
Nicole Tichenor Blackstone
@nt_blackstone
Asst. Professor at @TuftsNutrition working on food systems, sustainability, policy, and social justice.
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https://nutrition.tufts.edu/profile/faculty/nicole-tichenor-blackstone 11-09-2018 19:12:57
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Today the Milk with Dignity Program celebrates five years of bringing human rights to the dairy industry. Five years ago today, dairy workers and the CEO of Ben & Jerry's stood together to announce "a new day for the dairy industry." đź§µ


Proud of Amin Nikkhah for winning the best dissertation award from Foods MDPI! We are lucky to have you Tufts Nutrition working on our #LASTING and #cellag projects! mdpi.com/journal/foods/…

To inform nutrition and equity efforts in our communities and society, Tufts Nutrition will hire two faculty members, including a chair for the Division of Nutrition Interventions, Communication, and Behavior Change (NICBC). Contact me by email. Details: apply.interfolio.com/115165.


Just finished my favorite week of my ag class - farmers and farm workers. We talk about organizing for justice and the successes of Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Fair Food Program and Migrant Justice. Effective models that center workers for #FoodSystems transformation!



What does consuming alternative protein sources mean for global nutrition, sustainability, & policy? Read the new publication from NASEM Health #FoodForum - #AlternativeProtein Sources: Balancing Food Innovation, #Sustainability, #Nutrition, Health: bit.ly/3FSXgQc


Explore the key findings from our new Nature Food paper investigating the pervasiveness of #forcedlabour risk in the US land-based #foodsupply. 🧵1/6 Full OA paper nature.com/articles/s4301… Tufts Nutrition Rights Lab

Forced labor is a huge problem in the US food system. But research from Nicole Tichenor Blackstone Dr. Jess Sparks points to a solution: "The Fair Food Program for produce & #MilkwithDignity for dairy have achieved marked improvements in working conditions for participating operations."

Labour abuses on fishing vessels require evidence-based, worker-driven solutions. Financial Times coverage of our continued efforts to stand up a WSR pilot in UK fishing Coalition of Immokalee Workers Tufts Nutrition ft.com/content/0f7c1f…