The School of the New American Farmstead
Professional Certificates to launch your career
Give your passion for food and farming the time and space it deserves. Explore professional opportunities and lifestyle choices that will feed your body, mind, and soul. Learn to replenish the land, relish its bounty, and revive time-tested culinary and agricultural arts–in Vermont’s majestic Northeast Kingdom, Brunnenburg Castle & Agricultural Museum in the Italian Alps, the dairy region of the Upper Loire Valley of France, and Point Reyes, California.
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In a world where colleges, like big box stores, look increasingly alike, Sterling is unlike any other school in the nation. Which is why you need to visit. Breathe the fresh, mountain air on our rural Vermont campus. Watch our draft horses at work and tour our woodlands, greenhouses, classrooms, and studios. Relish a farm-to-table lunch with Sterling faculty and students.
See for yourself that it’s possible to learn in a place where you can live your values. Schedule a visit now. (And wear your work boots.)
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Rachael Blansett Appointed: Diversity & Inclusion Fellow
CRAFTSBURY COMMON, VT, AND BAR HARBOR, MAINE, June 29, 2021—A collaborative effort by Vermont’s Sterling College and Maine’s College of the Atlantic to bolster antiracist initiatives has led to the…
View moreSterling College Welcomes Four New Trustees
New board members to begin three-year terms on July 1, 2021 Four new members will be joining the Sterling College Board of Trustees on July 1st to oversee Sterling’s mission…
View moreJuneteenth at Sterling
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…
View moreSterling College’s Sustainability Achievements Rated GOLD
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…
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Sterling acknowledges that the land on which we gather—places now known as Vermont and Kentucky—are the traditional and unceded territories of several indigenous peoples: the Abenaki in the North and the Shawnee, Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Osage people to the South. We also learn in-and-from a range of landscapes that belong to other indigenous peoples.
As we seek deep reciprocal relationships with nature, we respect and honor the place-based and cultural wisdom of indigenous ancestors and contemporaries. Words of acknowledgement and intention are just a first step. We must match them with acts of respect and repair.
"Well, I think I think the four-year model of education broken. I don’t think it actually works for today’s world. The skills that people are going to need due to climate change and other things that are on our radar aren’t taught in four-year schools...
John Campbell of Alpine Luddites makes gear the way it should be made and is teaching students the way.
Yes to this list which includes Sterling's completely tuition free Wendell Berry Farming Program! https://thecollegepost.com/tuition-free-colleges/
One of the worst things about college is how expensive it can be. Lucky for you, we found 19 colleges that you can attend tuition-free!
Sterling College is pleased to host an outdoor conversation with John Hayden and friends, Charlotte Rosendahl and Nicole Civita. Join us for Take A Walk on the Wild Side: An Evening with John Hayden and Friends on Thursday, July 22nd, at 7:00pm at The Farm...
New Podcast Alert: In this mini-cast, we rejoin Rick Thomas, Faculty in Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems at Sterling College, as he shares with us thought leaders that have inspired his work including Lynn Miller, Small Farmer's Journall, Rural Heritage Magazine, and more. Take a...
In this mini-cast, we rejoin Rick Thomas, Faculty in Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems at Sterling College, as he shares with us thought leaders that have inspired his work including Lynn Miller, the Small Farmer's Journal, Rural Heritage Magazine, and more. Take a listen and...
"There is substantial privilege associated with being able to consciously consider eating for the environment," says food systems transformation agent, ethicist, and educator Nicole Civita, JD, LL.M., Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Sterling College in Vermont. That doesn’t necessarily mean that making environmentally-friendly food...
"These strategies won't guard against all environmental ills, but if widely followed, they can drastically reduce the carbon and water footprints of your food while also addressing other ethical problems in the food system," says Nicole Civita, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Sterling Col...
The Liberating Arts project gathers faculty from a variety of institutions to lead conversations regarding the enduring relevance of the liberal arts. As part of these discussions, Jeff Bilbro talks with Leah Bayens, Dean of Sterling's Wendell Berry Farming Program regarding the challenges and opportunities...
Jeff Bilbro talks with Leah Bayens, the dean of the Wendell Berry Farming Program. This program is a collaboration between Sterling College and the Berry Cen...
Jul 23, 2021 @ 4:44pm
The Coolest Prof on Campus is Luddite Backpack Builder John Campbell: https://t.co/ketxoymCar
The Coolest Prof on Campus is Luddite Backpack Builder John Campbell: https://t.co/ketxoymCar
Jul 22, 2021 @ 1:42pm
Yes to this list which includes Sterling's completely tuition free Wendell Berry Farming Program! https://t.co/2mG19PthNC
Yes to this list which includes Sterling's completely tuition free Wendell Berry Farming Program! https://t.co/2mG19PthNC
Jul 12, 2021 @ 1:45pm
Jeff Bilbro talks with Leah Bayens, Dean of the Wendell Berry Farming Program of Sterling College regarding the challenges and opportunities of uniting liberal arts education with agricultural education. https://t.co/s8LmO17elZ
Jeff Bilbro talks with Leah Bayens, Dean of the Wendell Berry Farming Program of Sterling College regarding the challenges and opportunities of uniting liberal arts education with agricultural education. https://t.co/s8LmO17elZ
Jul 8, 2021 @ 1:00pm
Sterling has launched a podcast titled Emergency to Emergence which aims to connect Sterling to the widening web of people who are committed to ecological thinking and action.
https://t.co/HYE4bNH8Wv
Sterling has launched a podcast titled Emergency to Emergence which aims to connect Sterling to the widening web of people who are committed to ecological thinking and action.
https://t.co/HYE4bNH8Wv
Jul 7, 2021 @ 6:40am
Our Gear Design and Repair course gives students the hands-on tool skills necessary to design, make, and care for outdoor gear and equipment.
Read more: https://t.co/jGfsxxzP6q
Our Gear Design and Repair course gives students the hands-on tool skills necessary to design, make, and care for outdoor gear and equipment.
Read more: https://t.co/jGfsxxzP6q
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New-Found Skills and Hand-Made Packs
Customers receiving their long-awaited, hand-made, bespoke climbing pack from John Campbell may find, enclosed with their order, a small square sticker that reads: “Alpine Luddites: No social media. No one…
View moreTHE WORLD STILL SHINES: Report from the Southwest Field Semester
The world still shines. We just have to get out and see it. I’m not talking about the world of bank accounts and airports and cars and automated systems. We…
View moreRachael Blansett Appointed: Diversity & Inclusion Fellow
CRAFTSBURY COMMON, VT, AND BAR HARBOR, MAINE, June 29, 2021—A collaborative effort by Vermont’s Sterling College and Maine’s College of the Atlantic to bolster antiracist initiatives has led to the…
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