Food Systems Research Summit Returns to UVM This Fall

The FSRC seeks proposals for food systems research sessions

The UVM Food Systems Research Center is excited to announce that the Food Systems Research Summit will return to Burlington, Vermont on September 16th and 17th, 2024. 

In 2023, the Summit convened more than 80 researchers for a one day event dedicated to advancing the field of food...

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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. 

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From Soil to Syrup: Meet the Postdocs Joining the Sustainability Metrics Team

The Food Systems Research Center is excited to welcome five post-doctoral research associates for the one-of-a-kind research project “Measuring Sustainability of Food Systems.” Five project teams will work to define sustainability metrics in consumer-facing agricu

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