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Masters student Johanna Barrett received first prize for a graduate student poster at the Maine Economics conference last week. Johanna studies the economic implications of the local food movement and industry in Maine. Here is a PDF of her poster.

I had the opportunity yesterday to visit Unity College, in Unity Maine, a small environmentally focused college of about 500 students.  I was invited by Carrie Eaton to give a talk at their Fishbowl series, which Carrie started. The talk … Continue reading →

A nice video segment on the Vermont Channel 17 program Common Good Vermont features The Vermont Community Foundation’s Food & Farm Initiative and the work of The Center for an Agricultural Economy’s director, Sarah Waring.  (Full disclosure, Sarah Waring is … Continue reading →

I have recently received word that my proposed research on cooperative local food organizations in Maine has been funded by the National Science Foundation. The research integrates (1) new theoretical models of organizational change with (2) a case study of … Continue reading →