TEDxManhattan: What Happened to Changing the Way We Eat?

TEDxManhattan is not an active current event series. Based on current primary sources as of August 25, 2026, TEDxManhattan "Changing the Way We Eat" ran from 2011 through 2015 under Diane Hatz, and the live event itself has long since ended according to Diane Hatz's current TEDxManhattan page. This refresh replaces outdated first-person and speculative language with a conservative archive update.

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Direct answer first

If you came here looking for a new TEDxManhattan date, ticket link, or relaunch announcement, current official pages do not point to one. The current reliable sources are retrospective: TED's general TEDx program page, TED's event-listing help page, and Diane Hatz's archival TEDxManhattan page.

What TEDxManhattan was

TEDxManhattan was a food-and-farming focused TEDx event organized by Diane Hatz. Her current archival page says the series ran from 2011 to 2015 and highlighted sustainable food and farming ideas from the United States and beyond on Whole Healthy Group. That aligns with TED's broader explanation that TEDx events are independently organized local events run under TED's licensing framework on TED.com.

What happened after 2015

The practical update is simple: the event ended, and the work around food-system change continued in other forms. Diane Hatz's current TEDxManhattan page presents the series as a past project, not a live program here. Her current about page and projects page also describe TEDxManhattan in past-tense founder-organizer language.

Where the ideas moved next

The closest continuation path is Change Food, not a revived TEDxManhattan calendar. The current Change Food page says the nonprofit worked toward a healthier food system and also states that Change Food retired in December 2021. That means readers should treat both TEDxManhattan and Change Food as legacy projects rather than ongoing event pipelines.

Where you can still watch or reference the talks

The archive is still the real value. Diane Hatz's current TEDxManhattan page says the talks remain available as individual videos on YouTube on the archive page. Some talks also remain visible on TED's own site; for example, Dana Cowin's 2015 TEDxManhattan talk still has a live TED talk page. If your goal is research or classroom use, the archive is the reason to visit this topic now.

How TED says to find current TEDx events

TED's current help page says all licensed TEDx events should have an official event page on TED.com and should be searchable in TED's event list here. TED's current TEDx event listing is therefore the better destination if you want an upcoming event, whether in New York or elsewhere.

Key dates at a glance

Milestone	What current sources support
2011	Diane Hatz's current archive says TEDxManhattan began in 2011.
2015	The series ended after its 2015 run and is now presented as a past project.
December 2021	The current Change Food page says Change Food retired in December 2021.
August 25, 2026	Current TED and Whole Healthy Group pages still support an archival, not active, reading of TEDxManhattan.

What this page should do for readers now

This topic works best now as an archive note, not as a live-event guide and not as a place for broad food-policy opinions unsupported by current sources. The most useful current reader job is to understand that TEDxManhattan was a finished event series, then follow the surviving talk archive or TED's current event tools depending on whether you want history or a new event.

Bottom line

TEDxManhattan matters today as a finished archive of food-system talks, not as an active conference brand. If you want the old ideas, follow the archived talk trail. If you want a current TEDx event, use TED's live event directory instead.