Stephen Ritz

Stephen Ritz is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning educator, author of best-selling book, The Power Of A Plant and Founder of Green Bronx Machine. Stephen is responsible for creating the first edible classroom in the world. He and his students have grown more than 185,000 pounds of vegetables in the South Bronx, were celebrated at the Obama White House three times, have been featured on the cover of TIME for KIDS, and are the subject of a new, full-feature documentary, Generation Growth. Stephen appears in the PBS educational series Let's Learn with Mister Ritz. He was named the 2020 Change-Maker Award by NYC Food Policy Center and 2021 Food Hero by TMZ Live for his response to COVID, and testified for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ending Hunger in America, Stephen has received an Emmy Award, named 2023 Best of Bronx, 2023 Global Food Hero and is a member of the Food Transition Team and the Urban Agriculture Advisory Board for NYC Mayor, Eric Adams.