Stephen Ritz: A teacher growing green in the South Bronx

Translator: Morton Bast Reviewer: Thu-Huong Ha

Prevodilac: Tamara Djordjevic Lektor: Mile Živković

Good afternoon.

Dobar dan.

I am not a farmer.

Ja nisam baštovan.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

I'm not. I'm a parent, I'm a resident and I'm a teacher.

Zaista nisam. Ja sam roditelj, građanin i učitelj.

And this is my world.

To je moj svet.

And along the way I've started noticing --

I na tom putu sam počeo da primećujem -

I'm on my third generation of kids --

radim sa trećom generacijom dece -

that they're getting bigger.

da su sve deblja.

They're getting sicker.

Sve su bolešljivija.

In addition to these complexities,

Uz sve te probleme,

I just learned that 70 percent of the kids that I see

skoro sam saznao da 70% dece sa kojom radim,

who are labeled learning disabled would not have been

a koja su etiketirana dijagnozom poremećaja u učenju

had they had proper prenatal nutrition.

ne bi imala taj poremećaj da su imala osnovnu prenatalnu ishranu.

The realities of my community are simple. They look like this.

Stvarnost moje zajednice je jednostavna. Ona izgleda ovako.

Kids should not have to grow up and look at things like this.

Deca ne bi trebalo da odrastaju i gledaju ovakve svari.

And as jobs continue to leave my community,

Kako je sve manje poslova u mojoj zajednici,

and energy continues to come in, be exported in,

a energija se i dalje uvozi,

it's no wonder that really some people refer to the South Bronx as a desert.

nije začuđujuće da neki ljudi vide južni Bronks kao pustoš.

But I'm the oldest sixth grader you'll ever meet,

Ja sam najstariji učenik šestog razreda kojeg ćete ikad upoznati.

so I get up every day with this tremendous amount of enthusiasm

Ustajem svaki dan sa neviđenim entuzijazmom,

that I'm hoping to share with you all today.

i nadam se da ću ga podeliti danas sa vama.

And with that note, I come to you with this belief

Ja sam došao ispred vas sa sledećim ubeđenjem:

that kids should not have to leave their communities

da deca ne bi trebalo da napuštaju svoje zajednice

to live, learn and earn in a better one.

da bi živeli, učili i zarađivali u boljim.

So I'm here to tell you a story about me

Ovde sam da vam ispričam priču o sebi

and this wall that I met outside, which I'm now bringing inside.

i o ovom zidu koji sam susreo napolju, i koji sam sada uneo unutra.

And it starts with three people.

Sve počinje sa troje ljudi.

The crazy teacher -- that's me on the left,

Ćaknuti učitelj - to sam ja sa leve strane.

I dress up pretty, thank you, my wife, I love you for getting a good suit --

Lepo sam se sredio, hvala mojoj ženi, volim te jer si mi kupila dobro odelo -

my passionate borough president

moj posvećeni predsednik opštine,

and a guy named George Irwin from Green Living Technologies

i čovek po imenu Džordž Ervin iz "Grin living tehnologija"

who helped me with my class

koji su mi pomogli sa mojim odeljenjem

and helped me get involved with this patented technology.

i pomogli mi da se upetljam sa ovom patentiranom tehnologijom.

But it all starts with seeds in classrooms,

Ali sve počinje sa semenom u učionicama.

in my place, which looks like this.

U mojoj učionici, to izgleda ovako.

And I'm here today hoping that my reach will exceed my grasp.

Ja sam ovde danas s nadom da ću prevazići moj domet.

And that's really what this is all about.

I to je glavni cilj.

And it starts with incredible kids like this,

Sve počinje sa neverovatnom decom

who come early and stay late.

koja stižu rano ujutru i ostaju kasno uveče.

All of my kids are either IEP or ELL learners,

Svi moji učenici su ili sa posebnim potrebama ili tek uče engleski,

most come with a lot of handicaps,

većina ih dolazi sa raznim teškoćama.

most are homeless and many are in foster care.

