Stephen Ritz

10/05/2026

GLOBAL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD! 🌎🏆💚
WOW! Humbled and honored to receive the 2026 Global Greening Education Lifetime Achievement Award! 🙏🤠
Huge thanks to Green Mentors and Dr. Virendra Rawat for recognizing the work we do across NYC, New York State, and around the world.
From our humble corner of the globe in the Bronx, we are determined to change the world and MAKE EPIC HAPPEN! 💚🌱
Special thanks to NYS Senator Gustavo Rivera for conferring the award and proudly representing the 33rd District and the Bronx.
IMAGINE. BELIEVE. ACT.
We are the folks we are waiting for! 🙌🌎

09/14/2026

OMG! Honored to be named one of the 2026 HATCH 100 — 100 people convened to accelerate each other, and the solutions the world is waiting on. From the to the - so Green Bronx Machine ! The is . Stay tuned for details and updates! HATCH

09/12/2026

Thrilled to be in with my Juice Plus+ to the first annual Jay Martin . What was your favorite part of ???

More pics to follow!

09/09/2026

Calling all and in JOIN ME and my Tower Garden at this amazing event. LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE!

🎉 BIG NEWS! Stephen Ritz of Green Bronx Machine is joining the speaker lineup for the Vertical Farming Workshop!

Known for transforming communities through education, food, and innovative growing technology, Stephen will share his experience building powerful partnerships, securing grants and funding, and creating successful programs with lasting impact.

Join Stephen and other industry experts at Vested Urban Farms in St. Louis for two days of hands-on learning, networking, and real-world vertical farming insights.

📅 October 4–5, 2026
📍 Vested Urban Farms | St. Louis, MO
📩 Register early—space is limited!

09/02/2026

Wowsers! Honored to be named # 7 of the top 200 in the on LinkedIn.

I had no idea so many people were paying attention to Green Bronx Machine and Tower Garden.

The is simple: from the to the . It’s not where you’re from….it’s where you’re at! ✅💚✅✅🙌🙏👏🤠Thanks all for your !

08/31/2026

Success isn’t about never falling. It’s about ALWAYS getting back up! 💚🌱

Every setback is a lesson. Every challenge is an opportunity. And every time we get back up, we climb a little higher.

For our kids, the greatest lesson we can teach is to keep going.

Fall down. Get up. Learn. Grow. Repeat. 💪🌱

08/28/2026

THIS IS MY WHY!!! 💚🌱

I remember the first day of school for each of these children—and for Mom, too. Not a word of English was spoken, but WOW, did they love the garden!

Safe places = happy faces. 😊

Season after season, they helped us plant, paint and grow. Today, every one of the children is an honor student thriving in school. Mom has a great job as a bilingual community coordinator—and each and every day, they still come back to the garden. 🙌🙏

We are the folks we’ve been waiting for!

At Green Bronx Machine, we grow high-performing schools, happy and healthy children, resilient communities and opportunities. We grow vegetables—and our vegetables grow children, schools and communities. 🌱🥗

THIS is my why—and the hill I will die on! Proud to be here in the South Bronx, today and every day. 🤠💚

How can we help you grow something greater?

08/26/2026

I so love the Bronx — it’s my tar beach! 🏙️💚
(Teachers will appreciate that reference! 🙌)

Grateful to spend the morning with my dear friend Chauncy Young, scoping out Bronx rooftops and dreaming BIG! ☀️🌱

We’re planning the largest solar rooftop farm in the Bronx — and the first on an HDFC housing cooperative! 🏢☀️🌿

Imagine what’s possible when we bring together clean energy, urban agriculture, affordable housing, and community! 💚

Stay tuned for more—and if you’re interested in getting involved, HOLLA! ☎️📲

08/24/2026

Find your passion. Find your purpose. Then go ALL IN! 💚🌱

For me, it has always been about our kids, our schools, our communities — and the belief that we can change outcomes and trajectories one child, one classroom, one community at a time.

That’s the work. That’s the mission. That’s the joy. 🙏💚

08/21/2026

📚🤠 BIG NEWS!

Thank you, Business Insider, for featuring our new collaborative bestselling book, The Entrepreneurial Edge!

And the BEST part? 💚 100% of the proceeds from my book support Green Bronx Machine and our work with students, schools, and communities.

Buy a book. Support our kids. Help us keep growing! 🌱📚

Read the article and order your copy here:
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From the Bronx to the world — ¡Sí Se Puede! 💚🤠