The latest happenings from the UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Each year, with support from the Division of Faculty Affairs, the UVM Community-Engaged Learning Office (CELO) presents the Community-Engaged Learning Awards. Community-engaged learning is central to UVM’s fulfillment of the land-grant mission, and these awards recognize excellence in community-engaged learning, honoring community collaborators, faculty instructors, and student leaders. Continue reading “Ben Dangl Receives Community-Engaged Learning Award”
Jon Deloge and Lizzie Devane started Slipstream Farm in Newfane, VT in 2021, to grow and sell fresh mushrooms at farmer’s markets and to specialty markets and restaurants. They currently grow five varieties of fresh mushrooms and also produce mushroom-based tinctures. Their goal is to expand their business operations and increase production and sales by 50 to 75 percent, and they are also exploring the production and sale of compost using the nutrient-dense by-products of their mushroom cultivation process. Continue reading “Slipstream Farm: Extension Farm Viability Producer Highlight”
White Rock Farm in East Randolph, VT was recently featured in an Agriview article highlighting their grant award for a sawmill expansion project through the Working Lands Enterprise Initiative (WLEI). The project will allow them to double mill production and hire additional staff. Continue reading “Extension Forest Business Program Helps Grow Randolph Sawmill”
Over the course of six weeks between January to March 2023, Katie Black, a nutrition educator with UVM Extensions Community Nutrition Education program, launched a collaboration with North Country Supervisory Unions (NCSU) Community Schools Coordinator Samantha Stevens, and Carrie Lucas, North Country Union High School (NCUHS) special educator. The program is expanding social justice and equity in the Newport, VT region. Continue reading “Serving Up Equitable Nutrition Education with Newport High School”
The UVM Extension Master Gardener Helpline phones are now open on Thursday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to noon. The phone number is 802-656-5421 (leave a voicemail if calling outside of operating hours). The helpline phones are staffed during the gardening season until October 26. Continue reading “Extension Master Gardener Helpline Now Open for the Season”