The latest happenings from the UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
The International Workshop on Agritourism (IWA) 2022 Conference Proceedings is now available online. The publication is intended to increase access to the scholarship that was shared during the three-day conference, which was hosted by UVM Extension in Burlington, VT, on August 30 to September 1, 2022.
Click this link to download the 2022 conference proceedings in PDF format.
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Several years of effort by a Vermont team to elevate the social issues that farmers face was an impetus for a new USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) bulletin on social sustainability. Continue reading “SARE Publication Frames Social Sustainability in Agriculture”
Since 2017, the Vermont Urban & Community Forestry Program has worked with the Arbor Day Foundation and local partners to give free trees to Vermonters through the Community Canopy Program. Continue reading “750 Free Trees to Vermonters”
The second article in a year-long, four-part series on forest carbon in Northern Woodlands magazine has been published by Extension Assistant Professor of Forestry Alexandra Kosiba. Continue reading “Second Article of Four-Part Forest Soil Carbon Series Published”
On June 1, 2023, the LGBTQIA2S+ Allies of Windsor in partnership with the Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Program and the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, dedicated a flowering cherry tree planted at the Old Constitution House State Historic Site as a LGBTQ+ Pride Tree. The project celebrated eight months of planning among the partners and aligns with the State of Vermont’s commitment to building on local, state, and national efforts to advance equity and social justice for all people. Continue reading “Urban and Community Forestry Program Plants Pride Tree”