UVM Extension

Brattleboro Union High School is seeking a one-year AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer to support its Culinary Agricultural Vocational Education (CAVE) garden and kitchen program.

CAVE serves students in grades 9–12 who face barriers to accessing education and supports a hands-on environment surrounding food systems.

Apply by July 17th and learn more at the link provided in the bio.
https://bit.ly/4b4htSv

Want to become a composting expert? 🪴

This fall, Extension is offering a 6-week, hybrid course to learn more about proper procedures.
Funding support from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation allows for the affordable cost of $50 per person for Vermonters and $150 per person for participants living outside of Vermont (all educational materials, including required texts are included in this fee).

To learn more and register, visit the link in bio

Calling northeast dairy farms! 🐄

Do you keep calves with nurse or foster cows? UVM Extension and Penn State Extension are seeking dairy farms across the Northeast to participate in a research project focused on nurse cow-calf systems.

Learn more by contacting Kate Creutzinger: 513-218-2721/[email protected]
or Emily Fread: 704-301-2441/[email protected]

Meet the 4-H’ers headed to the Big E this September! 🍀

This fall, a group of outstanding Vermont 4-H members will have the opportunity to represent the Green Mountains at the largest event and agricultural fair on the East Coast!

Youth who showcased their varied talents at Vermont 4-H State Communications Day this spring are eligible to advance, including performing arts (both group and individual), poetry slams, demonstrations, illustrated talks, exhibits, and more.

Congratulations, Vermont 4-H'ers!

Follow the link in bio to see the full list and learn more!

One of today's 2026 RISE Lunch and Learn sessions was "Data That Delivers: Using data for community impact work."
Panelist and UVM Extension Professor of Community and Economic Development Mariya Shcheglovitova shared several examples of technical assistance that she's providing community partners not only in accessing, understanding, and interpreting existing public data, but also generating new data to fill in gaps of knowledge.

Among Shcheglovitova's projects: the Vermont Assessment of Assets, Angles and Need (VAAAN). Led by Extension and funded by the Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships, the VAAAN is examining what Vermonters have and need to thrive, and where there might be opportunities for partnership.

As part of the data-gathering process for the VAAAN, Shcheglovitova is working with Local Minutes founder Duane Millar Barlow. Local Minutes uses large language model technology to gather Vermont municipal meeting minutes and make them searchable. From there, Shcheglovitova can map the specific ways that different Vermont communities discuss what they need.

You can learn more about the VAAAN at the link in our bio.