An audience member's husband calls his CSA box "the scary box:" bags of greens and no instructions. We loved this exchange and Chef Sarah Stegner's answer...it was better than ours would have been!

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Ever gotten a CSA box and had zero idea what to do with the nine bags of greens? You're not alone but here's why farmers and Chef Sarah Stegner love them anyway. Watch this moment from our Aspen Ideas conversation: https://ow.ly/HoYQ50ZEYWZ

The Farm Collaborative: Five years ago, this market was part of Food Leaders Fellow Eden Vardy's action plan. We returned with the fifth cohort to this gorgeous building. But what touched our hearts is that he and his team specifically designed spaces for this and future cohorts. Thank you, Eden!

Food companies are suing countries to block warning labels and it's working. On Boston Public Radio, I talked about the fight over ultra-processed food regulation. Full segment: https://aspenfood.org/2026/08/04/ultra-processed-ultra-litigious-big-foods-lawyers-vs-your-ingredient-list/

Ultra-Processed, Ultra-Litigious: Big Food's Lawyers vs. Your Ingredient List - Food & Society

Corby joins Boston Public Radio for a segment that starts with why customers can't quit their favorite "upset tummy" food despite the cyclospora outbreak. Then he digs into the World Health Organization's fight against food-industry lawsuits blocking warning labels on ultra-processed foods. Finally, he takes a surprising look at how declining alcohol consumption is reshaping

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@ckummer.bsky.social shared his visit with Wendell Berry. We recommend clicking on the post to listen and follow the thread of a miraculous afternoon. Recommended reading: Wendell's The Need to Be Whole

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Last week I spent a miraculous afternoon in the company of Wendell and Tanya Berry, as I had been very lucky to do on several occasions though none since the pandemic. They were in splendid form. Thread count 1 of 7

Last week I spent a miraculous afternoon in the company of Wendell and Tanya Berry, as I had been very lucky to do on several occasions though none since the pandemic. They were in splendid form. Thread count 1 of 7

Reposting this clip about SNAP because many of us haven't registered how fast this is moving. Arizona's rolls cut in half in a year. Massachusetts has lost 80,000 households, nearly 50,000 of them children. This isn't abstract policy. It's someone's kitchen table.

Corby Kummer@ckummer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New work-requirement rules just raised the bar for who qualifies for SNAP. States must now cover up to 75% of admin costs they never paid before. The impact is already visible Listen to my conversation with Christina and Shirley on Boston Public Radio: https://ow.ly/aqOj50ZqVLu

Sharing this from our ED @ckummer.bsky.social because the real story isn't just "don't eat the lettuce." It's that food companies are not under legal obligation to tell us where bagged greens, in this case, actually went. Have a listen: aspenfood.org/2026/07/21/l...

Lettuce, Cuts, and Cheese: A Week Inside America's Food Safety Net - Food & Society

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Corby Kummer@ckummer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Taylor Farms lettuce recall is bigger than Taco Bell. It has hit Cisco--school, hospital, and college cafeterias too--but the company won't disclose full shipping details Watch my conversation on Boston Public Radio: https://ow.ly/Gowg50ZqOZw #Cyclospora

New from Aspen Ideas: a MAHA senior advisor and the nutrition world's most influential critic shared a stage. It got heated fast. Watch the conversation: https://aspenfood.org/2026/07/13/corby-at-aspen-ideas-festival-2026/

"The answer was always yes, please come in." — Bobby Flay on what the food world taught him about generosity. Asked him this at The Aspen Institute. One of the best answers I've heard in years. 🔥 More: https://ow.ly/8f4g50Zg0N1 #FoodCulture #AspenInstitute #BobbyFlay

A bipartisan bill to restore regional food hubs is in play. Our own @ckummer.bsky.social on Boston Public Radio: these programs worked. Small farmers used them to reach school districts and supermarkets. Then they were canceled. The case for rebuilding is strong. Link below

