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Sustainable Food Systems Series kicks off with lecture on food security, equity

This week's lecture featured a game that connects small-scale farmers to low-income consumers.
  • Freelance Reporter
  • March 2, 2022

UMD students can now major in fermentation science

The major includes foundational STEM classes and courses in nutrition and food science, technical writing and biochemistry.
  • Christine Zhu
  • November 2, 2021

UMD is using its community garden to bolster its fight against food insecurity on campus

The garden plans to work with the Campus Pantry throughout the summer.
  • Emily Williams
  • May 8, 2020

Facing low customer turnout, the Downtown College Park Farmers Market’s future is unclear

Earlier this month, the market announced it would be wrapping up a month ahead of schedule.
  • Sahana Jayaraman
  • October 25, 2019

These UMD researchers are helping farmers grow crops on urban roofs

John Lea-Cox and Andrew Ristvey are working with Up Top Acres to farm rooftop produce.
  • Rina Torchinsky
  • September 6, 2019

Beer The Turtle: One UMD researcher’s mission to grow hops in Maryland

Bryan Butler is working on balancing science with flavor.
  • Jeff Barnes
  • September 2, 2019

They can dig it: UMD soil judging team wins 5th national title

They earned three points more than the runner-up, Virginia Tech.
  • Freelance Reporter
  • May 4, 2019

Meet the UMD professor who spent 28 years developing a new type of apple

University professor Christopher Walsh named the new breed the "Antietam Blush."
  • Jeff Barnes
  • May 2, 2019

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