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A Reflection on the Food & The Common Good Panel

April 6, 2026
“What I’d like to see is a shared vision and strategy of how we are going to end hunger with good food together.” The conference opened with a panel who answered the question “where are we seeing threats to the common good? And where are we seeing glimpses of hope?” Panelists included Patrick Brown, Dr. Derek Hicks, and Wendy Peters Moschetti. Each brought their own perspectives on the food system to the conversation. 
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2026 Come to the Table Conference Retrospective

April 1, 2026
This March, RAFI held its tenth Come to the Table Conference in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, tackling the theme “Food & The Common Good.” Through keynote conversations, panels, workshops, and a storytelling night, the conference was a place for stakeholders to discuss the ways in which our food systems are failing to meet this shared goal and how to take steps together to make a difference.
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Fostering Opportunity For Connection and Creativity 

October 13, 2025
As part of a year of programming under the theme Food &, Come to the Table hosted a pair of retreats for food and faith leaders to gather for two days of training, networking, and reflection. These groups of 30 - 40 participants engaged in a variety of learning opportunities, including small group conversations, individual reflection, and topical presentations.
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Food & Control Event Recap

July 14, 2025
On July 8, Come to the Table hosted a Food & Control gathering in Rocky Mount, NC alongside RAFI’s policy team. We addressed the topic of corporate power and competition in the food system, particularly in rural areas across NC. Using RAFI’s Grocery Gap Atlas, participants explored their own area and discussed the impacts and solutions to market consolidation.
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Food & Stigma

June 13, 2025
Listen, and don’t respond.  These were the instructions given to the food and faith leaders that gathered in Asheville to learn about Food & Stigma with Come to the Table. . The opening activity prompted participants to share about a place they loved growing up and then about a time they received hospitality with a small group – none of whom could respond in any way until they were finished. Listeners were to offer only a simple “thank you” at the end of each story.
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Food & Control: A Q&A With RAFI's Melanie Canales

June 10, 2025
Learn from RAFI's Melanie Canales on how corporate consolidation in the U.S. grocery industry impacts food access, food prices, and food security. Utilizing the Grocery Gap Atlas to map grocery consolidation, Canales shows how corporate dominance manipulates our food systems.
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Food & Myths That Divide

April 18, 2025
On April 10, author and activist Jonathan Wilson-Wilson-Hartgrove spoke at a Come to the Table event on the topic of ‘Food and Myths that Divide’. Wilson-Hartgrove asks, “What are the myths that are dividing us now, and how can we interrupt those stories?”
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