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Transforming Europe’s food system means rethinking how it works at every level – from farming practices and climate impact to workers’ rights and community wellbeing.
At Healthy Food Healthy Planet (HFHP), we believe that building a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable food future starts with sharing power – including how funding decisions are made.
That’s where The Kitchen Table comes in. It’s HFHP’s participatory grant-making body, and a key part of how we work. Around the table, foundation and civil society leaders come together to listen, learn, and lead, making decisions collectively and keeping our shared purpose front and centre.
1. Allocating grants – using the group’s combined expertise to fund work that aligns with our strategy, fills critical gaps, and supports the wider movement.
2. Supporting and challenging the HFHP Coordination Team – offering insights and feedback to help shape plans, strengthen learning, grow the pooled fund, and make sure we stay true to our values.
3. Engaging with the community – joining our co-creation processes and representing HFHP in conversations with funders and civil society alike.
In all of this, The Kitchen Table is more than a decision-making space – it’s where we put HFHP’s values into action.
Funding decisions can feel far removed from the people doing the work. At HFHP, we wanted to change that — not just by involving more voices, but by bringing the right mix of lived experience and strategic insight into one space.
The Kitchen Table brings together people who understand the food system from different, complementary angles — from hands-on movement builders with deep knowledge of communities, to funders with a bird’s-eye view of the wider ecosystem. Together, they bring the nuance needed to make funding decisions that are grounded, strategic, and genuinely collaborative.
Starting in 2023, we set up our first Kitchen Table with an equal number of foundation and civil society members. The Kitchen Table is a non-hierarchical entity, where CSOs and funders’ roles carry equal weight. Each member of the Kitchen Table shares a deep understanding of the issues at stake, and of how local, national, and global dynamics connect. This mix helps us ensure that the grants we give add real value to the wider movement and respond to the complex challenges of transforming the food system.
As Carolina Modena, a former Kitchen Table member from Slow Food, puts it: “Equitable decisions come from shared power. This mix fosters mutual learning and aligns funding with real needs.”
The Kitchen Table is built on collaboration, creativity, and trust, fostering an environment that is "collegiate, mission-driven, and ambitious" (Chris Gee, Oak Foundation).
Caroline Modena (Slow Food) describes it as "reflective, creative, trust-based, and joyfully political," blending serious work with collective joy. Louise Johansen (Vegetarisk Forening) adds that the culture is “collaborative, sharing and knowledgeable”.
Anna Wery (European Climate Foundation) highlights the core team’s success in creating a "trusted and caring space" where ideas, doubts, and knowledge are openly shared, driving meaningful change through this supportive culture.
Decisions at The Kitchen Table may not always be perfect, but the commitment to shared learning is unwavering and invaluable. David Sanchez, CECU, shares: “As civil society faces rising challenges, from shrinking civic space to the cost-of-living crisis, The Kitchen Table offers a unique space where funders and CSOs can share power, build trust, and co-create impactful campaigns for food system change”.
The Kitchen Table plays a key role in making sure HFHP’s ways of working reflect our values – being open, participative, and focused on sharing knowledge and resources. By coming together to decide and learn, we strengthen our collective ability to make a real difference.
While The Kitchen Table is just one part of HFHP, it helps build stronger connections between civil society, funders, and the wider food movement. This means decisions are made with a deeper understanding and support for grassroots and local changemakers, helping their work to thrive.
As Anna Wery says, “Bringing diverse perspectives into the decision-making process creates a more holistic understanding of the challenges we face, and ultimately, a more resilient and impactful movement.”
We’re thrilled to be welcoming fresh voices to The Kitchen Table as we continue to reshape the future of food system funding. Our KT members serve 2 year renewable terms, and in 2025, we are growing the Kitchen table from 6 members to 10.
Those joining bring invaluable experience in public health, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, inclusion), youth advocacy, and campaigning, along with a deep connection to grassroots or community work. Their passion for building fairer, more sustainable food systems will be key to driving impactful change.
We look forward to the continued exchange of ideas and perspectives, strengthening our collective leadership, and working together to create lasting change in the food system.
- Chris Gee, Campaign Lead at the Oak Foundation
- David Sánchez, Director of the Spanish Federation of Consumers CECU
- Marina Mussapi, Strategy Implementation Manager at the Moleskine Foundation
- Anna Spurek, CEO at Green REV Institute and CEO at Safe Food Federation
- Valerie Remoquillo-Jenni, CEO at Fourfold Foundation
- Fabio Ciconte, President at Terra!
- Patrizia Rezzoli, Managing Director at Seedling Foundation
- Janelle Conn, Project Management and Network Coordination at ECOLISE (European Network for Community-led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability).
- Anders Højlund, Director of Development at Fonden Arkaia
- Alexandra Pinzon, Head of Biodiversity at ShareAction
- Anna Wery
- Carolina Modena
- Louise Johansen
Transforming Europe’s food system means rethinking how it works at every level – from farming practices and climate impact to workers’ rights and community wellbeing.
At Healthy Food Healthy Planet (HFHP), we believe that building a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable food future starts with sharing power – including how funding decisions are made.
That’s where The Kitchen Table comes in. It’s HFHP’s participatory grant-making body, and a key part of how we work. Around the table, foundation and civil society leaders come together to listen, learn, and lead, making decisions collectively and keeping our shared purpose front and centre.
1. Allocating grants – using the group’s combined expertise to fund work that aligns with our strategy, fills critical gaps, and supports the wider movement.
2. Supporting and challenging the HFHP Coordination Team – offering insights and feedback to help shape plans, strengthen learning, grow the pooled fund, and make sure we stay true to our values.
3. Engaging with the community – joining our co-creation processes and representing HFHP in conversations with funders and civil society alike.
In all of this, The Kitchen Table is more than a decision-making space – it’s where we put HFHP’s values into action.
Funding decisions can feel far removed from the people doing the work. At HFHP, we wanted to change that — not just by involving more voices, but by bringing the right mix of lived experience and strategic insight into one space.
The Kitchen Table brings together people who understand the food system from different, complementary angles — from hands-on movement builders with deep knowledge of communities, to funders with a bird’s-eye view of the wider ecosystem. Together, they bring the nuance needed to make funding decisions that are grounded, strategic, and genuinely collaborative.
Starting in 2023, we set up our first Kitchen Table with an equal number of foundation and civil society members. The Kitchen Table is a non-hierarchical entity, where CSOs and funders’ roles carry equal weight. Each member of the Kitchen Table shares a deep understanding of the issues at stake, and of how local, national, and global dynamics connect. This mix helps us ensure that the grants we give add real value to the wider movement and respond to the complex challenges of transforming the food system.
As Carolina Modena, a former Kitchen Table member from Slow Food, puts it: “Equitable decisions come from shared power. This mix fosters mutual learning and aligns funding with real needs.”
The Kitchen Table is built on collaboration, creativity, and trust, fostering an environment that is "collegiate, mission-driven, and ambitious" (Chris Gee, Oak Foundation).
Caroline Modena (Slow Food) describes it as "reflective, creative, trust-based, and joyfully political," blending serious work with collective joy. Louise Johansen (Vegetarisk Forening) adds that the culture is “collaborative, sharing and knowledgeable”.
Anna Wery (European Climate Foundation) highlights the core team’s success in creating a "trusted and caring space" where ideas, doubts, and knowledge are openly shared, driving meaningful change through this supportive culture.
Decisions at The Kitchen Table may not always be perfect, but the commitment to shared learning is unwavering and invaluable. David Sanchez, CECU, shares: “As civil society faces rising challenges, from shrinking civic space to the cost-of-living crisis, The Kitchen Table offers a unique space where funders and CSOs can share power, build trust, and co-create impactful campaigns for food system change”.
The Kitchen Table plays a key role in making sure HFHP’s ways of working reflect our values – being open, participative, and focused on sharing knowledge and resources. By coming together to decide and learn, we strengthen our collective ability to make a real difference.
While The Kitchen Table is just one part of HFHP, it helps build stronger connections between civil society, funders, and the wider food movement. This means decisions are made with a deeper understanding and support for grassroots and local changemakers, helping their work to thrive.
As Anna Wery says, “Bringing diverse perspectives into the decision-making process creates a more holistic understanding of the challenges we face, and ultimately, a more resilient and impactful movement.”
We’re thrilled to be welcoming fresh voices to The Kitchen Table as we continue to reshape the future of food system funding. Our KT members serve 2 year renewable terms, and in 2025, we are growing the Kitchen table from 6 members to 10.
Those joining bring invaluable experience in public health, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, inclusion), youth advocacy, and campaigning, along with a deep connection to grassroots or community work. Their passion for building fairer, more sustainable food systems will be key to driving impactful change.
We look forward to the continued exchange of ideas and perspectives, strengthening our collective leadership, and working together to create lasting change in the food system.
