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

Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. 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…

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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.

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  1. Futuropédia

    September 11, 2020 at 5:17 pm

    What an incredible business model! Congratulations!

  2. Red

    September 11, 2020 at 5:19 pm

    Baumgartner…. Ancestors in Südtirol?

  3. Dr Zakir Naik Speeches

    September 11, 2020 at 5:20 pm

    Asslam o Allaikum Brothers & Sisters!

  4. Zenn Exile

    September 11, 2020 at 5:29 pm

    My favorite use of big data is to exploit human workers to train the AI that are rapidly replacing them perfectly free of charge to the same money hoarding criminals that steal their wages and call it profit..

  5. pavelow235

    September 11, 2020 at 5:30 pm

    Data servers are concentrated in Northern Virginia. See you later.

  6. Darya Truhyb

    September 11, 2020 at 5:41 pm

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

  7. justine

    September 11, 2020 at 5:48 pm

    last

  8. Sarah Terry

    September 11, 2020 at 5:51 pm

    Love you 💋💋😘😘❤️💯

  9. U.S. Militia

    September 11, 2020 at 5:53 pm

    I grow my own veggies and what I don’t grow I will buy local. Am canning tomatoes today that I grew. I buy local raised meat as well. I love being able to actually fry a hamburger with local beef instead of trying to fry one, that boils in the pan with added “flavoring”, from hamburger bought from Kroger or any other big chain store. Do as much as you can for yourself if you’re genuinely concerned about your health. It’s not that hard. It’s just getting into the habit of doing so.

    • Deborah Kennedy

      September 11, 2020 at 6:17 pm

      There are a few other channels that I sub to that agree w you and me. Might be of interest to you?

      Daniel, of Arms Family Homestead in Oklahoma,

      Bigfoot Farmer… Pennsylvania or somewhere in the NE, and

      Keeping it Dutch, also Oklahoma…

      All trying to be self sustaining, raising their own eggs, chickens, goats. Both have 3 children of their own.

      Daniel buys a heffer each year for the freezer, and inherited a 110 acre piece of land from his dad, has a large High-Tunnel garden that I think is 20 x 40? Family friendly channel, he loves the Lord, is a Christian, just retired as an OK State Trooper.

      Binge watch a few of his/their vids?

      Will be worth your time. Many ideas, always uplifting to others. Has sponsored content. Gardening, and all things about being self-sustaining.

      BTW… lol…

      Daniel (well, mostly his wife Dejay) have 3 Llamas that they call Donkey Poodles (each has a name) one of which is expecting a baby soon, 2 miniature donkeys, a couple and the female is expecting soon.

      Daniel is more well educated and easy going than Dutch.

      Dutch also has another channel about cooking. Google it/them, like and sub to ALL for awhile?

      You can also unsub at your convenience, of course, but I hope you learn and enjoy them both.

      There’s also another YT vid that I sub to on occasion, off and on. Her YT channel is Pepper… something? Home organic gardening, canning, self sustaining principles, etc.

      Many others out there in YT land, right?

      Stay safe, to you and yours, ok?, from somewhere in the Pacific Northwest and around the World… ⚘🙏❤🙏⚘

    • U.S. Militia

      September 11, 2020 at 7:34 pm

      Deborah Kennedy thanks. I’ll check it out though I don’t think they’ll like me much for my falling out of religion. It happened in Iraq and I’ve not looked back since then. I’ve got a family, wife and son, here in Saltville Virginia in the Appalachians with a tiny piece of land, 3 acres, that I’m trying to get out of it as much as possible. Just got this place but have been prepping for years as much as possible. Everyone thought I was a little crazy until this COVID-19 hit and they couldn’t even buy toilet paper. Now most people are at least trying to prep somewhat. I was fortunate enough to be able to buy a freeze dryer last year and I’m so glad I got it. Makes food last longer than canning or dehydration. I told my wife that when I die that she could still eat my famous chili 25 years after my death, lol. She’s not into prepping she’s more a live for the moment person and we clash sometimes but she’s slowly accepting the old ways. Chickens and rabbits are the agenda for next month and hopefully emu’s in November. Yeah I’m blabbing now, sorry. I’ll check those channels out. Thanks again.

  10. Christopher Gruenwald

    September 11, 2020 at 6:02 pm

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

  11. Jyotiraditya Singh

    September 11, 2020 at 6:19 pm

    This is beautiful, Thank you Erin!

