Discovering Place-Based Solutions to Global Challenges
Telling our Stories Through Food
We believe in the power of food to tell us about ourselves and each other. The stories of home and histories are all part of the experience at Common Ground Summit.
The 3 Pillars of Connection
Spotlight: Peleke Flores and Mālama Hulēʻia
Building & Nurturing Community with Food
Spotlight: Kaplan Bunce, KRNT Studio
Why We Gather
Together, we open to the potential of deep human connection driven by the shared experience of incredible, authentic food in an otherworldly setting on Kauaʻi. Relationships are formed, projects are initiated, uncomfortable topics are addressed, memories are forged, inspiration is rekindled, and a transformative new endeavor in its initial stages begins to flourish.
Urban x Rural: Developing Healthy Food Systems
How do we achieve a meaningful balance between the health of our agricultural communities and that of our urban centers?
Spotlight: Meleana Estes -Lei Aloha
Book Giveaway: Lei Aloha, by ICWF Art Director, Meleana Estes
Spotlight: Von Diaz & Cuisines of Resilience
Von Diaz is an Emmy Award-winning documentarian, food historian, and author of Coconuts & Collards: Recipes and Stories from Puerto Rico to the Deep South.
Food & Folklore
If we change the food, what happens to the culture?
How do we reclaim this sacred connection to food, in a world urbanized and detached, where food is wasted, and fast food insidiously served up as a survival technique?
In Community with Food Event Review
The four-day gathering, which took place on the rich natural and historic land of the north shore of Kaua’i, aimed at gathering farmers, thinkers, chefs, innovators, community groups, and business leaders in one place.