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Study: For Rural States, Gardening Helped Prevent Hunger During COVID
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.
University of Vermont and University of Maine researchers found that both food insecurity and home and wild food production (HWFP) – gardening, hunting, fishing,...
Question Everything
Sam Bliss’s forehead twitched in the bright April sun. Until a late afternoon interruption, he was writing his dissertation, tapping away behind a computer screen at the Gund Institute for the Environment. His weekend plans: read more papers about people’s motivations for growing food.
It’s a topic Bliss has been exploring for years.
Gund Institute Names 2024 Catalyst Award Winners
The Gund Institute for Environment at the University of Vermont today announced a $200,000 Catalyst Award for a research project examining whether engaging in pro-environmental behavior can lead to more pro-environmental attitudes and values.
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- UVM Professor’s New Book Draws from Decades as a Journalist
- Nurturing Future Experts: Undergraduates share their food systems research experience
- The 2023 CALS Excellence in Teamwork and Staff Support Awards Announced
- Extension Professor Heather Darby Receives the 2023 Hubert W. Vogelmann Award
- Ben Dangl Receives the 2023 CALS Carrigan Award for Outstanding Teaching
- Paris Receives the 2023 President's Distinguished University Citizenship and Service Award
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