The latest happenings from the UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
UVM students interning with the Vermont Attorney General’s Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) were interviewed recently by WCAX. The UVM Community Development and Applied Economics Department partners with the CAP program, to offer students valuable, transferable job skills with the program’s service learning opportunities. Continue reading “Consumer Assistance Program Provides On-the-Job Training for UVM Students”
The first venture in the newly established International Extension Program proved successful. The primary purpose of the initial project was to cultivate a relationship between UVM and Namık Kemal Üniversitesi (NKU) in Turkey, through agricultural outreach collaboration. Continue reading “CALS Launches International Extension Program”
Register now for share with the UVM Catamount Farm CSA because the options sell out quickly. The shares are available from mid-June through mid-October (18 weeks total). Continue reading “2024 UVM Catamount Farm CSA Registration is Now Open”
Congratulations to Agroecology and Landscape Design Junior Mari Rosenzweig, who was awarded a summer internship at Longwood Gardens, one of the most prestigious botanical gardens in the country. Continue reading “Agroecology & Landscape Design Student Headed to Longwood Gardens”
The UVM Institute for Agroecology is excited to announce that they have been awarded a seed grant from the Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships, to support Agroecology and Just Transitions research in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom (NEK). Continue reading “Agroecology Institute Receives Rural Partnerships Grant”