The North American Center for Saffron Research and Development at the University of Vermont (UVM) and Rodale Institute in Pennsylvania hosted the 7th annual workshop on saffron production and marketing. The workshop was held on March 23 and March 30, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The event was held online and will be recorded for all registrants. Continue reading “The March Growing and Selling Saffron Workshop”
Across the Fence Highlights-February 2023
Abolitionists in Vermont
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CALS New Hires-February 2023
Brian Vaughan, Horticulture Research and Education Center (HREC) Operations Coordinator
Brian Vaughan is a 1999 UVM Plant and Soil Science graduate in urban forestry and landscape horticulture, with a minor in applied design.
During his time as an undergraduate, Vaughan founded the UVM Horticulture Club which is still in existence and thriving Continue reading “CALS New Hires-February 2023”
Undergrad Research Advances Science and Benefits Students
During a February 6, 2023 Across the Fence program, Plant and Soil Science Professor Deb Neher and Environmental Science Student Rachel Elliot (’23) explained how undergraduate research not only advances science, but teaches valuable life lessons.
Kolodinsky Hosts C-FARE Panel on Food Systems and Inflation
During December 2022, C-FARE (Council on Food, Agriculture and Resource Economics) board member and program chair, Jane Kolodinsky, hosted a national webinar about the current state of inflation in relation to food systems. The webinar focused on the complexities of the inflationary period the U.S. is facing. Continue reading “Kolodinsky Hosts C-FARE Panel on Food Systems and Inflation”