- Chris Gee, Campaign Lead at the Oak Foundation
- David Sánchez, Director of the Spanish Federation of Consumers CECU
- Marina Mussapi, Strategy Implementation Manager at the Moleskine Foundation
- Anna Spurek, CEO at Green REV Institute and CEO at Safe Food Federation
- Valerie Remoquillo-Jenni, CEO at Fourfold Foundation
- Fabio Ciconte, President at Terra!
- Patrizia Rezzoli, Managing Director at Seedling Foundation
- Janelle Conn, Project Management and Network Coordination at ECOLISE (European Network for Community-led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability).
- Anders Højlund, Director of Development at Fonden Arkaia
- Alexandra Pinzon, Head of Biodiversity at ShareAction
- Anna Wery
- Carolina Modena
- Louise Johansen
Transforming Europe’s food system means rethinking how it works at every level – from farming practices and climate impact to workers’ rights and community wellbeing.
At Healthy Food Healthy Planet (HFHP), we believe that building a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable food future starts with sharing power – including how funding decisions are made.
That’s where The Kitchen Table comes in. It’s HFHP’s participatory grant-making body, and a key part of how we work. Around the table, foundation and civil society leaders come together to listen, learn, and lead, making decisions collectively and keeping our shared purpose front and centre.
1. Allocating grants – using the group’s combined expertise to fund work that aligns with our strategy, fills critical gaps, and supports the wider movement.
2. Supporting and challenging the HFHP Coordination Team – offering insights and feedback to help shape plans, strengthen learning, grow the pooled fund, and make sure we stay true to our values.
3. Engaging with the community – joining our co-creation processes and representing HFHP in conversations with funders and civil society alike.
In all of this, The Kitchen Table is more than a decision-making space – it’s where we put HFHP’s values into action.
Funding decisions can feel far removed from the people doing the work. At HFHP, we wanted to change that — not just by involving more voices, but by bringing the right mix of lived experience and strategic insight into one space.
The Kitchen Table brings together people who understand the food system from different, complementary angles — from hands-on movement builders with deep knowledge of communities, to funders with a bird’s-eye view of the wider ecosystem. Together, they bring the nuance needed to make funding decisions that are grounded, strategic, and genuinely collaborative.
Starting in 2023, we set up our first Kitchen Table with an equal number of foundation and civil society members. The Kitchen Table is a non-hierarchical entity, where CSOs and funders’ roles carry equal weight. Each member of the Kitchen Table shares a deep understanding of the issues at stake, and of how local, national, and global dynamics connect. This mix helps us ensure that the grants we give add real value to the wider movement and respond to the complex challenges of transforming the food system.
As Carolina Modena, a former Kitchen Table member from Slow Food, puts it: “Equitable decisions come from shared power. This mix fosters mutual learning and aligns funding with real needs.”
The Kitchen Table is built on collaboration, creativity, and trust, fostering an environment that is "collegiate, mission-driven, and ambitious" (Chris Gee, Oak Foundation).
Caroline Modena (Slow Food) describes it as "reflective, creative, trust-based, and joyfully political," blending serious work with collective joy. Louise Johansen (Vegetarisk Forening) adds that the culture is “collaborative, sharing and knowledgeable”.
Anna Wery (European Climate Foundation) highlights the core team’s success in creating a "trusted and caring space" where ideas, doubts, and knowledge are openly shared, driving meaningful change through this supportive culture.
Decisions at The Kitchen Table may not always be perfect, but the commitment to shared learning is unwavering and invaluable. David Sanchez, CECU, shares: “As civil society faces rising challenges, from shrinking civic space to the cost-of-living crisis, The Kitchen Table offers a unique space where funders and CSOs can share power, build trust, and co-create impactful campaigns for food system change”.
The Kitchen Table plays a key role in making sure HFHP’s ways of working reflect our values – being open, participative, and focused on sharing knowledge and resources. By coming together to decide and learn, we strengthen our collective ability to make a real difference.
While The Kitchen Table is just one part of HFHP, it helps build stronger connections between civil society, funders, and the wider food movement. This means decisions are made with a deeper understanding and support for grassroots and local changemakers, helping their work to thrive.
As Anna Wery says, “Bringing diverse perspectives into the decision-making process creates a more holistic understanding of the challenges we face, and ultimately, a more resilient and impactful movement.”
We’re thrilled to be welcoming fresh voices to The Kitchen Table as we continue to reshape the future of food system funding. Our KT members serve 2 year renewable terms, and in 2025, we are growing the Kitchen table from 6 members to 10.
Those joining bring invaluable experience in public health, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, inclusion), youth advocacy, and campaigning, along with a deep connection to grassroots or community work. Their passion for building fairer, more sustainable food systems will be key to driving impactful change.
We look forward to the continued exchange of ideas and perspectives, strengthening our collective leadership, and working together to create lasting change in the food system.
- Chris Gee, Campaign Lead at the Oak Foundation
- David Sánchez, Director of the Spanish Federation of Consumers CECU
- Marina Mussapi, Strategy Implementation Manager at the Moleskine Foundation
- Anna Spurek, CEO at Green REV Institute and CEO at Safe Food Federation
- Valerie Remoquillo-Jenni, CEO at Fourfold Foundation
- Fabio Ciconte, President at Terra!
- Patrizia Rezzoli, Managing Director at Seedling Foundation
- Janelle Conn, Project Management and Network Coordination at ECOLISE (European Network for Community-led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability).
- Anders Højlund, Director of Development at Fonden Arkaia
- Alexandra Pinzon, Head of Biodiversity at ShareAction
- Anna Wery
- Carolina Modena
- Louise Johansen
Transforming Europe’s food system means rethinking how it works at every level – from farming practices and climate impact to workers’ rights and community wellbeing.
At Healthy Food Healthy Planet (HFHP), we believe that building a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable food future starts with sharing power – including how funding decisions are made.
That’s where The Kitchen Table comes in. It’s HFHP’s participatory grant-making body, and a key part of how we work. Around the table, foundation and civil society leaders come together to listen, learn, and lead, making decisions collectively and keeping our shared purpose front and centre.
1. Allocating grants – using the group’s combined expertise to fund work that aligns with our strategy, fills critical gaps, and supports the wider movement.
2. Supporting and challenging the HFHP Coordination Team – offering insights and feedback to help shape plans, strengthen learning, grow the pooled fund, and make sure we stay true to our values.
3. Engaging with the community – joining our co-creation processes and representing HFHP in conversations with funders and civil society alike.
In all of this, The Kitchen Table is more than a decision-making space – it’s where we put HFHP’s values into action.
Funding decisions can feel far removed from the people doing the work. At HFHP, we wanted to change that — not just by involving more voices, but by bringing the right mix of lived experience and strategic insight into one space.
The Kitchen Table brings together people who understand the food system from different, complementary angles — from hands-on movement builders with deep knowledge of communities, to funders with a bird’s-eye view of the wider ecosystem. Together, they bring the nuance needed to make funding decisions that are grounded, strategic, and genuinely collaborative.
Starting in 2023, we set up our first Kitchen Table with an equal number of foundation and civil society members. The Kitchen Table is a non-hierarchical entity, where CSOs and funders’ roles carry equal weight. Each member of the Kitchen Table shares a deep understanding of the issues at stake, and of how local, national, and global dynamics connect. This mix helps us ensure that the grants we give add real value to the wider movement and respond to the complex challenges of transforming the food system.
As Carolina Modena, a former Kitchen Table member from Slow Food, puts it: “Equitable decisions come from shared power. This mix fosters mutual learning and aligns funding with real needs.”
The Kitchen Table is built on collaboration, creativity, and trust, fostering an environment that is "collegiate, mission-driven, and ambitious" (Chris Gee, Oak Foundation).
Caroline Modena (Slow Food) describes it as "reflective, creative, trust-based, and joyfully political," blending serious work with collective joy. Louise Johansen (Vegetarisk Forening) adds that the culture is “collaborative, sharing and knowledgeable”.
Anna Wery (European Climate Foundation) highlights the core team’s success in creating a "trusted and caring space" where ideas, doubts, and knowledge are openly shared, driving meaningful change through this supportive culture.
Decisions at The Kitchen Table may not always be perfect, but the commitment to shared learning is unwavering and invaluable. David Sanchez, CECU, shares: “As civil society faces rising challenges, from shrinking civic space to the cost-of-living crisis, The Kitchen Table offers a unique space where funders and CSOs can share power, build trust, and co-create impactful campaigns for food system change”.
The Kitchen Table plays a key role in making sure HFHP’s ways of working reflect our values – being open, participative, and focused on sharing knowledge and resources. By coming together to decide and learn, we strengthen our collective ability to make a real difference.
While The Kitchen Table is just one part of HFHP, it helps build stronger connections between civil society, funders, and the wider food movement. This means decisions are made with a deeper understanding and support for grassroots and local changemakers, helping their work to thrive.
As Anna Wery says, “Bringing diverse perspectives into the decision-making process creates a more holistic understanding of the challenges we face, and ultimately, a more resilient and impactful movement.”
We’re thrilled to be welcoming fresh voices to The Kitchen Table as we continue to reshape the future of food system funding. Our KT members serve 2 year renewable terms, and in 2025, we are growing the Kitchen table from 6 members to 10.
