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Where Forgotten Crops Come Back to Life

A selection of festivals, expos and gatherings on diverse crops & foods for a resilient future around the world.

The movement, in real spaces.

These are the gatherings where the ideas behind The Living Table become lived experience — where everyone comes together around the crops that have sustained communities for generations.

2026 Gatherings

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Planetiers World Gathering 2026
★ Featured eventRegenerative Food Systems

Planetiers World Gathering 2026

21 to 23 October 2026Guimarães, Portugal — European Green Capital 2026

The 5th edition of this global platform brings together heads of state advisors, investors, and innovators to accelerate regenerative impact at planetary scale — with Food Security as one of six critical systems on the agenda. Hosted in Guimarães, European Green Capital 2026, it is one of the most significant convergence points for food system transformation this year.

EuropeRegenerationFood SecurityGlobal Leaders
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Terra Madre Salone del Gusto
24 to 27 September 2026Turin, Italy

Terra Madre Salone del Gusto

Slow Food's flagship festival brings together 1,500 farmers, fishers, and Indigenous leaders to debate food, climate, and culture under the theme Biodiversity — Be Diversity.

EuropeSlow FoodBiodiversity
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National Heirloom Expo
27 to 28 September 2026Mansfield, Missouri, USA

National Heirloom Expo

Thousands of gardeners and seed savers gather around a legendary community seed swap and over 1,000 heirloom varieties being kept alive for the future.

AmericasSeed SavingHeirloom
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GROW: Agrobiodiversity in a Changing Climate
20 to 28 October 2026Rome, Italy — FAO Headquarters and Botanical Garden

GROW: Agrobiodiversity in a Changing Climate

An FAO-backed course on how crop diversity builds climate resilience, with a 2026 focus on women farmers and the role of gastronomic heritage in reviving underutilised foods.

EuropeFAOClimate Resilience
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1st Eastern Africa Indigenous Seed Conference
17 to 20 November 2026Nairobi, Kenya

1st Eastern Africa Indigenous Seed Conference

Farmers, pastoralists, and community seed banks from across East Africa gather to strengthen farmer-managed seed systems and seed sovereignty in the face of climate change.

AfricaSeed SovereigntyIndigenous
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Know a gathering that belongs here?

Share the story of your table — a seed fair, a harvest festival, a community kitchen. If it celebrates the diversity of food and the people who grow it, we want to know.