# Event Details - **Event Name**: Climate Week NYC: Food Tank at WNYC’s Greene Space, September 19–25 - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 20 Sep, 2026 at 10:00 am – Fri, 25 Sep, 2026 at 11:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Climate Week NYC food, climate, agriculture, and sustainability summits with Food Tank at WNYC’s Greene Space, September 20–25.About this EventJoin 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 20–25, 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; the Henry Ford; James Beard Foundation; Mill; Monterey Bay Aquarium; 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; 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.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.For more information about partnering opportunities or press passes, please contact Bernard at bernard@foodtank.com.SCHEDULESunday, 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, Amazon Worldwide Grocery Stores and Chief Executive Officer, Whole Foods Market; Tristen Buettel, Broadway Actor, Singer, and Dancer currently appearing in Just in Time; Amalia Colón-Nava, Farmer and Co-Director, Dirtbaby Farm; Cullen Curth, New York City-based Pianist, Music Director, and Conductor who recently made his Broadway conducting debut with Just in Time; Emily Grant, Rise and Shine Acres, Diversified and Livestock Farmer, Genesee County; Michelle Hughes, Executive Director, National Young Farmers Coalition; Sarah Jones, Jones Farms Organic, Hooper, Colorado; DeVonne Jackson Perez, Brooklyn-based Urban Farmer and Sustainability Educator; Caitlin Leibert, Head of Sustainability, Worldwide Grocery, Whole Foods Market; Brita Lundberg, Fourth-Generation Farmer, Lundberg Family Farms; Becca Millstein, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Fishwife; Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank; Sonya Gafsi Oblisk, Chief Merchandising & Marketing Officer, Whole Foods Market, and Vice President, Amazon Worldwide Grocery Stores Private Brands & Marketing; Anna Turrell, Global Chief Sustainability Officer, Mars Snacking; and many more to be announced soon! 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: María Bengochea, Director of Sustainability, Nutrition & Standards, CookUnity; Veleké Brown, Executive Director, E-RoadMap Corporation (Operation No Food Gap); Cullen Curth, New York City-based Pianist, Music Director, and Conductor; Diana Geseking, Chief Legal Officer, Restaurant Technologies; Robert Jones, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Industry Leadership, and Impact, Culinary Institute of America; Matthew Jozwiak, CEO and Founder, Rethink; Nathan Lucrezio, Broadway Actor, Singer, Dancer, and Recording Artist; Adalberto Maluf, National Secretary for Urban Environment, Water Resources and Environmental Quality, Brazil’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change; Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank; Emily Norford, Nominations Manager, Food Planet Prize; Lou Pieh, Head of Federal Affairs, Mill; Gwyneth Rampton, Vice President of Sustainability, Compass Group USA; U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas, Oregon’s 6th Congressional District; Tia Schwab, Senior Manager, U.S. Food Systems, C40 Cities; and 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, Senior Manager, Social Impact, Tapestry Foundation; Stephen Cronk, Co-Founder, Maison Mirabeau and The Regenerative Viticulture Foundation; Dana Cowin, Progressive Hedonist and Former Editor-in-Chief, Food & Wine Magazine; Ryan Fielding Garrett, New York City-based Composer, Music Director, Orchestrator, and Musician; Ann Marie Hourigan, Quality Standards Executive Leader, Whole Foods Market; Mark Kaplan, Co-Founder and Partner, Wholechain; Shawna Laczko, Chief Revenue Officer, Northstar Recycling; Elaina Leibee, Wine Director, Erewhon Natural Food Market; Peter McGuinness, CEO, Bel US; Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank; Daniel Quadrino, Broadway Actor currently starring as Boq in Wicked; Rob Samuels, 8-Generation Whisky Maker and Managing Director, Maker's Mark; Beatrix Scolari, Sustainability Manager, Bonterra Organic Estates; Jason Weller, Chief Sustainability Officer, JBS. Event page HERE.Monday, September 21st. Evening. “Food and Agriculture Film Festival” at Climate Week NYC. In partnership with Kat Taylor, President of TomKat Foundation, Halter, the Rockefeller