7th Annual "All Things Food" Food Tank Summit at SXSW 2026

Food Tank, Huston-Tillotson University, Organic Valley, and the City of Austin present…

“All Things Food" at SXSW 2026 (Official)

Join us all day Thursday, March 12th, 2026 in Austin, Texas

Barr Mansion

10463 Sprinkle Rd

Austin, TX 78754

Join Food Tank and partners for “All Things Food” at SXSW 2026, a full-day celebration that brings together the most influential voices shaping the future of food.

Held at the iconic Barr Mansion, this immersive experience will feature 50+ luminary speakers, live performances, and hands-on interactive experiences across the farmhouse lawn. From farmers and chefs to policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, and artists, this event is a celebration of bold ideas, community, and action toward a better food system.

Confirmed speakers include (many more to be announced soon): Karen Bassarab, Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future; Jason Buechel, Whole Foods Market; Capri Cafaro, America the Bountiful; John Chester, Farmer, Filmmaker, and Author; Richard Chute, Kerry Dairy Ireland; James Clement, EarthOptics; Katie Collins, ROAM Ranch; Victoria Coleman, Jovia Wines; John de la Parra, The Rockefeller Foundation; Chef Kareem El-Ghayesh, KG BBQ; Oliver English, Common Table Creative; Simon English, Common Table Creative; Scott Faber, Environmental Working Group; Brooke Freeman, City of Kansas City, MO; Elle Gadient, Niman Ranch; Moe Garahan, Just Food in Ottawa; Johanna Hellrigl, AMA (Washington, DC); Michelle Hughes, National Young Farmers Coalition; Steven Jennings, Ahold Delhaize; Diana Johnson, Bezos Earth Fund; Ora Kemp, New York City Mayor’s Office of Food Policy; Taylor LaFave, City of Baltimore; Caitlin Leibert, Whole Foods Market; Jenny Lester-Moffitt, American Farmland Trust; Chef Adrian Lipscomb, Muloma Heritage Center; Finian Makepeace, Kiss the Ground; Gerardo Martinez, Wild Kid Acres Farm; Edwin Marty, City of Austin; Amanda Masino, Huston-Tillotson University; Joshua McFadden, Chef and Author; Kimila Lee Miller, Hot Spell Farm; Benina Montes, Burroughs Family Farms; Shawna Nelson, Organic Valley; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Hayley Painter, Painterland Sisters Yogurt; Stephanie Painter, Painterland Sisters Yogurt; Raj Patel; Chef Colter Peck; Ashante Reese; Carina Roseingrave, Burren View Farm; Grace Rude, City of Minneapolis; Courtney Schuster, Rio Fresh; Tia Schwab, BITE (formerly Food for Climate League); Dr. Jason Slipp, Rodale Institute; Cathy Strange, Whole Foods Market; Brad Tipper, Grassroots Carbon; Stephanie Tranel, Tranel Family Farms; Todd Wagner, FoodFight USA; Jake Wedeberg, Organic Valley; Allen Williams, Understanding Ag; Haven Worley, Irish Farmers: A Love Story; Laura Zaspel, Farm Hero.

All day immersive experiences including live musical performances, farmer storytelling, short film screenings, peer city exchanges, deep dive implementation workshops, and thematic networking!

VIP access tickets exclusively for Food Tank members. Become a member today by visiting FoodTank.com/Join.

For all attendees, this is truly an extraordinary day of connection, inspiration, and collaboration.

Summit 1: 9:30AM - 11:30AM. “Reimagining Our Food System”. In collaboration with the Environmental Working Group (EWG).

Summit 2: 11:30AM - 1:20PM. In collaboration with Organic Valley.

Summit 3: 1:20PM - 2:40PM. “From Cowboys to Carbon: Grazing Solutions for Carbon, Water, Biodiversity & Supply Chain Resilience.” In collaboration with Grassroots Carbon.

Summit 4: 2:40PM - 5:20PM. “Short Film Festival: All Things Food and Agriculture.” Including the debut of Food Tank’s first original documentary short! In collaboration with American Farmland Trust and Common Table Creative.

Summit 5. 5:30PM-8:00PM. “Voices of Female Farmers: A Love Story” A Night of Storytelling and Reception. In collaboration with Whole Foods Market.

Before we hit capacity, register here to join us for the 7th Annual "All Things Food" at SXSW 2026 in Austin!