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Category Archives: Environmental
As Vermont GMO Law Approaches, General Mills Opts to Label Products Nationwide
General Mills announced Friday it will begin labeling products nationwide that contain genetically modified ingredients. The company said that since it will be forced by July 1 to begin labeling for GMOs in Vermont—the result of a state law here—it … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental, Health, Vermont
Tagged Environment, food culture, GMO, public health
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Food Waste Gets Second Life as Renewable Energy on Vermont Dairy Farm
By Laura Hardie Recycling is at the heart of dairy farming. Water is recycled to use on crops or to clean the milking parlor. Manure is recycled as fertilizer for the fields or converted into electricity on farms with cow-power … Continue reading
What We Learned at the 2016 Vermont Grazing & Livestock Conference
By Jenn Colby and Cheryl Herrick The Vermont Grazing and Livestock Conference is the Center for Sustainable Agriculture’s largest outreach event of the year. Every January, we welcome more than 300 people to share, learn, network, and enjoy a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Economic, Environmental
Tagged Economy, education, farmers markets, UVM, Vermont
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Northeast Kingdom Summit Looks for Opportunities to Grow Local Food Economy
By Taylar Foster Farms in the Northeast Kingdom are seeing more opportunities to diversify, to expand what they grow or raise, and to stay financially viable. This means freezing produce, raising a new breed of livestock, or hosting weddings or … Continue reading
Why You Need to Watch Cooked, Michael Pollan’s New Netflix Series
In Neil Genzlinger’s Feb 17, 2016, New York Times review of Michael Pollan’s four-part Netflix docu-series based on his book “Cooked,” he writes that Pollan “is food-shaming us again…a gentle sort of shaming, and informative, but unless you’ve previously been … Continue reading
