Extension advisers & reports
About Us
Fast facts
- UVM Extension ...
- was established on February 15, 1913 with an appropriation from the Vermont Legislature.
- continues to serve the residents of Vermont after nearly 95 years.
- has offices and personnel in 11 of 14 Vermont counties.
- has faculty and staff with specialties in community development, human nutrition, youth, natural resources, and agriculture.
- currently has over 140 faculty and staff employees.
- has an annual budget over $9.5 million (federal, state, grant, and fee) dollars, and is focused on solving problems in the state.
Extension: Improving the quality of life in Vermont for Vermonters
- From July 2008 to June 2009 ...
- UVM Extension faculty were successful in securing over 4.9 million dollars in grants and contracts for outreach activities in Vermont.
- there were more than 50,000 direct personal contacts by UVM Extension faculty and program staff.
- there were more than 8,300 youth reached with UVM Extension programs.
- more than 3,100 volunteers worked over 32,000 hours with UVM Extension.
- UVM Extension offered more than 850 significant educational events (6 hours minimum) to over 12,500 non-traditional Vermont students (residents) covering a wide range of subject areas.
Together we can ....
Located throughout the state, UVM Extension links you to the University and provides timely, research-based information and education. Together, we can:
- Educate individuals and families
- Engage youth through 4-H and other programs
- Teach nutrition and food safety
- Help families thrive
- Provide home gardening information
- Encourage lifelong learning
- Support agriculture and the environment
- Increase agricultural business profitability
- Support forest and farm stewardship and safety
- Encourage expanded markets for locally produced foods
- Facilitate farm transfers to maintain a working landscape
- Strengthen communities
- Teach leadership and communication skills
- Increase youth involvement in communities
- Promote economic development and collaborative community projects
- Support local water-quality improvement programs
