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Tag Archives: farming
Farmer Training Alum Starts Vermont Farm-Based School for Children
Learning how to cook and garden as a child helped Lelia Evans cultivate a passion for sharing her knowledge with others. Lelia, the founder of The Market Garden School in Stowe, graduated from the UVM Farmer Training Program in 2016. … Continue reading
Why UVM’s Rachel Stievater Loves Her ‘Good Food Job’
By Good Food Jobs If you didn’t think that enthusiasm could be married to practicality, then you haven’t met Rachel. Her passion for farming is all the more inspiring for her ability to acknowledge the challenges. If you’re interested in … Continue reading
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Tagged education, farmer training, farmer training program, farming, local foods, UVM
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UVM Is: Teresa Mares Studies Food Access Challenges Among Migrant Dairy Workers
Near the Vermont-Canadian border, migrant dairy workers are grappling with food insecurity and increasing anxiety. Living on the dairy farms where they are employed, undocumented migrant workers are often reluctant to go grocery shopping—or anywhere for that matter—for fear of … Continue reading
Developing an Exit Strategy to Keep Food Businesses in Vermont
More than 30 percent of the state’s farmland is currently owned or managed by farmers older than 65. An estimated 91 percent of these farmers do not have an operator under the age of 45 working with them. But this … Continue reading
A Military Vet Finds Healing and Purpose While Learning to Farm
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.
