Spotlight: Dr. Franklin Chang Diaz
Unique Voices: Felix Maradiaga
Spotlight: Mark Brand
What is Regenerative Hospitality?
How to Prepare for Common Ground Summit
Spotlight: Chef Oscar Riquelme
Why Trust is the Missing Ingredient in Global Solutions
The Imu Ceremony: How Food Traditions Unify Community
Can Tourism Be Regenerative?
How Can We Build Island Resiliency?
Discovering Place-Based Solutions to Global Challenges
Telling our Stories Through Food
We believe in the power of food to tell us about ourselves and each other. The stories of home and histories are all part of the experience at Common Ground Summit.
The 3 Pillars of Connection
Spotlight: Peleke Flores and Mālama Hulēʻia
Building & Nurturing Community with Food
Spotlight: Kaplan Bunce, KRNT Studio
Why We Gather
Together, we open to the potential of deep human connection driven by the shared experience of incredible, authentic food in an otherworldly setting on Kauaʻi. Relationships are formed, projects are initiated, uncomfortable topics are addressed, memories are forged, inspiration is rekindled, and a transformative new endeavor in its initial stages begins to flourish.
Urban x Rural: Developing Healthy Food Systems
How do we achieve a meaningful balance between the health of our agricultural communities and that of our urban centers?
Spotlight: Meleana Estes -Lei Aloha
Book Giveaway: Lei Aloha, by ICWF Art Director, Meleana Estes
Spotlight: Von Diaz & Cuisines of Resilience
Von Diaz is an Emmy Award-winning documentarian, food historian, and author of Coconuts & Collards: Recipes and Stories from Puerto Rico to the Deep South.