Većina su beskućnici i mnogi su u hraniteljskim porodicama.

Almost all of my kids live below poverty.

Skoro svi moji učenici žive u siromaštvu.

But with those seeds, from day one, we are growing in my classroom,

Ali sa tim semenom, od prvog dana uzgajamo bašte u mojoj učionici.

and this is what it looks like in my classroom.

Ovako to izgleda.

And you see how attentive these kids are to these seeds.

Vidite kako su se učenici skoncentrisali na ovo seme.

And then you notice that those seeds become farms across the Bronx that look like this.

Onda ćete primetiti da od njega nastaju bašte širom Bronksa koje izgledaju ovako.

But again, I am not a farmer. I'm a teacher.

Ali ja nisam baštovan. Ja sam učitelj.

And I don't like weeding, and I don't like back-breaking labor.

Ja ne volim da plevim, i ne volim pretežak fizički posao.

So I wanted to figure out how I could get this kind of success

Tako da sam želeo da nađem način da postignem ovakav uspeh

into something small, like this,

u nečemu malom, kao ovo,

and bring it into my classroom so that handicapped kids could do it,

i uvedem to u učionicu gde će deca sa posebnim potrebama moći to da rade

kids who didn't want to be outside could do it,

da deca koja nisu želela da budu napolju mogu to da rade,

and everyone could have access.

So I called George Irwin, and what do you know?

i da svi imaju pristup.

Zato sam pozvao Džordža Ervina, i šta se onda dešava?

He came to my class and we built an indoor edible wall.

On je došao u moj razred, i u učionici smo izgradili jestivi zid.

And what we do is we partner it with authentic learning experiences,

Mi ga povezujemo sa jedinstvenim pristupom u učenju,

private-based learning.

koje je izrađeno za svakog učenika ponaosob.

And lo and behold, we gave birth to

I gle, mi smo stvorili

the first edible wall in New York City.

prvi jestivi zid u Njujorku.

So if you're hungry, get up and eat.

Ako ste gladni, ustanete i jedete.

You can do it right now. My kids play cow all the time.

Možete to odmah da uradite. Moji učenici se stalno igraju krava.

Okay? But we were just getting started,

Ali mi samo što smo počeli.

the kids loved the technology,

Klinci su zavoleli tu tehnologiju

so we called up George and we said, "We gotta learn more!"

pa smo pozvali Džordža i rekli mu: "Moramo da naučimo više".

Now, Mayor Bloomberg, thank you very much, we no longer need work permits,

Gradonačelniče Blumberg, hvala mnogo, više nam ne trebaju radne dozvole,

which comes with slices and bonded contractors -- we're available for you --

We decided to go to Boston.

koje dolaze sa plaćanjem procenata - mi smo vam na raspolaganju.

And my kids, from the poorest congressional district in America,

Odlučili smo da idemo u Boston.

Moji učenici, iz najsiromašnije kongresne oblasti u Americi,

became the first to install a green wall,

su prvi instalirali zeleni zid,

designed by a computer, with real-live learning tools,

koji je kompjuter dizajnirao, uz praktičnu nastavu,

21 stories up -- if you're going to go visit it,

na 21. spratu, ukoliko ćete da ga posetite,

it's on top of the John Hancock building.

na vrhu Džon Henkok zgrade.

But closer to home, we started installing these walls in schools

Ali bliže kući, počeli smo da instaliramo ove zidove u školama.

that look like this with lighting like that,

To izgleda ovako sa osvetljenjem,

real LED stuff, 21st-century technology.

prava LED tehnologija 21. veka.

And what do you know? We made 21st century money,

I znate šta? Zaradili smo pare vredne u 21. veku.

and that was groundbreaking. Wow!

To je bio pravi proboj. Fantastično!

This is my harvest, people.

Ovo je moja berba.

And what do you do with this food? You cook it!

I šta da se radi sa tom hranom? Kuvate je!