Those joining bring invaluable experience in public health, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, inclusion), youth advocacy, and campaigning, along with a deep connection to grassroots or community work. Their passion for building fairer, more sustainable food systems will be key to driving impactful change.
We look forward to the continued exchange of ideas and perspectives, strengthening our collective leadership, and working together to create lasting change in the food system.
- Chris Gee, Campaign Lead at the Oak Foundation
- David Sánchez, Director of the Spanish Federation of Consumers CECU
- Marina Mussapi, Strategy Implementation Manager at the Moleskine Foundation
- Anna Spurek, CEO at Green REV Institute and CEO at Safe Food Federation
- Valerie Remoquillo-Jenni, CEO at Fourfold Foundation
- Fabio Ciconte, President at Terra!
- Patrizia Rezzoli, Managing Director at Seedling Foundation
- Janelle Conn, Project Management and Network Coordination at ECOLISE (European Network for Community-led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability).
- Anders Højlund, Director of Development at Fonden Arkaia
- Alexandra Pinzon, Head of Biodiversity at ShareAction
- Anna Wery
- Carolina Modena
- Louise Johansen
Transforming Europe’s food system means rethinking how it works at every level – from farming practices and climate impact to workers’ rights and community wellbeing.
At Healthy Food Healthy Planet (HFHP), we believe that building a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable food future starts with sharing power – including how funding decisions are made.
That’s where The Kitchen Table comes in. It’s HFHP’s participatory grant-making body, and a key part of how we work. Around the table, foundation and civil society leaders come together to listen, learn, and lead, making decisions collectively and keeping our shared purpose front and centre.
1. Allocating grants – using the group’s combined expertise to fund work that aligns with our strategy, fills critical gaps, and supports the wider movement.
2. Supporting and challenging the HFHP Coordination Team – offering insights and feedback to help shape plans, strengthen learning, grow the pooled fund, and make sure we stay true to our values.
3. Engaging with the community – joining our co-creation processes and representing HFHP in conversations with funders and civil society alike.
In all of this, The Kitchen Table is more than a decision-making space – it’s where we put HFHP’s values into action.
Funding decisions can feel far removed from the people doing the work. At HFHP, we wanted to change that — not just by involving more voices, but by bringing the right mix of lived experience and strategic insight into one space.
The Kitchen Table brings together people who understand the food system from different, complementary angles — from hands-on movement builders with deep knowledge of communities, to funders with a bird’s-eye view of the wider ecosystem. Together, they bring the nuance needed to make funding decisions that are grounded, strategic, and genuinely collaborative.
Starting in 2023, we set up our first Kitchen Table with an equal number of foundation and civil society members. The Kitchen Table is a non-hierarchical entity, where CSOs and funders’ roles carry equal weight. Each member of the Kitchen Table shares a deep understanding of the issues at stake, and of how local, national, and global dynamics connect. This mix helps us ensure that the grants we give add real value to the wider movement and respond to the complex challenges of transforming the food system.
As Carolina Modena, a former Kitchen Table member from Slow Food, puts it: “Equitable decisions come from shared power. This mix fosters mutual learning and aligns funding with real needs.”
The Kitchen Table is built on collaboration, creativity, and trust, fostering an environment that is "collegiate, mission-driven, and ambitious" (Chris Gee, Oak Foundation).
Caroline Modena (Slow Food) describes it as "reflective, creative, trust-based, and joyfully political," blending serious work with collective joy. Louise Johansen (Vegetarisk Forening) adds that the culture is “collaborative, sharing and knowledgeable”.
Anna Wery (European Climate Foundation) highlights the core team’s success in creating a "trusted and caring space" where ideas, doubts, and knowledge are openly shared, driving meaningful change through this supportive culture.
Decisions at The Kitchen Table may not always be perfect, but the commitment to shared learning is unwavering and invaluable. David Sanchez, CECU, shares: “As civil society faces rising challenges, from shrinking civic space to the cost-of-living crisis, The Kitchen Table offers a unique space where funders and CSOs can share power, build trust, and co-create impactful campaigns for food system change”.
The Kitchen Table plays a key role in making sure HFHP’s ways of working reflect our values – being open, participative, and focused on sharing knowledge and resources. By coming together to decide and learn, we strengthen our collective ability to make a real difference.
While The Kitchen Table is just one part of HFHP, it helps build stronger connections between civil society, funders, and the wider food movement. This means decisions are made with a deeper understanding and support for grassroots and local changemakers, helping their work to thrive.
As Anna Wery says, “Bringing diverse perspectives into the decision-making process creates a more holistic understanding of the challenges we face, and ultimately, a more resilient and impactful movement.”
We’re thrilled to be welcoming fresh voices to The Kitchen Table as we continue to reshape the future of food system funding. Our KT members serve 2 year renewable terms, and in 2025, we are growing the Kitchen table from 6 members to 10.
Those joining bring invaluable experience in public health, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, inclusion), youth advocacy, and campaigning, along with a deep connection to grassroots or community work. Their passion for building fairer, more sustainable food systems will be key to driving impactful change.
We look forward to the continued exchange of ideas and perspectives, strengthening our collective leadership, and working together to create lasting change in the food system.
- Chris Gee, Campaign Lead at the Oak Foundation
- David Sánchez, Director of the Spanish Federation of Consumers CECU
- Marina Mussapi, Strategy Implementation Manager at the Moleskine Foundation
- Anna Spurek, CEO at Green REV Institute and CEO at Safe Food Federation
- Valerie Remoquillo-Jenni, CEO at Fourfold Foundation
- Fabio Ciconte, President at Terra!
- Patrizia Rezzoli, Managing Director at Seedling Foundation
- Janelle Conn, Project Management and Network Coordination at ECOLISE (European Network for Community-led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability).
- Anders Højlund, Director of Development at Fonden Arkaia
- Alexandra Pinzon, Head of Biodiversity at ShareAction
- Anna Wery
- Carolina Modena
- Louise Johansen
Transforming Europe’s food system means rethinking how it works at every level – from farming practices and climate impact to workers’ rights and community wellbeing.
At Healthy Food Healthy Planet (HFHP), we believe that building a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable food future starts with sharing power – including how funding decisions are made.
That’s where The Kitchen Table comes in. It’s HFHP’s participatory grant-making body, and a key part of how we work. Around the table, foundation and civil society leaders come together to listen, learn, and lead, making decisions collectively and keeping our shared purpose front and centre.
1. Allocating grants – using the group’s combined expertise to fund work that aligns with our strategy, fills critical gaps, and supports the wider movement.
2. Supporting and challenging the HFHP Coordination Team – offering insights and feedback to help shape plans, strengthen learning, grow the pooled fund, and make sure we stay true to our values.
3. Engaging with the community – joining our co-creation processes and representing HFHP in conversations with funders and civil society alike.
In all of this, The Kitchen Table is more than a decision-making space – it’s where we put HFHP’s values into action.
Funding decisions can feel far removed from the people doing the work. At HFHP, we wanted to change that — not just by involving more voices, but by bringing the right mix of lived experience and strategic insight into one space.
The Kitchen Table brings together people who understand the food system from different, complementary angles — from hands-on movement builders with deep knowledge of communities, to funders with a bird’s-eye view of the wider ecosystem. Together, they bring the nuance needed to make funding decisions that are grounded, strategic, and genuinely collaborative.
Starting in 2023, we set up our first Kitchen Table with an equal number of foundation and civil society members. The Kitchen Table is a non-hierarchical entity, where CSOs and funders’ roles carry equal weight. Each member of the Kitchen Table shares a deep understanding of the issues at stake, and of how local, national, and global dynamics connect. This mix helps us ensure that the grants we give add real value to the wider movement and respond to the complex challenges of transforming the food system.
As Carolina Modena, a former Kitchen Table member from Slow Food, puts it: “Equitable decisions come from shared power. This mix fosters mutual learning and aligns funding with real needs.”
The Kitchen Table is built on collaboration, creativity, and trust, fostering an environment that is "collegiate, mission-driven, and ambitious" (Chris Gee, Oak Foundation).
Caroline Modena (Slow Food) describes it as "reflective, creative, trust-based, and joyfully political," blending serious work with collective joy. Louise Johansen (Vegetarisk Forening) adds that the culture is “collaborative, sharing and knowledgeable”.
Anna Wery (European Climate Foundation) highlights the core team’s success in creating a "trusted and caring space" where ideas, doubts, and knowledge are openly shared, driving meaningful change through this supportive culture.
Decisions at The Kitchen Table may not always be perfect, but the commitment to shared learning is unwavering and invaluable. David Sanchez, CECU, shares: “As civil society faces rising challenges, from shrinking civic space to the cost-of-living crisis, The Kitchen Table offers a unique space where funders and CSOs can share power, build trust, and co-create impactful campaigns for food system change”.
