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The OCA is a grassroots non-profit public interest organization dedicated to protecting, promoting, and expanding organic and regenerative agriculture, justice, good health, and advocating for just food and farming systems.

10/17/2026

América Latina - Parte 2
Bienvenidos y bienvenidas a La Cumbre Alimentaria de los Pueblos

Arraigado en la milpa, los saberes ancestrales y la organización cooperativa, el movimiento regenerativo de América Latina está floreciendo. En este segmento, Jennifer Chox Ixmatá, de ASODI Nahualá; Yadira Montenegro, de CAN UNITE; Darling Campos Rayo, de RIAC joven, y Shelley Cabrera, de la Red Ñuanchik Maronijei Noshaninka, destacan a las mujeres y jóvenes que defienden los alimentos tradicionales, las cooperativas y los bienes comunes en Guatemala, Nicaragua y Perú. Desde México, Alejandro Calvillo, de El Poder del Consumidor, y Pepe Godoy, del Colectivo por la Autonomía, hablan sobre la defensa de la soberanía alimentaria, las semillas y la biodiversidad frente a los intereses de la industria de los ultraprocesados.

Jennifer Judith Chox Ixmatá - 9:30PM (Central Time) - Coordinadora de Proyectos. Fue nombrada Flor Nacional del Agricultor 2026-2027

Yadira Montenegro - 10:01PM (Central Time) - Cooperativismo, cadenas de suministro justas y trabajo no remunerado de las mujeres

Darling Betsabe Campos Rayo - 10:01PM (Central Time) - Identidad y comunidad: participación de las juventudes en los espacios rurales

Shelley Cabrera - 10:36PM (Central Time) - Mujer joven Indígena, quechua de la región Ayacucho- Perú, con estudios concluidos en Derecho, Coordinadora General de la Red Ñuanchik Maronijei Noshaninka

Alejandro Calvillo - 11:05PM (Central Time) - Sociólogo con estudios en filosofía y medio ambiente en la Universidad de Barcelona y en El Colegio de México

Pepe Godoy - 11:40PM (Central Time) - Integrante de Alianza por la Biodiversidad y del cuerpo editorial de la Revista Biodiversidad en América Latina y el Caribe

No te pierdas más del People's Food Summit: 24 horas de voces regenerativas de todos los continentes, el 16 de octubre de 2026, para celebrar Grassroots Rising.

Consulta el programa completo de ponentes, sus biografías y el horario aquí: https://regenerationinternational.org/peoples-food-summit-2026-esp

10/16/2026

North America - Part 2
Welcome to the 6th annual People's Food Summit - Grassroots Rising

From Indigenous foodways to sixth-generation family farms, the grassroots are rising across North America. In this segment, Florence Reed of Mandela presents market-based support for agroecological farmers in Panama. Dr. JohnElla Holmes of the Kansas Black Farmers Association tells the story of Nicodemus, Kansas, settled by formerly enslaved people, as a model of resilient farming. Hannah Bernhardt, Tamara Deal and Abbie Corse share how they bring adaptive grazing, cover crops, agroforestry and soil health to farms in Minnesota, Iowa and Vermont.

Florence Reed - Mandela's Regenerative Agroecological Mission

Dr. JohnElla Holmes - The Wisdom of Black Farmers: Nicodemus, Kansas, Settled By Formerly Enslaved People During Reconstruction Is a Model for Resilient Farming and Local Food Systems

Hannah Bernhardt - Transitioning Cropland to Permanent Pasture and Silvoculture in Minnesota

Tamara Deal - Integrating Regenerative Agriculture Practices Into Row Crop Farming In Iowa

Abbie Corse - Regenerative Organic Dairy Farming in Vermont with Intensive Grazing Management and Agroforestry

Stay tuned for more of the People’s Food Summit, 24-hours of regenerative voices from every continent on October 16, 2026, celebrating Grassroots Rising.

For the full speaker lineup, bios and schedule: regenerationinternational.org/peoples-food-summit-2026

10/16/2026

North America - Part 1
Welcome to the 6th annual People's Food Summit - Grassroots Rising

From Indigenous foodways to sixth-generation family farms, the grassroots are rising across North America. In this segment, Oglala Lakota chef Sean Sherman of The Sioux Chef and NATIFS shares his vision for Indigenous food sovereignty. Filmmaker Rebecca Tickell of Groundswell Film reflects on a decade of bringing the regenerative movement to a global audience. Ryan Zinn explains how Dr. Bronner’s built a fair trade supply chain of 18,000 regenerative organic smallholders. Allan Savory discusses his autobiography, Unsavory, and the origins of Holistic Management.

