Voices of Women Farmers on the Hill: A Love Story
About this Event
Voices of Women Farmers on the Hill: A Love Story
A Celebration of the International Year of the Woman Farmer presented by Food Tank and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Wednesday, December 9, 2026 | 9:00 AM | Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
Join Food Tank and the FAO for a special Capitol Hill breakfast in celebration of the International Year of the Woman Farmer with a performance of Voices of Women Farmers: A Love Story.
Following performances at Climate Week NYC, Sundance, SXSW, and beyond, Food Tank is bringing its farmer storytelling series to Capitol Hill.
Through personal stories about family, community, and the land, women farmers from across the country share their experiences in their own words.
The breakfast will bring together bi-partisan policymakers, agricultural leaders, changemakers, farmers and their families, to celebrate the women behind the food we eat.
Speakers Include (In Alphabetical Order):
- U.S. Member of Congress Nikki Budzinski
- U.S. Member of Congress Don Davis
- Gale Livingston, Founder, Deep Roots Farm and Member, Black Farmers Coalition, Maryland
- Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank
- Thomas Pesek, Senior Liaison Officer North America, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- U.S. Member of Congress Chellie Pingree
- U.S. Member of Congress Andrea Salinas
- Annie Watson, Organic Dairy Farmer, Sheepscot Valley Farm and Stonyfield Producer, Maine
- U.S. Senator Peter Welch
Additional speakers to be announced soon!
As we prepares to close out 2026, this breakfast offers an opportunity to celebrate the International Year of the Woman Farmer and to recognize those who feed our communities, care for the land, and help shape the future of agriculture.
Come for breakfast. Leave with a deeper understanding of the farmers whose lives and stories deserve to be heard.
Part of Food Tank's 2nd Annual Food and Agriculture Policy Week (December 8–10, 2026)
The week is presented by Food Tank, the Global Food Institute at George Washington University, José Andrés, the Culinary Institute of America, and the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation, in collaboration with Driscoll's, Oatly, National Geographic, Tufts University Food is Medicine Institute, the American Frozen Food Institute, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
See the full week of events: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual-food-and-agriculture-policy-summit-week-tickets-1995499841744
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