And those are my heirloom students making heirloom sauce,

Ovo su moji vredni studenti koji prave vredan sos

with plastic forks, and we get it into the cafeteria,

sa plastičnim viljuškama, i nosimo ga u kuhinju.

and we grow stuff and we feed our teachers.

Gajimo voće i povrće, i hranimo naše učitelje.

And that is the youngest nationally certified

To je najmlađa sertifikovana radna snaga

workforce in America with our Bronx Borough President.

na nacionalnom nivou u Americi, na čelu sa predsednikom opštine Bronks.

And what'd we do then? Well, I met nice people like you,

Šta je bilo sledeće? Upoznao sam fine ljude kao što ste vi,

and they invited us to the Hamptons.

i oni su nas pozvali u Hempton.

So I call this "from South Bronx to Southampton."

Ja sam to nazvao "od južnog Bronksa do južnog Hemptona".

And we started putting in roofs that look like this,

Počeli smo da postavljamo krovove koji izgledaju ovako.

and we came in from destitute neighborhoods

Došli smo iz siromašnih krajeva,

to start building landscape like this, wow! People noticed.

i počeli da gradimo ovakve pejzaže! Ljudi su to primetili.

And so we got invited back this past summer,

Bili smo opet pozvani proteklog leta.

and we actually moved into the Hamptons,

Preselili smo se u Hemptone,

payed 3,500 dollars a week for a house, and we learned how to surf.

iznajmili kuću za 3500 $ za nedelju dana i naučili da surfujemo.

And when you can do stuff like this --

Kad možete da radite ovakve stvari -

These are my kids putting in this technology,

ovo su moji klinci koji postavljaju ovu tehnologiju,

and when you can build a roof that looks like that

kada možete da gradite krov koji izgleda ovako,

on a house that looks like that

na kući koja izgleda ovako,

with sedum that looks like this,

sa sedum cvećem koje izgleda ovako,

this is the new green graffiti.

ovo su novi zeleni grafiti.

So, you may wonder what does a wall like this

Možda se pitate šta ovakav zid

really do for kids, besides changing landscapes and mindsets?

zaista znači klincima, osim što menja pejzaže i način razmišljanja?

Okay, I'm going to tell you what it does.

Reći ću vam šta on znači.

It gets me to meet incredible contractors like this,

Omogućio mi je da upoznam preduzetnike poput

Jim Ellenberger from Ellenberger Services.

Džima Elenbergera iz "Ellenberger Services".

And this is where it becomes true triple bottom line.

I tako nastaju prava tri stuba.

Because Jim realized that these kids, my future farmers,

Džim je shvatio da ovi klinci, moji budući baštovani,

really had the skills he needed to build affordable housing

zaista imaju neophodne veštine da grade pristupačne stanove

for New Yorkers, right in their own neighborhood.

za Njujorčane, u njihovom naselju.

And this is what my kids are doing, making living wage.

Moji učenici zarađuju minimalnu nadnicu.

Now, if you're like me, you live in a building, there are seven guys

Sada, ako ste kao ja, vi živite u zgradi gde

out of work looking to manage a million dollars.

sedam momaka bez posla traži da barata sa milion dolara.

I don't have it. But if you need a toilet fixed

Ja ih nemam. Ali ako treba da se popravi WC šolja

or, you know, some shelving, I gotta wait six months

ili da se postavi neka polica, moram da čekam 6 meseci

for an appointment with someone who drives a much nicer car than me.

za sastanak sa nekim ko vozi mnogo bolji auto od mene.

That's the beauty of this economy.

But my kids are now licensed and bonded in trade.

To je lepota ove ekonomije.

Ali moji učenici su sada licencirani u ovom zanatu.

And that's my first student to open up, the first in his family to have a bank account.

Ovo je moj učenik koji je prvi u porodici otvorio bankovni račun.

This immigrant student is the first one in his family to use an ATM.

Ovaj učenik imigrant je prvi u njegovoj porodici koji koristi bankomat.

