Corby Kummer
@ckummer.bsky.social
Executive Director, Food & Society at the Aspen Institute, senior editor of The Atlantic, senior lecturer at Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
The Food Leaders Fellowship unites emerging leaders across sectors to ignite personal transformation and scalable change. Drawing on the @aspeninstitute.bsky.social stitute.bsky.social legacy of leadership fellowships, we're building a community of innovators. Applications: aspenfoodleaders.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The Food Leaders Fellowship unites emerging leaders across sectors to ignite personal transformation and scalable change. Drawing on the @aspeninstitute.bsky.social stitute.bsky.social legacy of leadership fellowships, we're building a community of innovators. Applications: aspenfoodleaders.org
With all the anxiety over the loss of Italian pasta in the US market no thanks to tariffs, now is a good time to look at why we should sorry: my @theatlantic.com explanation of what makes Italian pasta great. (Also the first US love letter to bronze dies.) www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Pasta
An inquiry into a few fundamental questions: How did spaghetti and meatballs, a dish no Italian recognizes, become so popular here? What makes some brands of pasta much better than others? What’s so s...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
With all the anxiety over the loss of Italian pasta in the US market no thanks to tariffs, now is a good time to look at why we should sorry: my @theatlantic.com explanation of what makes Italian pasta great. (Also the first US love letter to bronze dies.) www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Watching our fellows transform is why i do this work 🌱
John Wang from The Food Project joined @aspenfood.bsky.social 2025 Food Leaders fellowship—connecting leaders from General Mills to National Young Farmers. What I'm witnessing? Real, profound transformation.
John Wang from The Food Project joined @aspenfood.bsky.social 2025 Food Leaders fellowship—connecting leaders from General Mills to National Young Farmers. What I'm witnessing? Real, profound transformation.
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Watching our fellows transform is why i do this work 🌱
John Wang from The Food Project joined @aspenfood.bsky.social 2025 Food Leaders fellowship—connecting leaders from General Mills to National Young Farmers. What I'm witnessing? Real, profound transformation.
John Wang from The Food Project joined @aspenfood.bsky.social 2025 Food Leaders fellowship—connecting leaders from General Mills to National Young Farmers. What I'm witnessing? Real, profound transformation.
We're thrilled to open applications Friday, November 7th for our FIFTH Food Leaders Fellowship cohort. Visit www.foodleadersfellows.org to meet our fellows, learn about the fellowship, and more.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
We're thrilled to open applications Friday, November 7th for our FIFTH Food Leaders Fellowship cohort. Visit www.foodleadersfellows.org to meet our fellows, learn about the fellowship, and more.
#foodleadersfellows #aspeninstitute #fellowship #leadership
#foodleadersfellows #aspeninstitute #fellowship #leadership
Packed tables at American Public Health Association's 2025 Annual Meeting and Expo, all of us leaning in to hear how communities are making nutrition interventions work.
Food & Society at the Aspen Institute is putting together a Community Action Plan. Sign up: https://ow.ly/BSyn50Xm9Va
Food & Society at the Aspen Institute is putting together a Community Action Plan. Sign up: https://ow.ly/BSyn50Xm9Va
November 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Packed tables at American Public Health Association's 2025 Annual Meeting and Expo, all of us leaning in to hear how communities are making nutrition interventions work.
Food & Society at the Aspen Institute is putting together a Community Action Plan. Sign up: https://ow.ly/BSyn50Xm9Va
Food & Society at the Aspen Institute is putting together a Community Action Plan. Sign up: https://ow.ly/BSyn50Xm9Va
Just spoke with @aspenfood.bsky.social Fellow Seanicaa Herron, whose Freedmen Heirs Foundation is diverting funds to feed farmers during the SNAP crisis.
Seanicaa's message: Our farmers need to know somebody cares about them. www.freedmenheirs.org/donate/#dona...
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Seanicaa's message: Our farmers need to know somebody cares about them. www.freedmenheirs.org/donate/#dona...
aspenfood.org/fellow/seani...
