Food Solutions Summit
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET
Civic Hall
124 E 14th Street
New York, NY 10003
Event Program
Thank you for joining us for the Climate Week NYC 2026 funder and field convening examining food and agriculture as one of the most underleveraged pathways for climate, health, biodiversity, and community resilience.
Too often, food and agriculture are treated as niche issues — separate from climate, public health, biodiversity, economic transition, rural resilience and democracy. But the food system sits at the center of all of them.
This half-day convening brought together farmers, fishers, frontline organizers, scientists, policymakers, journalists, funders and investors, and other leaders to explore what becomes possible when food systems are designed to regenerate rather than extract — rebuilding soil, advancing climate resilience and adaptation, protecting health, strengthening rural communities, restoring biodiversity, and renewing public trust.
A recording of the Food Solutions Summit is now live.
Event Details
Registration
Livestream:
A livestream option was available for those unable to attend in person and there is video coverage of the event here.
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Sponsors:
Co-Hosts
Media Sponsorship
Speakers
Delphine Levi Alvares
Global Petrochemicals Campaign Manager
Center for International Law
Steven Chen
Reginald
Haslett-Marroquin
Founder of Regenerative Agriculture Alliance/Ashoka Fellow
Tom Philpott
Author of Perilous Bounty, Senior Research Associate, John Hopkins for a Livable Future
Megan Srinivas
Iowa State Representative & Chief Medical Officer
Primary Health Care, Inc.
Karen Washington
Farmer, Food Justice Activist, and Community Leader; Owner and Farmer of Rise&Root Farm
And! Please consider attending the following programming in the afternoon of 9/22, also at Civic Hall
Better Values, Better Seafood
Toward a people-centered seafood system at the height of an industrial blue rush
The corporate domination of our land-based food and farm system is rapidly taking over the seas. Big industry may promote ‘blue foods’ and pay-to-play sustainability claims, but a more deeply anchored seafood system is poised for investment that delivers returns for communities, local economies and nature herself. Come hear from a growing movement of independent and ecological-scale fisherpeople, aquafarmers and cultural water stewards — and a delicious campaign to connect them with consumers!
Hosted by Resource Media and North American Marine Alliance
Sponsored by GRACE Communications Foundation, FoodPrint and Health & Environmental Funders Network
Event Program