Corby Kummer@ckummer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The administration canceled $1B+ helping small farmers sell into schools. Some of those farmers had already bought equipment and planted crops in anticipation of that money. A bipartisan bill wants to rebuild. More: https://ow.ly/T4qi50ZfnFV Food & Society at the Aspen Institute

When life gives you invasive crabs… make ramen. 🦀🍜 Our own @ckummer.bsky.social dishes how New England's most destructive little crustacean might just be its next great ingredient. Turn up the volume! #GreenCrab #InvasiveSpecies #NewEnglandFood #Ramen" #FoodPolicy #FoodAndSociety #EatYourEnemies

Corby Kummer@ckummer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New England's invasive green crabs are destroying clam beds, so, let's eat them! Create a market, pay fishermen to catch them, and protect local oysters and clams in the process. Full story: https://aspenfood.org/2026/06/09/the-case-for-eating-your-enemies/ #GreenCrab #InvasiveSpecies #

“If you care about the way people who grew your food were treated, and their welfare now after you bought their food, that’s Carlo Petrini.” Read the entire piece on Washington Post: https://ow.ly/jBkB50Z90lV Slow Food Food & Society at the Aspen Institute

The latest from Boston Public Radio: a federal judge blocked the Trump administration's attempt to tie SNAP funding to ideological restrictions, but the damage is done. Listen to @ckummer.bsky.social's full conversation: aspenfood.org/2026/06/09/t.... #SNAPBenefits #FoodInsecurity

July 20–22 I'll be at #AspenIdeasClimate 2026 to moderate Food as Medicine for People and the Planet with Rick Bayless, Sarah Stegner, and Cliff Rome of Rome's Joy Companies. Chefs who are doing the real work of connecting soil, nutrition, community, and climate. More: as.pn/climate

We celebrated Day 1 of #FIMCON2026! 🎉 A huge thank you to Food Leaders Fellow Tom McDougall of 4P Foods, Rethink Food's Matt Jozwiak, and Momentus Capital for bringing together such an enthusiastic crowd for dinner at The Aspen Institute.

Big news: Chefs @chefjoseandres.bsky.social, Lidia Bastianich, and Eric Ripert have each created a Named Fellowship within the Food Leaders Fellowship at the Aspen Institute. Three culinary icons investing in the next generation of food system changemakers.

Thrilled to announce a new addition to our panel: Margaret Hardin Mannion, Director of Government Relations at NACS! Wednesday, May 27 · 1pm ET · Free: https://ow.ly/yjr150Z4tBM #FoodJustice #SNAP

We're live today at 1pm ET. Conversations on Food Justice: How SNAP Restrictions Play Out in Stores and Communities is happening now and there's still time to register and join us live (or get the recording). Join us: aspeninstitute.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gkDLE1rpTEO7CGVZhtq8Uw

"Food noise," the relentless mental chatter about what to eat next is real, and for many people it never stops! Our ED @ckummer.bsky.social shared how GLP-1 drugs seem to quiet it in ways researchers still can't fully explain. More: aspenfood.org/2026/05/07/f...

Food Noise Is Real - Food & Society

And Science Is Only Beginning to Understand It. For people [...]

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Corby Kummer@ckummer.bsky.social · 4mo ago

There's a name for the constant mental chatter urging you toward the cake: "Food noise." Turns out the GLP-1 drugs quiet it dramatically and researchers aren't entirely sure why. More: https://aspenfood.org/2026/05/07/food-noise-is-real/ #FoodAsMedicine #FoodNoise #GLP1

"He's done nothing of the kind." @ckummer.bsky.social on RFK Jr.'s promise to close the GRAS loophole and what it would actually take. 🎧 ow.ly/LXIT50YPoKf #FoodPolicy #FoodSafety

Raspberries, Ribs, and Regulatory Chaos: Corby Kummer on Why Your Grocery Bill Is Only Going Up - Food & Society

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Corby Kummer@ckummer.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Since 1950s, US food companies have been allowed to self-certify the safety of their own ingredients. There are 200+ things in the American food supply the EU has banned outright as a result. 🎧 https://ow.ly/LXIT50YPoKf #FoodPolicy #FoodSafety #GRAS

Hot take from @ckummer.bsky.social: 🍓 Watch raspberry prices 🌊 The Strait of Hormuz affects your salad 🐟 Fish spare ribs might save seafood 📋 The FDA has been trusting Big Food's homework since 1958 All in one segment. 🎧: aspenfood.org/2026/03/31/r...

