Climate Week NYC: Food and Agriculture Film Festival

Join Food Tank, Halter, The Rockefeller Foundation, Kat Taylor, and Groundswell for the “All Things Food and Agriculture Film Festival"
About this Event

On Monday, September 21st, join Food Tank, Kat Taylor, President of TomKat Foundation, Halter, The Rockefeller Foundation, The Henry Ford, and Groundswell for the “Food & Agriculture Film Festival" at WNYC-NPR Studios’ The Greene Space in New York City for an exclusive, invitation-only event as part of Climate Week NYC.

Confirmed speakers and performers include:

• Kacie Abney-Scherler, 5th Generation Rancher, Scherler-Abney Land & Cattle
• Zach Abney-Scherler, Rancher, Scherler-Abney Land & Cattle
• Xiye Bastida, Mexican Climate Activist and FOOD 2050 Visionary
• Brandon Burks, Broadway Artist
• Elijah Caldwell, OBIE Award-winning Actor, Singer, Pianist, and Music Director
• Sara Farley, The Rockefeller Foundation
• Andrew Fraser, President, Halter
• Spence Medford, Senior Vice President, The Henry Ford
• Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank
• Jennifer Sherman, Culinary Director, Alice Waters Institute
• Kat Taylor, Founder, TomKat Ranch and TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation
• Rebecca Tickell, Director, Groundswell
• Haven Worley, Director, Irish Farmers: A Love Story

and many more to be announced soon.

This special event will showcase powerful short films and documentaries highlighting the people, innovations, and ideas transforming our food system. Through film and conversation with filmmakers, farmers, and food system leaders, the festival will explore the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of agriculture while celebrating storytelling as a catalyst for education, connection, and action.

Join us for a live musical performance, a delicious lunch and networking reception, and important conversations.

Date: Monday, September 21st

Time: 6:30PM - 9:30PM

Location: WNYC Studios' The Greene Space, 44 Charlton Street, New York, NY 10014

Limited capacity. Join the waitlist to be considered for an in-person invitation!

Want to bypass the waitlist?

Become a Food Tank member today and receive tickets to the 2026 Climate Week NYC Summit of your choice: FoodTank.com/Join.

Thank you to our 2026 event co-hosts: American Farmland Trust; Amy’s Kitchen; Arrell Food Institute; Bel US; Bonterra; CARE; CookUnity; Diestel Family Ranch; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Food Planet Prize; Future Food Institute; Global Traceability Framework for Beef and Leather; Groundswell; Halter; Handsome Brook Farms; James Beard Foundation; Mill; New York City Mayor’s Office of Food Policy; New York University; Northstar Recycling; NRDC; Once Upon a Farm; Organic Center; Organic Valley; Organic Voices; Pilot Light; RAAPID; Restaurant Technologies; Rockefeller Foundation; Rodale Institute; Stonyfield; Strong Roots; Support + Feed; Kat Taylor, President of TomKat Foundation; United Nations Environment Programme; Whole Foods Market.

See Food Tank’s complete Climate Week NYC 2026 schedule HERE.