Agroecology

This course examines the ecological foundations of sustainable agriculture practice to foster an understanding of the management and design of sustainable agroecosystems. Using a whole-system and multi-disciplinary approach students will analyze and design agricultural systems both locally and globally while considering the triple bottom line. It includes an overview of sustainable agriculture practices both historic and modern.

This course counts as one of the required two 400-level seminars

Course Faculty

photo of Ed Fredrickson, faculty for the Wendell Berry Farming Program

Ed Fredrickson

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11th Annual Sterling April Fools Haiku Contest!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 10th – or 11th, maybe? – Annual April Fool’s Haiku Contest just wrapped up and this year’s result was unprecedented.  We had a tie.  In all the year’s that…

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Seeking Symmetry in Clay

The semester begins. Last Sunday, I returned to our snow-covered campus after a vacation with family, and was reunited with friends. On Monday morning, at 8:30 sharp, myself and six…

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Sterling College Has Highest STARS Rating in Vermont

Sterling College has received a STARS Gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), ranking first in sustainability performance in Vermont and fourth in…

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