Foundation and Groundswell. Confirmed speakers and performers include: Xiye Bastida, Climate Justice Activist, Executive Director, Re-Earth Initiative, and FOOD 2050 Visionary; Brandon Burks, Broadway Actor, Singer, and Dancer; Elijah Caldwell, OBIE Award-winning Actor, Singer, Pianist, and Music Director; Sara Farley, Vice President, The Rockefeller Foundation; Andrew Fraser, President, Halter; Spence Medford, Senior Vice President and Chief Advancement Officer, The Henry Ford; Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank; Kacie Scherler-Abney, Fifth-Generation Rancher, Scherler-Abney Land & Cattle; Zach Scherler-Abney, Rancher, Scherler-Abney Land & Cattle; Jennifer Sherman, Program Director, Alice Waters Institute; Kat Taylor, Founder, TomKat Ranch and TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation; Rebecca Harrell Tickell, Director and Producer, Groundswell; and Haven Worley, Director, Irish Farmers: A Love Story. Event page HERE.Tuesday, Sept 22nd. Morning. “Thriving Farms and Ranches.” In partnership with American Farmland Trust. Confirmed speakers and performers include: Hillary Barile, Rabbit Hill Farms; Amanda Beal, State of Maine; John Chester, Farm Lore Films; Oliver English, Common Table Creative; Simon English, Common Table Creative; Heidi Exline, American Farmland Trust; Tim Fink, American Farmland Trust; Olivia Fuller, Fuller Farm; Dominick Grant, Dirt Capital Partners; Will Harris, White Oak Pastures; Brooks Lamb, Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator; Caitlin Liebert, Amazon Worldwide Grocery; Bianca Moebius-Clune, PhD, American Farmland Trust; Jenny Lester Moffitt, American Farmland Trust; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Heather Oppel, General Mills; Madison Claire Parks, Wicked; John Piotti, American Farmland Trust; Karen Ross, State of California; Deydra Steans, S3 Legacy Ranch; Kat Taylor, TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation; Jeff Tkach, Rodale Institute; Noah Turner, Broadway Music Director; and many more to be announced soon. 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 and performers include: Elder Raymond Bryant, Presiding Elder, AME Church, and Co-Founder, San Antonio Million Gardens Project; Melissa Clark, Food Reporter and Columnist, The New York Times and NYT Cooking; Heidi Diestel, Fourth-Generation Farmer and Executive Vice President, Diestel Family Ranch; Mercedes Diane Griffin Forbes, Founder, Forbes Food & Ag, and Editor, DG Speaks; Clair Rachel Howell, Broadway Performer and former Nessarose in Wicked, currently performing on the Wicked National Tour; Anne Marie Hourigan, Quality Standards Principal Advisor for Sourcing Standards, Whole Foods Market; Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank; Noah Turner, Broadway Music Director; Chef Andrew Zimmern, Chef, Author, and Television Personality; and 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. Confirmed speakers and performers include: Maggie Baird, Founder and President, Support + Feed; Maria Caputo, New York-based Composer, Pianist, Vocalist, Music Director, and Broadway Music Copyist; Emma Curtis, Managing Director, Strong Roots; Kaitlyn Davidson, Broadway Actor and Singer currently appearing as Helen Pritt in Schmigadoon!; Shyria Donawa, Program Specialist, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Ora Kemp, Senior Policy Advisor, New York City Mayor’s Office of Food Policy; Kevin Nakagawa, Community Organizer and Food Stories Lead, Open Doors; Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank; Norman Priester, Executive Director, Nutrition Service Division, NYC Department of Corrections; Siddhartha Sanchez, Executive Director, New York City Mayor’s Office of Food Policy; and many more to be announced soon! 