Food and Ideas Gathering

The Food and Ideas Gathering (FIG) seminar series aims to foster research collaboration, create community, and engage in conversation about transdisciplinary approaches to issues and solutions within the food system. This is a space where we can gather, learn, brainstorm, and exchange ideas.
Hilary Martin talks on farmer panel

Spring 2025 Theme: Alternative Proteins

Next Date:
Wednesday April 16th

3pm
Leahy 102

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Upcoming FIG Events

Alternative Proteins & Local Businesses

This spring we've learned about alternative proteins in product creation and sensory evaluations. This FIG event will focus on local businesses that sell alterantive proteins.

Featuring:

Aisha Bassett from Offebeat Creamee

Andrew Wild from Mighty Mudita

Facilitator: Emily Belarmino

About FIG

Speakers from UVM and beyond give talks on food systems topics. Each FIG features one or more presentations, with time for questions and discussion over food. This seminar series is presented by Food Systems Research Center and the Food Systems Graduate Program.

FIG events are held monthly on Wednesdays at 3pm in the Leahy Building, Room 102

 

Contact Allison.Spain@uvm.edu with any questions.

Past FIG Events

Spring 2025

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Wednesday February, 19 2025: Cellular Agriculture: Engineering Alternative Proteins for a Sustainable Future Food System Rachael Floreani, David Kaplan, Chris Foley, Kevin Markey
 

Fall 2024

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Friday October 1, 2024: Home and wild food procurement: Can participating improve food and nutrition security? Ashley McCarthy, postdoctoral associate

Spring 2024: Natural Sciences

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Wednesday April 17th: Introducing: The Climate Kitchen: A Maker's Space for Collaboration and Experimentation with Amy Trubek and the Soil Health Research and Extension Center with Joshua Faulkner and Deb Neher

An introduction of two new FSRC-funded initiatives at UVM.

Wednesday March 20th: Lightning Talks from Dairy Science Post-Docs

"Moo-difying the fat content of dairy foods to improve human health" Andrew Magnuson 

"Beyond the Rind: Delving into Vermont's Cheese Resistome" Felipe Machado de Sant'Anna

"Sustainable dairy pastures: dung, dirt, and biodiversity" Bryony Sands

Wednesday February 7th: Strategies for improving sustainability and capacity of Northeastern ruminant livestock systems

Matthew M. McIntosh, PhD , Research Animal Scientist, USDA Agricultural Research Service

Fall 2023: Climate Change and Food Systems

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Friday December 8th: Climate Change and Farming in Vermont

Panel: Matt Lasser from Reap and Sow Farm, Hilary Martin from Digger’s Mirth, Bruce Hennessey from Maple Wind Farm, Ransom Conant from Conant’s Riverside Farm

Moderator: Kate Longfield from the Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition

Thursday, November 9th: Navigating contradictions: Climate adaptation planning at the farm and regional scale

Courtney Hammond-Wagner, Research Social Scientist, USDA-ARS and Rachel Schattman, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture, UMaine

Friday October 20th: Starting Over Again...and Again: Climate Change and Refugee Agriculture

Pablo Bose, Professor, Department of Geography and Geosciences and Director of the Global and Regional Studies Program