Category Archives: Social

Feeding Ten Billion

Posted by John Bramley  |  December 5, 2013

I recently travelled in India and on the flights read Ten Billion by Stephen Emmott. In it he describes the crises we face because of population growth, climate change, environmental degradation, water and energy shortage, etc. Sadly, Emmott concludes that … Continue reading →

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Reinventing Home Economics

Posted by Guest Author  |  December 3, 2013

By Abigail Carroll Lately, the question of reviving home economics in schools has been surfacing in newspapers and on radio broadcasts. Should middle and high school students take time away from math, literature, and art to study cooking, budgeting, shopping, … Continue reading →

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Gathering for VT’s Food System: Report back from a statewide food system initiative

Posted by Guest Author  |  November 22, 2013

By Chris Howell If there’s one takeaway from the Vermont Farm to Plate Annual Network Gathering that took place in late October, it’s that our regional food system is in very good hands. Vermont’s Farm to Plate Network encompasses agricultural production and … Continue reading →

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Hunger and Homelessness

Posted by Guest Author  |  November 20, 2013

By Rita Markley and Marissa Parisi The timing of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week (Nov 17-23) is especially poignant this year. Just last month, the U.S. Department of Education reported that the number of homeless students in public schools reached … Continue reading →

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Debugging our Livestock System: How we can reduce the prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in our food supply

Posted by Alison Nihart  |  November 15, 2013

In my last post, I spoke with UVM alum Susan Vaughn Grooters about the rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria in our food supply due to the subtherapeutic use of antibiotics in animal agriculture. In this post I share Susan’s ideas on … Continue reading →

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