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Thursday, April 9 2026, 4:00-5:30pm
Sugar Maple Ballroom
Davis Center, UVM
590 Main St, Burlington, VT 05401
Our food systems are at a turning point. Climate change, rising inequity, farmer livelihoods, biodiversity loss, and public health are converging challenges — and agroecology is emerging as one of the most powerful, grounded responses.
Join us to explore UVM’s new Master of Science in Agroecology and learn how this dynamic, solutions-oriented field is transforming farming, policy, research, and communities — in Vermont and around the world.
Hear from faculty, practitioners, and movement leaders about:
- Why agroecology matters now
- How science, justice, and practice come together in this program
- What careers and real-world impact look like for graduates
Panel discussion followed by Q&A. Presented by the UVM Department of Agriculture, Landscape, and Environment and the UVM Institute for Agroecology.
Come curious. Leave inspired.
Refreshments provided!
Panelists
Panelists
Ernesto Méndez
Co-Director of the UVM Institute for Agroecology and Professor of Agroecology at the University of Vermont’s Department of Agriculture, Landscape, and Environment (ALE)
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Catamount Farm Manager, FTP Lead Instructor
Michelle Nikfarjam
PhD student in the Food Systems Graduate Program at UVM and Graduate Certificate in Agroecology candidate
Oliver Oliveros
Executive Coordinator of the Agroecology Coalition and head of the Coalition Secretariat