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Category Archives: Social
Tomatoes Are Growing in Vermont Greenhouses
There’s nothing quite like a totally ripe tomato, picked fresh from your garden or a local farm field. In Vermont, the window for this experience is pretty short, typically during August and part of September, until the first frost. The … Continue reading
Seeds of Change for a Culture Rooted in Corn
I am no stranger to the food culture in Oaxaca, Mexico. Over the past few years, during my month-long stays in this region, I’ve become familiar with local ingredients, agriculture, and the challenges this deeply-rooted culture experiences with modern-day agricultural … Continue reading
Posted in Economic, Environmental, Health, Social
Tagged food culture, food history, oaxaca
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UVM Libraries and Maple: A Sweet Partnership
Vermont = maple. Vermont is the largest producer of maple in the United States, having produced 1.14 million gallons of the sweet stuff in 2011, or approximately 41% of the country’s maple syrup supply. (I’m also convinced that we … Continue reading
Posted in Social
Tagged digital, food history, foodways, Maple, maple syrup, recipe, UVM, Vermont
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Why We Decided to Blog
Welcome to the UVM Food Feed, a blog that brings together the voices and expertise of the University of Vermont on a complicated and complex area of study, but one that affects us all – food. We invite you here … Continue reading
Posted in Economic, Environmental, Health, Social
Tagged diet, Economy, Environment, hunger, regional food system, Social, UVM, welcome
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RECIPE: Maple Syrup Pie
Vermont is known for its strong agrarian tradition, but it also has a rich ethnic history that has influenced food and cooking in the state. The Vermont Foodways Digital Initiative seeks to preserve and digitize the state’s unique primary resources … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Social
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