Donate - Freedmen Heirs Foundation
Support the Mission, Invest in the Legacy Make a gift today to support Freedmen Heirs Foundation. How to give Donate Your contribution helps us sow the seeds of equity and opportunity for small and mi...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Just spoke with @aspenfood.bsky.social Fellow Seanicaa Herron, whose Freedmen Heirs Foundation is diverting funds to feed farmers during the SNAP crisis.
Seanicaa's message: Our farmers need to know somebody cares about them. www.freedmenheirs.org/donate/#dona...
aspenfood.org/fellow/seani...
Seanicaa's message: Our farmers need to know somebody cares about them. www.freedmenheirs.org/donate/#dona...
aspenfood.org/fellow/seani...
“There has always been a get-out-of-my-face, don’t-tell-me-what-to-do side to the healthy food movement,” said Corby Kummer, executive director of Food & Society at the Aspen Institute. “Whole Foods has always been for people who want to reject the mainstream.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/d...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/d...
Whole Foods, MAHA and the Battle Over Healthy Eating in America
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October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“There has always been a get-out-of-my-face, don’t-tell-me-what-to-do side to the healthy food movement,” said Corby Kummer, executive director of Food & Society at the Aspen Institute. “Whole Foods has always been for people who want to reject the mainstream.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/d...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/d...
Many CBOs lack resources "not because they don't want it's because they can't afford it."
Solution: Fund CBO capacity building grants & technical assistance to make these organizations waiver-ready & sustainable.
Watch: https://ow.ly/yLCn50Xgu2R
#FoodIsMedicine #CommunityHealth
Solution: Fund CBO capacity building grants & technical assistance to make these organizations waiver-ready & sustainable.
Watch: https://ow.ly/yLCn50Xgu2R
#FoodIsMedicine #CommunityHealth
Corby's keynote at Safeguarding Food Access in a Changing Federal Landscape - Food & Society
Corby Kummer presented the keynote at Safeguarding Food Access in [...]
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October 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Many CBOs lack resources "not because they don't want it's because they can't afford it."
Solution: Fund CBO capacity building grants & technical assistance to make these organizations waiver-ready & sustainable.
Watch: https://ow.ly/yLCn50Xgu2R
#FoodIsMedicine #CommunityHealth
Solution: Fund CBO capacity building grants & technical assistance to make these organizations waiver-ready & sustainable.
Watch: https://ow.ly/yLCn50Xgu2R
#FoodIsMedicine #CommunityHealth
"Food is Medicine works, reduces hospitalizations, cuts costs and restores dignity. It's a recipe worth perfecting with many dedicated cooks at the stove."
Watch & share the full keynote. The safety net needs all of us right now. 🔗https://ow.ly/aM2I50XcFsz
#FoodIsMedicine #FoodSecurity
Watch & share the full keynote. The safety net needs all of us right now. 🔗https://ow.ly/aM2I50XcFsz
#FoodIsMedicine #FoodSecurity
Corby's keynote at Safeguarding Food Access in a Changing Federal Landscape - Food & Society
Corby Kummer presented the keynote at Safeguarding Food Access in a Changing Federal Landscape, a convening hosted by the NY Health Foundation on October 14, 2025. He outlined the proven impact of Food is Medicine programs and urgent threats to food security from federal policy changes. He called for embedding nutrition supports into Medicaid, protecting
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October 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"Food is Medicine works, reduces hospitalizations, cuts costs and restores dignity. It's a recipe worth perfecting with many dedicated cooks at the stove."