Raspberries, Ribs, and Regulatory Chaos: Corby Kummer on Why Your Grocery Bill Is Only Going Up - Food & Society

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Part II with retailers + communities on the ground → April 17. Free. Register: aspenfood.org/2026/04/14/c... #FoodJustice #SNAP #FoodPolicy 3/3

Conversations on Food Justice: How SNAP Restrictions Play Out in Stores and Communities - Food & Society

Part 2: Wednesday, May 27, 2026 p.m. at 1:00 p.m. [...]

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We brought together three leading researchers to examine what the evidence says — and doesn't say — about restrictions, dignity, and the future of food assistance. 🎥 Watch: AspenFood.org 2/3

The SNAP restrictions debate has left the policy pages. 22 states have waivers. 8 are already implementing. Millions of families are navigating this right now. 1/3

A wonderful night with @rethinkfood.bsky.social. What they've built matters and seeing it celebrated alongside Matt Jozwiak and Chef Daniel Humm made the evening all the better. Proud to partner with this work. #RethinkFood

🎉 Congratulations to Seanicaa (Edwards) Herron of @FreedmenHeirsFoundation, Food Leaders Fellow & 2026 Catalyst Fund Awardee (in partnership with @aspeninstitute.bsky.social)! 🏅 Hear from her + all awardees on April 28 👉 web.cvent.com/event/c821cd... #FoodLeaders #CatalystFund #Changemakers

To prescribe food as treatment, doctors first need to understand it. Targeted food intervention can prevent or manage chronic disease but only when nutrition is treated as clinical care, not a lifestyle suggestion. More in The New York Times: https://ow.ly/f8QP50YIS78 #FoodIsMedicine #Nutrition

Can Food Actually Be Medicine? These Doctors Say Yes

Prescribing produce, crafting meals: More medical schools are teaching students how to cook and use food as a tool for treating patients.

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Can food actually be medicine? @kimseverson.bsky.social investigates for @nytimes.com and our own @ckummer.bsky.social Kummer makes the case for why doctors need food literacy and why nutritionist visits must be covered. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/d... #FoodIsMedicine #FoodPolicy

Corby Kummer@ckummer.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Quoted in The New York Times on food as medicine: the point isn't helping doctors throw better dinner parties. It's making sure a nutritionist visit gets prescribed and paid for. Kim Severson reports on what it would take to make that real: https://ow.ly/mzbC50YH6A3 #FoodIsMedicine

Our Executive Director @ckummer.bsky.social shares key takeaways from our latest Conversations on Food Justice and they're worth your attention. Recording: aspenfood.org/video/snap-p...

Who Gets to Choose: SNAP Restriction, Food Justice, and the Politics of Eating - Food & Society

On March 24, 2026, nearly 400 of you joined us [...]

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Corby Kummer@ckummer.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"Restricting SNAP doesn't change the fact that fruits and vegetables might be unaffordable." Our latest Conversations on Food Justice tackled one of the most contested questions in food policy right now. Watch: https://ow.ly/ugf850YAT1P Part II with retailers + community voices: April 17.

Surge pricing is coming to grocery stores. Major chains are piloting tech that raises prices in real time based on store traffic. @ckummer.bsky.social on Boston Public Radio: "It makes sense as soon as you hear it. It's gonna be terrible for the consumer." More: ow.ly/47mJ50YySeO