  12. Zamborak

    September 11, 2020 at 6:26 pm

    U S U B I SUB لطفا کانال من را سبسکرایب کنید

  13. Denise Reynolds

    September 11, 2020 at 6:27 pm

    invest in an organic seed company. what ppl need is natural living

  14. nani mo

    September 11, 2020 at 6:30 pm

    moment when you realised that the trash is going places than you

  15. Andreas

    September 11, 2020 at 6:40 pm

    Reminds me of the “Slow Food” movement in Italy, but with a lot more of data.

  16. دكتور ٠

    September 11, 2020 at 6:40 pm

    These lectures from Ted’s help me a lot. I really improved my listening..but I need a native speaker friend to give me his phone number to contact with him .please if anyone send me his phone number please.

  17. Kevin

    September 11, 2020 at 7:14 pm

    Erin: This is how you can use big data to solve food waste and support your local community
    Comment Section: Conspiracy! AI will take us over! Big data Bad!

  18. Bearly Listening

    September 11, 2020 at 7:38 pm

    There’s something big in my toilet, but it ain’t data.

  19. John Kesich

    September 11, 2020 at 7:39 pm

    But making the rich, richer leads to the best possible world, right?

  20. Vathea Claresta

    September 11, 2020 at 9:50 pm

    Topic suggestion : ted on how to set a topic so interesting, for 5-20mins video

  21. Just Shmoey

    September 11, 2020 at 10:04 pm

    Thoroughly enjoyed this 👌

  22. Mihir Patel

    September 11, 2020 at 11:49 pm

    Last of us 2 trolls will hate this video.

  23. Aravind Bharadwaj

    September 12, 2020 at 12:19 am

    Hope we can bring the change to food and framing industry

  24. Ca Bo

    September 12, 2020 at 12:29 am

    💚

  25. Lucas Castro

    September 12, 2020 at 1:16 am

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

  26. Samtagri

    September 12, 2020 at 9:30 am

    Ok so she is not too bad, but she is clearly biased, which is not good for a scientist. Just because Luuk is raising cows like his grand parents, doesn’t necessarily make it better. It may make it better, but I want data and not your opinion. Are you a scientist or a novelist?
    Btw, I also don’t want my tomato to smell like dirt. And, the gases and antibiotics in my fruits keep them fresh until I finish them. Organic produce usually go bad in my fridge before I finish it all.
    Now I agree about the flavor being not all there, but it’s a compromise. And just because she likes to do things the old fashioned way and be friendly to cows doesn’t interest me at all. Just give me the data and keep your opinions to yourself.

    • ana ML

      September 13, 2020 at 8:29 pm

      You spew so much negativity.

  27. Mriya the wanderer

    September 12, 2020 at 10:34 am

    hi

  28. Youtuber1

    September 12, 2020 at 10:39 am

    Who is Ted and why does he/she talks so much>?

  29. Jeff Miller

    September 12, 2020 at 12:36 pm

    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. 🙂

  30. Bob

    September 12, 2020 at 12:39 pm

    it took a “big data” investment to learn the difference between industrial food production vs. farmers market? WOW

  31. Viviana Merlina

    September 12, 2020 at 1:11 pm

    Solución: Cosechar las propias frutas.

  32. Enosh Subba

    September 12, 2020 at 1:34 pm

    So You Tube Collected my Browsing Data and Its Algorithm recommended me this. Bravado

  33. Saroj Yadav

    September 12, 2020 at 4:21 pm

    Wiw

  34. Igor Gulco

    September 12, 2020 at 4:34 pm

    Good talk. But, nope. Aint gonna work. And you know that. Sorry.

  35. Nitesh Singh

    September 12, 2020 at 5:43 pm

    Great community work! But how this will be possible in urban areas where there will be hardly any space for local farming?

  36. Meep Meep

    September 12, 2020 at 7:50 pm

    This crap just leads to the same communist failures that killed millions last century!
    Cidiots do NOT deserve the best produce from farmers’ fields while expecting to pay a pittance, as they ship their waste out into the country to pollute the land & drinking water!
    And why are you buying cheap garbage from China? You are literally paying them to use our country as their landfill.
    Save up & buy a good quality whatsit instead of cheap, plastic crap that breaks after a use or 2.

  37. Wed Alsallom

    September 12, 2020 at 8:17 pm

    what good idea and what an imporant issue to target!

  38. Sergey Dirin

    September 12, 2020 at 8:57 pm

    Another “good” capitalist that “cares”. And the speech has to start with trashing all other capitalists because all of them are wealthy pigs that only care about profit.

