Name

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Email

Name

Pasture Technical Coordinator Juan Alvez

Juan Alvez

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Extension Research Associate

  • Sustainable agriculture and environment
  • Grazing management
  • Agroecology
  • Ecosystems services
  • Conservation and green markets
  • Find me on LinkedIn

Email

jalvez@uvm.edu

Name

Linda Berlin

Linda Berlin

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Director, UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture; Extension Associate Professor; Nutrition Specialist

  • Food Security
  • Food Access
  • Farm to School
  • Nutrition Education Theory and Practice
  • Food Systems

Email

linda.berlin@uvm.edu

Name

Joshua in the Field

Joshua Faulkner

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Research Assistant Professor and Farming and Climate Change Program Coordinator

  • Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Water management in agriculture
  • Climate change
  • Nutrient fate and transport
  • Agricultural hydrology
  • Soil and water resource engineering
  • Alternative treatment for agricultural wastewaters

Email

joshua.faulkner@uvm.edu

Name

mary ellen franklin, dairy grazing apprenticeship education coordinator

Mary Ellen Franklin

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Education Program Coordinator

Email

maryellen.franklin@uvm.edu

Name

Suzy Hodgson

Suzy Hodgson

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Sustainable Agriculture Outreach Specialist

  • Climate change and economic assessment
  • Sustainability communication and outreach
  • New farmer and women in agriculture education and training
  • New agricultural product development

Email

suzy.hodgson@uvm.edu

Name

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Andrew May

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Grazing & Livestock Coordinator

  • Community Food Systems
  • Agricultural Research and Outreach
  • Program Coordination
  • Systems Thinking and Planning

Email

andrew.may@uvm.edu

Name

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Kelsie Meehan

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Outreach Specialist

  • Small herd cow, goat, and sheep dairies and farmstead creameries
  • Grass-based dairy
  • Grazing plans
  • Rotational grazing design: fencing, water systems, and barnyard improvements
  • Support with herd health, milk quality, and raw milk sales

Email

kelsie.meehan@uvm.edu

Name

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Amber Reed

Title  /  Areas of Expertise

Pasture Technical Assistance

  • Grazing Systems and Grazing Plans
  • Pastured: Beef, Dairy, Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Chickens, and Ducks
  • Management related Animal Health issues
  • Livestock Water systems for summer and winter
  • Fencing and paddock design

Email

Amber.Reed@uvm.edu

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