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Originating in 1865, Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. For the second year, Sterling will join in solidarity by observing Juneteenth this Monday, June 21st, as a college holiday. While Juneteenth is a celebration of the end of the legal enslavement of millions of people, it does not represent the end of the struggle that led from Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Movement, and through the contemporary efforts to confront the persistence of white supremacy in the 21st century.

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This past weekend Sterling faculty @prinvangulden '06 teamed up with fellow alumnx @julielikescows '07 at @slough_farm_mv in Edgartown, Massachusetts, for a fiber weaving workshop. She showed up prepared with a variety of materials, including fibers from the Sterling sheep.

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Looking at pasture grasses: anatomy, identification characteristics, and how plants function in a grazing system. #EcologicalThinkingandAction

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A lookback at the final projects crafted in the Green Woodworking class.

What makes woodworking “Green”?

Starts from unprocessed logs or branches; uses natural features of the wood grain; embraces the challenge and opportunity of shrinkage and cracking as fresh wood dries out; emphasizes hand tools more than power tools; and minimizes use of metal fasteners and glue.

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#woodwork #carving #wood #woodspoon #makersgonnamake #spooncarving #woodshop #finewoodworking #greenwoodworking #woodcarving #handcrafted #handcarved #woodworkers #handmade #woodcraft #greenwoodcarving #diy #woodenspoons #woodenspoon #woodworking

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During week one of the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems summer field school, students get a chance to take the reins on various draft animal configurations. #ecologicalthinkingandaction

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Through EcoGather, five organizations have committed to being our partners in work that respects place-based knowledge, returns power to communities, and carefully integrates select technologies for human-scale farming and education. Together we will recover the ecological knowledge that was devalued and displaced when community-centered agriculture gave way to the purported advancements of industrialized global agribusiness.

Learn more about our partners in Puerto Rico, India, Bhutan, Vermont, and Colorado: Link on bio

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Look delicious? Our Director of Dining Services, @eachad explored using sea kale, a perennial vegetable, grown at our satellite campus, The Farm Between, in Jeffersonville, VT. There's a story behind this tender vegetable. Check out the link on our bio for the full story (and recipe). 📷: @eachad

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Dave Linck, Faculty Emeritus, is still around! We spotted him with Farley Brown’s Land Use History and Planning class. Looking good, Dave! #ifyouknowyouknow #throwbackthursday

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During these times of breakdown and upheaval how do we cultivate the capacity to be well, and be a source of support and radical transformation for others, towards healthy societies where the well-being of the whole Earth is at the heart of how we live. Join 2021 Sterling Graduate, Niveditha Raju, to explore ecosomatics, movement, voice, story, wilderness, body-earth-spirit activism, liberation, agency, and inner direction. Register link on bio.

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Sterling College has once again earned the STARS Gold rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). AASHE's Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS), measures and recognizes sustainability in all aspects of higher education. Sterling has achieved and maintained a STARS Gold Rating since 2015.

In the 2021 STARS assessment, Sterling earned its highest points in the academic categories of curriculum and research. Sterling offers majors in ecology, sustainable agriculture and food systems, environmental humanities, and outdoor education. With ecology as the backbone of all of Sterling’s degree programs, the college prepares students to make real change using nature as the measure in the communities of their choosing.

“Sterling College uses education as a force to address critical ecological problems caused by unlimited growth and consumption that is destroying the planet as we have known it,” said Sterling President Matthew Derr. “The STARS Gold rating recognizes our ongoing sustainability efforts on campus as well as the high level of engagement of Sterling students and faculty who are doing this important work.”

Sterling alumni are dedicated to both protecting wild places and promoting a working landscape that contributes to a just food system. 75% of all BA alumni responded to a recent survey, with 92% identifying as environmental stewards and 88% feeling their community contributions make the world a better place.

Sterling’s complete 2021 STARS report card can be reviewed on the AASHE website at www.aashe.org. #AASHE

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