CAFS Alumni Spotlight: Esther Akwii LLM’20
September 16, 2020
As an LLM Fellow at the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS), Esther Akwii LLM’20 helped pilot a range of CAFS projects in partnership with organizations across the U.S
Vermont Food Network, Paige Tomaselli ’04
August 13, 2016
VLS Alum Paige Tomaselli’s ’04 work for the Center for Food Safety has helped protect animals, the environment and public health, all while fighting “factory farms.”
Food Justice Through Farmland Access
April 2, 2021
The Center for Agriculture and Food Systems is expanding a farmland access resource to serve more communities.
Alumni Gallery: Alicia Nevaquaya MSEL’08
As a claims representative for the Intertribal Agriculture Council, Vermont Law School alumni Alicia Nevaquaya MSEL’08 identified farmers and ranchers who would benefit under the terms of the national class action civil rights discrimination lawsuit, Keepseagle v. Vilsack.
Grace Before Dinner: The Future of Food
In May 2011, an extraordinary range of experts and advocates gathered at Georgetown University to discuss the future of food. Journalist Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation and a […]
Vermont Food Network, MICHAEL FORMICA ?98
August 7, 2016
While it’s become common in recent years to espouse the virtues of small, localized farming, Michael Formica isn’t one of the movement’s evangelists. ”I’m ‘Big Bacon,’” he says, with a laugh.
Vermont Food Network, AMY HUYFFER ?00
August 9, 2016
As a first-year law student Huyffer aspired to be a principled small-town lawyer, instead, her days now begin with 4 a.m. milking, arranging logistics for a dairy business, and caring for her children—four boys, ages six to thirteen.
Vermont Food Network, Nancy and Walter Warner ’12
August 11, 2016
Nancy and Walter Warner ’12 have been able to grow their unique jam business, thanks in large part to Walter’s legal education and externships.
Vermont Food Network, Meghan Jeans JD’02/MSEL’03
August 15, 2016
VLS Alum Meghan Jeans, director of the Boston aquarium’s Conservation Programs, is leading an effort to advance seafood sustainability.
Farmers Market Legal Toolkit Provides Free Resources for Communities
March 31, 2018 The Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) at Vermont Law School, Farmers Market Coalition, and Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont have launched an online Farmers […]