Where does food come from? Does the way we grow food help us or hurt us?
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Undergraduate degree programs
related to food
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Animal and Veterinary Sciences Anthropology Community and International Development Dietetics, Nutrition and Food Science Ecological Agriculture Environmental Sciences Environmental Studies Food Systems Geography Global Studies Nutrition and Food Sciences Philosophy Plant and Soil Science Plant Biology
We have a 20-year leadership reputation in this field.
We were the first public school to sign the “Real Food Campus Commitment,” which means we pledged to purchase 20% "Real Food" by 2020.
“Real” means that food should fulfill at least one of the following categories: local and community-based, fair, ecologically sound and humane.
Unlike other schools, we’re: In the heart of a vibrant regional foodproducing area Supportive of over 140 transdisciplinary research initiatives A leader in linking natural sciences with social issues and the humanities
Maybe because we believe food is its own ecosystem—part of a much, much larger system that incorporates human health, environmental sustainability, engineering, agriculture and more. Now that’s plenty of food for thought.
of the world—the hallmark of how we approach education
behavioral/cultural impact. Because food involves every
at UVM. In fact, we host a food systems summit that
area of our lives—from how we grow it, to how it’s distributed,
covers three areas: biophysical, geopolitical/policy and
to the nutrition and health of the humans eating it.