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
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
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
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
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.
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
July 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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
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.
July 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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.
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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July 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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!
More: aspenfood.org/fim/shaper-d...
@aspenfood.bsky.social
More: aspenfood.org/fim/shaper-d...
@aspenfood.bsky.social
When Food Leaders Fellows conspired to bring their cohort to Starkville, MS, the first cross-cohort reunion walked rain-soaked sweet potato fields, watched a robot pick raspberries, and returned full of ideas for the future of food.
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July 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
When Food Leaders Fellows conspired to bring their cohort to Starkville, MS, the first cross-cohort reunion walked rain-soaked sweet potato fields, watched a robot pick raspberries, and returned full of ideas for the future of food.
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Celebrating four years of the @aspenfood.bsky.social Leaders Fellowship! Excited by the growth, connections, and impact of these emerging food leaders. Their stories inspire me. Learn more: aspenfood.org/food-leaders... #FoodLeadersFellowship
July 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Celebrating four years of the @aspenfood.bsky.social Leaders Fellowship! Excited by the growth, connections, and impact of these emerging food leaders. Their stories inspire me. Learn more: aspenfood.org/food-leaders... #FoodLeadersFellowship
As a result of the @aspenfood.bsky.social Food Leaders Fellowship, Jon Muth followed his dream to start a coffee roaster that would feature and support smallholder coffee growers. He showed Aspen Ideas goers how professionals cup coffee cupping using his special #AspenIdeas blend.
July 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
As a result of the @aspenfood.bsky.social Food Leaders Fellowship, Jon Muth followed his dream to start a coffee roaster that would feature and support smallholder coffee growers. He showed Aspen Ideas goers how professionals cup coffee cupping using his special #AspenIdeas blend.
How did a tiny Mexico City taqueria win the first Michelin star for a taco? A particularly soulful owner, Mario Hernandez Alonso, who told me that our Aspen Ideas Culinary Conversation made him feel important. He was the most important person there.
#michelinguide
#michelinguide
July 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
How did a tiny Mexico City taqueria win the first Michelin star for a taco? A particularly soulful owner, Mario Hernandez Alonso, who told me that our Aspen Ideas Culinary Conversation made him feel important. He was the most important person there.
#michelinguide
#michelinguide
Grateful to have Sam Landercasper, Jon Muth, and Eden Vardy join me at #AspenIdeas for our first ever roundtable sessions! Meet Sam, Jon, Eden and all their fellow fellows: aspenfood.org/our-fellows
#FoodLeadersFellows #AspenIdeas #FoodSystemsLeadership
#FoodLeadersFellows #AspenIdeas #FoodSystemsLeadership
July 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Grateful to have Sam Landercasper, Jon Muth, and Eden Vardy join me at #AspenIdeas for our first ever roundtable sessions! Meet Sam, Jon, Eden and all their fellow fellows: aspenfood.org/our-fellows
#FoodLeadersFellows #AspenIdeas #FoodSystemsLeadership
#FoodLeadersFellows #AspenIdeas #FoodSystemsLeadership
Christina Tosi was a basket of sunshine at our #AspenIdeas Culinary Conversation, making every single person want #Milkbar cereal ice cream and cookies on the spot. But they did get a taste of her five-ingredient, who’d-think-it-was vegan chocolate peanut butter crunch pie!
@aspenfood.bsky.social
@aspenfood.bsky.social
June 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Christina Tosi was a basket of sunshine at our #AspenIdeas Culinary Conversation, making every single person want #Milkbar cereal ice cream and cookies on the spot. But they did get a taste of her five-ingredient, who’d-think-it-was vegan chocolate peanut butter crunch pie!
@aspenfood.bsky.social
@aspenfood.bsky.social
Thrilled to discuss #FoodIsMedicine at Aspen Ideas Health with amazing panelists: Hilary Seligman, John Lumpkin, and Wendy Slusser. Envisioning accessible good food for all!
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#PublicHealth #FoodAccess
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#PublicHealth #FoodAccess
June 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Thrilled to discuss #FoodIsMedicine at Aspen Ideas Health with amazing panelists: Hilary Seligman, John Lumpkin, and Wendy Slusser. Envisioning accessible good food for all!
Watch: aspenfood.org/corby-kummer...
#PublicHealth #FoodAccess
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#PublicHealth #FoodAccess
Congratulations to @aspenfood.bsky.social Food Leaders Fellow Seanicaa Edwards Herron on receiving the inaugural 2025 James Beard Foundation Impact Award! We're so proud and honored to call you friend.
More: aspenfood.org/fellow/seani...
#FoodLeadersFellow #JamesBeardFoundation
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#FoodLeadersFellow #JamesBeardFoundation
June 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Congratulations to @aspenfood.bsky.social Food Leaders Fellow Seanicaa Edwards Herron on receiving the inaugural 2025 James Beard Foundation Impact Award! We're so proud and honored to call you friend.
More: aspenfood.org/fellow/seani...
