About this Event
On Friday, September 25th, join Food Tank and Pilot Light for the “The Future of Food Education" at WNYC-NPR Studios’ The Greene Space in New York City for an exclusive, invitation-only event as part of Climate Week NYC. With support from Nielsen Massey.
Confirmed speakers and performers include:
- Caitlin Arens, Food Education Fellowships Director, Pilot Light
- Jenna Bainbridge, Broadway Actor, Singer, and Disability Rights Advocate currently starring as Nessarose in Wicked
- Rev. Linda Carmen Bryant, Co-Founder, San Antonio Million Gardens Project and Pastor, Grant Community AME Church
- Maria Caputo, New York-based Composer, Pianist, Vocalist, Music Director, and Broadway Music Copyist
- Alexandra DeSorbo-Quinn, Executive Director, Pilot Light
- Nancy Easton, Executive Director and Founder, Wellness in the Schools
- Gerardo Martinez, Marine Corps Veteran and Founder, Wild Kid Acres
- Taylor Meredith, Education Policy Advisor, Pilot Light
- Shanon Morris, Chief Program Officer, Harlem Grown
- Liz Neumark, Founder, Great Performances and The Sylvia Center
- Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank
- Chef Marcus Samuelsson, Eight-Time James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Restaurateur, Author, and Founder of Red Rooster Harlem
- Kim Severson, National Food Correspondent, The New York Times
- Amanda Torres, Educator, PS 72x William Dorney
- Jeremy Walter, Executive Director, Food & Nutrition Education, New York City Public Schools
- Karen Washington, Food Justice Advocate, Farmer, and Author
- Lyndsey Waugh, Executive Director, Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation
The afternoon will bring together educators, school leaders, policymakers, chefs, nonprofit organizations, and advocates to explore how meaningful food education in schools can empower young people to make healthier choices, strengthen connections to food and agriculture, and inspire the next generation of climate leaders. Together, participants will examine innovative programs, successful partnerships, and policy solutions that can make food education a core part of every student's learning experience.
Join us for a live musical performance, a delicious lunch and networking reception, and important conversations.
Date: Friday, September 25th
Time: 1:30PM - 4:30PM
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!
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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; United Nations Environment Programme; Whole Foods Market.
See Food Tank’s complete Climate Week NYC 2026 schedule HERE.
Event venue & nearby stays
The Greene Space - WNYC NPR Studios, 44 Charlton Street New, New York, United States
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