Overview
This conversation from the Aspen Institute and Global Food Institute at George Washington University brings together perspectives from across the food system to explore what it would take to build a food economy grounded in fair pay, stability, well-being, and dignity. Panelists will examine approaches ranging from stronger labor standards and wage policies to emerging models such as employee ownership, while considering who benefits from the food economy and how power and opportunity can be more equitably shared.
Featuring:
- Mike Brady, Co-Founder and CEO of 40 Million Owners
- Vanessa García Polanco, Aspen Food Leaders Fellow and Government Relations Director, National Young Farmers Coalition
- Jose Oliva, Strategic Campaigns Director, HEAL Food Alliance
- Emma Scott, Director, Food & Agriculture Clinic, Center for Agriculture & Food Systems, Vermont Law and Graduate School
- Moderated by Ivy Ken, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, The George Washington University