Category Archives: UVM

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

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UVM Alum Sean Lawson Strikes the Perfect Balance Brewing Local Beer

By Tera Dacek The name “Lawson” may make you think of Lawson’s Finest Liquids, one of Vermont’s most sought-after breweries. But when owner Sean Lawson returned to Vermont after living out west, it was to work in environmental science and … Continue reading

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Meet Vermont Bean Crafters: A Sunday Afternoon with the Crew

By Olivia Percoco “Let thy food be thy medicine…” —Hippocrates On Sunday, March 20, a dozen UVM students representing Real Food Revolution, Slow Food, and the Farm to Table House trekked to the Kingsbury Market Garden in Warren, Vermont, to … Continue reading

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Exploring Food Systems and Migration in Oaxaca

By Hailey Grohman Telling my friends and family that I’d be spending my winter break in Mexico studying mezcal, an agave spirit much like tequila, didn’t exactly earn me the scholastic respect I might have wanted. Nervous aunts warned me … Continue reading

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Flavor, Fermentation & Creativity at Wild Rhythms Farm

UVM Farmer Training graduates Caitlin and Jason Elberson are featured in a recent issue of Seven Days. The couple, who met in a Spanish literature class at Villanova University in 2007, share a love for farming and sustainable living. At … Continue reading

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