Teach Every Child About Food
Offered By: TED via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Watch a passionate 22-minute TED talk by renowned chef Jamie Oliver as he shares powerful stories from his anti-obesity project in Huntington, West Virginia. Discover how Oliver is transforming the way we feed ourselves and our children through his worldwide media efforts and activism. Learn about his journey from a precocious culinary talent working in his father's pub-restaurant to becoming the "Naked Chef" and building a global empire focused on simple, unpretentious food. Explore Oliver's initiatives like the Fifteen Foundation, Jamie's School Dinner, Ministry of Food, and Food Revolution USA, which combine culinary expertise with community organizing to create change at both individual and governmental levels. Gain insights into the urgent need for food education and join Oliver's call for an all-out assault on our ignorance of food to combat the obesity epidemic.
Syllabus
Teach every child about food | Jamie Oliver
Taught by
TED
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