Giving Compass' Take:

• Food Tank highlights two upcoming Summits in California that will bring food leaders and farmers together to discuss and share their hopes for an accessible, affordable, and equitable food system.

• How do these leaders intend to address equity in our food system? What innovative measures should be taken? 

• Here's why academic institutions need to become involved in the food system. 


Food Tank will co-host two Summits along the West Coast these coming weeks in partnership with Mother Jones. On May 29th in San Francisco and on June 5th in Los Angeles, food and agriculture experts and leaders will discuss access, affordability and equity in the food system.

These events will feature over a dozen of today’s top leaders in food and agriculture—including chefs, restaurateurs, writers, farmers and activists changing the food that is on plates around the world. The sessions will be moderated by journalists from Eater Los Angeles, Mother Jones, the San Francisco Chronicle, LA Weekly, and the Los Angeles Times. The evenings are made possible by the Tides Foundation, Beneficial State Bank Foundation, Bi-Rite, Driscoll’s, Niman Ranch and Facebook’s Community Leadership Program.

Tickets to these two exciting events in San Francisco and Los Angeles are still available for purchase. General admission tickets include entry into the event, as well as post-event nibbles and networking. After the discussion, tune into the podcast “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” to catch any speakers you might have missed—or revisit any speakers you might have loved!

Read the full article on California food leaders and equity in the food system by Katherine Walla at Food Tank.