Region of Plenty: Okanagan Food System Summit
Date:
Tue, Oct 20th, 2026Time:
9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Description:
A working session bringing together Okanagan food system stakeholders to address shared challenges and opportunities, connecting diverse sectors from farming to entrepreneurship.
Bringing the Okanagan food system together to connect, tackle shared challenges and turn our region’s abundance into collective action.
Where abundance meets action.
The Okanagan is a region of extraordinary abundance.
We grow food. We produce wine. We cultivate orchards and farms. We have innovative chefs, food entrepreneurs, community organizations, Indigenous knowledge holders, educators, businesses and local leaders working throughout the food system.
And yet, alongside this abundance, our region is navigating increasing food insecurity, affordability pressures, climate impacts, agricultural challenges, food waste, infrastructure gaps and changing community needs.
What becomes possible when we bring the whole food system into the same room?
On October 20, the Region of Plenty: Okanagan Food System Summit will bring together people from across the Okanagan to explore that question.
Rather than a traditional conference where participants spend the day listening, the Summit is being designed as a working session.
We will celebrate what is already happening, strengthen relationships across sectors, explore where gaps and opportunities exist, and identify priorities that can lead to greater collaboration and action beyond the day itself.
The Summit grows from the work of the Central Okanagan Food System Collaborative, while intentionally expanding the conversation across the broader Okanagan food system and region.
Venue:
Okanagan College - Kelowna Campus
Address:1000 K. L. O. Road, Kelowna
Cost:
FreeTicketing and/or registration:
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