Category Archives: Environmental

Meat vs Veg: An energy perspective

Posted by Eric Garza  |  July 10, 2014

What ought we eat? This is among the preeminent questions of our time, one asked by policy wonks, diet gurus, and, of course, consumers. People imbue a wide array of values into their dietary choices, including impacts on their health, … Continue reading →

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Vermont’s New GMO Labeling Law: A small step, and a giant leap

Posted by Guest Author  |  July 8, 2014

By David Zuckerman On May 8, 2014, Governor Shumlin signed into law H.112, AN ACT RELATING TO THE LABELING OF FOOD PRODUCED WITH GENETIC ENGINEERING. This is the first law in the U.S. to require foods that contain genetically engineered … Continue reading →

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From the Green Revolution to the Tropical Oil Seed Revolution: A conversation with Rosamond Naylor

Posted by Alison Nihart  |  June 16, 2014

I recently had a chance to chat with Rosamond Naylor, a keynote speaker at this week’s UVM Food Systems Summit. Rosamond is the Director of the Center on Food Security and the Environment at Stanford University. Her upcoming book, The … Continue reading →

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Meet Kate Turcotte, Head Cheesemaker at Shelburne Farms

Posted by Guest Author  |  June 5, 2014

By Alyson Barrie and Jonathan Connor The Big Cheese In 2007, while attending UVM, Kate Turcotte began working as a milk hauler at Shelburne Farms, a nonprofit educational farm located near the shores of Lake Champlain in Shelburne, VT. She continued … Continue reading →

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Meet Michael Fraley, the Green Jam Man

Posted by Guest Author  |  June 3, 2014

By Jonathan Connor Have you met the Green Jam Man? Young and passionate about local food, Michael Fraley runs his Fairfax, VT, jam business with quality and innovation at the forefront. After a quest for black currant jam turned up … Continue reading →

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