Category Archives: UVM

What Makes Vermont Food (Education) Delicious?

Posted by Guest Author  |  March 24, 2016

By Vicky Parra Tebbetts Under mostly stormy skies last June, a cohort of a dozen students threaded their way through Vermont, traveling 404 miles to learn from leaders at five colleges, one university, and a law school, and mulling through … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Food Systems Speakers at UVM

Posted by Alison Nihart  |  February 11, 2016

Mark your calendar for these upcoming events at UVM! February 16: Barry Estabrook 1:00–2:30 PM Silver Maple Ballroom, Davis Center, UVM Of Hogs and Humans: Searching for a Sustainable Porkchop Barry Estabrook, James Beard Award-winning journalist, author, and former contributing editor … Continue reading →

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UVM’s 2016 Food Systems Summit Releases Call for Proposals

Posted by Guest Author  |  January 29, 2016

by Hailey Groham For five consecutive years, food systems advocates and enthusiasts have flocked to Burlington for UVM’s Food Systems Summit. This year, participants will gather June 14-15, for the conference, themed “What Makes Food Good?” This question will be … Continue reading →

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What I learned from the Farmer Training Program

Posted by Guest Author  |  January 21, 2016

by Jenessa Matis The Farmer Training Program has taught me to be a better consumer. To actively seek out information based on how and where the food I buy was grown. To support companies and farms that provide good wages, … Continue reading →

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Greens, greens, greens!

Posted by Guest Author  |  January 18, 2016

by Rachel Stievater, UVM Catamount Farm Manager There was no better way to begin 2016 than with UVM’s short course on Winter Greens Production. Corie Pierce of Bread and Butter Farm led this three-day course, which was based out of … Continue reading →

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