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Building Community Through Work

A graduate of Sterling College, Geoffrey Fehrs now works as the Director of Community Services, which includes directing the Work Program. On All College Work Day, we sat down with…

All College Work Day, Spring 2018

Written by Annalisa Meyer As we all gathered in front of Dunbar at 8:30 this morning to the sound of makeshift drums and laughter, a light April snow settled onto wool hats…

Sterling College Ranked Top College Farm in Vermont

Agriculture is at the core of Vermont’s economy, and it is an essential part of the environmental stewardship education at Sterling College. That commitment to sustainable agriculture has resulted in…

Getting a Grip

So what do faculty do when they are done teaching? Try to get a grip! On a stroll through the Logging Shop I noticed that a peavey and mattock had lost…

Welcome Seth Barr, Director of Work in Community

Seth Barr will be joining the Sterling College community in October as the Director of Work in Community. He will be reporting to the Dean of Community, Favor Ellis. Barr…

Nelson, Jeanette, and Yaya: A Carrot, By Any Other Name…

One of our favorite winter activities here is coming inside from the cold, brewing a cup of tea, and poring over seed catalogs! Not only does growing food for 150…

New Yorker Covers Sterling College

The College has been visited by the press before—reporters from local, regional, and national outlets. However, we recently were visited by a reporter from the New Yorker. The economics reporter,…

Farm-to-School in Craftsbury

Which work crew at Sterling allows you to make broccoli cheddar bites with fifth grade students, assist in processing vegetables (that came from the Pete’s Greens farm five minutes down…

Spencer Mast ’17 Awarded Union Bank Scholarship

Spencer Mast is a 2nd year student at Sterling College studying Environmental Humanities and minoring in Draft Horse Management. An Eagle Scout from New London, Minnesota, Spencer came to Sterling…

Invasive Plant Species Task Force

This past semester’s experience in the work program has been one of the more gratifying positions I have held. As a research assistant working with two other students on a…

All College Work Day Spring 2015

On Wednesday, April 22nd, the Sterling College community celebrated Earth Day by holding the Spring Semester All College Work Day. On All College Work Day, offices close, and the entire…

Herbalism for Health

Tessa Scheele transferred to Sterling two years ago and self-designed a major in Natural History. Her major focuses on exploring the intersection of cultural and natural histories on the land…