And this is the true triple bottom line,

I to su prava tri stuba,

because we can take neighborhoods that were abandoned and destitute

jer možemo da naselja koja su bila napuštena i siromašna

and turn them into something like this with interiors like this.

pretvorimo u nešto sa ovakvom unutrašnjošću.

Wow! People noticed. And notice they did.

Sjajno! Ljudi su to primetili.

So CNN called, and we were delighted to have them come to our farmer's market.

Tako je CNN zvao. Bili smo oduševljeni da nas posete na našoj zelenoj pijaci.

And then when Rockefeller Center said, NBC,

Onda su Rokfeler centar, i NBC pitali da li možemo

could you put this thing up on the walls? We were delighted.

da postavimo ovo na njihove zidove? Bili smo oduševljeni.

But this, I show you, when kids from the poorest congressional district in America

Ali kad deca iz najsiromašnijeg kongresnog okruga u Americi

can build a 30-foot by 15-foot wall,

mogu da sagrade zid od 10m širine i 4.5m visine,

design it, plant it and install it in the heart of New York City,

da ga dizajniraju, zasade i instaliraju u samom srcu grada Njujorka

that's a true "sí se puede" moment.

to je pravi "vi to možete" trenutak.

Really scholastic, if you ask me.

Zaista poučno, ako mene pitate.

But this is not a Getty image.

Ovo nije slika iz novina.

That's a picture I took of my Bronx Borough President,

Ovde sam ja slikao predsednika opštine Bronks,

addressing my kids in his house, not the jailhouse,

kad se obraćao mojim učenicima u opštinskoj zgradi, ne u zatvoru.

making them feel a part of it.

učinivši ih delom zajednice.

That's our State Senator Gustavo Rivera and Bob Bieder,

Ovo je naš senator Gustavo Rivera i Bob Bider.

coming to my classroom to make my kids feel important.

Oni su posetili moj razred kako bi uvažili učenike.

And when the Bronx Borough President shows up

I kada se predsednik opštine Bronks pojavi,

and the State Senator comes to our class,

i senatori dođu u našu učionicu,

believe you me, the Bronx can change attitudes now.

verujte mi, Bronks može da promeni stavove drugih.

We are poised, ready, willing and able

Mi smo staloženi, spremni, voljni, u stanju

to export our talent and diversity in ways we've never even imagined.

da izvozimo naš talenat i različitost na način o kome nismo ni sanjali.

And when the local senator gets on the scale in public

I kada lokalni senator izađe u javnost

and says he's got to lose weight, so do I!

i kaže da mora da izgubi kilograme, i ja uradim isto!

And I tell you what, I'm doing it and so are the kids.

Znate šta, ja to radim, kao i moji učenici.

Okay? And then celebrities started.

Onda su počele i poznate ličnosti.

Produce Pete can't believe what we grow.

"Produce Pete" ne može da veruje šta mi uzgajamo.

Lorna Sass came and donated books.

Lorna Sas je došla i poklonila nam knjige.

Okay? We're feeding seniors.

Okej! Mi hranimo starije osobe.

And when we realized that we were growing for food justice in the South Bronx,

Kada smo shvatili da uzgajamo hranu za jednakost u južnom Bronksu,

so did the international community.

shvatila je i svetska zajednica.

And my kids in the South Bronx were repped in

Moji đaci iz južnog Bronksa su imali predstavnike

the first international green roof conference.

na prvoj internacionalnoj konferenciji za zelene krovove.

And that's just great.

Except what about locally?

To je bilo fantastično.

Well, we met this woman, Avis Richards, with the Ground Up Campaign.

A šta se dešava na lokalnom nivou?

Susreli smo se sa Avis Ričards, ispred Graund Ap kampanje.

Unbelievable! Through her, my kids,

Neverovatno! Preko nje, moji đaci

the most disenfranchised and marginalized,

najobespravljeniji i marginalizovani,

were able to roll out 100 gardens to New York City public schools.

su uspeli da izruče 100 bašti državnim školama u Njujorku.

That's triple bottom line! Okay?

To su tri stuba, ok?

A year ago today, I was invited to the New York Academy of Medicine.