The Kitchen Table plays a key role in making sure HFHP’s ways of working reflect our values – being open, participative, and focused on sharing knowledge and resources. By coming together to decide and learn, we strengthen our collective ability to make a real difference.
While The Kitchen Table is just one part of HFHP, it helps build stronger connections between civil society, funders, and the wider food movement. This means decisions are made with a deeper understanding and support for grassroots and local changemakers, helping their work to thrive.
As Anna Wery says, “Bringing diverse perspectives into the decision-making process creates a more holistic understanding of the challenges we face, and ultimately, a more resilient and impactful movement.”
We’re thrilled to be welcoming fresh voices to The Kitchen Table as we continue to reshape the future of food system funding. Our KT members serve 2 year renewable terms, and in 2025, we are growing the Kitchen table from 6 members to 10.
Those joining bring invaluable experience in public health, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, inclusion), youth advocacy, and campaigning, along with a deep connection to grassroots or community work. Their passion for building fairer, more sustainable food systems will be key to driving impactful change.
We look forward to the continued exchange of ideas and perspectives, strengthening our collective leadership, and working together to create lasting change in the food system.
- Chris Gee, Campaign Lead at the Oak Foundation
- David Sánchez, Director of the Spanish Federation of Consumers CECU
- Marina Mussapi, Strategy Implementation Manager at the Moleskine Foundation
- Anna Spurek, CEO at Green REV Institute and CEO at Safe Food Federation
- Valerie Remoquillo-Jenni, CEO at Fourfold Foundation
- Fabio Ciconte, President at Terra!
- Patrizia Rezzoli, Managing Director at Seedling Foundation
- Janelle Conn, Project Management and Network Coordination at ECOLISE (European Network for Community-led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability).
- Anders Højlund, Director of Development at Fonden Arkaia
- Alexandra Pinzon, Head of Biodiversity at ShareAction
- Anna Wery
- Carolina Modena
- Louise Johansen
Transforming Europe’s food system means rethinking how it works at every level – from farming practices and climate impact to workers’ rights and community wellbeing.
At Healthy Food Healthy Planet (HFHP), we believe that building a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable food future starts with sharing power – including how funding decisions are made.
That’s where The Kitchen Table comes in. It’s HFHP’s participatory grant-making body, and a key part of how we work. Around the table, foundation and civil society leaders come together to listen, learn, and lead, making decisions collectively and keeping our shared purpose front and centre.
1. Allocating grants – using the group’s combined expertise to fund work that aligns with our strategy, fills critical gaps, and supports the wider movement.
2. Supporting and challenging the HFHP Coordination Team – offering insights and feedback to help shape plans, strengthen learning, grow the pooled fund, and make sure we stay true to our values.
3. Engaging with the community – joining our co-creation processes and representing HFHP in conversations with funders and civil society alike.
In all of this, The Kitchen Table is more than a decision-making space – it’s where we put HFHP’s values into action.
Funding decisions can feel far removed from the people doing the work. At HFHP, we wanted to change that — not just by involving more voices, but by bringing the right mix of lived experience and strategic insight into one space.
The Kitchen Table brings together people who understand the food system from different, complementary angles — from hands-on movement builders with deep knowledge of communities, to funders with a bird’s-eye view of the wider ecosystem. Together, they bring the nuance needed to make funding decisions that are grounded, strategic, and genuinely collaborative.
Starting in 2023, we set up our first Kitchen Table with an equal number of foundation and civil society members. The Kitchen Table is a non-hierarchical entity, where CSOs and funders’ roles carry equal weight. Each member of the Kitchen Table shares a deep understanding of the issues at stake, and of how local, national, and global dynamics connect. This mix helps us ensure that the grants we give add real value to the wider movement and respond to the complex challenges of transforming the food system.
As Carolina Modena, a former Kitchen Table member from Slow Food, puts it: “Equitable decisions come from shared power. This mix fosters mutual learning and aligns funding with real needs.”
The Kitchen Table is built on collaboration, creativity, and trust, fostering an environment that is "collegiate, mission-driven, and ambitious" (Chris Gee, Oak Foundation).
Caroline Modena (Slow Food) describes it as "reflective, creative, trust-based, and joyfully political," blending serious work with collective joy. Louise Johansen (Vegetarisk Forening) adds that the culture is “collaborative, sharing and knowledgeable”.
Anna Wery (European Climate Foundation) highlights the core team’s success in creating a "trusted and caring space" where ideas, doubts, and knowledge are openly shared, driving meaningful change through this supportive culture.
Decisions at The Kitchen Table may not always be perfect, but the commitment to shared learning is unwavering and invaluable. David Sanchez, CECU, shares: “As civil society faces rising challenges, from shrinking civic space to the cost-of-living crisis, The Kitchen Table offers a unique space where funders and CSOs can share power, build trust, and co-create impactful campaigns for food system change”.
The Kitchen Table plays a key role in making sure HFHP’s ways of working reflect our values – being open, participative, and focused on sharing knowledge and resources. By coming together to decide and learn, we strengthen our collective ability to make a real difference.
While The Kitchen Table is just one part of HFHP, it helps build stronger connections between civil society, funders, and the wider food movement. This means decisions are made with a deeper understanding and support for grassroots and local changemakers, helping their work to thrive.
As Anna Wery says, “Bringing diverse perspectives into the decision-making process creates a more holistic understanding of the challenges we face, and ultimately, a more resilient and impactful movement.”
We’re thrilled to be welcoming fresh voices to The Kitchen Table as we continue to reshape the future of food system funding. Our KT members serve 2 year renewable terms, and in 2025, we are growing the Kitchen table from 6 members to 10.
Those joining bring invaluable experience in public health, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, inclusion), youth advocacy, and campaigning, along with a deep connection to grassroots or community work. Their passion for building fairer, more sustainable food systems will be key to driving impactful change.
We look forward to the continued exchange of ideas and perspectives, strengthening our collective leadership, and working together to create lasting change in the food system.
- Chris Gee, Campaign Lead at the Oak Foundation
- David Sánchez, Director of the Spanish Federation of Consumers CECU
- Marina Mussapi, Strategy Implementation Manager at the Moleskine Foundation
- Anna Spurek, CEO at Green REV Institute and CEO at Safe Food Federation
- Valerie Remoquillo-Jenni, CEO at Fourfold Foundation
- Fabio Ciconte, President at Terra!
- Patrizia Rezzoli, Managing Director at Seedling Foundation
- Janelle Conn, Project Management and Network Coordination at ECOLISE (European Network for Community-led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability).
- Anders Højlund, Director of Development at Fonden Arkaia
- Alexandra Pinzon, Head of Biodiversity at ShareAction
- Anna Wery
- Carolina Modena
- Louise Johansen
Transforming Europe’s food system means rethinking how it works at every level – from farming practices and climate impact to workers’ rights and community wellbeing.
At Healthy Food Healthy Planet (HFHP), we believe that building a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable food future starts with sharing power – including how funding decisions are made.
That’s where The Kitchen Table comes in. It’s HFHP’s participatory grant-making body, and a key part of how we work. Around the table, foundation and civil society leaders come together to listen, learn, and lead, making decisions collectively and keeping our shared purpose front and centre.
1. Allocating grants – using the group’s combined expertise to fund work that aligns with our strategy, fills critical gaps, and supports the wider movement.
2. Supporting and challenging the HFHP Coordination Team – offering insights and feedback to help shape plans, strengthen learning, grow the pooled fund, and make sure we stay true to our values.
3. Engaging with the community – joining our co-creation processes and representing HFHP in conversations with funders and civil society alike.
In all of this, The Kitchen Table is more than a decision-making space – it’s where we put HFHP’s values into action.
Funding decisions can feel far removed from the people doing the work. At HFHP, we wanted to change that — not just by involving more voices, but by bringing the right mix of lived experience and strategic insight into one space.
The Kitchen Table brings together people who understand the food system from different, complementary angles — from hands-on movement builders with deep knowledge of communities, to funders with a bird’s-eye view of the wider ecosystem. Together, they bring the nuance needed to make funding decisions that are grounded, strategic, and genuinely collaborative.
Starting in 2023, we set up our first Kitchen Table with an equal number of foundation and civil society members. The Kitchen Table is a non-hierarchical entity, where CSOs and funders’ roles carry equal weight. Each member of the Kitchen Table shares a deep understanding of the issues at stake, and of how local, national, and global dynamics connect. This mix helps us ensure that the grants we give add real value to the wider movement and respond to the complex challenges of transforming the food system.
As Carolina Modena, a former Kitchen Table member from Slow Food, puts it: “Equitable decisions come from shared power. This mix fosters mutual learning and aligns funding with real needs.”
The Kitchen Table is built on collaboration, creativity, and trust, fostering an environment that is "collegiate, mission-driven, and ambitious" (Chris Gee, Oak Foundation).
Caroline Modena (Slow Food) describes it as "reflective, creative, trust-based, and joyfully political," blending serious work with collective joy. Louise Johansen (Vegetarisk Forening) adds that the culture is “collaborative, sharing and knowledgeable”.
