Join UVM Extension for a winter conference or webinar during February and March 2023. View event details for the conferences and webinars at http://go.uvm.edu/conferences. The conference web page has detailed brochures, registration information, how to sponsor a conference, and recordings of past conferences. There are opportunities to earn Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets water quality education credits and certified crop adviser CEU credits. Continue reading “Upcoming Winter Extension Conferences and Webinars”
UVM Assisting with Farm to Plate Food Security Plan
On February 1, 2023, stakeholders from around Vermont gathered in Montpelier to work on a Vermont Food Security Plan. Organized by the Vermont Farm to Plate Food Security Strategy team, the meeting was for stakeholders with food system knowledge and experience, to experiment with and give input to the proposed food security plan writing process and tools. Continue reading “UVM Assisting with Farm to Plate Food Security Plan”
Scenes from Winter Break Travel Study Courses
For some CALS students, winter break was spent hard at work while immersed in travel study courses in St. Lucia and Costa Rica. See scenes from their travels. Continue reading “Scenes from Winter Break Travel Study Courses”
CALS in the News-January 2023
Extension Professor Ike Leslie offers comments on the challenges faced by LGBTQ farmers in this article from Wisconsin Public Radio.
VTDigger picked up Nexus News Media story on how mobile home communities are grappling with impacts of climate change, which features comments from Kelly Hamshaw. Continue reading “CALS in the News-January 2023”
Baldwin Awarded Attorney General Staff of the Year
Crystal Baldwin, UVM Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE) staff, was awarded the 2022 Attorney General Career Staff of the Year Award by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), at its annual meeting in Washington D.C. during December, 2022. Continue reading “Baldwin Awarded Attorney General Staff of the Year”