Teach your children well

I love TedTalks. A few times a week, I sit down while Noah is napping and watch a few. They always leave me feeling inspired and amazed. So many interesting people and ideas. So may ways to help make this world better. This year’s conference just happened, and I enviously read the lineup of guests who would be speaking. I was surprised to read that Jamie Oliver would be receiving the TedPrize this year. What for? I was confused. The English chef? I don’t get it…

I just watched his talk. And it makes me weep. It makes me fucking weep. It was brilliant.

20 minutes in this day and age is a lot to ask of someone, but I implore you – you with children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews. Watch this talk. And imagine how you can make a change with the food these children in your lives eat.

From the day he arrived, we have always been emphatic that Noah eat well, he eat local and he eat organic. I don’t care what it takes, but this is non-negotiable. I will go without many other things in my life, but I will make sure this happens. Having watched this talk, I believe in that choice 200% more. And I’m not naive – I realize that we are VERY fortunate to be in a financial position to allow an experience like this for Noah, but his future health is paramount and for that I will not cut corners.