Climate Week NYC: Food Tank at WNYC’s Greene Space, September 19–25
About this Event
Join Food Tank during Climate Week NYC 2026 for a week of invitation-based summits, live conversations, performances, art, farmer storytelling, film, music, and food systems programming at WNYC’s The Greene Space in New York City.
From September 19–25, Food Tank will bring together farmers, chefs, policymakers, advocates, artists, journalists, business leaders, funders, and food systems changemakers for urgent, hopeful conversations about climate, agriculture, food justice, sustainability, health, and the future of the planet.
2026 Confirmed Event Partners: 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; United Nations Environment Programme; and Whole Foods Market.
Each event is invitation-based. To request a ticket, please click on the summit you are interested in attending and join the waitlist.
For more information about partnering opportunities or press passes, please contact Bernard at [email protected].
SCHEDULE
Sunday, Sept 20th. Evening. “Putting Farmers First: How Young Farmers are Shaping the Future of Food.” In partnership with Whole Foods Market. In partnership with Whole Foods Market. Confirmed speakers and performers include: Jason Buechel, Vice President of Amazon Worldwide Grocery Stores and Chief Executive Officer of Whole Foods Market; Tristen Buettel, Broadway actor, singer, and dancer currently appearing in Just in Time; Cullen Curth, New York City-based pianist, music director, and conductor who recently made his Broadway conducting debut with Just in Time; Sonya Gafsi Oblisk, Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer, Whole Foods Market; Michelle Hughes, Executive Director, National Young Farmers Coalition; Brita Lundberg, Fourth-Generation Farmer, Lundberg Family Farms; Becca Millstein, Co-Founder and CEO, Fishwife; Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank; Anna Turrell, Global Chief Sustainability Officer, Mars Snacking. Event page HERE.
Monday, September 21st. Morning. Theme: “Solving Food Waste is a Key Solution to the Climate Crisis.” In partnership with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Food Planet Prize, NRDC, Restaurant Technologies, CookUnity, and Mill. Confirmed speakers and performers include: Diana Geseking, Restaurant Technologies; Robert Jones, Culinary Institute of America; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Emily Norford, Food Planet Prize; Gwyneth Rampton, Compass Group USA; Matt Rogers, Mill; with many more to be announced soon! Event page HERE.
Monday, September 21st. Afternoon. Mission Driven Brands Summit. In partnership with Bel US, Strong Roots, Northstar Recycling, and the Global Traceability Framework for Beef and Leather. Confirmed speakers and performers include: Jordan Catalana, Tapestry Foundation; Stephen Cronk, Maison Mirabeau and The Regenerative Viticulture Foundation; Ann Marie Hourigan, Whole Foods Market; Shawna Laczko, Northstar Recycling; Peter McGuinness, Bel US; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Daniel Quadrino, Broadway actor currently starring as Boq in Wicked, with additional Broadway credits including The Who’s Tommy, Newsies, and Bye Bye Birdie; Beatrix Scolari, Bonterra Organic Estates; with many more to be announced soon! Event page HERE.
Monday, September 21st. Evening. “Food and Agriculture Film Festival” at Climate Week NYC. In partnership with Halter, the Rockefeller Foundation and Groundswell. Confirmed speakers and performers include: Kacie Abney-Scherler, Refarm; Zach Abney-Scherler, Refarm; Brandon Burks, Broadway artist; Sara Farley, The Rockefeller Foundation; Spence Medford, The Henry Ford; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Kat Taylor, TomKat Ranch and TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation; Rebecca Tickell, Director, Groundswell; Haven Worley, Director, Irish Farmers: A Love Story; with many more to be announced soon! Event page HERE.
