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Farmer Training Students Look Ahead to Building a Sustainable Food System

Amount made from selling fresh produce at the UVM Farm Stand: $6,000. Pounds of harvested food donated to the local food shelf: 2,150. Number of bed feet planted in the fields: over 40,000. Number of farmers, agricultural specialists, extension agents, … Continue reading

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A week on the farm: Fall in full force

by Molly Leebove, UVM Farmer Training Program Staff Fridays throughout the growing season, we will post a few photos from the past week at UVM’s Catamount Educational Farm and the UVM Farmer Training Program. From these you will get a … Continue reading

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Nutritionist experiences the healing power of farming

Photo: Corinne Steel, right, a student in the UVM Farmer Training Program, talks about the power of farming and why food matters. We talked to UVM Farmer Training Program student Corinne Steel – a nutrition consultant and holistic health coach … Continue reading

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UVM Farming Students Premiere Mobile Farm Stand on Campus

by Jenessa Matis Last Tuesday, students in the UVM Farmer Training Program rolled onto campus with a new mobile farm stand. They parked the stand—an open house-like structure built on top of a trailer—in front of the Davis Center and … Continue reading

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A week on the farm: Fall bounty and the launch of our mobile market

by Molly Leebove, UVM Farmer Training Program Staff Fridays throughout the growing season, we will post a few photos from the past week at UVM’s Catamount Educational Farm and the UVM Farmer Training Program. From these you will get a … Continue reading

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