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: Benjamin Bartley, UNFI; Alexis Bramley, Organic Trade Association; William Brinkerhoff, Soil Scientist, Chef, and Science Communicator; Marcia Brown, POLITICO; Amy Bruch, Sixth-Generation Organic Farmer and President, Cyclone Farms; Duron Chavis, Happily Natural Day and Sankofa Community Orchard; Taylor Clayton, Adams Group; Cullen Curth, Pianist, Music Director, and Conductor; Beatriz Daim, Tradin Organic; Kathleen Davis, Science Friday; Matthew Dillon, Organic Trade Association; Abianne Falla, CatSpring Yaupon; Tracy Favre, Handsome Brook Farms; Ryan Fielding Garrett, Broadway Music Director; Christopher Gergen, Regenerative Organic Alliance; David Gonthier, University of Kentucky; Alison Grantham, Grow Well Consulting; Stephanie Grotta, Target; Taylor Hurd, Singer-Songwriter; Chef Johanna Hellrigl, AMA and 2026 James Beard Award Semifinalist; Celia Hottenstein, Wicked on Broadway; Steven Jennings, Ahold Delhaize USA; Jane Kuhn, Once Upon a Farm; Annie Leeson, AgriCarbon; Brandon Lombardi, Sprouts Farmers Market; Jessica Luhning, Organic Valley; Britt Lundgren, Stonyfield; Chef Joshua McFadden, Farmer and James Beard Award-Winning Author of Six Seasons; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Kousha Navidar, Climate One; Shawna Nelson, Organic Valley; Chef Priyanka Naik, Food Network Champion, TV Host, and Author of The Modern Tiffin; Leah Penniman, Farmer, Author, and Food Justice Activist, Soul Fire Farm; Sandy Pfaff, Organic Trade Association; Gwyneth Rampton, Compass Group USA; Maria Rodale, Rodale, Inc.; Amber Rubarth, Singer-Songwriter; Paul Schiefer, Amy’s Kitchen; Amber Sciligo, The Organic Center; Suzanne Sengelmann, Lundberg Family Farms; Erin Silva, UW-Madison; Sarela Herrada, SIMPLi; Travis Taber, Wicked on Broadway; Annie Watson, Organic Dairy Farmer, Sheepscot Valley Farm and Stonyfield Producer; Jake Wedeberg, Organic Dairy Farmer; Stefanie Wilbur, Lazy Dog Farm; Jayke Workman, Chicago on Broadway; Nijia Zhou, Amazon Worldwide Grocery and many more to be announced soon! Also all day via livestream at FoodTank.com with additional exclusive online content including interviews with Selena Ahmed, Periodic Table of Food Initiative and American Heart Association; Shannon Cappellazzi, Oregon State University; John Foraker, Once Upon a Farm; Seth Goldman, Eat the Change and JUST Ice Tea; Brad Heins, University of Minnesota; Stephanie Jerger, Organic Trade Association; Keefe Keeley, Savanna Institute; Shannon Knibbs, Roughbark Acres; Vernon Martin, Crystal Spring Farm and Handsome Brook Farms; Kathleen Merrigan, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems at Arizona State University; Chellie Pingree, U.S. House of Representatives; David Rosmann, Rosmann Family Farms; Rachel Stroer, The Land Institute; and Brise Tencer, Organic Farming Research Foundation. 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: Chef Fariyal Abdullahi, Chef Partner, Hav & Mar, New York City; Chef Bleu Adams, Director, IndigeHub, Salt Lake City, Utah; Elijah Caldwell, OBIE Award-winning Actor, Singer, Pianist, and Music Director; Nick T. Daly, Broadway Actor, Singer, and Dancer currently appearing in MJ the Musical; Erica Helms, Chief Growth Officer, James Beard Foundation; Emily Janoch, Associate Vice President for Evidence and Learning, CARE; Ellie Krieger, Dietitian and Nutritionist, Host of Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger on Food Network and Ellie’s Real Good Food on PBS, New York City; Anne E. McBride, PhD, James Beard Foundation; Taylor Montgomery, James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Farmer, and Co-Founder of Montgomery Sky Farm in Leicester, North Carolina; Liz Murray, Chief Operating Officer, The Marlow Collective; Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank; Chris Noble, Head of Corporate Partnerships, CARE; Chef Grace Ramirez, La Latina Cocina and Aramark Collegiate Hospitality, New York City; Chef Sean Sherman, Founder and Executive Director, NĀTIFS; Chef Andrew Zimmern, Emmy- and James Beard Award-winning chef, television host, author, and food advocate; and 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: David Beasley, Board Member, Rockefeller Foundation, Former Governor of South Carolina, and Former Executive Director of the World Food Program; Inbal Becker-Reshef, Founder, RAAPID; Ertharin Cousin, Chief Executive Officer, Food Systems for the Future; Evan Fraser, Executive Director, Arrell Food Institute; Melissa Mahtani, International Affairs Journalist and Anchor, The AI Lab; Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank; Oluchi Nwaokorie, Broadway Actor and Singer currently appearing as Elphaba in Wicked; Máximo Torero Cullen, Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Noah Turner, Broadway Music Director; Michael Werz, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; and 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. Confirmed speakers and performers include: Jennifer Berg, NYU Food Studies; Mark Bittman, Author and Food Journalist; Maria Caputo, New