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Category Archives: UVM
Exploring Food Waste and Food Insecurity at UVM
By Caylin McKee UVM Dining Sustainability Manager The United Nations estimates that one-third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year goes to waste. Per capita waste by consumers is between 95-115 kilograms a year in … Continue reading
How S’ra DeSantis Fell In Love with Farming
By Dorothy Neagle GoodFoodJobs.com Sometimes the best jobs, the most life-changing opportunities, start with an embarrassment or a mistake. The story of S’ra DeSantis, co-director of the UVM Farmer Training Program, reminds us that, no matter how much you think … Continue reading
Resettled Farmer Finds a Place for African Eggplant in Vermont
By Cheryl Herrick Farm and food stories tend to be about the confluence of the natural environment, human activity, and aspiration. But it’s not every story that’s also about cross-cultural connections and communication, farmland access, conservation, and food security among … Continue reading
UVM Farmer Training Student Chris Waters Pursues His Childhood Dream
By S’ra DeSantis We talked to Chris Waters, a student in the UVM Farmer Training Program, about his lifelong dream to be a farmer and his plans to apply all he’s learned about sustainable agriculture back home in Colorado. Where … Continue reading
Literary Dinner Series Takes On Old English Classic
By Hailey Grohman Literary-themed meals certainly aren’t a new phenomenon—blogs like Food in Literature share recipes from texts including Harry Potter, The Great Gatsby, and more—but the book featured in next month’s Isolé Dinner Club doesn’t immediately recall culinary memories.