Author Archives: Alison Nihart

Corporate consolidation and power in the food system: An interview with Dr. Mary Hendrickson

Posted by Alison Nihart  |  June 21, 2013

Mary Hendrickson is Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology at the University of Missouri. Her research focuses on local food systems and consolidation in the industrial food system. She will speak at the UVM Food Systems Summit on June 27. In … Continue reading →

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Meet Tamar Adler: Writer, cook, and UVM Food Systems Summit Speaker

Posted by Alison Nihart  |  June 5, 2013

Tamar Adler is the Brooklyn, NY,-based author of An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace. Tamar will speak at the UVM Food Systems Summit Conference on June 27. In anticipation of her visit to UVM, we asked her about … Continue reading →

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

Posted by Alison Nihart  |  May 21, 2013

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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UVM Students Support Farming in the City

Posted by Alison Nihart  |  March 7, 2013

Alison Nihart is the Assistant to the Food Systems Initiative at the University of Vermont As people continue to seek ways to connect with their food, urban agriculture has been gaining popularity in communities across North America because of the … Continue reading →

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