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Dumpster Diving for Food at the Supermarket

UVM senior Rose Thackeray walked behind the Price Chopper on Shelburne Road and stuffed her canvas bag with an assortment of produce: cucumber, celeriac, onions, broccoli rabe, apples, bananas, potatoes, green pepper and a lemon. In an interview with Seven Days, … Continue reading

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The Dish: Weighing in on Reducing Food Waste

By Sarah Bhimani Last week City Market hosted The Dish’s ninth panel discussion.  The topic of the evening was food waste and was moderated by Alison Nihart from UVM’s Food Systems Initiative. The panel included Theresa Snow from Salvation Farms, … Continue reading

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Exploring Food Waste and Food Insecurity at UVM

By Caylin McKee UVM Dining Sustainability Manager The United Nations estimates that one-third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year goes to waste. Per capita waste by consumers is between 95-115 kilograms a year in … Continue reading

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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

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Food Loss Study Reveals Opportunity for Increased Use of Locally Grown Food

About 14.3 million pounds of wholesome vegetables and berries grown in the state go uneaten every year, according to a new study. The first empirical study of food loss on Vermont farms was conducted by Salvation Farms and Isgood Community … Continue reading

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