Lizzy Cooper is the CNY Farm to School Coordinator with Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Harvest NY team. She works with producers, community partners, and school food authorities to increase the quantity and variety of local foods in K-12 schools in the region. Lizzy earned her M.S. in Agriculture, Food, and the Environment from Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy with a concentration in food systems planning and policy and her B.S. in Environmental Studies from Gettysburg College. Prior to attending grad school, Lizzy worked for non-profits to coordinate food systems projects including a gleaning program, a nutrition incentives program, and a community farm.
