Big data, small farms and a tale of two tomatoes | Erin Baumgartner

The path to better food is paved with data, says entrepreneur Erin Baumgartner. Drawing from her experience running a farm-to-table business, she outlines her plan to help create a healthier, zero-waste food system that values the quality and taste of small, local farm harvests over factory-farmed produce.

[itouchtheskyilovetrentino]

Data and statistic can help progressing the agriculture. Thank you so much for talking about this topic. Cheers from the top of the mountain in Italy.

[christophergruenwald]

I’m really enjoying eating my home grown tomatoes straight out of my garden along with everything else.

[itouchtheskyilovetrentino]

Thank you so much for talking about this argument. Coordination with Farms, Stores and Technology can help a high quality, success and no waste business.

[seowoo]

Agriculure is as important as the basic of our life..

What an incredible business model! Congratulations!

[woodfire]

I love this idea of “community-supported agriculture.” I doubt why I couldn’t buy one dragon fruit just directly from my neighborhood farmer. One local dragon fruit might be sent to a distant collection center and then shipped back to a retailer’s store nearby and “finally “ came to a local consumer’s hand. My parents, both in their eighties, still grow their things in the country of Taiwan, working and selling harvest to locals and tourists. Profits are small, but still supportive. But using technology is a problem for them.

[kumarcok]

Wonderful Idea ! I hope this idea will spread all over the world!!

[jeffmiller]

Great work Erin! Very powerful, made me tear up. You're a great human and I love what you guys are doing!! I grow as much of my food as I can & all organically from as much recycled stuff as possible as well as recycle/compost everything that I can. It's helpful but never seems like enough. I'm 26 & would love to eventually have all food come from nature & I think everyone else should as well. It's beneficial to your body of course but also to your mind and soul. You're inspiring, keep up the good work. :)

[nashwanalaezy]

Thanks so much for your efforts from Yemen, keep up the good work, please.

[namuwooki]

Best TedTalk I have seen in a long time

[TheDhammaHub]

A homegrown tomato has the big advantage that you can actually harvest it when ripe and get some taste out of it. Can't say that of most supermarket products!

[QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“He uses statistics like a drunken man uses a lamp post, more for support than illumination.”
-- Andrew Lang

[wedalsallom]

what good idea and what an imporant issue to target!

[derencim]

I really enjoy seeing Ted's videos, cause there is an English speech, that I need )

[lucascastro]

Muito bom, parabéns.
Something to look forward to.
We that live in countrysides can really see this as a mindblowing revolution for local farmers.

[KamalKumar-zkfs]

It is like going back to our old system of weekly market or rural haat in our country, India🙏

[hatimbootwala]

I hope she achieves great success with this venture of hers

[luisfernandocuestasanchez]

Excellent, thanks a lot for sharing
Blessing and I wish you guys all the best

[FreeXenon]

This is sort of how a Resource Based Economy would look like.

[ilkaneninhayalleri]

I am from Azerbaijan.You are super.You amazing and perfect talking🙌