The Unlock Wellness Podcast

Stephen Ritz is such an inspiring person. He is full of energy and passion, and has a true love of making a difference in the world. Stephen is a teacher in the Bronx, New York. But, he is unlike any teacher you have probably met before. After accidentally starting a garden in his classroom, his life and the lives of the children in his school, and really his whole community has completely been transformed. Stephen and his students began growing so much food, that they were able to provide food for the entire school. This soon took off, and Stephen and his students started creating gardens all over the Bronx and even supplied students with paying jobs. What Stephen and his community are doing is not only supplying fresh fruit and vegetables where they are currently not available, but also helping these children, who most are extremely low-income, or in group homes, or foster homes, to love being at school and increasing engagement. His class went from 40% attendance to 93% daily. It's really incredible the im