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Vermont must work towards racial equity in its food system in order to make the food system truly sustainable for everyone. Equity is “the condition that would be achieved when...
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Ecosystem services are the “ecosystem functions that are useful to humans.” Agricultural landscapes in Vermont can be managed to enhance ecosystem services such as nutrient cycling, climate regulation, biodiversity, and...
Over the past 20 years, the local food category evolved from an emerging to a maturing market. In a mature market, the rate of growth for the category slows, and...
Land use planning is an important tool for aligning settlement patterns and natural resource management with Vermont residents’ values. Community-level plans and policies affect many concrete land management and development...
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Helping limited-income Vermonters access local food while prioritizing farm viability
Vermont food system businesses are building a values-based supply chain to succeed in the local, regional, and national marketplace
Labor force does not match employer needs; a deeper look into growing the food system workforce
Solar power, biomass heating & energy efficiency extends the growing season pretty at Jericho Settlers Farm