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Tag Archives: Economy
New Book Explores Farm-to-Table Principles in the Food Movement
By Hailey Grohman UVM Food Feed contributor Darryl Benjamin is one half of the author team behind a hotly anticipated new addition to the sustainable food systems bookshelf: Farm to Table: The Essential Guide to Sustainable Food Systems for Students, … Continue reading
Posted in Economic, Environmental, Vermont
Tagged Economy, Environment, food culture, local foods, Vermont
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New Americans and Access to Good Food: What Do We Know and What Aren’t We Asking?
By Cheryl Herrick If you’re paying attention to food systems work and research in recent years, you know that terms like “food access” and “food desert” and “food insecurity” are ones that are used a lot. They stem from concern … Continue reading
Food in the News: Veterans Find Careers through Farming; How the Sharing Economy Can Help Local Food; Chefs are Growing Their Own
Vermont Veterans Find Careers and Peace Through Farming (via VPR) A nonprofit organization is trying to get more Vermont veterans into the farming business. The Farmer Veteran Coalition only has about a dozen members in Vermont so far, but it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Economic, Environmental, Vermont
Tagged Economy, Environment, farming, local foods
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A Farm-to-Food Shelf Story
By Mariah Notini Last semester I took a class, Envisioning a Just Food System, at the University of Vermont. It was the first time in my three years of college that I realized the magnitude of social inequality in our … Continue reading
Food in the News: The Rise of Food Politics; Scientists Work to Save Pollinators; Hopyard Start-Up Planned
The Rise of Food Politics: A Conversation with Michel Nischan (via Modern Farmer) Michel Nischan, founder of Wholesome Wave, a national food system advocacy group based in Connecticut, sees a future where food is as much a part of the … Continue reading