Watch & share the full keynote. The safety net needs all of us right now. 🔗https://ow.ly/aM2I50XcFsz
#FoodIsMedicine #FoodSecurity
Watch & share the full keynote. The safety net needs all of us right now. 🔗https://ow.ly/aM2I50XcFsz
#FoodIsMedicine #FoodSecurity
Food entrepreneurs—especially entrepreneurs of color—face massive barriers to capital. Open Access is a free portal that helps communities change that. Already live in 6 cities. Yours could be next. https://aspenfood.org/open-access/ #SmallBusiness #FoodEntrepreneurs
October 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Food entrepreneurs—especially entrepreneurs of color—face massive barriers to capital. Open Access is a free portal that helps communities change that. Already live in 6 cities. Yours could be next. https://aspenfood.org/open-access/ #SmallBusiness #FoodEntrepreneurs
"The technique is what matters; gentle heat, a whisper of oil and a patient wrist. Not a chemical barrier."
As for cleanup in a seasoned non-Teflon pan? "A little hot water, a quick brush, a swipe of oil — that’s it."
Good sense from @andrewzimmern:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...
As for cleanup in a seasoned non-Teflon pan? "A little hot water, a quick brush, a swipe of oil — that’s it."
Good sense from @andrewzimmern:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...
Opinion | Relax, America, There Is Life After Nonstick Pans
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"The technique is what matters; gentle heat, a whisper of oil and a patient wrist. Not a chemical barrier."
As for cleanup in a seasoned non-Teflon pan? "A little hot water, a quick brush, a swipe of oil — that’s it."
Good sense from @andrewzimmern:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...
As for cleanup in a seasoned non-Teflon pan? "A little hot water, a quick brush, a swipe of oil — that’s it."
Good sense from @andrewzimmern:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...
''The entire West Side is having a nervous breakdown over this,'' Nora Ephron said when a fight between the Zabar brothers and their then-partner Murray Klein threatened a sale out of the family. Luckily Zabars and Zabar's triumphed. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/d...
Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97
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October 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
''The entire West Side is having a nervous breakdown over this,'' Nora Ephron said when a fight between the Zabar brothers and their then-partner Murray Klein threatened a sale out of the family. Luckily Zabars and Zabar's triumphed. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/d...
As Tom embarks on a new chapter after a 25-year journey as the food critic for The Washington Post, we reflected on his unique, community-focused approach to food criticism today on Boston Public Radio. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/live/a80uQa1EvCc?si=UI8J6WQZihZUeq33&t=7594
#ThankYouTom
#ThankYouTom
October 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
As Tom embarks on a new chapter after a 25-year journey as the food critic for The Washington Post, we reflected on his unique, community-focused approach to food criticism today on Boston Public Radio. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/live/a80uQa1EvCc?si=UI8J6WQZihZUeq33&t=7594
#ThankYouTom
#ThankYouTom
Grateful for today's conversation on Food is Medicine advances with @rockefellerfdn.bsky.social and American Heart Association. Thanks to Funke Ajenikoko for moderating, and Hilary Seligman & Katie Garfield for their expertise. Momentum is real—excited to share our FIM in Community portal soon. 1/2
October 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Grateful for today's conversation on Food is Medicine advances with @rockefellerfdn.bsky.social and American Heart Association. Thanks to Funke Ajenikoko for moderating, and Hilary Seligman & Katie Garfield for their expertise. Momentum is real—excited to share our FIM in Community portal soon. 1/2
Sushi is everywhere from grocery stores to gas stations. On Boston Public Radio, I shared a story from The New York Times about sushi's role in one university winning best food for 3 years and running!
More: https://aspenfood.org/2025/09/25/from-ice-cream-to-insecurity-a-scoop-of-food-politics/
More: https://aspenfood.org/2025/09/25/from-ice-cream-to-insecurity-a-scoop-of-food-politics/
From Ice Cream to Insecurity: A Scoop of Food Politics - Food & Society
Corby explores the evolving landscape of food culture and social justice. The conversation kicks off with a nostalgic nod to Ben & Jerry's, highlighting the tension between the brand's activist roots and its corporate ownership under Unilever. Kummer reflects on the challenges faced by socially-minded companies after being acquired, questioning whether they can maintain their
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September 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Sushi is everywhere from grocery stores to gas stations. On Boston Public Radio, I shared a story from The New York Times about sushi's role in one university winning best food for 3 years and running!
