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UVM Food Systems Resources
Blogroll
- Beginning Farmers
- Chelsea Green
- Civil Eats
- CNN Eatocracy
- Ecocentric
- Epicurious Epi-log
- Ethicurean
- Field Notes
- Food + Tech Connect
- 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: Social
Refugee Farmers Set Down Roots, Honor Traditions in Vermont
By Amy Overstreet Rwanda native Janine Ndagijimana, her husband Faustine and their children moved to Burlington, Vermont in 2007 after living in a refugee camp in Tanzania for 13 years. Now a U.S. citizen, she works closely with Ben Waterman, … Continue reading
Defining Good Food: UVM Presents 5th Annual Food Systems Summit June 14-15
By Hailey Grohman In Vermont, as in much of the rest of the world, the debate around “good” food plays out every day in different spheres. Our classrooms, courtrooms, boardrooms and dining rooms are all spaces in which the decisions … Continue reading
Posted in Economic, Environmental, Health, Social, UVM, Vermont
Tagged education, food culture, local foods, UVM, uvm food summit
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Got Milk with Dignity?
By Annalena Barrett Vermont has become somewhat of a food systems mecca. With more “Eat More Kale” stickers per capita than likely any other state, it’s easy to get trapped in a utopian vision of the food system. While the … Continue reading
Posted in Economic, Social, Vermont
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Upcoming Food Systems Speakers at UVM
Mark your calendar for these upcoming events at UVM! February 16: Barry Estabrook 1:00–2:30 PM Silver Maple Ballroom, Davis Center, UVM Of Hogs and Humans: Searching for a Sustainable Porkchop Barry Estabrook, James Beard Award-winning journalist, author, and former contributing editor … Continue reading
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Local farm focus for Vermont’s 2016 legislative session
by Andrew Bahrenburg Vermont’s citizen legislators returned to Montpelier last month, with full plates. And while this year’s election cycle—as well as lightning-rod issues like marijuana legalization, paid sick leave, and the state’s budget deficit—will surely suck up much of … Continue reading
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