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Senator Patrick Leahy: Press Conference - UVM and USDA Agricultural Research Partnership 10/08/2019

Senator Leahy, USDA Under Secretary Bill Northey, Chief of USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Matthew Lohr, Congressman Peter Welch, UVM President Garimella, and Vermont Secretary of Agriculture Anson Tebbetts announce two major long-term projects centered on Vermont agriculture and water quality.

Leahy unveils the establishment of a USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Food Systems Center at the University of Vermont. The center, funded at $3 million per year, over five years, is a result of work by Leahy, the Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. UVM and ARS scientists will perform integrated research on small-scale farming and value-added food production and nutrition, to benefit farmers and rural communities in Vermont and across the United States.

Leahy, Northey, and Lohr also announce nearly $2 million in grants to study the impact of voluntary conservation and stewardship practices on Vermont’s water quality. The multi-year study aims to assist farmers as they work to improve water quality and conservation practices.

Farms, Land, People: Stories of the Intervale Center 04/04/2018

For 30 years, the Intervale Center has been a place of stories - stories of the land, stories of farmers and gardeners, stories of renewal, and stories of hope. To celebrate their 30th anniversary, the community is invited to participate in an evening of funny, quirky, sad, and inspiring storytelling with an Intervale theme.

The storytellers include Mandy Fischer, Tom Hudspeth, Bill Mares, Ron Krupp, Eric Seitz, Melissa Pasanen, and Seth Gillim with support from Sue Schmidt, Vermont StorySLAM Producer and Flynn Center for the Performing Arts.

The Intervale Center is a unique food and farming nonprofit in Burlington, VT with a mission to strengthen community food systems.

Learn more at: www.intervale.org

Rural Vermont: Groundswell of Community Conversations 04/19/2017

Rural Vermont’s Community Conversation Tour will engage communities in dialogue about land use, livelihood, food, and the future of Vermont. At each of the Tour stops, Rural Vermont farmer-leaders and staff will present a vision for an agricultural economy in Vermont that delivers health and vitality to farmer, eater, soil, environment, and community alike.

Attendees will be invited to identify priorities, barriers, and pathways to systemic change at the individual, community, and statewide levels. Rural Vermont will use the results from all Tour events to shape its plan for moving Vermont towards this shared vision for a just agriculture and economy which serve all Vermonters and the land we inhabit.

Nadando Contra la Corriente con Justicia Migrante: Episodio 1 11/30/2016

Enrique Balcazar, Organizador, Justicia Migrante, hosts and speaks with Will Lambek, Organizador, Justicia Migrante.

Interviews in the field with Miguel Alcudia, Comité de Coordinación de Justicia Migrante; Thelma Gomez, Comité de Coordinación de Justicia Migrante; Uriel, Miembro, Justicia Migrante.

For more information visit: http://migrantjustice.net/

Community Forum for a Better Vermont: Anthony Pollina & Hilary Martin 08/12/2008

"Community Forum For A Better Vermont" Live Show with Progressive Party representatives and supporters discussion of current issues. Host: Anthony Pollina, Candidate for Governor. Today's guest is Hilary Martin, Co-Owner of Diggers Mirth Collective farm.