by fconte on August 24, 2010
The Local Growers Guide (www.vermontgrowersguide.com) is a searchable website that raises awareness about local food sources, links customers to local products, and supports local farms. The guide includes farmer-submitted information about their farms, their products, and where they sell. It is searchable by town, county, product (organically grown, certified organic, or conventional), farm name, and sales outlet.
Lead Department or Center: Center for Rural Studies (CRS)
Community Partners: Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District (WNRCD); Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (RAFFL); Addison County Relocalization Network (ACORN); Northwest Regional Planning Commission; 7th Pixel
Project Timing: Ongoing
More Info: Jessica Hyman, Research Specialist, CRS, Jessica.Hyman@uvm.edu
Tagged as:
Center for Rural Studies,
collaboration,
local food,
market access,
marketing
by fconte on August 23, 2010
Our primary objectives for this project are to produce a report on the “State of Travel in Vermont”, to update the statewide travel-demand model, and to add new components to the 2010 Vermont Transportation Energy Report, using the Vermont Add-On to the 2009 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS). We intend to use this data set to compile a general report on travel in the state of Vermont, with breakdowns of travel times, distances, purposes, and modes by household demographic and location in the state. In addition, as the party responsible for maintaining and updating the statewide travel-demand model, the TRC intends to conduct basic updates to the model (as outlined in the 2007 M.O.U.) with new information from the 2009 NHTS Add-On Data for Vermont.
Lead Department or Center: Transportation Research Center (TRC)
UVM Partners: Lisa Aultman-Hall & Brian Lee, TRC
Project Timing: Substantial completion by January 2011
More Info: Jim Sullivan, Research Analyst, TRC, jlsulliv@uvm.edu
Tagged as:
Distribution,
food security,
low-income,
market access,
transportation,
Transportation Research Center (TRC)
