Category Archives: UVM

Photo Journal: The 2014 Food Systems Summit

Posted by Alison Nihart  |  June 24, 2014

Those of you who attended last week’s UVM Food Systems Summit already know it was a wild success, with stimulating talks, insightful questions, and delicious food. Today’s post is a photo journal of the event. All photos courtesy of Stephen … Continue reading →

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From the Green Revolution to the Tropical Oil Seed Revolution: A conversation with Rosamond Naylor

Posted by Alison Nihart  |  June 16, 2014

I recently had a chance to chat with Rosamond Naylor, a keynote speaker at this week’s UVM Food Systems Summit. Rosamond is the Director of the Center on Food Security and the Environment at Stanford University. Her upcoming book, The … Continue reading →

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Meet Kate Turcotte, Head Cheesemaker at Shelburne Farms

Posted by Guest Author  |  June 5, 2014

By Alyson Barrie and Jonathan Connor The Big Cheese In 2007, while attending UVM, Kate Turcotte began working as a milk hauler at Shelburne Farms, a nonprofit educational farm located near the shores of Lake Champlain in Shelburne, VT. She continued … Continue reading →

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It Takes a Village to Make a Summit

Posted by Guest Author  |  May 28, 2014

By Olivia Percoco “Unity is strength…” Mattie Stepaneck We’re gearing up for the UVM Food Systems Summit June 17-18! As we near the event, we wanted to take some time to reflect on the many people and organizations who helped us … Continue reading →

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Food, Power, and the TPP: A conversation with Eric Holt-Giménez

Posted by Guest Author  |  May 28, 2014

By Olivia Percoco I recently had the privilege of speaking with Eric Holt-Giménez, Executive Director of Food First and author of Food Movements Unite! Strategies to Transform Our Food System and Campesino a Campesino: Voices from Latin America’s Farmer to Farmer Movement … Continue reading →

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