Anna Wery (European Climate Foundation) highlights the core team’s success in creating a "trusted and caring space" where ideas, doubts, and knowledge are openly shared, driving meaningful change through this supportive culture.
Decisions at The Kitchen Table may not always be perfect, but the commitment to shared learning is unwavering and invaluable. David Sanchez, CECU, shares: “As civil society faces rising challenges, from shrinking civic space to the cost-of-living crisis, The Kitchen Table offers a unique space where funders and CSOs can share power, build trust, and co-create impactful campaigns for food system change”.
The Kitchen Table plays a key role in making sure HFHP’s ways of working reflect our values – being open, participative, and focused on sharing knowledge and resources. By coming together to decide and learn, we strengthen our collective ability to make a real difference.
While The Kitchen Table is just one part of HFHP, it helps build stronger connections between civil society, funders, and the wider food movement. This means decisions are made with a deeper understanding and support for grassroots and local changemakers, helping their work to thrive.
As Anna Wery says, “Bringing diverse perspectives into the decision-making process creates a more holistic understanding of the challenges we face, and ultimately, a more resilient and impactful movement.”
We’re thrilled to be welcoming fresh voices to The Kitchen Table as we continue to reshape the future of food system funding. Our KT members serve 2 year renewable terms, and in 2025, we are growing the Kitchen table from 6 members to 10.
Those joining bring invaluable experience in public health, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, inclusion), youth advocacy, and campaigning, along with a deep connection to grassroots or community work. Their passion for building fairer, more sustainable food systems will be key to driving impactful change.
We look forward to the continued exchange of ideas and perspectives, strengthening our collective leadership, and working together to create lasting change in the food system.
- Chris Gee, Campaign Lead at the Oak Foundation
- David Sánchez, Director of the Spanish Federation of Consumers CECU
- Marina Mussapi, Strategy Implementation Manager at the Moleskine Foundation
- Anna Spurek, CEO at Green REV Institute and CEO at Safe Food Federation
- Valerie Remoquillo-Jenni, CEO at Fourfold Foundation
- Fabio Ciconte, President at Terra!
- Patrizia Rezzoli, Managing Director at Seedling Foundation
- Janelle Conn, Project Management and Network Coordination at ECOLISE (European Network for Community-led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability).
- Anders Højlund, Director of Development at Fonden Arkaia
- Alexandra Pinzon, Head of Biodiversity at ShareAction
- Anna Wery
- Carolina Modena
- Louise Johansen
Transforming Europe’s food system means rethinking how it works at every level – from farming practices and climate impact to workers’ rights and community wellbeing.
At Healthy Food Healthy Planet (HFHP), we believe that building a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable food future starts with sharing power – including how funding decisions are made.
That’s where The Kitchen Table comes in. It’s HFHP’s participatory grant-making body, and a key part of how we work. Around the table, foundation and civil society leaders come together to listen, learn, and lead, making decisions collectively and keeping our shared purpose front and centre.
1. Allocating grants – using the group’s combined expertise to fund work that aligns with our strategy, fills critical gaps, and supports the wider movement.
2. Supporting and challenging the HFHP Coordination Team – offering insights and feedback to help shape plans, strengthen learning, grow the pooled fund, and make sure we stay true to our values.
3. Engaging with the community – joining our co-creation processes and representing HFHP in conversations with funders and civil society alike.
In all of this, The Kitchen Table is more than a decision-making space – it’s where we put HFHP’s values into action.
Funding decisions can feel far removed from the people doing the work. At HFHP, we wanted to change that — not just by involving more voices, but by bringing the right mix of lived experience and strategic insight into one space.
The Kitchen Table brings together people who understand the food system from different, complementary angles — from hands-on movement builders with deep knowledge of communities, to funders with a bird’s-eye view of the wider ecosystem. Together, they bring the nuance needed to make funding decisions that are grounded, strategic, and genuinely collaborative.
Starting in 2023, we set up our first Kitchen Table with an equal number of foundation and civil society members. The Kitchen Table is a non-hierarchical entity, where CSOs and funders’ roles carry equal weight. Each member of the Kitchen Table shares a deep understanding of the issues at stake, and of how local, national, and global dynamics connect. This mix helps us ensure that the grants we give add real value to the wider movement and respond to the complex challenges of transforming the food system.
As Carolina Modena, a former Kitchen Table member from Slow Food, puts it: “Equitable decisions come from shared power. This mix fosters mutual learning and aligns funding with real needs.”
The Kitchen Table is built on collaboration, creativity, and trust, fostering an environment that is "collegiate, mission-driven, and ambitious" (Chris Gee, Oak Foundation).
Caroline Modena (Slow Food) describes it as "reflective, creative, trust-based, and joyfully political," blending serious work with collective joy. Louise Johansen (Vegetarisk Forening) adds that the culture is “collaborative, sharing and knowledgeable”.
Anna Wery (European Climate Foundation) highlights the core team’s success in creating a "trusted and caring space" where ideas, doubts, and knowledge are openly shared, driving meaningful change through this supportive culture.
Decisions at The Kitchen Table may not always be perfect, but the commitment to shared learning is unwavering and invaluable. David Sanchez, CECU, shares: “As civil society faces rising challenges, from shrinking civic space to the cost-of-living crisis, The Kitchen Table offers a unique space where funders and CSOs can share power, build trust, and co-create impactful campaigns for food system change”.
The Kitchen Table plays a key role in making sure HFHP’s ways of working reflect our values – being open, participative, and focused on sharing knowledge and resources. By coming together to decide and learn, we strengthen our collective ability to make a real difference.
While The Kitchen Table is just one part of HFHP, it helps build stronger connections between civil society, funders, and the wider food movement. This means decisions are made with a deeper understanding and support for grassroots and local changemakers, helping their work to thrive.
As Anna Wery says, “Bringing diverse perspectives into the decision-making process creates a more holistic understanding of the challenges we face, and ultimately, a more resilient and impactful movement.”
We’re thrilled to be welcoming fresh voices to The Kitchen Table as we continue to reshape the future of food system funding. Our KT members serve 2 year renewable terms, and in 2025, we are growing the Kitchen table from 6 members to 10.
Those joining bring invaluable experience in public health, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, inclusion), youth advocacy, and campaigning, along with a deep connection to grassroots or community work. Their passion for building fairer, more sustainable food systems will be key to driving impactful change.
We look forward to the continued exchange of ideas and perspectives, strengthening our collective leadership, and working together to create lasting change in the food system.
- Chris Gee, Campaign Lead at the Oak Foundation
- David Sánchez, Director of the Spanish Federation of Consumers CECU
- Marina Mussapi, Strategy Implementation Manager at the Moleskine Foundation
- Anna Spurek, CEO at Green REV Institute and CEO at Safe Food Federation
- Valerie Remoquillo-Jenni, CEO at Fourfold Foundation
- Fabio Ciconte, President at Terra!
- Patrizia Rezzoli, Managing Director at Seedling Foundation
- Janelle Conn, Project Management and Network Coordination at ECOLISE (European Network for Community-led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability).
- Anders Højlund, Director of Development at Fonden Arkaia
- Alexandra Pinzon, Head of Biodiversity at ShareAction
- Anna Wery
- Carolina Modena
- Louise Johansen
Transforming Europe’s food system means rethinking how it works at every level – from farming practices and climate impact to workers’ rights and community wellbeing.
At Healthy Food Healthy Planet (HFHP), we believe that building a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable food future starts with sharing power – including how funding decisions are made.
That’s where The Kitchen Table comes in. It’s HFHP’s participatory grant-making body, and a key part of how we work. Around the table, foundation and civil society leaders come together to listen, learn, and lead, making decisions collectively and keeping our shared purpose front and centre.
1. Allocating grants – using the group’s combined expertise to fund work that aligns with our strategy, fills critical gaps, and supports the wider movement.
2. Supporting and challenging the HFHP Coordination Team – offering insights and feedback to help shape plans, strengthen learning, grow the pooled fund, and make sure we stay true to our values.
3. Engaging with the community – joining our co-creation processes and representing HFHP in conversations with funders and civil society alike.
In all of this, The Kitchen Table is more than a decision-making space – it’s where we put HFHP’s values into action.
Funding decisions can feel far removed from the people doing the work. At HFHP, we wanted to change that — not just by involving more voices, but by bringing the right mix of lived experience and strategic insight into one space.
The Kitchen Table brings together people who understand the food system from different, complementary angles — from hands-on movement builders with deep knowledge of communities, to funders with a bird’s-eye view of the wider ecosystem. Together, they bring the nuance needed to make funding decisions that are grounded, strategic, and genuinely collaborative.
Starting in 2023, we set up our first Kitchen Table with an equal number of foundation and civil society members. The Kitchen Table is a non-hierarchical entity, where CSOs and funders’ roles carry equal weight. Each member of the Kitchen Table shares a deep understanding of the issues at stake, and of how local, national, and global dynamics connect. This mix helps us ensure that the grants we give add real value to the wider movement and respond to the complex challenges of transforming the food system.