Pre godinu dana, bio sam pozvan na njujoršku akademiju medicine.

I thought this concept of designing a strong and healthy New York

Mislio sam da je koncept dizajniranja jakog i zdravog Njujorka

made sense, especially when the resources were free.

imao smisla, naročito kada su resursi besplatni.

So thank you all and I love them.

Hvala vam, i ja ih volim.

They introduced me to the New York City Strategic Alliance for Health,

Oni su me upoznali sa njujorškom strategijskom alijansom za zdravlje.

again, free resources, don't waste them.

Opet, besplatne resurse nemojte uzaludno trošiti.

And what do you know? Six months later,

I šta sad? Šest meseci kasnije,

my school and my kids were awarded the first ever

moja škola i učenici su bili nagrađeni po prvi put

high school award of excellence for creating a healthy school environment.

srednjoškolskom nagradom za izvrsnost u kreiranju zdrave školske sredine.

The greenest class in New York City.

Najekološkije odeljenje u Njujorku.

But more importantly is my kids learned to get,

Ali ono što je bitnije je da su moji učenici naučili da zarade,

they learned to give.

da budu darežljivi.

And we took the money that we made from our farmer's market,

Novcem koji smo zaradili na zelenoj pijaci,

and started buying gifts for the homeless

počeli smo da kupujemo poklone za beskućnike

and for needy around the world.

i za siromašne širom sveta.

So we started giving back.

And that's when I realized that the greening of America

Tako smo počeli da uzvraćamo.

Tada sam shvatio da ekološka Amerika

starts first with the pockets, then with the heart

počinje prvo u džepovima, onda u srcu,

and then with the mind.

i na kraju u umu.

So we were onto something, and we're still onto something.

Bili smo na tragu nečega, i još uvek smo na tom putu.

And thank God Trinity Wall Street noticed,

I hvala bogu, Triniti crkva nas je primetila,

because they gave us the birth of Green Bronx Machine.

jer su nam podarili rođenje Zelene mašine iz Bronksa.

We're 3,000 strong right now.

Mi imamo snagu od 3000 ljudi.

And what does it really do?

Šta tačno to znači?

It teaches kids to re-vision their communities,

Podučava klince da naprave novu viziju njihovih zajednica.

so when they grow up in places like this, they can imagine it like this.

Tako da kada odrastaju u ovakvim mestima, mogu da ih zamisle drugačije.

And my kids, trained and certified --

Moji učenici, obučeni i sa sertifikatima -

Ma, you get the tax abatement. Thank you, Mayor Bloomberg --

mama, imaš poresku olakšicu. Hvala, gospodine Blumberg -

can take communities that look like this and convert them into things that look like that,

mogu da pretvore ovakva naselja u nešto što izgleda baš onako.

and that to me, people, is another true "sí se puede" moment.

To je po meni, još jedan pravi "vi to možete" trenutak.

Now, how does it start? It starts in schools.

Kako to počinje? Počinje u školama.

No more little Knicks and little Nets.

Nema više malih Niksa i malih Netsa.

Group by broccoli, group by your favorite vegetable,

Okupite se oko brokolija, okupite se oko omiljenog povrća,

something you can aspire to.

nečega ka čemu možete da stremite.

Okay? And these are my future farmers of America,

Ovo su moji baštovani Amerike budućnosti.

growing up in Brook Park on 141st Street,

Oni odrastaju oko Bruk parka na 141. ulici -

the most migrant community in America.

ulici sa najvećom migrantskom zajednicom u Americi.

When tenacious little ones learn how to garden like this,

Kada uporni klinci nauče kako da obrađuju ovo,

it's no wonder we get fruit like that.

nije čudo što uberemo ovakve voćke.

And I love it! And so do they.

Ja sve ovo obožavam! Oni takođe!

And we're building teepees in neighborhoods that were burning down.

Mi gradimo indijske šatore u naseljima koja su gorela.

And that's a true "sí se puede" moment.

To je pravi "vi to možete" trenutak.