Tuesday, Sept 22nd. Morning. “Thriving Farms and Ranches.” In partnership with American Farmland Trust. Confirmed speakers: Hillary Barile, Rabbit Hill Farms; Amanda Beal, State of Maine; John Chester, Farm Lore Films; Bianca Moebius-Clune, PhD, American Farmland Trust; Oliver English, Common Table Creative; Simon English, Common Table Creative; Heidi Exline, American Farmland Trust; Tim Fink, American Farmland Trust; Olivia Fuller, Fuller Farm; Will Harris, White Oak Pastures; Jacob Isrealow, Dirt Capital; Brooks Lamb, Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator; Caitlin Liebert, Amazon Worldwide Grocery; Jenny Lester Moffitt, American Farmland Trust; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Heather Oppel, General Mills; John Piotti, American Farmland Trust; Karen Ross, State of California; Deydra Steans, American Farmland Trust; Kat Taylor, TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation; and Jeff Tkach, Rodale Institute. Event page HERE.
Tuesday, Sept 22nd. Afternoon. “Nourishing the Future: How Farming Practices Shape the Food We Eat, the Health We Build, and the Longevity We Seek.” In partnership with Diestel Family Ranch. Confirmed speakers include: Heidi Diestel, Diestel Family Ranch; Anne Marie Hourigan, Quality Standards Principal Advisor for Sourcing Standards, Whole Foods Market; Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank; with many more to be announced soon! Event page HERE.
Tuesday, Sept 22nd. Evening. “People-Focused. Climate-Friendly. Food-Forward New York City.” In partnership with the NYC Mayor’s Office, Support + Feed, and Strong Roots. Event page HERE.
Wednesday, September 23rd. All Day. “Soil to Shelf.” In partnership with Organic Trade Association, Organic Valley, Once Upon a Farm, Handsome Brook Farm, Stonyfield, and Amy’s Kitchen. And in collaboration with Organic Voices, the Organic Center, and the Rodale Institute. Confirmed speakers and performers include: Ben Bartley, UNFI; William Brinkerhoff, Emerging Soil Scientist and Influencer; Alexis Bramley, Organic Trade Association; Beatriz Daim, Tradin Organic; Matthew Dillon, Organic Trade Association; Tracy Favre, Handsome Brook Farms; John Foraker, Once Upon a Farm; David Gonthier, University of Kentucky; Celia Hottenstein, Wicked on Broadway; Steven Jennings, Ahold Delhaize USA; Jessica Luhning, Organic Valley; Britt Lundgren, Stonyfield; Brandon Lombardi, Sprouts Farmers Market; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Shawna Nelson, Organic Valley; Sandy Pfaff, Organic Trade Association; Gwyneth Rampton, Compass Group USA; Amber Rubarth, Singer-Songwriter; Paul Schiefer, Amy’s Kitchen; Amber Sciligo, The Organic Center; Erin Silva, UW-Madison; Travis Tabor, Wicked on Broadway; Jake Wedeberg, Organic Dairy Farmer; Stefanie Wilbur, Lazy Dog Farm; Jayke Workman, Chicago on Broadway; with many more to be announced soon! Event page HERE.
Thursday, September 24th. Morning. “Chefs Save the World.” In Partnership with The James Beard Foundation and CARE. Confirmed speakers and performers include: Nick T. Daly, Broadway actor, singer, and dancer, MJ the Musical; Erica Helms, James Beard Foundation; Anne E. McBride, James Beard Foundation; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Chris Noble, CARE; Chef Sean Sherman, NĀTIFS; with many more to be announced soon! Event page HERE.
Thursday, September 24th. Afternoon. “Rapid response for food security: challenges and opportunities.” In partnership with RAAPID and Arrell Food Institute. Confirmed speakers and performers include: Inbal Becker-Reshef, RAAPID; Evan Fraser, Arrell Food Institute; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Oluchi Nwaokorie, Broadway actor and singer currently Elphaba in Wicked; Máximo Torero, Food and Agriculture Organization; Michael Werz, Council on Foreign Relations; with many more to be announced soon! Event page HERE.
Thursday, September 24th. Evening. Marion Nestle’s 90th Birthday Party. In partnership with New York University and Rodale Institute. Event page HERE.
Friday, September 25th. Morning. Planet Aqua, Planet Peace: The Paideia Vision For Integral Ecology, Food Systems, Public Health, and Global Justice. In partnership with Future Food Institute and the UN FAO. Event page HERE.
Friday, September 25th. Afternoon. "Food Education Summit" at Climate Week NYC. In partnership with Pilot Light. Event page HERE.
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