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UVM Food Systems Resources
Blogroll
- Beginning Farmers
- Chelsea Green
- Civil Eats
- CNN Eatocracy
- Ecocentric
- Epicurious Epi-log
- Ethicurean
- Field Notes
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- Michael Pollan
- 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: Health
From Africa to Vermont, and Still Farming
This piece was originally published on the UVM Food Feed in September 2014. Refugees will often give up customs, language, and rituals in their new culture, but seldom their food. David Bonsana, born and raised in the Republic of the … Continue reading
Posted in Economic, Health, Recipe, Social
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Photo Journal: The 2016 Food Systems Summit
Last week, the 5th annual UVM Food Systems Summit drew 300 scholars, students, farmers, and representatives from business, nonprofit, and government sectors. The 2016 theme, “What Makes Food Good?” prompted provocative presentations and conversations during a packed two days, during which participants … Continue reading
A Hospital Helps Strengthen the Northeast Kingdom Food System
By Taylar Foster How can a hospital contribute to the Northeast Kingdom’s food system? Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH) in St. Johnsbury does so by sourcing locally made food from regional producers, offering educational programming to improve eating and cooking … Continue reading
UVM Food Summit Presenter Nija Rivera on Finding Her Good Food Dream Job
By Dorothy Neagle Good Food Jobs Admittedly, we are biased, but we can’t think of a better place to spend a summer weekend than the beautiful city of Burlington, Vermont. This June 14-15 brings the University of Vermont’s annual Food … Continue reading
Posted in Economic, Health, UVM
Tagged Economy, health, local foods, uvm food summit
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In the News: Urban Farming Report; FDA Looks to Define Healthy; World Hunger Hits Lowest Point in 25 Years
A New Study Weighs In on Urban Farming (via Civil Eats) The Center for a Livable Future reviewed 167 studies on urban agriculture (looking mainly at community gardens) and found mixed results. First, the good news: The research links urban … Continue reading
Posted in Economic, Environmental, Health
Tagged Economy, education, Environment, UVM
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