Join the Aspen Institute’s Food & Society Program and Economic Opportunities Program for the third and final event in their series, “The Hands that Feed Us: Job Quality Challenges in the US Food Supply Chain,” in which experts explore the challenges food workers face and opportunities to create a sustainable food system where workers, businesses, and consumers can thrive together.
In “The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket,” author Benjamin Lorr traces the history and evolution of the modern-day supermarket, exposes the grocery supply chain, and reveals the often exploited and underpaid labor that goes into making sure shelves are stocked. Lorr paints a vivid picture of how agricultural and meat processing workers, fisherman, truck drivers, and grocery store workers, among others, often endure poverty and sometimes worse as they work to feed our country.