Emerson Fellow
Sarah Farmer
8th Class, 2001-2002
Sarah holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Bowdoin College. She has also studied the social and economic development efforts in Kenya and she has interned with CARE-Kenya’s Health and Nutrition Project as well as CARE-International’s Government Relations and Public Policy office in Washington, D.C.
Field placement: The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts
Hatfield, Massachusetts
Sarah researched and helped to implement a more efficient pre-order food delivery and distribution system. She also worked with several local colleges and universities to begin or expand their dining hall food recovery programs.
Policy placement: Bread for the World
Washington, D.C.
Sarah participated in the research and writing of the 2003 Hunger Report, with a special emphasis on issues related to obesity in America. She also planned and managed consultations of hunger experts and NGO donors that informed the focus and content of the report.