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Breakthrough Food Leader Josh Donabedian: Focused on Policy & Law

Guest blog post from Josh Donabedian, a participant in our Breakthrough Leaders Program for Sustainable Food Systems. Josh is currently a JD student at Vermont Law School, where he is a founding member the Food & Agricultural Law Society, a campus … Continue reading

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Breakthrough Food Leader Sheree Martin: College Professor, Lawyer, Farmer

Sheree Martin joins our Breakthrough Leaders Program for Sustainable Food Systems this June. She is an assistant professor of journalism and mass communication at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, a lawyer, and grew up on a farm in North Alabama. … Continue reading

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Breakthrough Food Leader Marian Dickinson: Student & Public Health Advocate

Guest blog post from Marian Dickinson, a participant in our Breakthrough Leaders Program for Sustainable Food Systems. She is a graduate student at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.  What about our food systems do you want to change? My … Continue reading

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Farmer Training Program Graduate Talks About Being a Beginning Farmer

Guest blog post from Brittany Hastings, a graduate of the 2011 Farmer Training Program at UVM. This year’s program started in May. Over the course of six months aspiring farmers and food systems advocates engage in a hands-on, skill-based education … Continue reading

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Breakthrough Food Leader Carolina Lukac

Guest blog post from Carolina Lukac, a participant in our Breakthrough Leaders Program for Sustainable Food Systems. She is a co-founder of Huerto Romita, an urban agriculture demonstration and education center focused on community development and activism through garden-based learning … Continue reading

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