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TEDxManhattan · 13:59 · Filmed Feb 2012

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A whirlwind of energy and ideas, Stephen Ritz is a teacher in New York's tough South Bronx, where he and his kids grow lush gardens for food, greenery — and jobs. Just try to keep up with this New York treasure as he spins through the many, many ways there are to grow hope in a neighborhood many have written off, or in your own.

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Stephen Ritz teaches at-risk kids in the South Bronx. Full bio

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