There’s a generation coming up that could be called the “see it and then solve it” generation. They look at problems like riddles just waiting to be solved, and then they start ingeniously doing what they can with what they’ve got. Today’s guest, Christian Heiden, is an amazing example of this style of innovator. He has taken an Eagle Scout project he started at age 16, and turned it into a solution to malnutrition and food insecurity in 5 countries and the impact of the endeavor is expanding at an extraordinary, inspiring pace.

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The One Eagle Scout’s Hydroponic Gardening Project Story
If it worked in Dominican Republic, it will work in Haiti
Countries we work with: Jamaica, Puerto Rico and a number of projects in the US
Hydroponics started in Egypt
Netherlands
Greenhouse and hydroponics technology
Advantage of hydroponics
There are a lot of communities that are doing great work that just don’t have the leverage they need to really enact the change they need
Partnership
City of Harrisburg
Critical for systemic change
It’s not just a matter of producing food, it’s about producing food so it permanently reaches people consistently
We want a system that works for everybody
Market-based approach to food insecurity and hunger
It’s about connecting things that already exists
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Volunteers that are all-in
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Highschool Friend: Josh
Brian Waterston
If you want to make change happen, it is never a one man or woman show
You and your choices matter
Agriculture is so separated from the community