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Corby Kummer
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Executive Director, Food & Society at the Aspen Institute, senior editor of The Atlantic, senior lecturer at Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · 10h
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
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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · 7d
Download the full Advances in the Food is Medicine Field Report to explore the priorities for action: www.healthcarexfood.org/en/science-o...

Watch the panel: heart.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Advances in the Food Is Medicine Field Annual Report
The 2025 <em>Advances in the Food Is Medicine Field Annual Report</em> captures the most significant progress in the field over the past year.
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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · 7d
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
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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · 8d
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/
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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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · 12d
"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...
From Ice Cream to Insecurity: A Scoop of Food Politics - Food & Society
Corby explores the evolving landscape of food culture and social [...]
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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · 14d
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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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · 19d
Learn more: aspenfood.org/longer-table...
Longer Tables Partnership - Food & Society
The fellowship experience Food & Society at the Aspen Institute today announced a transformative gift of over $1 million from José Andrés’ Longer Tables Fund to help grow its Food Leaders Fellows...
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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · 19d
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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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · 23d
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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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · Sep 2
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...
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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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · Sep 1
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...
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
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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · Aug 28
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!

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Source: Alexa Gagosz for @bostonglobe.com
#FoodMedia #SupportJournalism
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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · Aug 25
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!
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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · Aug 14
The table was and is the epicenter of her life. “When you feed people, you give them life.”

Grazie, Lidia!
#LidiasItaly #FoodEducation
#FamilyMeals #CookTogether
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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · Aug 14
She opened the chapters of her lifework cooking and feeding others, starting in her grandmother’s courtyard, through the refugee camp in Italy, arriving in the U.S., and today, producing a new documentary, "Lidia Celebrates America: Changemakers" for @pbs.org.
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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · Aug 14
Last night, Lidia Bastianich captivated a full house with her story of “Food, Family, and Tradition” hosted by the #aspeninstitute Society of Fellows.
Seated left Corby Kummer, executive director of Food & Society at the Aspen Institute smiling and looking at Lidia Bastianich (seated right) looking at the audience. They are onstage before a backdrop featuring varying shades of blue with the 75th anniversary logo of the Aspen Institute.
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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · Aug 14
"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
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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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · Aug 5
Key takeaway from Boston Public Radio: While promising "healthier food for all," the administration has actually CUT over $1B in fresh food funding for schools & SNAP recipients.
Listen here: aspenfood.org/2025/08/04/s...
SNAP Cuts and Food Security - Food & Society
In this engaging segment, Boston Public Radio Hosts Jim Browde [...]
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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · Aug 4
Leadership in food systems isn't about having all the answers—it's about having the courage to keep questioning and the community to keep you going.

More: aspenfood.org/2025/08/04/i...
In Session: Corby Kummer - Food & Society
Corby Kummer, the founding executive director of Food and Society [...]
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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · Aug 2
Here's my remembrance of the great Tom Lehrer for @airmail.news. For someone ferociously unsentimental, he was an extremely loving and loyal friend. airmail.news/issues/2025-...
The Tom Lehrer I Knew
The musical satirist died at 97. Corby Kummer looks back.
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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · Jul 29
Just wrapped a live conversation with Jim and Margery on Boston Public Radio! From the clever satire of Tom Lehrer to the heroic efforts of Chef Jose Andres and World Central Kitchen in Gaza.

Watch: www.youtube.com/live/8qNDbSO...
#FoodNews #BostonPublicRadios
Boston Public Radio Live, Tuesday July 29, 2025
YouTube video by GBH News
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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · Jul 28
Thrilled to have moderated an incredible panel at Aspen Ideas Climate with: Michelle Egger @GriffithFoods, Melanie Chow Li @danonenorthamerica, and Ilana Braverman at Greener by Default shared powerful insights on transforming our food system. #FoodInnovation #ClimateAction #SustainableFood
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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · Jul 24
Today's segment on Boston Public Radio covered cane sugar cokes, Jacques Pépin’s 90th birthday spectacular, ice cream-flation, and federal directives to have the USDA hand over data on food stamp recipients.

Here's the video: www.youtube.com/live/gimLDVm...
Boston Public Radio Live from Brighton, Thursday, July 24, 2025
YouTube video by GBH News
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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · Jul 23
Honored to be in the best possible company with Alice Waters on the new book by Carlo Petrini, founder of @slowfoodhq.bsky.social! Everyone who cares about food and food systems should read it.
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Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · Jul 22
In-person gatherings create a sense of community, breaking down isolation and sparking positive conflict that can lead to solutions. Grateful for partners Ardmore Institute of Health and Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine!
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