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    TEDxKnysna Salon 2

    Held on September 2022 at The Foundation • Theme: The Future of the Food Ecosystem - Sustainability

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    Exploring "The Future of the Food Ecosystem"

    The second TEDxKnysna event focused on "The Future of the Food Ecosystem" — with a specific focus on Sustainability. Inspired by Ndidi Okonkwa Nwuneli's TED talk on the future of food sustainability through The Power of Your Plate, the event covered serious issues relating to our food ecosystem; as presented by 3 local, expert speakers who later discussed the topic further in a heated panel session.

    Voices of Salon 2

    Featured Speakers

    Mark Dixon

    Mark Dixon

    The Strandloper Project

    A marine biologist, nature guide and avifaunal consultant, Mark is an environmental field researcher in three disciplines (marine biology, ornithology and fossil ichnology). He first encountered the impacts of commercial fishing as a CCAMLR scientific observer on Toothfish long liners.


    Initiating the Strandloper Project as a citizen science project in 2018 to clean up and survey inshore and intertidal reefs in the Garden Route, he has led research into ghost fishing, reef damage, lead poisoning and avian entanglements caused by recreational and sports fishing, and has campaigned for ethical recreational fishing practices ever since.

    Sue Torrance

    Sue Torrance

    Growing Upwards & Gouna Gardens

    Born and bred in Knysna. Author of ‘Take Root and Grow’ and owner of foodscaping business, Gouna Gardens. Sue is passionate about growing food and spreading the love and need for gardening.


    A member of our food security initiative NPO Growing Upwards, who to date — after 2 years — have created and planted up 13 food gardens which contribute nutritional food to over 2500 meals a week.

    David Prosser

    David Prosser

    ComUnity

    Digital platform entrepreneur, passionately pursuing the democratisation of the digital economy. Working hard to transform the way people experience and engage with services they need and trust, over all mass market communications infrastructure. Earned his stripes in the corporate world working for and with large software, telecommunications and internet services businesses.


    David has been involved in high impact digital ecosystem initiatives across agricultural and food sectors on the African continent. This provides detailed hands-on experience and insights into how digital platform technologies will support and enhance sustainable food ecosystems in the future.


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