CAFS Alumni Spotlight: Becca Gredone JD’22, Legal Analyst, Nourish Colorado
Becca Gredone JD’22 currently serves as legal analyst for Nourish Colorado, a nonprofit working on food access and policy advocacy based in Denver.
A New Website for All to Use for “Environmental Justice State by State”
Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) announced the launch of a new website – Environmental Justice State by State (ejstatebystate.org). This online resource highlights the achievements of environmental justice communities […]
CAFS Alumni Spotlight: Johanna Doren MFALP’20, Local Food Access Coordinator, Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont
Johanna Doren MFALP’20, currently serves as Local Food Access Coordinator at Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT), a nonprofit organization with a mission to promote organic practices to build an economically viable, ecologically sound, and socially just Vermont agricultural system.
Strengthening Vermont’s Food System With Pro Bono Legal Aid
In the past year, the Vermont Legal Food Hub (based at VLS’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems) supported a women-led Latinx food collective, a nut processing collaborative, a program to help restaurants survive COVID-19, and more.
Welcome CAFS Summer 2023 Honors Interns!
This summer, eight summer honors interns are joining CAFS from across the country to work alongside faculty, staff, and our project partners. Learn a bit more about what they’re working on!
How a new resource on “heirs’ property” could help curb the loss of Black-owned farmland
Created by faculty and students at VLGS’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, a new series of factsheets aims to prevent the loss of land owned as “heirs’ property.”
CAFS Alumni Spotlight: Gordon Merrick JD’20
Gordon N. Merrick JD’20 currently serves as Policy & Programs Manager for the nonprofit Organic Farming Research Foundation, an organization focused on advancing organic agriculture through scientific research.
Students and Faculty Advocate for Food System Change at the US Capitol
Students and faculty from VLGS’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) at Vermont Law and Graduate School joined a coalition of farm and food organizations in Washington, D.C. for the Food Not Feed Summit, an event focused on changing America’s agriculture policies.
CAFS Alumni Spotlight: Lauren Wustenberg JD/MFALP’21
A joint degree student in both the Juris Doctor and Master of Food and Agriculture Law and Policy (MFALP) programs, Lauren Wustenberg now serves as Counsel on the Majority Staff for the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry under Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).
CAFS Alumni Spotlight: McKenna Hayes MFALP’16
One of the first students to enroll in the Master of Food and Agriculture Law and Policy degree at VLGS, McKenna Hayes MFALP’16 now directs the Food Hub at Food Connects, a nonprofit delivering local food, educational programs, and consulting services to the local Vermont food system.