FOOD1044A-W23
Vermont's Farms, Food & Future
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Vermont's Farms, Food & Future
What crops make sense to grow in Vermont? Where is the best land to farm? Who owns land and capital, and who grows the food? What systems and interests shape the answers to these questions? In this course we will examine Vermont agriculture through lenses of climate change, racial equity, and socioeconomic viability. Through reading, discussion, and meeting with food system practitioners, students will understand intersecting and conflicting perspectives related to agriculture and land use. The final project will be a proposed policy, program or enterprise that would contribute to the agricultural future each student believes in for Vermont.
Jeannie Bartlett ‘15 grows fruit trees in Plainfield, Vermont. From 2016 through 2021 she managed the Franklin County Conservation District, where she developed and implemented programs to assist farmers with stewardship of soil and water in northwest Vermont. She serves on the board of Rural Vermont and is an active member of the VT Young Farmers Coalition. She studied Conservation Biology at Middlebury./
What crops make sense to grow in Vermont? Where is the best land to farm? Who owns land and capital, and who grows the food? What systems and interests shape the answers to these questions? In this course we will examine Vermont agriculture through lenses of climate change, racial equity, and socioeconomic viability. Through reading, discussion, and meeting with food system practitioners, students will understand intersecting and conflicting perspectives related to agriculture and land use. The final project will be a proposed policy, program or enterprise that would contribute to the agricultural future each student believes in for Vermont.
Jeannie Bartlett ‘15 grows fruit trees in Plainfield, Vermont. From 2016 through 2021 she managed the Franklin County Conservation District, where she developed and implemented programs to assist farmers with stewardship of soil and water in northwest Vermont. She serves on the board of Rural Vermont and is an active member of the VT Young Farmers Coalition. She studied Conservation Biology at Middlebury./
- Term:
- Winter 2023
- Location:
- Hillcrest 103(HLD 103)
- Schedule:
- 10:30am-12:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at HLD 103 (Jan 5, 2023 to Feb 2, 2023)
1:00pm-4:00pm on Thursday at HLD 103 (Jan 5, 2023 to Feb 2, 2023) - Type:
- Lecture
- Course Modality:
- In-Person
- Instructors:
- Jeannie Bartlett
- Subject:
- Food Studies
- Department:
- Food Studies
- Division:
- Interdisciplinary
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- WTR
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Cross-Listed As:
- ENVS1044A-W23 *
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 11484
- Subject Code:
- FOOD
- Course Number:
- 1044
- Section Identifier:
- A