And again, Brook Park feeds hundreds of people

Bruk park hrani na stotine ljudi,

without a food stamp or a fingerprint.

bez bonova za hranu ili otiska prstiju.

The poorest congressional district in America,

Najsiromašnija kongresna oblast u Americi.

the most migratory community in America, we can do this.

najbrojnija zajednica migranata u Americi, mi to možemo da uradimo.

Bissel Gardens is cranking out food in epic proportions,

Bisel gardens proizvodi hranu u epskim proporcijama

moving kids into an economy they never imagined.

uključujući klince u ekonomiju o kojoj nikad nisu zamišljali.

Now, somewhere over the rainbow, my friends,

Sad, negde iznad duge, moji prijatelji,

is the South Bronx of America. And we're doing it.

je južni Bronks Sjedinjenih Država. I mi ga stvaramo.

How does it start? Well, look at Jose's attention to detail.

Kako se počinje? Pogledajte kako Hoze obraća pažnju na detalje.

Thank God Omar knows that carrots come from the ground,

Hvala bogu pa Omar zna da šargarepe dolaze iz zemlje,

and not aisle 9 at the supermarket

a ne iz super-marketa,

or through a bullet-proof window or through a piece of styrofoam.

ili kroz blindirani prozor ili kroz delić stiropora.

And when Henry knows that green is good, so do I.

Kad Henri zna da je zeleno povrće dobro, znam i ja.

And when you expand their palates, you expand their vocabulary.

Kad proširite njihov jelovnik, vi širite njihov rečnik.

And most importantly, when you put big kids together with little kids,

Najvažnije je da kada spojite veliku decu sa mališanima,

you get the big fat white guy out of the middle, which is cool,

dobijete velikog debelog belog čoveka u sredini, što je kul;

and you create this kind of accountability amongst peers, which is incredible.

stvorite vrstu odgovornosti među vršnjacima, što je neverovatno.

God, I'm going to run out of time, so I've gotta keep it moving.

Vreme mi ističe, moram da požurim.

But this is my weekly paycheck for kids; that's our green graffiti.

Ovo je moja nedeljna plata za decu; ovo su naši zeleni grafiti.

This is what we're doing.

To je ono što radimo.

And behold the glory and bounty that is Bronx County.

Pogledajte slavu i izdašnost okruga Bronks. Ništa me ne uzbuđuje više

Nothing thrills me more than to see kids pollinating plants instead of each other.

nego kad vidim decu da praše biljke, umesto da se praše između sebe.

I gotta tell you, I'm a protective parent.

Moram vam reći, ja sam jedan zaštitnički nastrojen roditelj.

But those kids are the kids who are now putting

pumpkin patches on top of trains.

Ali ova deca sada postavljaju

bundevine loze na vrh stanica metroa.

We're also designing coin ponds for the rich and affluent.

Mi takođe gradimo fontane za bogate.

We're also becoming children of the corn,

Isto tako postajemo deca kukuruza,

creating farms in the middle of Fordham Road for awareness

sadeći baštu na sred Fordam puta radi podizanja svesti.

and window bottles out of garbage.

I prozore od staklenih boca iz đubreta.

Now I don't expect every kid to be a farmer,

Ja ne očekujem da svako dete bude baštovan, ali očekujem od vas

but I expect you to read about it, write about it, blog about it, offer outstanding customer service.

da čitate i pišete o tome, i ponudite izvanredan korisnički servis.

I expect them to be engaged, and man, are they!

Očekujem od njih da budu zainteresovani, i oni to jesu.

So that's my incredible classroom, that's the food.

Ovo je moja neverovatna učionica, ovo je ta hrana.

Where does it go? Zero miles to plate, right down into the cafeteria.

Gde ona ide? Nula kilometara do tanjira, pravo u školsku kuhinju.

Or more importantly, to local shelters,

Ili još važnije do lokalnih skloništa za beskućnike,

where most of our kids are getting one to two meals a day.

And we're stepping it up.

gde većina naše dece dobija jedan ili dva obroka dnevno.

