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Many Exiting Farmers in Vermont May Have No One to Take Over the Farm, New Study Shows

This piece was originally posted by Erica Housekeeper on UVM Food Feed.  Nearly 30% of New England’s farmers are likely to exit farming over the next decade, and nine out of
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Uncovering the Blind Spots of White Privilege

The phrase “privilege is blind” is one I think about often. I’m participating in Food Solutions New England’s 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge for the second year because I need to
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Shirley Sherrod’s Fight for Civil Rights and Farmers

This story originally appeared on Farm Aid’s blog April 12, 2016 by Jessica Kurn. For more than three decades, farm advocates have been invaluable, supporting farmers across the country in

Keepin’ It Real: A Vision of Race & Food in 2044

“All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity. But the

Farmer and Food Advocate

The farmer; she is the reason why we eatThe farmer; she is the reason She’s got no time to be at the tableWe lose her voice because she is too

Racial Equity Challenge

As part of our commitment to racial equity and food justice, Food Solutions New England is hosting the 2016 21 Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge along with the Interaction
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Reconciliation, Reparations, and Regeneration: The thing about white people is…

I am white, and yet I have never self-identified as “white.” When asked about my identity, I have often used the shorthand term Pizza-Bagel – that oddly appealing mixture of
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In Struggle & Unity – A Vermont Story of Community Organizing and Activism

If you had told me four years ago during my senior year of college that I would forgo my planned career as an international sustainable development consultant, and instead stay

Preaching to the Preacher – A Lesson on Racism and Mass Shootings

Lent and Violence For Lent this year at Old West Church, we focused on Racism and White Privilege.  As part of this series, we began a yearlong installation comprised of
Agronomy instructor Sosten Longu teaches Summer Study Tour students about the carbon cycle in the Vermont Tech greenhouse.

Two Weeks, Eight Schools: Students Invited to Vermont to Discover the Future of Food

As featured in Vermont Food and Farm Education’s news. This summer, students are invited to immerse themselves in food systems programming at eight Vermont higher education colleges and universities with