The latest happenings from the UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
CDAE Assistant Professor Trisha Shrum was interviewed by WCAX for research on willingness to support climate action after experiencing extreme weather.
Trisha Shrum was interviewed by WCAX about Burlington’s inadequate nature spaces. She stated this can make properties less affordable, and the increase in housing values can lead to gentrification. Continue reading “CALS in the News-April 2024”
CDAE Assistant Professor Trisha Shrum was interviewed by WCAX about the way Vermonters spend their money and how it will evolve as extreme weather occurrences increase.
USDA NIFA announced funding for a project on sheep and goat farmer collaboration and education, with the UVM Extension Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Outreach Specialist Kelsie Meehan is the lead on the project. Continue reading “CALS in the News-March 2024”
Register now for share with the UVM Catamount Farm CSA because the options sell out quickly. The shares are available from mid-June through mid-October (18 weeks total). Continue reading “2024 UVM Catamount Farm CSA Registration is Now Open”
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”
Amy Miller is the new assistant director of 4-H. She spent the past 13-plus years working at Vermont State University’s Castleton campus serving in a victim advocacy role and teaching adjunct courses in trauma studies, health promotion and women and gender studies. Continue reading “CALS New Hires-February 2024”