Sustainable Agriculture & Food Policy

Fellow

Darcey Evans

2023 Fellow
Darcey examines the politics and ecological consequences of Atlantic salmon aquaculture. In particular, she focuses on the spread of salmon viruses to describe how salmon aquaculture can have harmful social and environmental effects beyond farm boundaries.
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Scheuer quoted on failed legislative attempt to circumvent HI Land Use Commission

Jonathan Likeke Scheuer hopes that the conversation will now move to a “much more productive place” that considered “actual barriers” to affordable housing rather targeting the LUC’s oversight.
June 22, 2023
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Krupnik quantifies $2.1M in losses following 2016 wheat disease

Tim Krupnik co-authored a study that documented wheat production losses due to a 2016 wheat blast outbreak in Bangladesh.
June 21, 2023
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Kaiȧulu: Gathering Tides with Mehana Blaich Vaughan

he InCommon Podcast interviewed Mehana, exploring how she came to write her book Kaiȧulu: Gathering Tides, and the themes and stories the book illuminates.
May 16, 2023
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Michelle Lewis: sowing seeds for justice, from church gardens to the campaign trail

Senate Candidate. Seamstress. Park Ranger. Gardener. Activist. Filmmaker. Law Enforcement Officer. Reverend. Switzer Fellow Michelle Estelle Lewis ties together these seemingly disparate identities with the threads of faith, justice and environmental stewardship.
April 17, 2023
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Coleman op-ed exposes how powerful corporations contribute to childhood obesity and asthma

Heather Coleman co-authored an op-ed in the Boston Globe emphasizing how corporations pair marketing with lobbying to remain unregulated.
April 17, 2023
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Niles’ team finds Vermont’s food waste laws are popular, but vexing issues remain

Meredith Niles’ research team at the University of Vermont conducted the first research to study the state's pioneering food waste and single-use plastic laws.
February 27, 2023
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Hamilton hired as Chief Scientist of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative

“Sustainable forest management is at the nexus of so many of the critical issues we face as human societies that must strive to live within Earth’s planetary boundaries,” said Dr. Hamilton.
February 23, 2023
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de Jesús Villanueva publishes research on agricultural impacts of invasive iguanas in Puerto Rico

Christina de Jesús Villanueva's study on invasive iguanas in Puerto Rico has found that recognition of this species as an agricultural pest is warranted in Puerto Rico, and perhaps elsewhere in its introduced range.
December 14, 2022
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Lily Verdone starts as Executive Director of Marin Agricultural Land Trust

“Having grown up here in Marin and Sonoma counties, this is truly a dream job for me,” Lily shared.
September 28, 2022