Category Archives: General info

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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One Million Strong . . . and Growing!

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Women's Agricultural Network

Editor’s note: This week’s WAgN blog shares observations from outgoing USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan on the status of women in agriculture.  “There is serious momentum behind women in agriculture,” Merrigan says. In the four years I’ve served as Deputy … Continue reading →

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Basic Best Practices for Food Safety in Value-Added Foods

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Londa Nwadike

Every Vermont food producer that I have talked to wants to produce the safest food possible for their customers and consumers, which is great!  In my previous WAGN blog, and in a recent blog with the Vermont New Farmer Project, … Continue reading →

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