Nicole Tichenor Blackstone (@nt_blackstone) 's Twitter Profile
Nicole Tichenor Blackstone

@nt_blackstone

Asst. Professor at @TuftsNutrition working on food systems, sustainability, policy, and social justice.

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Migrant Justice (@migrantjustice) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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." 🧵

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 <a href="/benandjerrys/">Ben & Jerry's</a> stood together to announce "a new day for the dairy industry." 🧵
Parke Wilde (@usfoodpolicy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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.

To inform nutrition and equity efforts in our communities and society, <a href="/TuftsNutrition/">Tufts Nutrition</a> 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.
Nicole Tichenor Blackstone (@nt_blackstone) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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!

Sean Cash (@seanbcash) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Nutrition researchers - do you want to see more on #sustainability at #ASN2023 in Boston next year? Please upvote our proposed session idea on "Truly Sustainable Diets: Integrating Health, Environment, Economic and Social Measures of Success" at nutrition.org/n23-session-id…

Nicole Tichenor Blackstone (@nt_blackstone) 's Twitter Profile Photo

One more time, with feeling! 👏 Not to mention the specialty crop lobby opposes direct subsidies, so the idea is a non-starter anyway...

Nicole Tichenor Blackstone (@nt_blackstone) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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

Leah Douglas (@leahjdouglas) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: The FTC should examine high egg prices for signs of price gouging from top egg companies, argues a farm group. Egg prices are up 138%. At top egg producer Cal-Maine - which has 20% market share - gross profits are up more than 600%. My latest: reuters.com/markets/us/hig…

NEW: The FTC should examine high egg prices for signs of price gouging from top egg companies, argues a farm group.

Egg prices are up 138%. At top egg producer Cal-Maine - which has 20% market share - gross profits are up more than 600%. 

My latest: reuters.com/markets/us/hig…
Dr Beth Jackson (@bethjackson1x) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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

WSR Network (@wsrnetwork) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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."

Dr. Jess Sparks (@j_decker_sparks) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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…