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UVM Food Systems Resources
Blogroll
- Beginning Farmers
- Chelsea Green
- Civil Eats
- CNN Eatocracy
- Ecocentric
- Epicurious Epi-log
- Ethicurean
- Field Notes
- Food + Tech Connect
- Michael Pollan
- New York Times Diner's Journal
- NPR's The Salt
- On Food (Mark Bittman's Blog)
- Politics of the Plate
- Smithsonian Food & Think
- The Greenhorns Blog
- Vermont New Farmer Network
- Women's Agricultural Network
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Cheap Food Costs the Poor
David Conner is an Assistant Professor in UVM’s department of Community Development and Applied Economics. An article recently crossed my radar that argues that fast food is a bargain for poor people and that we should do all we can … Continue reading
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Vermont Farmers Reflect on their Pasts, Look to their Futures
By Maureen Schake Maureen Schake is a Program Planner in UVM Continuing Education. In this post she reports on a recent UVM event that featured a panel of Vermont farmers. On August 8, the UVM community gathered for a panel … Continue reading
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Self-production: Planting seeds for a more resilient food system
By Jess Hyman Jess Hyman is Executive Director of the Vermont Community Garden Network, which works with community and school garden groups throughout Vermont. We asked her to share her thoughts about how food security and just food systems are … Continue reading
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Coffee’s New Crisis
By Heather Putnam Heather Putnam is Associate Director of the Community Agroecology Network (CAN), an international sustainable development organization working in Mexico and Central America. Heather was at UVM in July as an instructor for the International Agroecology Shortcourse. We … Continue reading
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Hunger on the Hill
By Marissa Parisi Marissa Parisi is Executive Director of Hunger Free Vermont, an education and advocacy organization with the mission to end the injustice of hunger and malnutrition for all Vermonters. We asked her to share her perspective on recent … Continue reading
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