As Carolina Modena, a former Kitchen Table member from Slow Food, puts it: “Equitable decisions come from shared power. This mix fosters mutual learning and aligns funding with real needs.”
The Kitchen Table is built on collaboration, creativity, and trust, fostering an environment that is "collegiate, mission-driven, and ambitious" (Chris Gee, Oak Foundation).
Caroline Modena (Slow Food) describes it as "reflective, creative, trust-based, and joyfully political," blending serious work with collective joy. Louise Johansen (Vegetarisk Forening) adds that the culture is “collaborative, sharing and knowledgeable”.
Anna Wery (European Climate Foundation) highlights the core team’s success in creating a "trusted and caring space" where ideas, doubts, and knowledge are openly shared, driving meaningful change through this supportive culture.
Decisions at The Kitchen Table may not always be perfect, but the commitment to shared learning is unwavering and invaluable. David Sanchez, CECU, shares: “As civil society faces rising challenges, from shrinking civic space to the cost-of-living crisis, The Kitchen Table offers a unique space where funders and CSOs can share power, build trust, and co-create impactful campaigns for food system change”.
The Kitchen Table plays a key role in making sure HFHP’s ways of working reflect our values – being open, participative, and focused on sharing knowledge and resources. By coming together to decide and learn, we strengthen our collective ability to make a real difference.
While The Kitchen Table is just one part of HFHP, it helps build stronger connections between civil society, funders, and the wider food movement. This means decisions are made with a deeper understanding and support for grassroots and local changemakers, helping their work to thrive.
As Anna Wery says, “Bringing diverse perspectives into the decision-making process creates a more holistic understanding of the challenges we face, and ultimately, a more resilient and impactful movement.”
We’re thrilled to be welcoming fresh voices to The Kitchen Table as we continue to reshape the future of food system funding. Our KT members serve 2 year renewable terms, and in 2025, we are growing the Kitchen table from 6 members to 10.
Those joining bring invaluable experience in public health, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, inclusion), youth advocacy, and campaigning, along with a deep connection to grassroots or community work. Their passion for building fairer, more sustainable food systems will be key to driving impactful change.
We look forward to the continued exchange of ideas and perspectives, strengthening our collective leadership, and working together to create lasting change in the food system.
- Chris Gee, Campaign Lead at the Oak Foundation
- David Sánchez, Director of the Spanish Federation of Consumers CECU
- Marina Mussapi, Strategy Implementation Manager at the Moleskine Foundation
- Anna Spurek, CEO at Green REV Institute and CEO at Safe Food Federation
- Valerie Remoquillo-Jenni, CEO at Fourfold Foundation
- Fabio Ciconte, President at Terra!
- Patrizia Rezzoli, Managing Director at Seedling Foundation
- Janelle Conn, Project Management and Network Coordination at ECOLISE (European Network for Community-led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability).
- Anders Højlund, Director of Development at Fonden Arkaia
- Alexandra Pinzon, Head of Biodiversity at ShareAction
- Anna Wery
- Carolina Modena
- Louise Johansen
Transforming Europe’s food system means rethinking how it works at every level – from farming practices and climate impact to workers’ rights and community wellbeing.
At Healthy Food Healthy Planet (HFHP), we believe that building a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable food future starts with sharing power – including how funding decisions are made.
That’s where The Kitchen Table comes in. It’s HFHP’s participatory grant-making body, and a key part of how we work. Around the table, foundation and civil society leaders come together to listen, learn, and lead, making decisions collectively and keeping our shared purpose front and centre.
1. Allocating grants – using the group’s combined expertise to fund work that aligns with our strategy, fills critical gaps, and supports the wider movement.
2. Supporting and challenging the HFHP Coordination Team – offering insights and feedback to help shape plans, strengthen learning, grow the pooled fund, and make sure we stay true to our values.
3. Engaging with the community – joining our co-creation processes and representing HFHP in conversations with funders and civil society alike.
In all of this, The Kitchen Table is more than a decision-making space – it’s where we put HFHP’s values into action.
Funding decisions can feel far removed from the people doing the work. At HFHP, we wanted to change that — not just by involving more voices, but by bringing the right mix of lived experience and strategic insight into one space.
The Kitchen Table brings together people who understand the food system from different, complementary angles — from hands-on movement builders with deep knowledge of communities, to funders with a bird’s-eye view of the wider ecosystem. Together, they bring the nuance needed to make funding decisions that are grounded, strategic, and genuinely collaborative.
Starting in 2023, we set up our first Kitchen Table with an equal number of foundation and civil society members. The Kitchen Table is a non-hierarchical entity, where CSOs and funders’ roles carry equal weight. Each member of the Kitchen Table shares a deep understanding of the issues at stake, and of how local, national, and global dynamics connect. This mix helps us ensure that the grants we give add real value to the wider movement and respond to the complex challenges of transforming the food system.
As Carolina Modena, a former Kitchen Table member from Slow Food, puts it: “Equitable decisions come from shared power. This mix fosters mutual learning and aligns funding with real needs.”
The Kitchen Table is built on collaboration, creativity, and trust, fostering an environment that is "collegiate, mission-driven, and ambitious" (Chris Gee, Oak Foundation).
Caroline Modena (Slow Food) describes it as "reflective, creative, trust-based, and joyfully political," blending serious work with collective joy. Louise Johansen (Vegetarisk Forening) adds that the culture is “collaborative, sharing and knowledgeable”.
Anna Wery (European Climate Foundation) highlights the core team’s success in creating a "trusted and caring space" where ideas, doubts, and knowledge are openly shared, driving meaningful change through this supportive culture.
Decisions at The Kitchen Table may not always be perfect, but the commitment to shared learning is unwavering and invaluable. David Sanchez, CECU, shares: “As civil society faces rising challenges, from shrinking civic space to the cost-of-living crisis, The Kitchen Table offers a unique space where funders and CSOs can share power, build trust, and co-create impactful campaigns for food system change”.
The Kitchen Table plays a key role in making sure HFHP’s ways of working reflect our values – being open, participative, and focused on sharing knowledge and resources. By coming together to decide and learn, we strengthen our collective ability to make a real difference.
While The Kitchen Table is just one part of HFHP, it helps build stronger connections between civil society, funders, and the wider food movement. This means decisions are made with a deeper understanding and support for grassroots and local changemakers, helping their work to thrive.
As Anna Wery says, “Bringing diverse perspectives into the decision-making process creates a more holistic understanding of the challenges we face, and ultimately, a more resilient and impactful movement.”
We’re thrilled to be welcoming fresh voices to The Kitchen Table as we continue to reshape the future of food system funding. Our KT members serve 2 year renewable terms, and in 2025, we are growing the Kitchen table from 6 members to 10.
Those joining bring invaluable experience in public health, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, inclusion), youth advocacy, and campaigning, along with a deep connection to grassroots or community work. Their passion for building fairer, more sustainable food systems will be key to driving impactful change.
We look forward to the continued exchange of ideas and perspectives, strengthening our collective leadership, and working together to create lasting change in the food system.
- Chris Gee, Campaign Lead at the Oak Foundation
- David Sánchez, Director of the Spanish Federation of Consumers CECU
- Marina Mussapi, Strategy Implementation Manager at the Moleskine Foundation
- Anna Spurek, CEO at Green REV Institute and CEO at Safe Food Federation
- Valerie Remoquillo-Jenni, CEO at Fourfold Foundation
- Fabio Ciconte, President at Terra!
- Patrizia Rezzoli, Managing Director at Seedling Foundation
- Janelle Conn, Project Management and Network Coordination at ECOLISE (European Network for Community-led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability).
- Anders Højlund, Director of Development at Fonden Arkaia
- Alexandra Pinzon, Head of Biodiversity at ShareAction
- Anna Wery
- Carolina Modena
- Louise Johansen
Transforming Europe’s food system means rethinking how it works at every level – from farming practices and climate impact to workers’ rights and community wellbeing.
At Healthy Food Healthy Planet (HFHP), we believe that building a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable food future starts with sharing power – including how funding decisions are made.
That’s where The Kitchen Table comes in. It’s HFHP’s participatory grant-making body, and a key part of how we work. Around the table, foundation and civil society leaders come together to listen, learn, and lead, making decisions collectively and keeping our shared purpose front and centre.
1. Allocating grants – using the group’s combined expertise to fund work that aligns with our strategy, fills critical gaps, and supports the wider movement.
2. Supporting and challenging the HFHP Coordination Team – offering insights and feedback to help shape plans, strengthen learning, grow the pooled fund, and make sure we stay true to our values.
3. Engaging with the community – joining our co-creation processes and representing HFHP in conversations with funders and civil society alike.
In all of this, The Kitchen Table is more than a decision-making space – it’s where we put HFHP’s values into action.
Funding decisions can feel far removed from the people doing the work. At HFHP, we wanted to change that — not just by involving more voices, but by bringing the right mix of lived experience and strategic insight into one space.
