UVM Food Feed

Pies for People in the Northeast Kingdom embraces the power of community. happyvermont.com/2019/11/25/pie…

Molly Clark enrolled in UVM's Breakthrough Leaders for Sustainable Food Systems program to broaden her perspective of food, farms, and sustainability. #UVM #foodsystems learn.uvm.edu/foodsystemsblo…

Farmer Training student Sam O'Brien's entrepreneurial skills kicked into high gear when he planted 20,000 snap pea seeds and figured out a way to sell his harvest to local stores. @UVMCALS #UVM learn.uvm.edu/foodsystemsblo…

Alumna MJ Pickett returned to Burlington over the summer to find her voice in the food system. #UVM learn.uvm.edu/foodsystemsblo…

While unconventional in Vermont, the practice of integrating sheep in vineyard systems has long been recognized for its potential to reduce environmental impacts and improve farmer livelihoods. learn.uvm.edu/foodsystemsblo…

How Vermont’s food co-ops have established themselves as pillars of their communities and drivers of the state’s local food movement. @VTfarm2plate learn.uvm.edu/foodsystemsblo…

Last call! Applications due Wednesday night!

Last month, 11 students explored the city of Oaxaca and the nearby Sierra Juarez mountains under the guidance of #UVM Plant Biology Assistant Professor Michael Sundue. learn.uvm.edu/foodsystemsblo…

According to a new book by #UVM Professor Teresa Mares, 18 percent of Vermont’s undocumented migrant farm workers are food insecure. @uvmcas @UVMCALS learn.uvm.edu/foodsystemsblo…

Eric Holt-Gimenez to Present 'How to Feed the World Without Destroying It?' at @uvmvermont on Monday, March 18. @eholtgim @foodfirstorg #foodsystems #UVM learn.uvm.edu/foodsystemsblo…

Our new study is out! Wild #bees improve quantity *and quality* of #blueberry yields. So great to work with many #VT berry farmers, talented @UVM_RSENR students, and my awesome co-author @TaylorHRicketts writeup:go.uvm.edu/4r2a8 paper:goo.gl/oigmJu

.RT @VermontTourism: Ontario, Quebec, New York, @UVMExtension, @VTAgencyofAg and @VermontTourism are all coming together to form a pretty epic cross-border culinary trail. 👍 uvm.edu/uvmnews/news/u… @VTFreshNet

UVM Dining has recently been on the receiving end of social media posts about the discovery of insects in on-campus food. Now it's affecting a local farmer. @UVMDining learn.uvm.edu/foodsystemsblo…

Happy #NationalFoodDay 🍽Did you know 25% of all of #UVM's food meets @realfoodnow standards (local, organic, fair trade, or humanely raised)? That includes: ☕️100% fair or organic coffee 🐮100% local milk 🍣100% ecologically sound seafood 🍎And yes, 100% local apples

“Our food comes from the earth, from the soil, from the land. And if we don’t own any and we don’t control any of it, we don’t really have a voice in the food system,” - Leah Penniman, author of Farming While Black @chelseagreen foodtank.com/news/2018/10/i…

Farmer Training students Sid Silverman and Elisa Daus left California behind so they could find a more sustainable future in the Northeast. learn.uvm.edu/foodsystemsblo… @uvmvermont @UVMCALS

UVM Food Systems Program alum Olivia Peña talks about her research for "The Vermonter's Guide to the Farm Bill" and the uncertainty around the bill's recent expiration. learn.uvm.edu/foodsystemsblo… @UVMCALS #UVM #farmbill

Across the U.S. a small but growing movement of farmers is foregoing traditional farm ownership in favor of a cooperative model. buff.ly/2DSUk8k

Diane Litwin knew how to grow food, but she wanted to understand the science behind farming. She decided to enroll in @farmertraining at #UVM to learn about "the why." @UVMCALS learn.uvm.edu/foodsystemsblo…

After serving in the @PeaceCorps, Stephen Crimarco came to the #UVM Farmer Training program to refocus his career. learn.uvm.edu/foodsystemsblo…