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UVM Food Systems Resources
Blogroll
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- Chelsea Green
- Civil Eats
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- Ecocentric
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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
Category Archives: Environmental
Vermont Farmers Reflect on their Pasts, Look to their Futures
By Maureen Schake Maureen Schake is a Program Planner in UVM Continuing Education. In this post she reports on a recent UVM event that featured a panel of Vermont farmers. On August 8, the UVM community gathered for a panel … Continue reading
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Self-production: Planting seeds for a more resilient food system
By Jess Hyman Jess Hyman is Executive Director of the Vermont Community Garden Network, which works with community and school garden groups throughout Vermont. We asked her to share her thoughts about how food security and just food systems are … Continue reading
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Coffee’s New Crisis
By Heather Putnam Heather Putnam is Associate Director of the Community Agroecology Network (CAN), an international sustainable development organization working in Mexico and Central America. Heather was at UVM in July as an instructor for the International Agroecology Shortcourse. We … Continue reading
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The Quiet Buzz of Wild Bees
Have you been enjoying eating blueberries this summer? If yes, you can thank wild bees. How much thanks do they deserve? Well, that’s a question being asked by Professor Taylor Ricketts, Director of UVM’s Gund Institute for Ecological Economics. “Most … Continue reading
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Opportunistic Meat-Eating: Ethically justifiable?
By Andrew Chignell Andrew Chignell is an Associate Professor in the Susan Linn Sage School of Philosophy at Cornell University. He visited UVM in May for a faculty workshop on the ethics of eating. We were intrigued by his work … Continue reading
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