[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]FarmOn! friends at the Green Bronx Machine led by visionary Stephen Ritz joined TedxManhattan to talk about his kids (students) lining up to get to school while their parents and care givers line up at the soup kitchen to get food. Cheap food and fast
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]FarmOn! Foundation hosts the 2nd annual Friends of the Farmer Festival in 2012 with 80 vendors, local family farms and Chef David Burke at the Copake Country Club to raise funds and awareness for local agriculture. Founder Tessa Edick is a force of nature and
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Foundation Harvest Fest at Empire Farm invites the community to change food with a day on the 220 acre historic farm in Copake NY. Together with Alice Waters the opening ceremony of Empire Farm Victory Garden brings out multi-generational family farmers to inspire children to
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]SUNY State University of New York visits FarmOn! at Empire Farm Winter 2016 to discover what motivates the FarmOn! movement and the leadership of Alumni 92 Tessa Edick, Founder + Executive Director. She says, “Theres no more joy than bringing your child to the farm.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Policy gets things done but people make things happen, New York State Agricultural Economy - Is America Eating Better? What is the solution? From successful food business to succession on the family farm - how do we keep farmers farming? When we think of farming
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Camp FarmOn! visits food and farm businesses to learn the business of food and come up with a profitable solution for the family farm. Students ages 13-16 form teams and pitch a concept to a “shark tank” that potentially fund their innovation. Sign up students
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Morgan Stanley Chairman Emeritus John Mack and FarmOn! Foundation Farmer talk with Bloomberg about Farm-to-Table is chic and cool and every one loves it - but what is the business case and what banks do for society? It’s about the quality of opportunity. Kids need
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Working with Bronx Zoo to make the magic of food come to life from seed, soil and a deeper understanding of life how life works and where they come from! Kids planting seeds and feeling proud to grow and eat - getting dirty, engaged, touch,
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]4th Annual Big Apple Crunch in Poughkeepsie School District inspires 5000 kids to eat local with a coordinated crunch, planting of a school Victory Garden and FarmOn! Slam Dunk your Veggies assembly with NBA Eric Williams teaching kids to eat healthy with real food -
