斯蒂芬·里兹是南布朗克斯教育家谁认为学生不应该离开自己的社会生活，学习，并获得在一个更好的。他是力量的植物的作者和绿色布朗克斯机的创始人。被誉为“美国最喜爱的老师，”斯蒂芬创造了世界第一种可食用的教室，现在是国家卫生，健康和学习中心。他的学生已经在南布朗克斯区长大85000多磅的蔬菜，并在此过程日常移动入学率从40％提高到93％，并帮助提供在布朗克斯2200个青年就业。斯蒂芬是一个十佳入围全球教师奖，评为全球人道主义，食品坦克英雄，TEDx的奖得主和全球粮食教育家，在奥巴马的白宫三次呈现。他的课程在数百横跨美国和国际学校使用。Stephen’s work has been featured by Forbes, Fast Company, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, FOX, TNT, Disney, Discovery TV, NPR, Teach Middle East, and The Gulf National. His TED Talk boasts more than 1 million views, ranks in the Top 10 Food/Education TED Talks of all time, and is used for teacher training/workforce development. Stephen was featured in the film adaptation of Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food and appeared on ABC’s The Chew, The Rockefeller Foundation’s Food for Thought, NPR’s 50 Great Teachers, All Things Considered, and American Graduate. The State University of New York uses his curriculum to train teachers in all content areas. His appearance on PBS’ Growing A Greener World (Episode 808) won an Emmy Award, and he and his students were recently featured on covers of TIME for KIDS and Scholastic Magazine. Stephen splits his time between the Bronx and The Sustainable City in Dubai, UAE, as Director of Health, Wellness and Innovation for ESOL Education. Currently, Stephen is bringing Green Bronx Machine programming to 22 American cities across 19 states.