🧵 Funders: How to evaluate food as medicine investments (1/6) Not all CBOs are created equal. Here's what separates pilot projects from infrastructure investments:

Mission-forward Food is the environment. Food is the economy. Food is health. Chef Jose Andres welcomes FRESHFARMDC's new Executive Director Cat Oakar. She has spent her career acting on exactly that. @ckummer.bsky.social on a remarkable evening. Follow this thread🧵

When's the last time you thought about restaurant seating comfort? @ckummer.bsky.social said on #BostonPublicRadio it should be a standard critic criterion. Jim loves booths: "The perfect give—like a half-inch sink" Margery is less enthusiastic about sinking 😂 Listen: aspenfood.org/2026/02/25/t...

Momentum is building for Food is Medicine 🌱 See why our Executive Director @CorbyKummer thinks this moment matters — and if your org is doing this work, submit your case study at fimcommunity.org. 📰 More via @foodtank.bsky.social #FoodIsMedicine

What happens when a hospital integrates a food pantry AND teaching kitchen into patient care? The MGH Revere Food Pantry shows us in our Community Action Plan. More: https://www.fimcommunity.org/cases/mgh-revere-food-pantry #FoodIsMedicine #CommunityHealth #CaseStudies

Are you: A CBO delivering food is medicine services? A healthcare provider partnering with community organizations? A food bank integrating medically tailored interventions? A clinic operating a teaching kitchen? A tribal nation building food sovereignty? MORE in Corby's post

Best quote from this segment: "dorm cafeterias are places to meet other students and form lifelong friendships." Don't miss this episode: aspenfood.org/2026/02/04/t...

Turn on the volume for this clip and then head to the link for another rip-roaring food news conversation with Corby on Boston Public Radio!

We're in the golden age of condiments! Now live on Boston Public Radio: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk1X...

🧵 Missed our Food is Medicine Community Action Plan launch? Here are the top moments—and why we should pay attention:

🎬 STARTING IN 1 HOUR! 🎬 Grab your coffee and join us for the Food is Medicine Community Action Plan launch. Last-minute registration welcome: https://ow.ly/b1FT50XXmex

When your boss drops truth bombs in the @nytimes.com 🎤⬇️ @ckummer.bsky.social to Pete Wells: we need systemic change, better supermarkets, govt action on ultra-processed foods... BUT ALSO: "change your food environment. It's the single most important thing you can do."

Cabbage is IN for 2026, celtuce is still too ugly to live, and Margery and Jim "disagree" about whether ice cream is "chewy." @ckummer.bsky.social kicked off 2026 on Boston Public Radio. Listen to the full segment 🎧: aspenfood.org?p=2236&previ... #FoodPolicy #BostonPublicRadio #FoodTrends2026

This year's Food is Medicine convenings brought together the people doing the work—from community orgs to indigenous health leaders. Thanks to the Ardmore Institute of Health for partnering with us to host these important convenings. www.aspenfood.org/fim #FoodIsMedicine #HealthEquity

May your panettone be light! @ckummer.bsky.social reveals the wonders of this holiday bread with Margery & Jim on Boston Public Radio. More: aspenfood.org/2025/12/23/m...

This year's Food is Medicine convenings brought together the people doing the work—from community orgs to indigenous health leaders. Thanks to the Ardmore Institute of Health for partnering with us to host these important convenings. www.aspenfood.org/fim #FoodIsMedicine #HealthEquity

2025 marked our first multi-cohort Food Leaders Fellows reunion! Beyond networking events, fellowship seminars lay the foundation of a lifelong movement of leaders working together to build a more fair, sustainable, and healthy future. More: ow.ly/SAQh50XLCHj

Some good news for a welcome change. On #BostonPublicRadio, @ckummer.bsky.social shared a @bostonglobe.com story about a Watertown restauranteur who gave away 400 meals to folks on SNAP. No questions asked. "If they came in, they needed it." Listen to this clip and more: ow.ly/8jxM50XKBrY

@ckummer.bsky.social in the wild!