No Air Jordans were ever ruined on my farm.

Mi se usavršavamo.

Ni jedne patike nikad nisu upropašćene na mojoj farmi.

And in his day, a million dollar gardens and incredible installations.

I u njegovo vreme, milionske bašte, i neviđenje instalacije.

Let me tell you something, people.

This is a beautiful moment.

Da vam nešto kažem.

Ovo je predivan momenat.

Black field, brown field, toxic waste field, battlefield --

Crno, braon polje, polje otrovnog otpada, bojno polje -

we're proving in the Bronx that you can grow anywhere, on cement.

dokazali smo da u Bronksu bašta mođe da uspeva svugde, na betonu.

And we take orders for flowers. I'm putting the bake sale to shame.

Primamo narudžbine za cveće. Posramio sam ono što je prodaja kolača.

We take orders now. I'm booking for the spring.

Primamo sada narudžbine. Ja vršim rezervacije za proleće.

And these were all grown from seeds. We're learning everything.

Ovo je sve izraslo iz semena. Mi učimo sve.

And again, when you can take kids from backgrounds as diverse

Kada sakupite decu raznolikog porekla

as this to do something as special as this,

i uradite nešto jedinstveno kao ovo

we're really creating a moment.

vi zaista stvarate jedan specijalni trenutak.

Now, you may ask about these kids.

Sada se možda pitate o ovoj deci.

Forty percent attendance to 93 percent attendance.

Pohađanje nastave se povećalo od 40% do 93%.

All start overage and under-credit.

Svi kreću kao ponavljači sa manjkom bodova.

They are now, my first cohort is all in college, earning a living wage.

Svi iz moje prve generacije su na fakultetu i zarađuju za život.

The rest are scheduled to graduate this June.

Ostali treba da diplomiraju ovog juna.

Happy kids, happy families, happy colleagues.

Srećna deca, srećne porodice, srećne kolege.

Amazed people. The glory and bounty that is Bronx County.

Ljudi su začuđeni. Slava i izdašnost okruga Bronks.

Let's talk about mint. Where is my mint?

Hajde da pričamo o nani. Gde je moja nana?

I grow seven kinds of mint in my class.

Ja uzgajam 7 vrsta nane u mom razredu.

Mojitos, anybody? I'll be at Telepan later.

Mohito, neko? Biću u Telepan baru kasnije.

But, understand this is my intellectual Viagra.

Razumete, ovo je moja intelektualna vijagra.

Ladies and gentlemen, I gotta move quick, but understand this:

Dame i gospodo, moram da žurim, ali shvatite ovo:

The borough that gave us baggy pants and funky fresh beats

okrug koji nam je dao vrećaste pantalone i neobične sveže melodije

is becoming home to the organic ones.

postaje dom organske hrane.

My green [unclear] 25,000 pounds of vegetables,

Moje zeleno neočišćeno povrće je teško 11300kg.

I'm growing organic citizens, engaged kids.

Ja gajim organske građane, zainteresovanu decu.

So help us go from this to this.

Pomozite nam da idemo od jedne do druge tačke.

Self-sustaining entities, 18 months return on investment,

Samoodrživi entiteti, povratak investicija u roku od 18. meseci,

plus we're paying people living wage and health benefits,

plus mi plaćamo ljudima minimalne nadnice i zdravstveno osiguranje,

while feeding people for pennies on the dollar.

dok hranimo ljude za veoma malo novca.

Martin Luther King said that people need to be uplifted with dignity.

Martin Luter King je rekao da ljude treba uzdignuti sa dostojanstvom.

So here in New York, I urge you, my fellow Americans,

Ovde u Njujorku, ja vas molim, moji dragi sugrađani Amerikanci,

to help us make America great again.

da nam pomognete da učinimo Ameriku opet velikom.

It's simple. Share your passion.

To je jednostavno. Podelite vašu strast.

It's real easy. Go see these two videos, please.

Zaista je lako. Pogledajte ova dva video klipa, molim vas.