#FoodLeadersFellow #JamesBeardFoundation
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#FoodLeadersFellow #JamesBeardFoundation
Remarkable shift in public opinion against food industry. Also remarkable that @nbcnews.com poll asked about socioeconomic status. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
June 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Remarkable shift in public opinion against food industry. Also remarkable that @nbcnews.com poll asked about socioeconomic status. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
A FIRST! All four cohorts of Food Leaders Fellows together at Good Food for All Summit 2025 by Partnership for a Healthier America!
The energy is electric seeing cohorts 1-4 connecting & collaborating. Shoutout to Stacy Dean always compelling & on point!
#FoodLeadersFellows #GoodFoodForAll
The energy is electric seeing cohorts 1-4 connecting & collaborating. Shoutout to Stacy Dean always compelling & on point!
#FoodLeadersFellows #GoodFoodForAll
June 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A FIRST! All four cohorts of Food Leaders Fellows together at Good Food for All Summit 2025 by Partnership for a Healthier America!
The energy is electric seeing cohorts 1-4 connecting & collaborating. Shoutout to Stacy Dean always compelling & on point!
#FoodLeadersFellows #GoodFoodForAll
The energy is electric seeing cohorts 1-4 connecting & collaborating. Shoutout to Stacy Dean always compelling & on point!
#FoodLeadersFellows #GoodFoodForAll
On Boston Public Radio we discussed the Dirty Dozen - produce with highest pesticide residues. Key tips: Choose organic for Dirty Dozen items & wash all produce thoroughly, especially a surprising culprit. Listen: aspenfood.org/2025/06/13/c... #DirtyDozen #HealthyEating
June 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
On Boston Public Radio we discussed the Dirty Dozen - produce with highest pesticide residues. Key tips: Choose organic for Dirty Dozen items & wash all produce thoroughly, especially a surprising culprit. Listen: aspenfood.org/2025/06/13/c... #DirtyDozen #HealthyEating
As always, @hbottemiller.bsky.social has key insights. Today's: SNAP fight is an attempt to uncouple food assistance from farm assistance. Ending this perennially uneasy but essential alliance will be bad for everyone except big ag. foodfix.co
June 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
As always, @hbottemiller.bsky.social has key insights. Today's: SNAP fight is an attempt to uncouple food assistance from farm assistance. Ending this perennially uneasy but essential alliance will be bad for everyone except big ag. foodfix.co
Did you know that many bottled waters come from municipal sources? Margery, Jim, and I discussed some eye-opening insights about the bottled water industry that challenge our perceptions!
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#BostonPublicRadio
#BottledWater #PremiumWater
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#BostonPublicRadio
#BottledWater #PremiumWater
June 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Did you know that many bottled waters come from municipal sources? Margery, Jim, and I discussed some eye-opening insights about the bottled water industry that challenge our perceptions!
More: ow.ly/GIwW50W96Sf
#BostonPublicRadio
#BottledWater #PremiumWater
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#BostonPublicRadio
#BottledWater #PremiumWater
What does the future of food look like?
Let's start with these 72 @aspenfood.bsky.social Food Leaders Fellows who are showing us the way!
Meet the full cohort: aspenfood.org/food-leaders...
#aspeninstitute #FoodLeadersFellowship
Let's start with these 72 @aspenfood.bsky.social Food Leaders Fellows who are showing us the way!
Meet the full cohort: aspenfood.org/food-leaders...
#aspeninstitute #FoodLeadersFellowship
June 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
What does the future of food look like?
Let's start with these 72 @aspenfood.bsky.social Food Leaders Fellows who are showing us the way!
Meet the full cohort: aspenfood.org/food-leaders...
#aspeninstitute #FoodLeadersFellowship
Let's start with these 72 @aspenfood.bsky.social Food Leaders Fellows who are showing us the way!
Meet the full cohort: aspenfood.org/food-leaders...
#aspeninstitute #FoodLeadersFellowship
I may have been diplomatically outnumbered 2-1 on air, but I'm standing firm on my pro tip on office microwave etiquette.
Spray cleaner + paper towels = your salvation
That fishy smell isn't just lingering, it's ADHERING to surfaces like barnacles
#bostonpublicradio
aspenfood.org/2025/06/05/f...
Spray cleaner + paper towels = your salvation
That fishy smell isn't just lingering, it's ADHERING to surfaces like barnacles
#bostonpublicradio
aspenfood.org/2025/06/05/f...
June 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I may have been diplomatically outnumbered 2-1 on air, but I'm standing firm on my pro tip on office microwave etiquette.
Spray cleaner + paper towels = your salvation
That fishy smell isn't just lingering, it's ADHERING to surfaces like barnacles
#bostonpublicradio
aspenfood.org/2025/06/05/f...
Spray cleaner + paper towels = your salvation
That fishy smell isn't just lingering, it's ADHERING to surfaces like barnacles
#bostonpublicradio
aspenfood.org/2025/06/05/f...
@aspenfood.bsky.social Food Leaders fellow Rebecca Cheney talking about thinking now about future agriculture climate change at CIA's Menus of Change. Livestream here: www.menusofchange.org/webcast
June 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
@aspenfood.bsky.social Food Leaders fellow Rebecca Cheney talking about thinking now about future agriculture climate change at CIA's Menus of Change. Livestream here: www.menusofchange.org/webcast