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- Civil Eats
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- New York Times Diner's Journal
- NPR's The Salt
- On Food (Mark Bittman's Blog)
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- Vermont New Farmer Network
- Women's Agricultural Network
Category Archives: Environmental
The FarmPlate Young Farmers Series: Chaya Lipkin From Dreamland Harvest
Chaya Lipkin, a graduate of the 2011 UVM Farmer Training Program, was recently interviewed by FarmPlate about her journey as a beginning farmer. An excerpt: What advice do you have for any other young farmers, artisans or gardeners who are … Continue reading
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Video Snack: David Schwartz on Why the Food Movement is a Healing Movement
David is the Campaign Director at Real Food Challenge. He graduated from Brown University in December 2009, where he spent more time organizing with the Real Food Challenge than he did in class. Coming from a Jewish household, where issues … Continue reading
Food in Vermont: Weekly Events, 11/1-11/7
A heads up: The registration deadline for Whole Farm Planning for Beginning Women Farmers has been extended to November 15th. Find the application here. Thursday (Nov 1) Book Discussion: Brewing Change Part travelogue, part inspiring social commentary, and part motivating … Continue reading
On Halloween, 10 Terrifying Things About Our Food Systems
Halloween is a time for merriment: pumpkin carving, candy gathering, apple bobbing, and crazy costuming. It’s also a time to think about the scary things in our world. The bloggers at the UVM Food Feed have found is that it’s … Continue reading
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Video Snack: James Macon on Venture Capital & Sustainable Agriculture
James has spent his career as an operator, investor and advisor taking a hands-on approach to corporate and financial design, market analysis, partnership development, capital formation, team building and exit strategy and execution. Prior to Closed Loop Capital, James founded … Continue reading