The King attends Harmony in Food and Farming Summit at Dumfries House
His Majesty The King has joined a reception celebrating the culmination of a two-day Harmony in Food and Farming Summit at our headquarters, Dumfries House.
The Harmony in Food and Farming Summit was convened by The King’s Foundation in collaboration with sister organisations the Circular Bioeconomy Alliance and the Sustainable Food Trust. The events marks the second year of Harmony Summits hosted at King’s Foundation locations, to tackle some of nature’s biggest challenges.
The summit convened 40 leaders at Dumfries House from across sectors, including UK industry leaders from supermarkets, food and drink companies, energy providers, and farming, alongside Attorney and former United States Secretary of State John Kerry, who served as the first U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate from January 2021 to March 2024.
“Transforming our food systems has never been more urgent. Conventional agriculture is increasingly unsustainable, depleting natural capital, exacerbating climate change, and harming public health. Recent droughts and wildfires only highlight this fragility. The King’s Foundation believes we must urgently scale regenerative food systems to reverse food insecurity and build resilience. It feels particularly appropriate to be welcoming UK and international leaders to Dumfries House to experience our practical work towards transforming food systems first-hand.”
Dr Simon Sadinsky, Executive Director for Research, Impact and Learning, The King’s Foundation
The King’s Foundation is a charity established by His Majesty The King in 1990, with a mission to build sustainable communities and transform lives through practical education programmes, community regeneration and the preservation of traditional skills and heritage.
The Dumfries House estate regularly provides a venue for summits, roundtables and conferences addressing important issues across nature, sustainability, education and community development.