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Pandemic Food Insecurity Report Published

Fruits and vegetables in a basket

A report was recently released that examines the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity and human health. The report is entitled, “Change in Food Security and Health Outcomes Since the COVID-19 Pandemic in Northern New England“. Authors include Meredith Niles, Farryl Bertmann, Emily Belarmino, Scott Merrill, Mattie Alpaugh, Sam Bliss, Ashley McCarthy, lead author Jennifer Laurent, and other researchers at the University of Maine, Continue reading “Pandemic Food Insecurity Report Published”

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December New Hires

Alec Julien, Extension Communications Specialist/Assistant Webmaster

Alec JulienJulien is a graphic designer, web designer/developer, typographer, educator, musician, and mathematical anti-realist.

Before coming to UVM Extension, he was a freelance designer for a decade, working on a broad swath of projects including websites, print projects, book design, game design, and font creation. Continue reading “December New Hires”

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Corn Research Benefits Farmers, Processors, Markets

Ears of colorful corn in a bucket

Extension Professor Heather Darby has been researching short-season corn varieties for over 20 years in an effort to determine their suitability for the food-grade corn industry and help farmers diversify. A recent Modern Farmer article spotlights the resurgence of food and distilled products, and the rising demand for local corn supplies. Continue reading “Corn Research Benefits Farmers, Processors, Markets”

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Dangl Examines Indigenous Social Justice Struggles in Bolivia

500 Year Rebellion book cover.

The following articles published in “Oral History Review: Journal of the Oral History Association,” examine how Indigenous movements in Bolivia have used oral history as a tool for social justice struggles and decolonizing research methods in the Andes. This work draws from CDAE Lecturer Benjamin Dangl’s book The Five Hundred Year Rebellion: Indigenous Movements and the Decolonization of History in Bolivia, which recently won a Nautilus Book Award. Continue reading “Dangl Examines Indigenous Social Justice Struggles in Bolivia”