Amy Bly

Farm to School Coordinator, Long Island

CCE office
Long Island, NY

phone 631-827-1015
email Amy

Amy has a B.A. from SUNY Oswego and a M.S. in Community Health from SUNY Cortland. She most recently was the Regional Lead Nutritionist and Farm to School Coordinator for CCE Suffolk. In these roles, she worked to provide nutrition education in a variety of community settings and build collaborations among school districts, vendors, community groups and various agencies.

Amy is located at the CCE office on Long Island and will be working with other CCE Farm to School regional coordinators to improve and increase the use of NYS products in local schools and institutions.

No upcoming events at this time.

New York Urban Farms Sustainable Pest Management Fact Sheet Series

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