CALS Launches International Extension Program
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”
Saffron Cultivation Workshop to be Held April 4, 2024
The North American Center for Saffron Research and Development at the University of Vermont (UVM) and the Rodale Institute in Pennsylvania are hosting the eighth annual workshop on saffron entitled, The Finer Points of Saffron Cultivation, on Thursday April 4, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Continue reading “Saffron Cultivation Workshop to be Held April 4, 2024”
Building Risk Management Among Women and Beginning Farmers
UVM Extension Women’s Agricultural Network (WAgN) and New Farmer Project Coordinator Beth Holtzman have been awarded a $73,338 grant from the Northeast Extension Risk Management Education Program, for the Building Human Risk Management Know-How Among Women and Beginning Farmers project. Continue reading “Building Risk Management Among Women and Beginning Farmers”
CALS in the News-February 2024
New research on rural New Englanders shows that gardening, hunting, fishing and other HWFP activities are important tools for maintaining food security through extreme events, such as pandemics or climate change events. The paper was originally published in the journal Scientific Reports, and includes UVM CALS researchers Meredith T. Niles, Ashley C. McCarthy, Sam Bliss, Emily H. Belarmino, Scott C. Merrill, Farryl Bertmann, Rebecca Mitchell.
- Also in Eureka Alert.
- Also in Earth.com.
- Also in TheWeek.
- Also in Healthnews.com.
- Also on CT Public Television.