One got us invited to the White House, one's a recent incarnation.

Zbog jednog smo bili pozvani u Belu kuću, drugi je skorašnji.

And most importantly, get the biggest bully out of schools.

I najvažnije, izbacite najvećeg siledžiju iz škola.

This has got to go tomorrow.

Ovo mora da krene sutra.

People, you can all do that.

Ljudi, vi sve to možete da uradite.

Keep kids out of stores that look like this.

Držite decu podalje od ovakvih prodavnica.

Make them a healthy plate,

Napravite im zdravu hranu,

especially if you can pick it off the wall in your own classroom -- delicioso!

naročito ako možete da je uberete sa zida vase učionice - ukusno!

Model good behavior. Get them to a green cart.

Budite model dobrog ponašanja. Odvedite ih do lokalnih tezgi.

Big kids love strawberries and bananas.

gde se prodaje voće i povrće. Velika deca vole jagode i banane.

Teach them entrepreneurship. Thank God for GrowNYC.

Učite ih preduzetništvu. Hvala bogu za GrowNYC.

Let them cook. Great lunch today, let them do culinary things.

Dajte im da kuvaju. Dobar ručak danas, neka se bave kulinarstvom.

But most importantly, just love them.

Ali je najvažnije da ih volite.

Nothing works like unconditional love.

Ništa ne funcioniše kao bezuslovna ljubav.

So, my good friend Kermit said it's not easy being green.

Moj dobri prijatelj Kermit je rekao da nije lako biti zelen.

It's not. I come from a place where kids can buy

Nije. Ja dolazim iz mesta gde deca mogu da kupe

35 flavors of blunt wrap at any day of the moment,

35 različitih ukusa nečeg upakovanog, u svakom trenutku tokom dana.

where ice cream freezers are filled with slushy malt liquor.

Zamrzivači za sladolede ispunjeni bocama alkohola.

Okay? My dear friend Majora Carter once told me,

Moja draga prijateljica Madžora Karter mi je jednom rekla

we have everything to gain and nothing to lose.

da možemo da dobijemo sve, a ništa ne možemo da izgubimo.

So here, and at a time when we've gone from

Ovde, u trenutku kada smo se odmakli

the audacity to hope to hope for some audacity,

od odvažnosti da se nadamo ka nadi za malo odvažnosti,

I urge you to do something.

ja vas molim da uradite nešto.

I urge you to do something.

Molim vas da uradite nešto.

Right now, we're all tadpoles,

Sada smo svi mi punoglavci, ali ja vas molim

but I urge you to become a big frog and take that big, green leap.

da postanete jedna velika žaba i napravite taj veliki zeleni skok.

I don't care if you're on the left, on the right, up the middle, wherever.

Ne zanima me da li ste levica ili desnica ili centar, šta god.

Join me. Use -- I've got a lot of energy. Help me use it.

Pridružite mi se. Ja imam puno energije. Pomozite mi da je iskoristim.

We can do something here.

Mi možemo da uradimo nešto ovde.

And along the way, please take time to smell the flowers,

I na tom putu, molim vas izdvojite vreme da pomirišete cveće,

especially if you and your students grew them.

naročito ako ste ih vi i zasadili sa svojim učenicima.

I'm Steve Ritz, this is Green Bronx Machine.

Ja sam Stiv Ric. Ovo je Zelena mašina iz Bronksa.

I've got to say thank you to my wife and family, for my kids,

Želim da zahvalim mojoj ženi i porodici, mojim učenicima,

thank you for coming every day, and for my colleagues,

hvala vam što dolazite svaki dan, i mojim kolegama

believing and supporting me.

We are growing our way into a new economy.

što verujete u mene i što me podržavate.

Thank you, God bless you and enjoy the day. I'm Steve Ritz.

Mi krčimo naš put ka novoj ekonomiji.

Hvala vam. Bog vas blagoslovio i uživajte u danu. Ja sam Stiv Ric.

Sí se puede!

Vi to možete!

(Applause)

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