Breaking Down Barriers to Food Education | Climate Week NYC 2026

Taylor Meredith, Education Policy Advisor at Pilot Light; Jeremy Walter, Executive Director, Food & Nutrition Education, New York City Public Schools; Nancy Easton, Executive Director and Founder of Wellness in the Schools; and Amanda Torres, Educator at PS 72x William Dorney, explore what it will take to make food education easier for schools and teachers to implement. The conversation looks at curriculum, policy, educator support, school systems, and practical models that can help move food education from individual programs toward wider adoption. Moderated by Danielle Nierenberg, President of Food Tank. Presented during Food Tank’s “The Future of Food Education” Summit at Climate Week NYC 2026, in partnership with Pilot Light and with support from Nielsen Massey.