The Kitchen Table brings together people who understand the food system from different, complementary angles — from hands-on movement builders with deep knowledge of communities, to funders with a bird’s-eye view of the wider ecosystem. Together, they bring the nuance needed to make funding decisions that are grounded, strategic, and genuinely collaborative.
Starting in 2023, we set up our first Kitchen Table with an equal number of foundation and civil society members. The Kitchen Table is a non-hierarchical entity, where CSOs and funders’ roles carry equal weight. Each member of the Kitchen Table shares a deep understanding of the issues at stake, and of how local, national, and global dynamics connect. This mix helps us ensure that the grants we give add real value to the wider movement and respond to the complex challenges of transforming the food system.
As Carolina Modena, a former Kitchen Table member from Slow Food, puts it: “Equitable decisions come from shared power. This mix fosters mutual learning and aligns funding with real needs.”
The Kitchen Table is built on collaboration, creativity, and trust, fostering an environment that is "collegiate, mission-driven, and ambitious" (Chris Gee, Oak Foundation).
Caroline Modena (Slow Food) describes it as "reflective, creative, trust-based, and joyfully political," blending serious work with collective joy. Louise Johansen (Vegetarisk Forening) adds that the culture is “collaborative, sharing and knowledgeable”.
Anna Wery (European Climate Foundation) highlights the core team’s success in creating a "trusted and caring space" where ideas, doubts, and knowledge are openly shared, driving meaningful change through this supportive culture.
Decisions at The Kitchen Table may not always be perfect, but the commitment to shared learning is unwavering and invaluable. David Sanchez, CECU, shares: “As civil society faces rising challenges, from shrinking civic space to the cost-of-living crisis, The Kitchen Table offers a unique space where funders and CSOs can share power, build trust, and co-create impactful campaigns for food system change”.
The Kitchen Table plays a key role in making sure HFHP’s ways of working reflect our values – being open, participative, and focused on sharing knowledge and resources. By coming together to decide and learn, we strengthen our collective ability to make a real difference.
While The Kitchen Table is just one part of HFHP, it helps build stronger connections between civil society, funders, and the wider food movement. This means decisions are made with a deeper understanding and support for grassroots and local changemakers, helping their work to thrive.
As Anna Wery says, “Bringing diverse perspectives into the decision-making process creates a more holistic understanding of the challenges we face, and ultimately, a more resilient and impactful movement.”
We’re thrilled to be welcoming fresh voices to The Kitchen Table as we continue to reshape the future of food system funding. Our KT members serve 2 year renewable terms, and in 2025, we are growing the Kitchen table from 6 members to 10.
Those joining bring invaluable experience in public health, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, inclusion), youth advocacy, and campaigning, along with a deep connection to grassroots or community work. Their passion for building fairer, more sustainable food systems will be key to driving impactful change.
We look forward to the continued exchange of ideas and perspectives, strengthening our collective leadership, and working together to create lasting change in the food system.
- Chris Gee, Campaign Lead at the Oak Foundation
- David Sánchez, Director of the Spanish Federation of Consumers CECU
- Marina Mussapi, Strategy Implementation Manager at the Moleskine Foundation
- Anna Spurek, CEO at Green REV Institute and CEO at Safe Food Federation
- Valerie Remoquillo-Jenni, CEO at Fourfold Foundation
- Fabio Ciconte, President at Terra!
- Patrizia Rezzoli, Managing Director at Seedling Foundation
- Janelle Conn, Project Management and Network Coordination at ECOLISE (European Network for Community-led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability).
- Anders Højlund, Director of Development at Fonden Arkaia
- Alexandra Pinzon, Head of Biodiversity at ShareAction
- Anna Wery
- Carolina Modena
- Louise Johansen
Transforming Europe’s food system means rethinking how it works at every level – from farming practices and climate impact to workers’ rights and community wellbeing.
At Healthy Food Healthy Planet (HFHP), we believe that building a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable food future starts with sharing power – including how funding decisions are made.
That’s where The Kitchen Table comes in. It’s HFHP’s participatory grant-making body, and a key part of how we work. Around the table, foundation and civil society leaders come together to listen, learn, and lead, making decisions collectively and keeping our shared purpose front and centre.
1. Allocating grants – using the group’s combined expertise to fund work that aligns with our strategy, fills critical gaps, and supports the wider movement.
2. Supporting and challenging the HFHP Coordination Team – offering insights and feedback to help shape plans, strengthen learning, grow the pooled fund, and make sure we stay true to our values.
3. Engaging with the community – joining our co-creation processes and representing HFHP in conversations with funders and civil society alike.
In all of this, The Kitchen Table is more than a decision-making space – it’s where we put HFHP’s values into action.
Funding decisions can feel far removed from the people doing the work. At HFHP, we wanted to change that — not just by involving more voices, but by bringing the right mix of lived experience and strategic insight into one space.
The Kitchen Table brings together people who understand the food system from different, complementary angles — from hands-on movement builders with deep knowledge of communities, to funders with a bird’s-eye view of the wider ecosystem. Together, they bring the nuance needed to make funding decisions that are grounded, strategic, and genuinely collaborative.
Starting in 2023, we set up our first Kitchen Table with an equal number of foundation and civil society members. The Kitchen Table is a non-hierarchical entity, where CSOs and funders’ roles carry equal weight. Each member of the Kitchen Table shares a deep understanding of the issues at stake, and of how local, national, and global dynamics connect. This mix helps us ensure that the grants we give add real value to the wider movement and respond to the complex challenges of transforming the food system.
As Carolina Modena, a former Kitchen Table member from Slow Food, puts it: “Equitable decisions come from shared power. This mix fosters mutual learning and aligns funding with real needs.”
The Kitchen Table is built on collaboration, creativity, and trust, fostering an environment that is "collegiate, mission-driven, and ambitious" (Chris Gee, Oak Foundation).
Caroline Modena (Slow Food) describes it as "reflective, creative, trust-based, and joyfully political," blending serious work with collective joy. Louise Johansen (Vegetarisk Forening) adds that the culture is “collaborative, sharing and knowledgeable”.
Anna Wery (European Climate Foundation) highlights the core team’s success in creating a "trusted and caring space" where ideas, doubts, and knowledge are openly shared, driving meaningful change through this supportive culture.
Decisions at The Kitchen Table may not always be perfect, but the commitment to shared learning is unwavering and invaluable. David Sanchez, CECU, shares: “As civil society faces rising challenges, from shrinking civic space to the cost-of-living crisis, The Kitchen Table offers a unique space where funders and CSOs can share power, build trust, and co-create impactful campaigns for food system change”.
The Kitchen Table plays a key role in making sure HFHP’s ways of working reflect our values – being open, participative, and focused on sharing knowledge and resources. By coming together to decide and learn, we strengthen our collective ability to make a real difference.
While The Kitchen Table is just one part of HFHP, it helps build stronger connections between civil society, funders, and the wider food movement. This means decisions are made with a deeper understanding and support for grassroots and local changemakers, helping their work to thrive.
As Anna Wery says, “Bringing diverse perspectives into the decision-making process creates a more holistic understanding of the challenges we face, and ultimately, a more resilient and impactful movement.”
We’re thrilled to be welcoming fresh voices to The Kitchen Table as we continue to reshape the future of food system funding. Our KT members serve 2 year renewable terms, and in 2025, we are growing the Kitchen table from 6 members to 10.
Those joining bring invaluable experience in public health, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, inclusion), youth advocacy, and campaigning, along with a deep connection to grassroots or community work. Their passion for building fairer, more sustainable food systems will be key to driving impactful change.
We look forward to the continued exchange of ideas and perspectives, strengthening our collective leadership, and working together to create lasting change in the food system.
- Chris Gee, Campaign Lead at the Oak Foundation
- David Sánchez, Director of the Spanish Federation of Consumers CECU
- Marina Mussapi, Strategy Implementation Manager at the Moleskine Foundation
- Anna Spurek, CEO at Green REV Institute and CEO at Safe Food Federation
- Valerie Remoquillo-Jenni, CEO at Fourfold Foundation
- Fabio Ciconte, President at Terra!
- Patrizia Rezzoli, Managing Director at Seedling Foundation
- Janelle Conn, Project Management and Network Coordination at ECOLISE (European Network for Community-led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability).
- Anders Højlund, Director of Development at Fonden Arkaia
- Alexandra Pinzon, Head of Biodiversity at ShareAction
- Anna Wery
- Carolina Modena
- Louise Johansen
Transforming Europe’s food system means rethinking how it works at every level – from farming practices and climate impact to workers’ rights and community wellbeing.
At Healthy Food Healthy Planet (HFHP), we believe that building a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable food future starts with sharing power – including how funding decisions are made.
That’s where The Kitchen Table comes in. It’s HFHP’s participatory grant-making body, and a key part of how we work. Around the table, foundation and civil society leaders come together to listen, learn, and lead, making decisions collectively and keeping our shared purpose front and centre.
1. Allocating grants – using the group’s combined expertise to fund work that aligns with our strategy, fills critical gaps, and supports the wider movement.
