Food and Land Justice: 3 Must-Read Books for Aspiring Attorneys
September 11, 2020
Panelists from a recent Center for Agriculture and Food Systems event on structural racism in American agriculture discuss the books that inspire their work.
Grace Before Dinner: The Future of Food
In May 2011, an extraordinary range of experts and advocates gathered at Georgetown University to discuss the future of food. Journalist Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation and a […]
Farmers Market Legal Toolkit Provides Free Resources for Communities
March 31, 2018 The Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) at Vermont Law School, Farmers Market Coalition, and Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont have launched an online Farmers […]
Healthy Food Policy Project Showcases Innovative Initiatives
May 12, 2018 VLS’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) is part of a collaborative group that launched a national Healthy Food Policy Project (HFPP) in the fall of […]
Introducing Our New Food and Agriculture Clinic Director
July 30, 2018 In July, Sophia Kruszewski joined the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems to lead the Food and Agriculture Clinic. Sophia returns to VLS after spending the last […]
CAFS Receives $1.5M Grant from National Agriculture Law Library
September 20, 2018 The Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) received a $1.5 million award from the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Library (NAL) as part of […]
Student Spotlight: Nico Lustig JD/MFALP’19
October 9, 2018 Nico Lustig JD/MFALP’19 has a professional mission: to use the law to help communities, entrepreneurs, and workers create cooperatives, benefit corporations, and social enterprises that strengthen connection […]
Alumni Gallery: Alicia Nevaquaya MSEL’08
As a claims representative for the Intertribal Agriculture Council, Vermont Law School alumni Alicia Nevaquaya MSEL’08 identified farmers and ranchers who would benefit under the terms of the national class action civil rights discrimination lawsuit, Keepseagle v. Vilsack.
Employment Law FAQ for Vermont Farmers and Farm Workers Related to COVID-19
April 7, 2020 With workplaces upended during COVID-19, farms are in uncharted territory. The Center for Agriculture and Food Systems created a guide to employment law for Vermont farmers and farm workers covering some […]
Alumni Spotlight: Carrie Scrufari LLM’16, Associate Chief Counsel, Food and Drug Administration
April 21, 2020
Carrie Scrufari arrived at Vermont Law School in 2014 as a Food and Agriculture LLM Fellow. We caught up with Scrufari—who is now associate general counsel at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—to learn more about her time at VLS and how it served as a springboard into a food law career.
