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! piped.video/live/528p0wNnikE #ClimateWeekNYC

“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! piped.video/live/528p0wNnikE #ClimateWeekNYC

“You can’t serve kids without serving parents, because kids don’t have buying power.” -Shanon Morris, Harlem Grown Tune in live! piped.video/live/528p0wNnikE #ClimateWeekNYC @HarlemGrown

“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, Co-Founder, San Antonio Million Gardens Project and Pastor of Grant Community AME Church in San Antonio, Texas Tune in live! piped.video/live/528p0wNnikE #ClimateWeekNYC

“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, Education Policy Advisor, Pilot Light Tune in live! piped.video/live/528p0wNnikE #ClimateWeekNYC

“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! piped.video/live/528p0wNnikE #ClimateWeekNYC

“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! piped.video/live/528p0wNnikE #ClimateWeekNYC

Marion folded her arms, looked into the camera, and said: "Presumably, you asked me here for a reason." That was mid-pandemic, my students star-struck into small talk. Ten minutes in, she'd had enough. Vintage Marion. Happy 90th to the most matchlessly lucid person I know. Thank you @foodtank for hosting a great celebration: ow.ly/IZSb50ZRunE

“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! piped.video/live/528p0wNnikE #ClimateWeekNYC @sproutsfm

“Hunger is man-made.” -Karen Washington, Food Justice Advocate, Farmer, and Author Tune in live! piped.video/live/528p0wNnikE #ClimateWeekNYC

“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! piped.video/live/528p0wNnikE #ClimateWeekNYC

“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! piped.video/live/528p0wNnikE #ClimateWeekNYC

"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! piped.video/live/528p0wNnikE #ClimateWeekNYC

“If the UN were made of mayors, I think the world would be better.” -Simone Venturini, Mayor of Venice Tune in live! piped.video/live/K5eCF6CdStk #ClimateWeekNYC

“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! piped.video/live/K5eCF6CdStk #ClimateWeekNYC

“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! piped.video/live/K5eCF6CdStk #ClimateWeekNYC @MontereyAq

“Aquaculture is a more climate-friendly option than a lot of land-based proteins.” -Kathleen McDavitt, Aquaculture Stewardship Council Tune in live! piped.video/live/K5eCF6CdStk #ClimateWeekNYC

“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! piped.video/live/K5eCF6CdStk #ClimateWeekNYC

“Nothing monolithic stands for long…But in America, we eat 10 species of seafood.” -Chef Barton Seaver, Chef, Author, Seafood Evangelist Tune in live! piped.video/live/K5eCF6CdStk #ClimateWeekNYC

"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! piped.video/live/K5eCF6CdStk #ClimateWeekNYC