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Category Archives: UVM
Tackling the Complexities and Challenges of a Globalized Food System
I was at the UVM Food Systems Summit last week listening to various conversations at packed tables around me. This year’s Summit focused on “What Makes Food Good?” The tables within earshot were trying to wrestle with this definition based … Continue reading
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UVM Summit Addresses “What Makes Food Good?”
By Hailey Grohman Who decides what good food is? Is it policymakers, researchers, corporate officers, consumers? How do they decide? Using scientific evidence, cultural values, or other factors? Further, what are the effects of these decisions? This week, hundreds of … Continue reading
UVM On Track to Surpass Goal for “Real” Food Purchases
By Alison Nihart The University of Vermont is on track to surpass its current goal of purchasing 20 percent local, sustainable, fair, and humane food. In the 2015-2016 school year, 19 percent of the food purchased by UVM Dining qualified … Continue reading
An Unlikely Fellow: Dispatches from the Trenches of Institutional Dining
By Hailey Grohman At first glance, a stuffy conference room on the third floor of the Dean of Students building may not seem like the development site for the future of institutional food systems. It’s not a particularly glamorous place, … Continue reading
UVM Food Summit Presenter Nija Rivera on Finding Her Good Food Dream Job
By Dorothy Neagle Good Food Jobs Admittedly, we are biased, but we can’t think of a better place to spend a summer weekend than the beautiful city of Burlington, Vermont. This June 14-15 brings the University of Vermont’s annual Food … Continue reading
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