Emily Cornell, Author at Food Tank

Emily Cornell

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Emily Cornell is currently a Master of Public Health student at the University of California Los Angeles, concentrating in community health and food systems. Her interests include nutrition, food security, and agriculture, and she is passionate about addressing health disparities through an equitable food system.

Undocumented farm workers could have a path to citizenship with the reintroduction of the Agricultural Worker Program Act.

Policy and Organizing

A “Blue Card” Can Provide Protection for Farm Workers

Undocumented farm workers, who toil in dangerous conditions to grow the food that allows U.S. citizens to live healthy lives, are unable to access health themselves. A “Blue Card” bill could change that.

These Farm Workers Are Calling for a Boycott—Until Their Union Is Recognized

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Repurposing Food Waste in University Dining: A Triple Win

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Remembering Joan Dye Gussow: Pioneer of Local Food Movement

From Service to Soil: Hawaiʻi’s Veteran Farmers

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The Fight for the Healthy Incentives Program in Massachusetts

A New Path to Sustainable Farming: An Agrarian Commons Approach

Cornell Urban Agriculture Courses Turn Research into Action for Cities