More: https://aspenfood.org/2025/09/25/from-ice-cream-to-insecurity-a-scoop-of-food-politics/
More: https://aspenfood.org/2025/09/25/from-ice-cream-to-insecurity-a-scoop-of-food-politics/
"You can't complain about it if you can't measure it" from my most recent conversation with Margery and Jim on Boston Public Radio about the cynical strategy behind eliminating the annual Household Food Insecurity Survey.
More: aspenfood.org/2025/09/25/f...
More: aspenfood.org/2025/09/25/f...
From Ice Cream to Insecurity: A Scoop of Food Politics - Food & Society
Corby explores the evolving landscape of food culture and social [...]
aspenfood.org
September 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"You can't complain about it if you can't measure it" from my most recent conversation with Margery and Jim on Boston Public Radio about the cynical strategy behind eliminating the annual Household Food Insecurity Survey.
More: aspenfood.org/2025/09/25/f...
More: aspenfood.org/2025/09/25/f...
Honored to moderate a panel on scaling food waste solutions with Elliott Wolf (LineageLogistics), Harry Chrispin (Hilton), Lorena Lourido Gomez (IKEAUSA) & David Rogers (WRAP_UK) at #ClimateWeekNYC. Watch, take notes & take action! aspenfood.org/2025/09/23/2... #FoodWaste #ClimateAction
Breaking Through: How Global Partnerships Are Scaling Food Waste Solutions - Food & Society
Food waste represents one of the most pressing challenges of [...]
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September 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Honored to moderate a panel on scaling food waste solutions with Elliott Wolf (LineageLogistics), Harry Chrispin (Hilton), Lorena Lourido Gomez (IKEAUSA) & David Rogers (WRAP_UK) at #ClimateWeekNYC. Watch, take notes & take action! aspenfood.org/2025/09/23/2... #FoodWaste #ClimateAction
MAJOR NEWS: @chefjoseandres.bsky.social Longer Tables Fund invests $1.23M in @aspenfood.bsky.social Food Leaders Fellowship! This is what strategic philanthropy looks like—investing in proven leadership development to tackle our biggest food system challenges. Watch: vimeo.com/1119870410
Longer Tables Funds Makes Transformational Gift to Food Leaders Fellowship
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September 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
MAJOR NEWS: @chefjoseandres.bsky.social Longer Tables Fund invests $1.23M in @aspenfood.bsky.social Food Leaders Fellowship! This is what strategic philanthropy looks like—investing in proven leadership development to tackle our biggest food system challenges. Watch: vimeo.com/1119870410
Finally, a food story that doesn't make you feel wretched. Unless of course you think about the health effects of added sugar. We'll wait for @marionnestle.bsky.social's new book on cereal for that and more, and think about zany marketing ploys in the meantime. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/a...
Cereal Box Records Sound Horrible. They Still Look Incredible.
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September 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Finally, a food story that doesn't make you feel wretched. Unless of course you think about the health effects of added sugar. We'll wait for @marionnestle.bsky.social's new book on cereal for that and more, and think about zany marketing ploys in the meantime. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/a...
Nutrition ed in medical schools: First it's telling medical students more than ancient-history about warding off scurvy--and then it's how they use that information with patients without shaming and frustrating them, which needs as much training as the latest diets.
www.statnews.com/2025/07/24/r...
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Doctors are biased against higher-weight patients. Can nutrition education help them change?
Nutrition education in medical schools can be a chance to emphasize the importance of talking about food without judgment.
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September 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Nutrition ed in medical schools: First it's telling medical students more than ancient-history about warding off scurvy--and then it's how they use that information with patients without shaming and frustrating them, which needs as much training as the latest diets.
www.statnews.com/2025/07/24/r...
www.statnews.com/2025/07/24/r...
To make MAHA a reality:
Expand SNAP eligibility to include struggling working families just above the poverty line.
