Category Archives: Social

Signing up for the Long Run

Posted by Guest Author  |  August 4, 2015

by Annie Rowell Earlier this summer, I came across Corby Kummer’s Vanity Fair article, “Is It Time to Table Farm-to-Table?” Kummer’s article captures part of an unfortunate trend that questions the integrity of the local food movement and goes so far as … Continue reading →

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Heart of Gold: Neil Young Congratulates Vermont for GMO Stance

Posted by Cynthia Belliveau  |  July 27, 2015

Rarely do you get wowed these days. We’re surrounded by a constant barrage of scintillating information that distracts us at every turn. That’s why, when I write this, I really mean it when I say that the Neil Young concert … Continue reading →

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When it Comes to Food Justice, Am I a Marxist?

Posted by Darryl Benjamin  |  July 15, 2015

An interesting thing happened to me on my way to the Farm-to-Table movement. I discovered I might be a Marxist. More to the point, I found that my thinking was in agreement with some Marxist tenets, and, for a short … Continue reading →

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Videos from the 2015 Food Systems Summit Now Available

Posted by Alison Nihart  |  July 14, 2015

Watch the 2015 Summit playlist on the UVM Food Systems YouTube channel. Speaker presentations files are also available on the Summit website.

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The Right to Food: A set of unifying principles the U.S. food movement needs

Posted by Guest Author  |  July 7, 2015

By Katie Kritzalis Someone please tell Mark Bittman that every time a boy or girl says they don’t believe in the existence of a food movement in the United States a farmer loses her land, a new G.M.O vegetable is … Continue reading →

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