Monthly Archives: June 2015

Achieving a Right to Food Requires “Good” Subsidies for Food Production that Respect the Environment

by Anastasia Telesetsky The production of food as an industrial commodity does not play by the rules of the free market. Many of the largest agricultural and fishery producers and processors in the United States and Europe receive subsidies that … Continue reading

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Photo Journal: The 2015 Food Systems Summit

Last week, over 300 scholars, students, farmers, activists, community members, and representatives from nonprofits and government convened at the University of Vermont for the 4th annual Food Systems Summit. Videos of the talks will be available on the UVM Food … Continue reading

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A week on the farm: Garlic scapes and strawberry harvest

by Molly Leebove, UVM Farmer Training Program Staff Fridays throughout the growing season, we will post a few photos from the past week at UVM’s Catamount Educational Farm and theUVM Farmer Training Program. From these you will get a glimpse … Continue reading

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Profile of Paul Feenan, Food and Farm Director at VYCC

With just one day to go until the 2015 UVM Food Systems Summit, we are  welcoming many stellar food systems experts from all over the country and world who have come to speak and learn from each other.  One star … Continue reading

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A week on the farm: Brassica extravaganza

by Molly Leebove, UVM Farmer Training Program Staff Fridays throughout the growing season, we will post a few photos from the past week at UVM’s Catamount Educational Farm and the UVM Farmer Training Program. From these you will get a … Continue reading

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