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Food Tank is the world's fastest growing global non-profit community working towards positive transformation in how we produce and consume food. foodtank.com

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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Kids getting their hands in dirt is one of the most powerful things that can happen.” -Chef Marcus Samuelsson, Eight-Time James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Restaurateur, Author, and Founder of Red Rooster Harlem Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Food is not owned by France…Every book that is out there is a French cookbook and a guy in his 50s with a tall hat.” -Chef Marcus Samuelsson, Eight-Time James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Restaurateur, Author, Founder of Red Rooster Harlem Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Mentorship is "fundamental in culinary education." -Chef Marcus Samuelsson, Eight-Time James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Restaurateur, Author, and Founder of Red Rooster Harlem Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Teachers need skills in addition to the content that they’re teaching, and they need permission to be creative.” -Caitlin Arens, Food Education Fellowships Director, Pilot Light Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Advocacy starts with the choices you make with your own fork." -Beth Bainbridge, Education Programs Director, The Sylvia Center Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“You can’t serve kids without serving parents, because kids don’t have buying power.” -Shanon Morris, Harlem Grown Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Our kids are always super excited to be in our spaces…They believe in this movement of environmental and food justice. We are so inspired by them.” -Shanon Morris, Harlem Grown Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“If we can eat better, we can teach the next generations to love the garden and the harvest and the things that we can pull from the ground.” -Rev. Linda Carmen Bryant, San Antonio Million Gardens Project and Grant Community AME Church Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“NYC has so many incredible food and health education organizations…When everybody is speaking the same language in the classroom, that’s when we have impact in the broader community.” -Taylor Meredith, Pilot Light Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“We serve in NYC schools the healthiest food of any city in the country.” -Jeremy Walter, Executive Director, Food & Nutrition Education, New York City Public Schools Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“We’re more and more trying to optimize the cafeteria as a classroom…NYC kids may not know that carrots come in many colors.” -Nancy Easton, Executive Director and Founder, Wellness in the Schools Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“We want little ones to understand that they have a voice. They can advocate. It’s just teaching them how. Little kids ask amazing questions.” -Amanda Torres, Educator, PS 72x William Dorney Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Collaboration is key…When you go back to our nonprofit or school or community, sometimes you get in that isolated mode.” -Lyndsey Waugh, Executive Director, Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“The power of bringing people together for shared experiences is transformational,” and school gardens bring that to children. -Lyndsey Waugh, Executive Director, Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Hunger is man-made.” -Karen Washington, Food Justice Advocate, Farmer, and Author Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Let’s have that education on how this country was built. Now we have an administration that wants to sanitize our history…It ain't gonna happen.” -Karen Washington, Food Justice Advocate, Farmer, and Author Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
With increasing cases of foodborne illnesses, “the remedy is, know your local farmer.” -Karen Washington, Food Justice Advocate, Farmer, and Author Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Now is the time to organize. People are forming ecosystems, cooperatives, collaborative organizations; they are doing the work.” -Karen Washington, Food Justice Advocate, Farmer, and Author Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Where is the next generation of young farmers going to come from? Young people want to farm...They’re lacking capital, resources, and land." -Karen Washington, Food Justice Advocate, Farmer, and Author Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“When people think of a farmer, they think of a white male. I never saw myself recognized as being a farmer.” -Karen Washington, Food Justice Advocate, Farmer, and Author Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Food makes learning relevant. It transcends cultures. It brings people together. When food is in the classroom, people are excited.” -Alexandra DeSorbo-Quinn, Executive Director, Pilot Light Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Food is this incredible teaching tool, and once teachers see this in their classrooms, they’re excited about it and want to do more of it.” -Alexandra DeSorbo-Quinn, Executive Director, Pilot Light Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Food might be the most interdisciplinary subject we have. And yet, for far too long, we've treated it as an extracurricular activity rather than an essential part of education." Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/528p0wN... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“If the UN were made of mayors, I think the world would be better.” -Simone Venturini, Mayor of Venice Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Venice, Italy, is extremely vulnerable to climate change. but that offers an opportunity: “We need to use Venice as an experimental field to put practice into theory.” -Simone Venturini, Mayor of Venice Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Climate change is here to stay; it’s accelerating, but we have an opportunity….We have the playbook. We need to scale the solutions and take action.” -Riccardo Luna, Co-Curator, Venice Climate Week Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Even if we get increased production of farmed species here in the US…we’ve got to get into the market. You’ve got to get the supply chain to bring the product to bear.” -Jenn Kemmerly, Monterey Bay Aquarium Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Aquaculture is a more climate-friendly option than a lot of land-based proteins.” -Kathleen McDavitt, Aquaculture Stewardship Council Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"It’s not wild or farmed fish, it’s both...Both can be done well." -Laura McDearis, US Program Director, Marine Stewardship Council Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“We have this incredible ecosystem in NYC’s backyard; however, we still import a lot of fish…New York gave up a lot of water infrastructure to real estate.” -Joshua Perry, Seafood Coordinator, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“A lot of this fishing and fish farming activity that’s taking place around the globe is for the US…We have a direct impact.” -Jenn Kemmerly, Monterey Bay Aquarium Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Nothing monolithic stands for long…But in America, we eat 10 species of seafood.” -Chef Barton Seaver, Chef, Author, Seafood Evangelist Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“We’ve got to fix seafood, yes, but also maybe we use seafood to fix people.” -Chef Barton Seaver, Chef, Author, Seafood Evangelist Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"When we talk about seafood, we often only talk about the food…but it’s culture, biodiversity," and more. -Stefano Pisani, Mayor of Pollica, Italy, and Mediterranean Diet Advocate Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Invasive species are often seen as a threat…but it’s really a story of adaptation. It can be a story of hope.” -Wendy Norden, Monterey Bay Aquarium Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
When we value water, “We need to make sure the solutions don’t exclude the most vulnerable people.” -David Laborde, Director, U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“There’s huge momentum around blue bonds,” which allocate capital to water projects globally. -Sarisher Mann, BNP Paribas Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“It’s all a system. The water is flowing from the land, so if you want to protect the water, you need to protect and sustainably manage the land.” -Brendan Shane, Trust for Public Land Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“When we talk about food, it doesn’t come from the air. You need water to grow your crops, feed your animals, process your food, and move things around.” -David Laborde, Director, U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“In this world that is very fragmented, we fight over almost everything…water is one of the few common denominators.” -Kaveh Madani, Director, U.N. University Institute for Water, Environment and Health Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“We are seeing more and more systems getting pushed into water bankruptcy and losing their capacity to bounce back.” -Kaveh Madani, Director, U.N. University Institute for Water, Environment and Health Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeek
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Water bankruptcy is when the rate of consumption and pollution is beyond nature’s capacity to replenish…it loses its resilience and can never go back.” -Kaveh Madani, U.N. University Institute for Water, Environment and Health Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Water is an essential need, but water is also forcing some different environments to face sea-level rise, contamination, and many other topics relevant to the health of our citizens.” -Sara Roversi, Future Food Institute Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Water is life. If we don’t start from the essentials, we’re going to miss a big part of the story.” -Sara Roversi, Founder, Future Food Institute Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Inspiring, connecting, learning from our grandmothers and farmers and fishers…We need to learn from the doers.” -Sara Roversi, Founder, Future Food Institute Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Water doesn’t recognize political boundaries. Rivers cross borders, oceans connect continents. What happens upstream affects what happens downstream, so cooperation isn’t just a nice idea—It’s a necessity.” Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Those of us working in food and agriculture often think about the land first…Our oceans, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and groundwater don’t exist separately from our food systems. They are our food systems.” Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/K5eCF6C... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Marion really is a totally badass who, for decades, has told some of the most powerful industries in the world exactly what they didn’t want her to say, and she said it loudly with footnotes.” -Renée Baran, Rodale Institute Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/BDR521h... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Marion occupies a place no one else does in our understanding of the world...Years ago I called her matchlessly lucid, and she hasn’t changed a bit.” -Corby Kummer Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/BDR521h... #ClimateWeekNYC
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Food Tank @foodtank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Marion, as we say in the business, gives a good quote…But she also tells the truth.” -Kim Severson, The New York Times Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/BDR521h... #ClimateWeekNYC
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