Josiah (Josh) Taylor is an FSRC Post-Doctoral Research Associate for the Consumer Facing Agriculture and Sustainability Metrics project with David Conner.  He has farmed and worked for UVM Agriculture Extension services and thrives talking with farmers and hearing their experiences, knowledge, and how society can better support them. His work also concerns developing agriculture support services to help address issues of farmer wellbeing.  Outside of work he enjoys gardening, home food projects, and wild foraging with friends.  Since moving to Vermont several years ago he’s found both excitement and serenity exploring the mountains by ski and bike with his partner, friends, and dog Peavey.

Taylor recently completed a Ph.D. in Food Systems at UVM composed of three distinct projects including study of universal free school meal programs, immigrant and refugee farmer quality of life, and holistic farm sustainability analysis.  He also holds a graduate certificate in Ecological Economics from UVM, an M.Ed. in Critical Studies (with a concentration in Wolastoq First Nation Elder Traditional Ecological Knowledge) from the University of New Brunswick – Fredericton (Canada), and a B.A. in Anthropology and Environment from Colby College. Josiah also holds a certificate in organic farming from New Brunswick Community College. He is thrilled to bring his passion for applied and collaborative community-based food systems research to the FSRC at UVM.