#72: Food as Medicine with Corby Kummer

This episode is abundant in resources for anyone and everyone interested in food equity, health, community activism, or journalism. Corby Kummer is more than a renowned journalist and food writer, he is a changemaker working to break down the barriers to nutrient-rich and culturally-appropriate food. 

He asks the sort of perspective-shifting questions, as a writer and as the Executive Director of the Food and Society Program and the Aspen Institute, that can reframe our understanding of food access and food justice and, as he says, can help shine light where it’s not been shined before. This episode really dives into the importance of building community trust between researchers and communities and most importantly, bringing different groups together with cross-sector knowledge to create meaningful change in the food equity world. 

If you liked this episode, you may also like Episode #61 about the Fresh Food Farmacy with Dr. Andrea Feinberg, or #68 Why Study Food? 

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Episode Resources + Mentions: 

• Food Leaders at Aspen Institute (Applications through February 20, 2024) 
• UCLA Teaching Kitchen 
• Food as Medicine Research Action Plan 
• Coalition of Immokalee Farm Workers  
• Foundations Mentioned: Marshall Project, Newmark Foundation, Knight Foundation 
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