York-based Composer, Pianist, Vocalist, Music Director, and Broadway Music Copyist; Nancy Easton, Wellness in the Schools; Kathleen Finlay, Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming; Cathy Kaufman, Culinary Historians; Frances Moore Lappé, Author and Co-Founder, Small Planet Institute; Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, New York University; Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank; Kristie Patten, President/Dean, NYU; Jake Pedersen, Broadway and Television Actor currently appearing in Ragtime on Broadway; Ruth Reichl, Author and Food Journalist; Maria Rodale, Rodale Inc.; Amber Rubarth, Singer-Songwriter; Kim Severson, The New York Times; Max Sinsheimer, Literary Agent, Sinsheimer Literary, LLC; Lisa Sutherland, Co-author, Jacksonville University; and more to be announced soon! 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, Food Tank, Monterey Bay Aquarium and the UN FAO. Confirmed speakers and performers include: Blu Allen, Broadway Actor, Singer, and Dancer currently appearing in MJ the Musical; Elijah Caldwell, OBIE Award-winning Actor, Singer, Pianist, and Music Director; David Laborde, Director, Agrifood Economics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Kaveh Madani, Director, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health; Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank; Sara Roversi, Founder, Future Food Institute; Simone Venturini, Mayor of Venice; and many more to be announced soon! Event page HERE.Friday, September 25th. Afternoon. "Food Education Summit" at Climate Week NYC. In partnership with Pilot Light. Confirmed speakers and performers include: Jenna Bainbridge, Broadway Actor, Singer, and Disability Rights Advocate currently performing as Nessarose in Wicked; 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; Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank; Kim Severson, Journalist, The New York Times; Jeremy Walter, Deputy Executive Director, Office of School Wellness Programs, New York City Department of Education; Karen Washington, Food Justice Advocate, Farmer, and Author and many more to be announced soon! Event page HERE.Registration Information:All events have very limited capacity. Check out each event page and join the waitlist for all events you would like to apply to attend.You will be notified by email if we are able to offer you an in-person ticket.If you have already received a ticket access code, go on the specific event, enter in the access code, and click "apply" to see your ticket option appear. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/climate-week-nyc-food-tank-at-wnycs-greene-space-september-19-25/100001993597498785 - **Event Categories**: entertainment, business, food-drinks, health-wellness, art, performances, festivals, storytelling, parties, it, food-truck-festivals - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 2 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 13 hours - Location: The Greene Space - WNYC NPR Studios - Languages: English ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: The Greene Space - WNYC NPR Studios - **lat**: 40.7269938 - **long**: -74.0051305 - **full address**: The Greene Space - WNYC NPR Studios, 44 Charlton Street New, New York, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Climate Week NYC: Food Tank at WNYC’s Greene Space, September 19–25 - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/d157f47c0888b6c25736a3cfa5eb1a29d6559a71b44f7a9bf8e5d6f8114f05b9-rimg-w1200-h600-dc17605e-gmir.jpg?v=1783777760 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Climate Week NYC: Food Tank at WNYC s Greene Space, September 19-25 being held? - **A:** Climate Week NYC: Food Tank at WNYC s Greene Space, September 19-25 takes place on Sun, 20 Sep, 2026 at 10:00 am to Fri, 25 Sep, 2026 at 11:00 pm at The Greene Space - WNYC NPR Studios, 44 Charlton Street New, New York, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Climate Week NYC: Food Tank at WNYC s Greene Space, September 19-25? - **A:** Climate Week NYC: Food Tank at WNYC s Greene Space, September 19-25 is organized by Food Tank. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Climate Week NYC: Food Tank at WNYC s Greene Space, September 19-25 is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in New York, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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