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Food & Society at the Aspen Institute brings together public health leaders, policymakers, researchers, farmers, chefs, food makers, and entrepreneurs to find practical solutions to food system challenges and inequities. Under the leadership of Corby Ku**er, longtime Atlantic editor and winner of six James Beard Journalism Awards, Food & Society initiatives share these common themes:

• Identify a

nd bridge the gaps where systemic barriers have continued to cause people of color and underserved communities to receive inadequate and incomplete nutrition and assistance
• Keep food-service workers, particularly the workers of color who have been disproportionately devastated by Covid-19, safer and healthier
• Give BIPOC food entrepreneurs the tools—and the credit and capital—they need to thrive
• Build sustainability into food companies of all sizes
• Find and train the food-system leaders of the future, prioritizing BIPOC leaders and keeping front and center the Aspen Institute values of open communication, social and environmental justice, and crossing divides

We're back at The Farm Collaborative! Five years ago, this market was part of Food Leaders Fellow Eden Vardy's action pl...
08/14/2026

We're back at The Farm Collaborative! Five years ago, this market was part of Food Leaders Fellow Eden Vardy's action plan. We return with the fifth cohort to this gorgeous building. But what touched our hearts is that he and his team specifically designed this amphitheater for the fellowship's annual performance of The Visit and the outdoor dining area for the cohort's final Aspen dinner.

This is how much the fellowship experience means to our fellows. Thank you, Eden!

Thank you for the beautiful farm to table dinner by Chef Phillip of Pan and Fork.

08/11/2026

"Somewhere along the line, we lost the true purpose of food."-Isabel Mace

That quote from Isabel Mace stuck with all of us as we kicked off the fifth cohort of The Aspen Institute Food Leaders Fellowship. We were treated to a beautiful supper at the Catto Center at Toklat after a guided hike hosted by Aspen Center for Environmental Studies.

Our first meeting brings together a new group of people working to rebuild the connection between food, community, and care. Over the next 18 months, this cohort in the same tradition of their predecessors, will dig into what it really means to lead with food as medicine, as culture, and as justice. Join us in welcoming the newest Food Leaders Fellows.

08/11/2026

The science behind why folks like Trenni keep going back to Taco Bell, explained by Corby Ku**er Food & Society🌮 Full segment link in bio.

From a lettuce recall to your grocery bill to your Friday night at the bar — food policy touches more of daily life than...
07/30/2026

From a lettuce recall to your grocery bill to your Friday night at the bar — food policy touches more of daily life than most people realize. Corby Ku**er Food & Society broke down five stories driving American food news this week on Boston Public Radio. Listen + Watch: Food News with Corby link in bio

07/27/2026

Foodborne illness tracing depends on people: inspectors, lab staff, and USDA analysts. On Boston Public Radio, Corby Ku**er Food & Society shares that cuts didn't start with this administration. USDA's Food and Nutrition Service is relocating out of D.C., a move critics say is designed to push experienced staff to quit. The result is fewer people able to trace the next outbreak quickly.

More: https://aspenfood.org/2026/07/21/lettucecutsandcheese/

07/22/2026

Reposting Corby Ku**er Food & Society's 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.

07/20/2026

As Ellen Brown wrote in her recent essay, What Emerges Is a Food Agenda, Not an Argument, strip away the contention and you’ll find common ground and an ambitious to-do list.

In this clip, Calley Means and Marion Nestle debate the saturated fat cap in the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Means pointed out that the numeric cap (10%) wasn't changed. Nestle raised concern that the guidelines' overall framing and food groupings favor full-fat dairy and meat, which would make sticking to that 10% difficult in practice.

Worth focusing on what needs to be done and supporting the changemakers who are working to improve America’s food system. Hint: we know a few, and you’ll want to meet our Food Leaders Fellows!

Here’s some homework:
Watch Aspen Ideas conversation: https://aspenfood.org/2026/07/13/corby-at-aspen-ideas-festival-2026/
Read Ellen’s essay: https://foodishealth.substack.com/p/what-emerges-is-a-food-agenda-not
Review new Dietary Guidelines for Americans: https://odphp.health.gov/our-work/nutrition-physical-activity/dietary-guidelines
Check out the AHA’s dietary guidelines: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001435
Meet our Food Leaders Fellows: https://aspenfood.org/our-fellows

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