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Student Spotlight: Chrystal Aquino JD’27
A rising 3L at Vermont Law and Graduate School, Chrystal Aquino recently completed a semester in the Food and Agriculture Clinic, where she researched how local policy can support urban agriculture through CAFS’s Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Policy Project.
Navigating Interactions with Law Enforcement at Farmers Markets
This webinar from CAFS's Farmers Market Legal Toolkit discusses situations when vendors are required to comply with officers, the specific obligations of market managers, the difference between public and private space at farmers markets, and how rules and regulations might change depending on a market’s location.
New CAFS Report Analyzes Catch Share Programs in U.S. Fisheries
CAFS's new report, “Fair Shares? An Analysis of Catch Share Programs in the U.S.” examines how catch share programs are designed and implemented across U.S. fisheries.
CAFS Lunch and Learn: Urban Agriculture and Local Policy
Visiting Assistant Professor Liz Turner shares insights from the “Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production: A Guide to Local Policy,” a CAFS resource developed through her research as a CAFS fellow.
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