and pricing.

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Climate Action with Meatless Family Dinners | Asha O'Reilly | TEDxRyeNeckHigh
June 18, 2020

Asha O’Reilly, 14, takes Americans' association with meat as a staple of family life and encourages meatless family dinners as a way to take collective, positive climate action.

Asha O'Reilly, grade 9, is an expert on industrial agriculture and the meat industry. Her TEDx talk focuses on climate change and the macro-level impacts of industrial meat production and then she hones in on how any family at a dinner table can become part of the solution. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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