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Sam Bliss Steps Outside the Market to Study it
Sam Bliss stands in a community garden holding a leek. The word "food" is tattooed across his fingers

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.

What if food-growing is more than something we...

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A farm in winter with a sunset.

As Winters Warm, Nutrient Pollution Threatens 40% of U.S.

Scientists are ringing alarm bells about a significant new threat to U.S. water quality: as winters warm due to climate change, they are unleashing large amounts of nutrient pollution into lakes, rivers, and streams.

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Student researchers walking towards a greenhouse.

Vermont to Pay Farmers for Tackling Phosphorus

University of Vermont researchers are partnering with Vermont officials on a new $7-million program that takes a unique approach to protecting watersheds: paying farmers to reduce phosphorus pollution.

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