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UVM Food Systems Resources
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- Civil Eats
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- 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: June 2018
Mandatory Labels Reduce GMO Food Fears
By Rachel C. Leslie As the U.S. Department of Agriculture prepares guidelines for labeling products that contain genetically modified ingredients, a new study from the University of Vermont reveals that a simple disclosure can improve consumer attitudes toward GMO food. … Continue reading
The Dirt on Farming and Greenhouse Gases
By Sarah Tuff Dunn The thousands of farms that quilt Vermont’s landscape, from the southern foothills of the Green Mountains to the shores of Lake Champlain and the Quebec border, have long made the state an icon of bucolic, healthy … Continue reading
UVM Alumna Helps Pioneering Cheesemakers Look to the Future
By Melissa Pasanen Seven Days On a sunny morning in early May, Marjorie Susman walked by bright tulips and daffodils, past the greenhouse, and down the stone stairway to the Orb Weaver Farm cheese room to start the season’s penultimate Monday … Continue reading
UVM Students Get a Taste of Leadership
What are the functions and styles of leadership? Is leadership hierarchical or horizontal? Authoritative or laissez-faire? Is it influential, collaborative, strategic, or hands on? If you ask this question to Continuing and Distance Education Dean Cynthia Belliveau, Ed.D., she’ll tell … Continue reading