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Understanding and Addressing the Anti-GE Critique

Posted on March 11, 2013 by admin

Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture’s Earth Day Symposium: Understanding and Addressing the GE Crop Critique April 25, 2013 University of Illinois, Illini Union Room 314A The event is free and open to the public but registration is encouraged 11:00- 11:25 Dr. … Continue reading →

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NCR-SARE Announces 2013 Graduate Student Grant Call for Proposals

Posted on March 6, 2013 by admin

The 2013 North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (NCR-SARE) Graduate Student Grant Call for Proposals is now available online at http://www.northcentralsare.org/Grants/Our-Grant-Programs/Graduate-Student-Grant-Program Graduate students enrolled at colleges or universities in the North Central region can submit proposals for up … Continue reading →

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Ron Revord: First ASAP Scholar

Posted on March 6, 2013 by admin

The Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture Scholars Program is seeking applicants for fall 2013.   To give you an idea of the kinds of things students might do we thought we’d tell you about the 2012 ASAP Scholar, Ron Revord. Ron is … Continue reading →

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Undergrads Interested in a Job Investigating Local Fresh Produce Enterprises?

Posted on February 21, 2013 by admin

Undergraduate employment opportunity: Short-term undergraduate research assistance wanted for a local foods project. The purpose of the project is to generate descriptions of promising fresh produce enterprises that will market produce through local/regional wholesale channels, while upholding principles of land … Continue reading →

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New Website for WPP Research Site!

Posted on February 19, 2013 by admin

Check out the new website for the WPP Research Site at WPPRESEARCH.ORG! The Woody Perennial Polyculture (WPP) Research Site is a new large-scale research site on the South Farms of the Urbana-Champaign campus that studies the agricultural and ecological characteristics … Continue reading →

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ASAP Scholars

Posted on January 25, 2013 by admin

The Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture Program (ASAP) seeks to enhance the quality of agricultural and environmental education at the University of Illinois through support graduate students studying critical issues in agriculture, food systems and their interactions with the environment and … Continue reading →

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Beyond Energy Efficiency: Behavior Change Tactics for the Pollution Prevention Community

Posted on January 16, 2013 by admin

Come to the kick-off of the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center’s spring Sustainability Seminar tomorrow (Jan 17) from 2 – 3 pm. Susan Mazur-Stommen, Director of Behavior and Human Dimensions Program at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy  Susan will … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year and Plan C?

Posted on December 31, 2012 by admin

It’s been a long year with lots going on in agriculture, the economy and ag policy.   The coming year promises to be just as interesting.  Some of the most significant agriculturally-related fall out will be determined by changes in tax … Continue reading →

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Student Sustainability Committee Funds Permaculture Study

Posted on December 7, 2012 by admin

This past spring, ASAP helped setup and partially fund the new Woody Perennial Polyculture research site here on the Urbana-Champaign campus (see article with more information here). This site, with its 3,200 young but quickly growing plants, aims to quantify … Continue reading →

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Local agriculture experiences welcome growth at Hendrick House

Posted on October 24, 2012 by admin

Alisa DeMarco’s first year at Hendrick House has been marked with huge strides towards more sustainable food options and integration more local foods on campus. Hendrick House has been a privately owned residence hall on the University of Illinois’ Urbana-Champaign … Continue reading →

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