Schattman involved in study showing increase in homegrown food during pandemic
As reported recently by UMaine News, new research from the University of Maine and University of Vermont discovered that residents in their respective states grew, fished, raised, foraged or hunted more of their own food during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We should think carefully about how supporting our local food systems can help alleviate the negative consequences of disruptive national events like the COVID-19 pandemic,” says Rachel Schattman, a UMaine assistant professor of sustainable agriculture who co-authored the policy brief detailing study findings. Schattman is a Mitchell Center faculty fellow and gave a Sustainability Talk in fall 2020 on food insecurity and the pandemic.
Read more at UMaine News. Vermont Business Magazine, the Bangor Daily News, and Portland Press Herald also highlighted the research.