Projects from 2024
Stakeholder Opinions of Seaweed Supplements for Dairy Cows, Autumn Moen and David Conner
Ensuring Efficacy in Local Food Shelf Programming, Sophie Hartry Springer
Wild Food Harvesting and Biodiversity in the Black Hills: Key Issues and Areas for Future Research, Margaret J. Torness
Projects from 2023
Advancing Agroecological Agroforestry: A Vermont Participatory Storytelling and Story Mapping Project, Sydney Blume
Consider the lunch lady: Examining assumptions to create a paradigm shift within school lunch, Molly E. Duff
Humanizing Hunger: Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Food and Healthcare Access in Northern New England, Malarie B. McGalliard
The Gardens Nearby: A narrative podcast exploring soil contamination and community gardening in Burlington, VT, April McIlwaine
Seed & Story Conservation: A Rooted Historical Documentation and Analysis of Living Seed Stories in the US Northeast, Celia LuAnna Nesbitt
Projects from 2022
Identifying Past Crop Switching in the Contiguous United States: Where Farmers are Adapting to Changing Conditions, Christopher Brittain
Social Justice and the US Food System: A critical course on the human dimensions of food, Ali Brooks
An Exploratory Guide to the Work, Efficacy & Potential of the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service in Vermont through the Perspectives of NRCS Staff, Ellen L. Friedrich
Access to Culturally Appropriate Food in Chittenden County: A Program Evaluation of the Vermont Foodbank’s Fresh Food Distribution, Caroline L. Gilman
School farms and STEM: using institutional resources to promote deeper learning, Catherine Clare Knowlton
2021 Needs Assessment Findings: Northeast Organic Seed System (NOSS), Megnot Mulugeta, Daniel Tobin, and Carina Isbell
Projects from 2021
Catering Food Waste at UVM: Benchmark Data & Recommendations, Susanna Baxley
Dining on Campus: Plant-based Food Offerings at UVM, Susanna Baxley
The Working Landscape: Vermont Land Trust and Farmland Access in Vermont, Susanna Baxley
More than a Meal : A resource for communities striving for food sovereignty through the charitable food system, Kaitlin J. Robertson
The Fruits of Labor: Home Food Procurement Impacts Food Security, Diet Quality and Mental Health During COVID-19, Kristen Wirkkala, Meredith T. Niles, Emily Belarmino, and Farryl Bertmann
Projects from 2020
Vermont Foodbank Needs Assessment: An Investigation into the Needs of Community Partners in the Northwest Region of Vermont, William Thomas Ball
Vermont Agriculture and Food System Plan 2020 -- A Review of Recommendations (Part One), Susanna Baxley, Ann Chiarenzelli, Lucy Drummond, Tung-Lin Liu, and Meredith T. Niles
Room to Grow: Agritourism Opportunities in Vermont Agriculture and Food System Plan: 2020 (Part One), Carolyn Hricko, Katie Robertson, Nick Rose, and Meredith T. Niles
Follow Your Food: An Investigation of Podcasting to Communicate the Complexity of Food Choice and How It Impacts us, Our Communities and the Earth, Melissa K. Pasanen
Projects from 2019
Fruit and Vegetable Access in Mobile Food Pantries Serving Households Impacted by Opioid Addiction, Emily R. Barbour
Uncharted Territory: UVM Extension Data Visualization Needs Assessment, Sarah E. Lyman
Projects from 2018
Direct Farm-to-Institution Marketing: The Common Challenges and Keys to Success of Northeast Producers, Chloe E. Boutelle
The Vermonter's Guide to the Farm Bill, Olivia A. Peña
Agency and empowerment on women-owned farms: A Vermont agricultural case study, Caroline R. Putscher
Projects from 2017
You Can’t “Nudge” Nuggets: An Investigation of Late Night Dining With Behavioral Economics Interventions, Samuel Bevet, Lizzy Pope, and Meredith Niles
Projects from 2016
Agricultural Impacts on Rural Food Access in Vermont: A Situational Analysis and Ideas for the Future, Meghan E. Brooks
Dirt in Your Soul: An Exhibit Plan, Shannon K. Esrich
What We Talk About When We Talk About Food Systems: Discourse in an Emergent Field, Hailey Grohman
Projects from 2015
A Critical Evaluation of the UVM Food Systems Web Presence: An Information Architecture Approach, Elizabeth A. Berman
Projects from 2014
Farmers in Vermont's Artisanal Cheese Industry: Examining what Influences Dairy Farm Management, Katrina Light