Author Archives: Debra Heleba

About Debra Heleba

Deb works for University of Vermont Extension where she is the Vermont SARE coordinator and also coordinates eOrganic's dairy team.

Graduate Student Studies Soil Health Post-Irene

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Debra Heleba

Lindsey Ruhl, graduate student at the University of Vermont (UVM) Department of Plant and Soil Science, originally didn’t set out to become a soil scientist. But she now knows the critical links among soil health and local food systems, water … Continue reading →

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What I Did This Summer: Got Inspired by Organic Dairy

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Debra Heleba

As a traditional back-to-school activity, my two daughters are writing and drawing about what they did over summer vacation. While their art and prose describe camps, hikes, mommy’s work, and amusement parks, my own response to “What did you do … Continue reading →

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Life on a Crouton Farm: From Value-added Product to Growing a Local Commodity

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Debra Heleba

For many farmers, the road to value-added starts with good, abundant production of a commodity and the desire to increase farm revenues by adding value to that commodity through product development. For Francie Caccavo, owner of Olivia’s Croutons, the opposite … Continue reading →

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