@ckummer.bsky.social discusses a recent @nytimes.com story on decaf, and his research writing The Joy of Coffee. Final word: Give those beans a chance—your sleep schedule might thank you! Listen: aspenfood.org/2025/12/08/2... #DecafDoneRight #CoffeeCulture

🚨 FINAL DAY: Food Leaders Fellowship applications close at MIDNIGHT Pacific Time If you're an emerging food system leader ready to think bigger, this is your last chance to join our fifth cohort. Apply now: aspenfoodleaders.org #FoodLeaders #ApplicationDeadline

Listen to the entire segment with @ckummer.bsky.social: aspenfood.org/2025/12/03/b...

Our Food Leaders fellows come from everywhere: Corporate sustainability managers, nonprofit directors, farmers, policy experts, entrepreneurs. What unites them? A commitment to food system transformation. Applications to our 2026 cohort will close on December 5th. More: aspenfoodleaders.org

The Food Leaders Fellowship unites emerging leaders across sectors to ignite personal transformation and scalable change. Drawing on @aspeninstitute.bsky.social's legacy of leadership fellowships, we're building a community of food system innovators. Applications open: aspenfood.org/food-leaders...

Transforming food systems starts with transforming the people leading them 🌱 John Wang from the food project joined our 2025 food & society fellowship—connecting leaders from general mills to national young farmers. what's happening? real transformation. "We got to know each other as people first"

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...

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

🛡️ Everyone can help protect their communities from cyber threats. Join @aspenpolicyacademy.bsky.social’s new #CyberCivicEngagement training, developed with support from @CraigNewmarkPhilanthropies. #Take9. 📅 Oct 23 & Nov 20 | Free & Virtual 🔗 Register: aspenpolicyacademy.org/cyber-civic-...

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... 2/2

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

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

"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

Last night, Lidia Bastianich captivated a full house with her story of “Food, Family, and Tradition” hosted by the #aspeninstitute Society of Fellows.

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...

Corby shared how our Food Leaders Fellowship transforms doubt into determination. #FoodSystems #Leadership #Community #Philanthropy #Sustainability

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

In-person gatherings create a sense of community, breaking down isolation and sparking positive conflict that can lead to groundbreaking solutions. Grateful for partners Ardmore Institute of Health and Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine! More: aspenfood.org/fim/shaper-d... #FoodisMedicine

At 1 AM, after another day of kitchen abuse, Chef @ericripert of @LeBernardinNY tried to imagine a field of flowers. He couldn't. "I was in the dark." Watch @CKummer's full @AspenIdeas interview → youtu.be/K67QREzHZ40?... #Leadership #Vulnerability #FoodAndSociety

The most talked-about Culinary Conversation at #AspenIdeas: Chef Eric Ripert's transformation story. He's as open and soulful as he is gifted—which is why Le Bernardin NY is reserved for life's most special moments. Watch: youtu.be/K67QREzHZ40?... #FoodAndSociety #Leadership

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. Subscribe: confirmsubscription.com/h/y/BECCA040...

Proud to spotlight the incredible work of our Food Leaders Fellowship! 🌟 These emerging leaders are building the future of food through connection, collaboration, and shared commitment to positive change. Their stories from Mississippi are truly inspiring. aspenfood.org/food-leaders...

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.

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

Transformative leadership in food justice 🌟 New essay from Dion Dawson, Food Leaders Fellow & founder of Dion's Chicago Dream, on his "food is medicine" work delivering produce boxes to South Chicago families who need them most. ow.ly/SjuX50WhJy5 #FoodJustice #FoodIsMedicine

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

🌟 DREAM BIG, TEMECULA VALLEY! Remember that food idea you've been thinking about? It's time to make it real. Open Access Temecula Valley is now available for food entrepreneurs! Check it out: ow.ly/gnOm50Wh1ah

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

Required nutrition ed has long been high on wish lists, including ours @aspenfood.bsky.social. If #FoodIsMedicine, who better to help patients avoid food-related illnesses than frontline doctors? The problem is the disconnected patchwork of good programs now in place. abcnews.go.com/Politics/rfk...

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