  39. Seo woo

    September 12, 2020 at 11:48 pm

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

  40. Na Na

    September 12, 2020 at 11:48 pm

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

  41. Bing Wei

    September 13, 2020 at 4:12 am

    It is already realized by Alibaba in China. Consumers can purchase fruits directly from farmers on Taobao

  42. Michele Nakamura

    September 13, 2020 at 4:36 am

    That weirdo banana is now in my oatmeal.

  43. Mahesh Kumar

    September 13, 2020 at 5:48 am

    Data and analytics are not changing our lives.
    It’s the actions that we take based on the understanding of the data which was already there….

  44. Nanski Boutski

    September 13, 2020 at 6:06 am

    Oh puhleeeze! Everyone knows tomatoes are girls, not guys 8-*

  45. ryce Ev

    September 13, 2020 at 10:20 am

    Why is the trash moving across the world?

  46. FyLa

    September 13, 2020 at 4:14 pm

    #saveTEDRussian

  47. ND Productions

    September 13, 2020 at 5:54 pm

    Wont this be amazing with wazwan?

  48. ITouchTheSky 8GladysWorld8

    September 13, 2020 at 8:30 pm

    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.

  49. TA8TASTIC

    September 13, 2020 at 9:51 pm

    💛💚💙💜 kudos 👏 🙌 👌

  50. wayne montgomery

    September 14, 2020 at 1:01 am

    i agree with all she just said .. and as a vegetarian this is where i shop for all my food basically.. but today families work 60 hours a week .. kids today raise and feed themselves … both parent work….. even if it is a two parent household maybe .. there is so much about america that need fixed … this is just on the bottom of the list …there is no one answer .. but .. a mother or father .. not half dead from working 60 hours week …to be able to guild and raise a child … is where we need to start .. but with that said everyone should try to support your local farmer .. lets try to put walmart out of business … i try to buy small business local

  51. Aya Ali

    September 14, 2020 at 11:56 am

    I have no clue why the us is waisting so much on food and throw it away rather than giving it to the needy .. starvation is killing people out there and they here still just throwing what can save them ..

  52. James O'Neill

    September 14, 2020 at 2:41 pm

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

  53. Nathanial Pittman

    September 14, 2020 at 4:02 pm

    What do you do with 25lbd of rutabaga in the dead if winter? You feed it to your horses. Never your cows ! Or eat squirrel. God made rutabaga for horses? Split one in half douse it in salt and feed your horse by hand. Foreverlove!

  54. HATIM BOOTWALA

    September 14, 2020 at 4:17 pm

    I hope she achieves great success with this venture of hers

  55. Jessica MacCabe

    September 14, 2020 at 4:37 pm

    I wish I could just have my own piece of land and build a house and barn, have a couple chickens, sheep, and cows and live my own little life with a beautiful mountain view and have friends as farm hands who live near me and we can take in turns travelling while having the animals looked after and we can live peacefully but NoOoO I need to pay tax for everything I ever use and buy the fckin property and get a degree to get a job and obey these world-wide cult leaders who want my money and my pension. WHY CAN’T I LIVE IN THE FOREST WITH THE TIGERS AND RUN AROUND LIKE A GOAT

  56. ARUNKUMAR.K.C

    September 14, 2020 at 5:31 pm

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

  57. LUIS FERNANDO CUESTA SÁNCHEZ

    September 14, 2020 at 6:06 pm

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

  58. Ich Yeah

    September 15, 2020 at 10:37 am

    Animals are not food…! 🙄 They are FRIENDS! They are not products!
    #goVegan

  59. Wei Li

    September 15, 2020 at 2:51 pm

    This is real Good Entrepreneurship — People (health/wellbeing) first, not your profit

  60. Will McKinty

    September 16, 2020 at 2:38 am

    Sounds brilliant maybe my software would be a good fit – wyliesystems.ca

  61. Samuel Christian

    September 16, 2020 at 4:59 am

    Another thing which could be added is a buyback policy for large amounts of produce that has already been shipped to stores but no longer wanted because of appearance quality that doesn’t meet consumer standards. the food should then be either resold cheaper to different consumers r donated freely to people in need

  62. Night Fox

    September 16, 2020 at 11:20 am

    I am inspired it was a great talk

  63. Vijay Lonare

    September 17, 2020 at 1:09 pm

    ok then what is the name of your aap

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