University of Vermont3 年
It's All in the Details: Gowns
In 1775, the year of Jane Austen’s birth, women wore gowns with a fitted bodice, the waist at or below the natural waistline, and full skirts over a visible, often ornate, petticoat. They were made in ...
University of Vermont6 年
Prevent Greenhouse Collapse
Greenhouses, high tunnels and hoop-houses warrant some advance planning to keep them from collapsing in winter storms. Many growers have learned the hard way that these investments are vulnerable to ...
University of Vermont4 年
T. S. Eliot "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
If you would like to listen to a discussion of T.S. Eliot's wonderful dramatic lyric "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," please click on the image below. Following ...
University of Vermont6 年
History of the Strawberry
Strawberries are among the first fruit to ripen in the Northeast. The flower buds formed last fall and were tucked away under a layer of straw for the winter. Then an early-spring heat wave pushed the ...
University of Vermont4 年
Drumming, the Backbone
In history, drumming and the use of percussive instruments have had a significant role in people’s lives. Not only do the people who play these instruments enjoy them, but it is said that "there is as ...
University of Vermont5 年
Semiotics and Advertising
Welcome to the semiotics and advertising web site. Click here for the basic tutorial on using semiotic techniques to analyze advertising and contemporary culture. For the hypertext essay on the male ...
University of Vermont6 年
Soil Organic Matter: The Living, the Dead, and the Very Dead
Soil organic matter makes up only a few percent of most soils, but it has a great deal of influence on soil properties, and in turn, agricultural productivity. What does it do? The list of soil ...
University of Vermont1 年
Produce Safety in Hydroponic and Aquaponic Operations
Produce safety is meant to reduce and prevent contamination of produce with harmful human pathogens, such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites. This is done by controlling known risks. Other factors to ...
University of Vermont3 天
Women's Agricultural Network
Welcome to the Women's Agricultural Network website! We have been providing education and technical assistance geared to the needs of women farmers since 1995. We work with established, beginning and ...
University of Vermont5 年
T-Break: Take a Cannabis Tolerance Break
A tolerance break (or, t-break) is a concept that comes from the community of weed smokers themselves. It is a voluntary pause on cannabis with the goal of lowering your tolerance. If you partake most ...
University of Vermont6 年
Biomedical Statistics Research Core at the Larner College of Medicine
Need help planning and analyzing your research studies? The Biomedical Statistics Research Core at the Larner College of Medicine serves the entire University community, collaborating with researchers ...
University of Vermont3 天
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Why Animal Science at UVM? Animal science students gain perspective on the interconnections between animal, environmental and human health. They work directly with faculty to address real-world ...