2. Supporting and challenging the HFHP Coordination Team – offering insights and feedback to help shape plans, strengthen learning, grow the pooled fund, and make sure we stay true to our values.
3. Engaging with the community – joining our co-creation processes and representing HFHP in conversations with funders and civil society alike.
In all of this, The Kitchen Table is more than a decision-making space – it’s where we put HFHP’s values into action.
Funding decisions can feel far removed from the people doing the work. At HFHP, we wanted to change that — not just by involving more voices, but by bringing the right mix of lived experience and strategic insight into one space.
The Kitchen Table brings together people who understand the food system from different, complementary angles — from hands-on movement builders with deep knowledge of communities, to funders with a bird’s-eye view of the wider ecosystem. Together, they bring the nuance needed to make funding decisions that are grounded, strategic, and genuinely collaborative.
Starting in 2023, we set up our first Kitchen Table with an equal number of foundation and civil society members. The Kitchen Table is a non-hierarchical entity, where CSOs and funders’ roles carry equal weight. Each member of the Kitchen Table shares a deep understanding of the issues at stake, and of how local, national, and global dynamics connect. This mix helps us ensure that the grants we give add real value to the wider movement and respond to the complex challenges of transforming the food system.
As Carolina Modena, a former Kitchen Table member from Slow Food, puts it: “Equitable decisions come from shared power. This mix fosters mutual learning and aligns funding with real needs.”
The Kitchen Table is built on collaboration, creativity, and trust, fostering an environment that is "collegiate, mission-driven, and ambitious" (Chris Gee, Oak Foundation).
Caroline Modena (Slow Food) describes it as "reflective, creative, trust-based, and joyfully political," blending serious work with collective joy. Louise Johansen (Vegetarisk Forening) adds that the culture is “collaborative, sharing and knowledgeable”.
Anna Wery (European Climate Foundation) highlights the core team’s success in creating a "trusted and caring space" where ideas, doubts, and knowledge are openly shared, driving meaningful change through this supportive culture.
Decisions at The Kitchen Table may not always be perfect, but the commitment to shared learning is unwavering and invaluable. David Sanchez, CECU, shares: “As civil society faces rising challenges, from shrinking civic space to the cost-of-living crisis, The Kitchen Table offers a unique space where funders and CSOs can share power, build trust, and co-create impactful campaigns for food system change”.
The Kitchen Table plays a key role in making sure HFHP’s ways of working reflect our values – being open, participative, and focused on sharing knowledge and resources. By coming together to decide and learn, we strengthen our collective ability to make a real difference.
While The Kitchen Table is just one part of HFHP, it helps build stronger connections between civil society, funders, and the wider food movement. This means decisions are made with a deeper understanding and support for grassroots and local changemakers, helping their work to thrive.
As Anna Wery says, “Bringing diverse perspectives into the decision-making process creates a more holistic understanding of the challenges we face, and ultimately, a more resilient and impactful movement.”
We’re thrilled to be welcoming fresh voices to The Kitchen Table as we continue to reshape the future of food system funding. Our KT members serve 2 year renewable terms, and in 2025, we are growing the Kitchen table from 6 members to 10.
Those joining bring invaluable experience in public health, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, inclusion), youth advocacy, and campaigning, along with a deep connection to grassroots or community work. Their passion for building fairer, more sustainable food systems will be key to driving impactful change.
We look forward to the continued exchange of ideas and perspectives, strengthening our collective leadership, and working together to create lasting change in the food system.
- Chris Gee, Campaign Lead at the Oak Foundation
- David Sánchez, Director of the Spanish Federation of Consumers CECU
- Marina Mussapi, Strategy Implementation Manager at the Moleskine Foundation
- Anna Spurek, CEO at Green REV Institute and CEO at Safe Food Federation
- Valerie Remoquillo-Jenni, CEO at Fourfold Foundation
- Fabio Ciconte, President at Terra!
- Patrizia Rezzoli, Managing Director at Seedling Foundation
- Janelle Conn, Project Management and Network Coordination at ECOLISE (European Network for Community-led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability).
- Anders Højlund, Director of Development at Fonden Arkaia
- Alexandra Pinzon, Head of Biodiversity at ShareAction
- Anna Wery
- Carolina Modena
- Louise Johansen
Transforming Europe’s food system means rethinking how it works at every level – from farming practices and climate impact to workers’ rights and community wellbeing.
At Healthy Food Healthy Planet (HFHP), we believe that building a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable food future starts with sharing power – including how funding decisions are made.
That’s where The Kitchen Table comes in. It’s HFHP’s participatory grant-making body, and a key part of how we work. Around the table, foundation and civil society leaders come together to listen, learn, and lead, making decisions collectively and keeping our shared purpose front and centre.
1. Allocating grants – using the group’s combined expertise to fund work that aligns with our strategy, fills critical gaps, and supports the wider movement.
2. Supporting and challenging the HFHP Coordination Team – offering insights and feedback to help shape plans, strengthen learning, grow the pooled fund, and make sure we stay true to our values.
3. Engaging with the community – joining our co-creation processes and representing HFHP in conversations with funders and civil society alike.
In all of this, The Kitchen Table is more than a decision-making space – it’s where we put HFHP’s values into action.
Funding decisions can feel far removed from the people doing the work. At HFHP, we wanted to change that — not just by involving more voices, but by bringing the right mix of lived experience and strategic insight into one space.
The Kitchen Table brings together people who understand the food system from different, complementary angles — from hands-on movement builders with deep knowledge of communities, to funders with a bird’s-eye view of the wider ecosystem. Together, they bring the nuance needed to make funding decisions that are grounded, strategic, and genuinely collaborative.
Starting in 2023, we set up our first Kitchen Table with an equal number of foundation and civil society members. The Kitchen Table is a non-hierarchical entity, where CSOs and funders’ roles carry equal weight. Each member of the Kitchen Table shares a deep understanding of the issues at stake, and of how local, national, and global dynamics connect. This mix helps us ensure that the grants we give add real value to the wider movement and respond to the complex challenges of transforming the food system.
As Carolina Modena, a former Kitchen Table member from Slow Food, puts it: “Equitable decisions come from shared power. This mix fosters mutual learning and aligns funding with real needs.”
The Kitchen Table is built on collaboration, creativity, and trust, fostering an environment that is "collegiate, mission-driven, and ambitious" (Chris Gee, Oak Foundation).
Caroline Modena (Slow Food) describes it as "reflective, creative, trust-based, and joyfully political," blending serious work with collective joy. Louise Johansen (Vegetarisk Forening) adds that the culture is “collaborative, sharing and knowledgeable”.
Anna Wery (European Climate Foundation) highlights the core team’s success in creating a "trusted and caring space" where ideas, doubts, and knowledge are openly shared, driving meaningful change through this supportive culture.
Decisions at The Kitchen Table may not always be perfect, but the commitment to shared learning is unwavering and invaluable. David Sanchez, CECU, shares: “As civil society faces rising challenges, from shrinking civic space to the cost-of-living crisis, The Kitchen Table offers a unique space where funders and CSOs can share power, build trust, and co-create impactful campaigns for food system change”.
The Kitchen Table plays a key role in making sure HFHP’s ways of working reflect our values – being open, participative, and focused on sharing knowledge and resources. By coming together to decide and learn, we strengthen our collective ability to make a real difference.
While The Kitchen Table is just one part of HFHP, it helps build stronger connections between civil society, funders, and the wider food movement. This means decisions are made with a deeper understanding and support for grassroots and local changemakers, helping their work to thrive.
As Anna Wery says, “Bringing diverse perspectives into the decision-making process creates a more holistic understanding of the challenges we face, and ultimately, a more resilient and impactful movement.”
We’re thrilled to be welcoming fresh voices to The Kitchen Table as we continue to reshape the future of food system funding. Our KT members serve 2 year renewable terms, and in 2025, we are growing the Kitchen table from 6 members to 10.
Those joining bring invaluable experience in public health, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, inclusion), youth advocacy, and campaigning, along with a deep connection to grassroots or community work. Their passion for building fairer, more sustainable food systems will be key to driving impactful change.
We look forward to the continued exchange of ideas and perspectives, strengthening our collective leadership, and working together to create lasting change in the food system.
- Chris Gee, Campaign Lead at the Oak Foundation
- David Sánchez, Director of the Spanish Federation of Consumers CECU
- Marina Mussapi, Strategy Implementation Manager at the Moleskine Foundation
- Anna Spurek, CEO at Green REV Institute and CEO at Safe Food Federation
- Valerie Remoquillo-Jenni, CEO at Fourfold Foundation
- Fabio Ciconte, President at Terra!
- Patrizia Rezzoli, Managing Director at Seedling Foundation
- Janelle Conn, Project Management and Network Coordination at ECOLISE (European Network for Community-led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability).
- Anders Højlund, Director of Development at Fonden Arkaia
- Alexandra Pinzon, Head of Biodiversity at ShareAction
- Anna Wery
- Carolina Modena
- Louise Johansen
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