Monthly Archives: May 2013

Are You Part of the Junk Food Industry’s Unpaid Army?

By Yoni Freedhoff Dr. Yoni Freedhoff is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa. A renowned obesity expert, Dr. Freedhoff writes regularly on issues of health, weight management, nutrition, patient advocacy and fitness for a variety … Continue reading

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Enid Wonnacott: How I became a sustainable food systems leader

By Enid Wonnacott Enid Wonnacott is the Executive Director of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT). She will present at UVM’s Breakthrough Leaders Program on effective leadership for sustainable food systems this June. In anticipation, we asked her … Continue reading

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Meet Sandor Katz, King of Fermentation and UVM Food Systems Summit Speaker

By Alison Nihart Sandor Katz is the author of The Art of Fermentation, which won the 2013 James Beard Foundation Book Award, and other books on fermentation. Sandor will speak at the UVM Food Systems Summit Conference on June 27. … Continue reading

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Meet Karen Washington, Community Activist and UVM Food Systems Summit Speaker

By Karen Washington Karen Washington has lived in New York City all her life and has been a resident of the Bronx for over 26 years. Since 1985 Karen has been a community activist, striving to make New York City … Continue reading

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Meet Tanya Fields, Food Systems Revolutionary and UVM Food Systems Summit Speaker

This interview was originally published by Chelsea Green Publishing on May 9, 2013. Tanya is Executive Director of The BLK ProjeK. Inspired by her experiences as a single working mother in a marginalized community, Executive Director Tanya Fields created and founded … Continue reading

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