Every February in Vermont, just as lush fields and abundant gardens are distant memories, the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) holds their winter conference. The theme of the 2015 conference was ‘Growing the Good Food Movement’ focusing on building a fair and just food system. The keynote speaker at the conference was Natasha Bowens, who […]
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Huertas at NOFA!
Posted in Recent Activities on March 12, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
Strength, Resiliency & Growth
Posted in Recent Activities on February 19, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
This year we are trying something new where all of the interns share thoughts about their own experiences with the project. Following are the thoughts of one of our field interns, Dana Bronstein. Thus far, working with Huertas has truly been quite a roller coaster. I am constantly learning new things, re-affirming that knew knowledge […]
2015: New Year, New Crew!
Posted in Recent Activities on January 26, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
2015 is off to a great start with seven new interns joining the Huertas team! We are so excited to be working with a group of so many awesome women and we want to use our first post of the new year to introduce everyone! Sarah Shaw, a senior in the Global and Regional Studies Program, […]
2014 Summer Successes!
Posted in Recent Activities on October 26, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
The summer of 2014 was an exceptionally productive season for Huertas. With programmatic support from the Block Foundation, and research support from UVM’s CRV Frank Bryan Award, Joan Smith Faculty Research Support Award, and the Graduate College REACH Grant, the Huertas Team coordinated planting kitchen gardens in 31 households and begun the first stages of a multi-year […]