Sean Sherman - Indigenous Foodways: A Vision for Food Sovereignty Across North America

Rebecca Tickell - Grassroots Rising on Screen: Bringing the Regenerative Movement to a Global Audience

Ryan Zinn - Building and Defending a Regenerative Organic and Fair Trade Supply Chain

Allan Savory - Unsavory - Allan’s Autobiography

Stay tuned for more of the People’s Food Summit, 24-hours of regenerative voices from every continent on October 16, 2026, celebrating Grassroots Rising.

For the full speaker lineup, bios and schedule: regenerationinternational.org/peoples-food-summit-2026

10/16/2026

Africa - Part 2
Welcome to the 6th annual People's Food Summit - Grassroots Rising

Africa’s farmers, storytellers and land stewards are leading the regenerative movement. In this segment, Kaluki Paul Mutuku of EarthNow Media explores youth-led climate storytelling, from stopping a coal plant in Lamu to championing food systems transformation. Dr. Carol Munini of World Vision explains how Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration is restoring ecosystems across Kenya, and Julie Matovu Nakalanda of NOFA shows how Participatory Guarantee Systems connect Ugandan smallholders, and women leaders, to markets.

Kaluki Paul Mutuku - 11:00AM (Central Time) - Meaningfully Engaging Youth in Agroecological Advocacy; Storytelling

Dr. Carol Munini - 11:33AM (Central Time) - Implementing FMNR and Scaling up Regeneration

Julie Matovu Nakalanda - 12:21PM (Central Time) - Participatory Guarantee Systems for Small Scale Farmers

Stay tuned for more of the People’s Food Summit, 24-hours of regenerative voices from every continent on October 16, 2026, celebrating Grassroots Rising.

For the full speaker lineup, bios and schedule: regenerationinternational.org/peoples-food-summit-2026

10/16/2026

Africa - Part 1
Welcome to the 6th annual People's Food Summit - Grassroots Rising

Africa’s farmers, storytellers and land stewards are leading the regenerative movement. In this segment, Abena Offeh-Gyimah of The Beela Project describes farmer-led advocacy to defend local and Indigenous seed systems in Ghana. Roland Bunch shares decades of experience with green manure/cover crops that build fertility, control weeds and help farmers resist drought and escape poverty. Aude Peronne of the Grassroots Economics Foundation shares 20 years of permaculture and community-led restoration from her model farm in Kenya.

Roland Bunch - 09:00AM (Central Time) - Using Covercrops to Build Fertility and Resist Droughts
Abena Offeh-Gyimah - 9:56AM (Central Time) - Farmer Movements and Seed Systems Advocacy in Ghana
Aude Peronne - 10:15AM (Central Time) - Ecosystem Stewardship & Restoration / Communities Development & Grassroots Systems Coordination

Stay tuned for more of the People’s Food Summit, 24-hours of regenerative voices from every continent on October 16, 2026, celebrating Grassroots Rising.

For the full speaker lineup, bios and schedule: regenerationinternational.org/peoples-food-summit-2026

10/16/2026

“The grassroots are rising.”
That is our shared call to action and the heartbeat of the 6th annual People’s Food Summit.

Join us as we travel around the globe for this unique 24-hour free virtual event featuring farmers, activists, researchers and communities whose inspiring work heals our soils, protects biodiversity, feeds our families and supports positive lasting change across our beloved planet.

For the full speaker lineup, bios and schedule: regenerationinternational.org/peoples-food-summit-2026

10/16/2026

“The grassroots are rising.”
That is our shared call to action and the heartbeat of the 6th annual People’s Food Summit.

Join us as we travel around the globe for this unique 24-hour free virtual event featuring farmers, activists, researchers and communities whose inspiring work heals our soils, protects biodiversity, feeds our families and supports positive lasting change across our beloved planet.

For the full speaker lineup, bios and schedule: regenerationinternational.org/peoples-food-summit-2026

10/16/2026

“The grassroots are rising.”
That is our shared call to action and the heartbeat of the 6th annual People’s Food Summit.

Join us as we travel around the globe for this unique 24-hour free virtual event featuring farmers, activists, researchers and communities whose inspiring work heals our soils, protects biodiversity, feeds our families and supports positive lasting change across our beloved planet.

For the full speaker lineup, bios and schedule: regenerationinternational.org/peoples-food-summit-2026

10/16/2026

“The grassroots are rising.”
That is our shared call to action and the heartbeat of the 6th annual People’s Food Summit.

Join us as we travel around the globe for this unique 24-hour free virtual event featuring farmers, activists, researchers and communities whose inspiring work heals our soils, protects biodiversity, feeds our families and supports positive lasting change across our beloved planet.

For the full speaker lineup, bios and schedule: regenerationinternational.org/peoples-food-summit-2026

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