Recognize food policy as a voter issue, not just a health issue.
Align nutrition policy with social policy.
@forbes.com post by Hank Cardullo I'd missed: www.forbes.com/sites/hankca...
Expand SNAP eligibility to include struggling working families just above the poverty line.
Recognize food policy as a voter issue, not just a health issue.
Align nutrition policy with social policy.
@forbes.com post by Hank Cardullo I'd missed: www.forbes.com/sites/hankca...
The One Big Beautiful Bill To MAHA: Drop Dead
Cuts to SNAP, WIC and Medicaid by Congress will sidetrack the MAHA agenda, hurt lower-income families and outrage voters
www.forbes.com
September 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
To make MAHA a reality:
Expand SNAP eligibility to include struggling working families just above the poverty line.
Recognize food policy as a voter issue, not just a health issue.
Align nutrition policy with social policy.
@forbes.com post by Hank Cardullo I'd missed: www.forbes.com/sites/hankca...
Expand SNAP eligibility to include struggling working families just above the poverty line.
Recognize food policy as a voter issue, not just a health issue.
Align nutrition policy with social policy.
@forbes.com post by Hank Cardullo I'd missed: www.forbes.com/sites/hankca...
From Boston Public Radio: we closed out with the concern of AI-generated content changing how we consume culinary information.
What to do? Turn on the sound for our surprising solution!
More: aspenfood.org/corby-kummer/
Source: Alexa Gagosz for @bostonglobe.com
#FoodMedia #SupportJournalism
What to do? Turn on the sound for our surprising solution!
More: aspenfood.org/corby-kummer/
Source: Alexa Gagosz for @bostonglobe.com
#FoodMedia #SupportJournalism
August 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
From Boston Public Radio: we closed out with the concern of AI-generated content changing how we consume culinary information.
What to do? Turn on the sound for our surprising solution!
More: aspenfood.org/corby-kummer/
Source: Alexa Gagosz for @bostonglobe.com
#FoodMedia #SupportJournalism
What to do? Turn on the sound for our surprising solution!
More: aspenfood.org/corby-kummer/
Source: Alexa Gagosz for @bostonglobe.com
#FoodMedia #SupportJournalism
At Duke University Health & Social Policy Roundtable comparing US & Taiwan's integrated health systems, Indiana State Health Commissioner Lindsay Weaver, MD highlighted statewide #FoodIsMedicine initiatives—even sharing a 1915 poster. Still relevant today!
August 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
At Duke University Health & Social Policy Roundtable comparing US & Taiwan's integrated health systems, Indiana State Health Commissioner Lindsay Weaver, MD highlighted statewide #FoodIsMedicine initiatives—even sharing a 1915 poster. Still relevant today!
Last night, Lidia Bastianich captivated a full house with her story of “Food, Family, and Tradition” hosted by the #aspeninstitute Society of Fellows.
August 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Last night, Lidia Bastianich captivated a full house with her story of “Food, Family, and Tradition” hosted by the #aspeninstitute Society of Fellows.
"They provide jobs, produce foot traffic, have lighted parking lots, are perceived as safe. They fill community needs beyond just filling shopping carts" - Ken Kolb, inaugural @aspenfood.bsky.social Food Leaders Fellow to @npr.org.
More: www.npr.org/transcripts/...
#CommunityDevelopment
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#CommunityDevelopment
Why Trump's spending bill could close your grocery store : The Indicator from Planet Money
Trump’s tax and spending law makes the largest cut in history to one of the nation’s biggest safety net programs. Today on the show, we explore how cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progra...
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August 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"They provide jobs, produce foot traffic, have lighted parking lots, are perceived as safe. They fill community needs beyond just filling shopping carts" - Ken Kolb, inaugural @aspenfood.bsky.social Food Leaders Fellow to @npr.org.
More: www.npr.org/transcripts/...
#CommunityDevelopment
More: www.npr.org/transcripts/...
#CommunityDevelopment