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UVM Food Systems Resources
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Category Archives: Environmental
Connecticut River Valley Farmers Help Water Quality in the Long Island Sound
By Cheryl Herrick A member of the Pasture Program here at the UVM Extension Center for Sustainable Agriculture signs off on his emails with the quote, “To break a paradigm, think big, start small and act fast!” It’s a phrase … Continue reading
Why We Need a National Food Plan
Editor’s note: While UVM is a leading academic institution in the transdisciplinary study of food systems and home to many experts, we also occasionally share the perspectives of our colleagues at other colleges and universities. By Anne Kapuscinski With this … Continue reading
Posted in Economic, Environmental, Health
Tagged Economy, Environment, obesity, public health
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New Book Explores Farm-to-Table Principles in the Food Movement
By Hailey Grohman UVM Food Feed contributor Darryl Benjamin is one half of the author team behind a hotly anticipated new addition to the sustainable food systems bookshelf: Farm to Table: The Essential Guide to Sustainable Food Systems for Students, … Continue reading
Posted in Economic, Environmental, Vermont
Tagged Economy, Environment, food culture, local foods, Vermont
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Thought for Food: Food Ethics Textbook Edited by UVM Faculty is the First of its Kind
When was the last time you felt guilty about eating a particular food? Perhaps you were concerned about the people who were involved in the production of the food. Perhaps you were indulging in “junk food,” which you know is … Continue reading
How the Back-to-the-Land Movement Helped Propel Demand for Organic Food
Kate Daloz grew up in a geodesic dome in Glover and lived a rural, do-it-yourself lifestyle with her family. Her counterculture parents, who left Cambridge to flee the trappings of post-war America, found solace in raising a family in the … Continue reading
