Slow Food Sacramento is hosting a TEDx Manhattan: Changing the Way We Eat viewing party at the Sacramento Natural Food Co-op on Saturday, Feb. 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The public is invited to the viewing party of the live webcast. The full day of talks will be broken into three sessions exploring the state of our food system and the progress towards sustainability.

Speakers and topics include:

Anna Lappe:  Marketing food to children

Annemarie Colbin:  How to think about food

Peter Lehner:  Food waste and energy

Steve Wing:  Community health impacts of factory farms

Peter Hoffman:  Energy and agriculture

Bill Yosses:  Food knowledge and how food affects our health

Maisie Greenawalt:  The realities of a large company going sustainable

Lindsey Lusher Shute:  Young farmers

David McInerney:  Good food should taste great

Ann Cooper:  School food

TEDx is an independently organized program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. For more information visit Slow Food Sacramento TEDx.