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Why SNAP-Ed Curriculum Must Empower its Participants to Cook

Posted by Guest Author | October 13, 2017

By Margaret Turvey The United States is currently experiencing high rates of food insecurity and obesity. This mounting health crisis underscores the importance of government-funded nutrition programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and SNAP-Ed, for improving the … Continue reading →

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Lisa Heldke Uses Food to Teach the Tenets of Dewey

Posted by Erica Houskeeper | October 10, 2017

Food is a fundamental source of meaning and value in human life. For scholar Lisa Heldke, food is also the quintessential liberal arts topic. Heldke co-teaches the UVM John Dewey Kitchen Institute with Continuing and Distance Education Dean Cynthia Belliveau every June. … Continue reading →

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A Military Vet Finds Healing and Purpose While Learning to Farm

Posted by Erica Houskeeper | September 21, 2017

Farming was the last thing on Anthony Hamilton’s mind during the Iraq War. But a decade after being stationed in Baghdad, he’s learning how to raise livestock, grow vegetables, and operate irrigation systems and tractors at UVM.

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Green Mountain Girls Farm Mentors UVM Students and Alumni

Posted by Erica Houskeeper | July 28, 2017

Along the backroads of the small town of Northfield is Green Mountain Girls Farm, where Laura Olsen UVM ’92 and Mari Omland grow vegetables, raise pigs and turkeys, host farm stays, and run a popular farm stand. This summer, Analiese … Continue reading →

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Urban Farming in Singapore Shows Promise for Civic Agriculture

Posted by Guest Author | June 14, 2017

By Sophie Johnson Rooftop farms are popping up across Singapore, a city-state home to over 5 million people. Among the Asian mega-city’s skyscrapers, urban farmers are beginning to cultivate crops, including tomatoes, eggplant, spearmint, basil, sorrel, tomatillos, and lemons. Comcrop, … Continue reading →