Do you "vote with your fork" for social change? Ever wonder how effective that is? Kristy Athens will explain why fork-voting isn't really doing a lot of good, and might actually be doing some harm.

Kristy Athens is the author of Get Your Pitchfork On!: The Real Dirt on Country Living (Process Media, 2012). She has an M.S. in Food Systems and Society from Marylhurst University. She lives in Wallowa County, Oregon, where she works at the NE Oregon Economic Development District as Outreach Specialist.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx