Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
With family farms in the US disappearing and rural communities left behind by agricultural consolidation, how do we rebuild a food system that actually works for everyone?
2026 McNulty Prize Winner Tom McDougall, Founder of 4P Foods (Food Leaders Fellowship), is tackling this challenge head-on by building a regional food hub that connects hundreds of small farms directly to schools, hospitals, and communities across the mid-Atlantic, cutting out the layers of middlemen that leave farmers with just pennies on the dollar.
Having grown a network that moves fresh, locally grown food to hundreds of thousands of people, including food-insecure families and 176,000 students a day, the 4P Foods team is now working to scale this model further and make the case that food systems built on fairness and resilience — not just efficiency — are possible everywhere.
About the Resnick Aspen Action Forum
Each summer, the Resnick Aspen Action Forum offers the opportunity for the Aspen Global Leadership Network to come together to reflect, refresh, and recommit to confronting some of society’s greatest challenges.
More than a conference or a reunion; the Action Forum is a space where AGLN Fellows gather to search, challenge, and inspire one another. It’s where timeless questions spark bold commitments — and where we move together from thought to action.
About the Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN)
The Aspen Global Leadership Network develops authentic, high-integrity leaders committed to proactively confronting societal challenges, individually and collectively, in order to create a more just, free, and equitable society. The network has fostered a worldwide community of more than 4,200 high-integrity, entrepreneurial leaders from business, government, and the nonprofit sector in more than 62 countries. Because of their demonstrated accomplishments and abilities, they have been selected to join one of 16+ geographic or sector-specific AGLN Fellowships around the world. Through Fellowship programs, global gatherings, and direct capital support, the AGLN equips exceptional individuals with the support to address humanity’s greatest challenges — working to create a world where everyone thrives.
AGLN’s website: aspeninstitute.org/agln
Instagram: instagram.com/aspenagln
Linkedin: linkedin.com/showcase/aspen-global-leadership-network
With family farms in the US disappearing and rural communities left behind by agricultural consolidation, how do we rebuild a food system that actually works for everyone?
2026 McNulty Prize Winner Tom McDougall, Founder of 4P Foods (Food Leaders Fellowship), is tackling this challenge head-on by building a regional food hub that connects hundreds of small farms directly to schools, hospitals, and communities across the mid-Atlantic, cutting out the layers of middlemen that leave farmers with just pennies on the dollar.
Having grown a network that moves fresh, locally grown food to hundreds of thousands of people, including food-insecure families and 176,000 students a day, the 4P Foods team is now working to scale this model further and make the case that food systems built on fairness and resilience — not just efficiency — are possible everywhere.
About the Resnick Aspen Action Forum
Each summer, the Resnick Aspen Action Forum offers the opportunity for the Aspen Global Leadership Network to come together to reflect, refresh, and recommit to confronting some of society’s greatest challenges.
More than a conference or a reunion; the Action Forum is a space where AGLN Fellows gather to search, challenge, and inspire one another. It’s where timeless questions spark bold commitments — and where we move together from thought to action.
About the Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN)
The Aspen Global Leadership Network develops authentic, high-integrity leaders committed to proactively confronting societal challenges, individually and collectively, in order to create a more just, free, and equitable society. The network has fostered a worldwide community of more than 4,200 high-integrity, entrepreneurial leaders from business, government, and the nonprofit sector in more than 62 countries. Because of their demonstrated accomplishments and abilities, they have been selected to join one of 16+ geographic or sector-specific AGLN Fellowships around the world. Through Fellowship programs, global gatherings, and direct capital support, the AGLN equips exceptional individuals with the support to address humanity’s greatest challenges — working to create a world where everyone thrives.
AGLN’s website: aspeninstitute.org/agln
Instagram: instagram.com/aspenagln
Linkedin: linkedin.com/showcase/aspen-global-leadership-network
