Birke Baehr -“what’s Wrong With Our Food System? And How Can We Make A Difference?”
An Internationally recognized speaker and youth advocate for sustainable food and agriculture, Birke has visited and worked at farms around the United States and recently returned from a stint on an organic farm in Italy. He has attended seminars with renowned farmer and author, Joel Salatin who has mentored Birke in his pursuit of new thinking about food and agriculture. Birke continues his education in this genre and expects to be a sustainable organic agriculturist in the future. He has a passion for educating others, especially his peers, about the destructiveness of the industrialized food system and the enlightening alternatives of sustainable and organic farming, food and practices. Birke was the youngest presenter at TEDx Next Generation Asheville (Aug. ’10) where he gave the talk entitled, “What’s Wrong With our Food System” which became the most watched TEDx talk of all time with over 350,000+ views. [more here http://www.birkeonthefarm.com]
Birke Baehr, legendary 11 year old TED speaker, has spent years creating awareness about agriculture in order to regain our relationship with our farmers. His goal are to start up a dialogue about food, which is an integral part of our lives.
Featuring Birke Baehr, Stephen Smith, & Sara Patterson – 3 amazing young individuals spreading regenerative farming knowledge!! Learn more about the Expo here: http://theheirloomexpo.com
