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A modern maple operation relies on a tubing system with vacuum to maximize sap production. The innovation of plastic tubing originally came as a labor-saving device and not to increase sap yield from individual trees. As the materials used to prod...
​Regenerative Tourism & Agriculture
Agritourism operations are in a unique and potentially impactful position to incorporate and showcase regenerative agricultural practices. This session will describe the principles of regenerative agriculture and discuss how they are shaping a fut...
Indigenous & Tribal Perspectives on Agritourism
Celebrating sovereignty and demonstrating the uniqueness of all tribes, this conversation seeks to broaden understanding of indigenous-led agritourism initiatives with a focus on the unity of human and ecological communities. Presentations will ex...
Farm-Based Education in Every City and Town
Connecting with land through agriculture can be educational, joyful, healing, and empowering. From a Yellow Farmhouse in Connecticut to an apiary in Botswana, and a hillside campus in Vermont to an urban farm school in New York City, four panelist...
Exploring the Diversity and Impact of Agritourism in Southern Africa
Agritourism ventures across Southern Africa offer critical and engaging portraits of how ecological conservation connects to cultural heritage and the tourism industry. This panel will highlight how agritourism is helping to develop rural economie...
Agritourism Definitions and Standards around the World
What is agritourism anyway? Definitions and standards vary around the world, with some understandings focused on educational experiences on working farms while other perspectives are more expansive. Researchers and practitioners from Italy, India,...
Maine TREE (Timber Research & Environmental Education)
Maine TREE (Timber Research & Environmental Education) educates and advocates for the sustainable use of the forest and the ecological, economic, and social health of Maine's forest communities. Since 1989, Maine TREE has upheld this mission and s...
Directed, Written and Produced by Shanta Lee Gander Sound Design and Music Production by Machafuko NA Vurugu Productions In her exploration of the human gaze, the female body, and what it means to dance along a continuum of sacred and profane,...
Mapping Climate Change Exposure for Northeastern Tree Species
This was presented by Lukas Kopacki and Jen Pontius as a part of a series of contributed talks from the 2022 FEMC Annual Conference. To learn more about the conference, visit: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/cooperative/conference/2022. The uncertainty a...