New Guide Covers the Local Policy Landscape of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
"Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production: A Guide to Local Policy" helps city policymakers, farmers and food producers, and community organizations navigate the local policies that shape food production in U.S. cities.
Contracting Solutions for Public Sector Entities to Increase Local Food Purchasing
This CAFS webinar discusses food contracting strategies to increase the amount of locally grown food served in public institutions.
Exploring Farm to School Legislative Trends: What Can State Policy Do for You?
This webinar from the National Farm to School Network and the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems offers a deep dive into the newly released "State Farm to School Policy Handbook: 2002–2023" and recent farm to school legislative trends.
Meet the 2025 CAFS Summer Honors Interns
The 2025 CAFS summer honors interns are engaged in projects covering urban agriculture policy, seed industry intellectual property law, legal challenges in aquaculture, and more.
CAFS is Hiring: Legal and Policy Fellow
The Legal and Policy Fellow conducts research, supervises students, and develops legal and policy resources that provide approachable information to individuals and entities, including farmers, ranchers, and other food producers, as well as technical assistance and service providers, food system stakeholders, local governments, and other supporting organizations.
New HFPP Guide Focuses on Distributor Contracts to Help Procurement Teams Buy More Local Food
A guide from the Healthy Food Policy Project explores options for public sector procurement teams to adjust their contracts with food distributors to support local food goals.
New Resource Launch: State Farm to School Policy Handbook and Database: 2002-2023
Produced in partnership with the National Farm to School Network, the updated Handbook summarizes and analyzes every farm to school legislation introduced between 2002 and 2023, across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and US territories.
Laurie Beyranevand Awarded Pescosolido Professorship of Food and Agricultural Law and Policy
Vermont Law and Graduate School awarded CAFS Director with its first named professorship.
Community Land Trust 101: A Beginner’s Guide
A beginner's guide on setting up and managing Community Land Trusts.
Vermont Law and Graduate School Appoints Emma Scott as Director of the Food and Agriculture Clinic
Emma Scott brings an extensive background in food law and policy and clinical practice to her new role as Food and Agriculture Clinic Director.