How a school-age blogger can effect big change: A Q&A with Martha Payne of NeverSeconds

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Martha Payne may only be 9-years-old, but she is already a world-renowned food blogger.

In a preamble to his fascinating TEDTalk about what governments can learn from open-source programming, Clay Shirky told Payne’s inspirational story.

In April of 2012, Scottish schoolgirl Payne started the blog NeverSeconds.blogspot.co.uk, which documents her school dinners (otherwise known as school lunches in the United States) with ratings like “number of mouthfuls” and “pieces of hair” found in food.

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On a personal level, it is encouraging to see such a powerful display of one person pressing for such a change. Being yourself and being committed to yourself can make a huge difference. One person can change the world. Way to go, Martha!

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