CAFS Alumni

The Center for Agriculture and Food Systems prepares Vermont Law School students to become law and policy leaders in the food movement.

We supplement classroom learning with unique opportunities for practical experience. Working with food system organizations around the country—and joining a growing network of alumni—helps CAFS students launch careers combining law and policy with a passion for food justice and sustainability.

Our alumni have gone on to work for:

AgriEcology Services
ASPCA
Artisan Grain Collaborative
California Certified Organic Farmers
Corn Refiners Association
Conservation Law Foundation
Dunkiel Saunders
Duquesne University School of Law
Department of New York State
Farm Commons
Food Tank
Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic
Heartstrong Farm
Sustainable Nantucket
Langrock Sperry & Wool LLP
Maine Farmland Trust
Mars
National Farm to School Network
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
National Young Farmers Coalition
Rural Vermont
Slow Food Charleston
Vermont Agency of Agriculture
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
United Natural Foods, Inc.

FROM OUR ALUMNI:

"VLS was a place where I could indulge my passion for food and health when the notion of being a food law attorney seemed far-fetched. And for that I will be forever grateful."

– Carrie Scrufari LLM'16, Associate General Counsel, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

"The staff at the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems are experts in their fields and also wonderful people to work with and learn from."

–Alyssa Hartman MFALP’19, Executive Director, Artisan Grain Collaborative

"I love being contacted by students who are interested in getting into the field. I do what I can to support them, because it's so important that we have people working on the policies, laws, regulations, and systemic issues that are impacting farmers."

–Kelly Damewood JD'13, CEO, California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF)