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Sterling College Receives $200K VOREC Grant to Make Outdoor Recreation More Accessible in Craftsbury

Sterling College has been awarded a $200,000 community grant from the Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative (VOREC) to help establish a public-facing outdoor recreation hub as part of its vision…

A Woman of Many Parts

Katie Connor is, to use an old-fashioned phrase, a woman of many parts. She is or has been (deep breath here): A licensed boat captain, commercial fisherperson, research vessel crew,…

In Memory of Michael Phillips

“We are not at the end of a rope, as it’s so easy to think. Humanity can yet choose to turn direction. The moment has come to leap into action…

Diverse Voices Fellowship

Sterling College is now accepting applications for a new online course on the art of food and environmental writing, with tuition-free fellowships funded by Penguin Random House and other donors….

In Memoriam: Ted Bermingham

April 28, 1927 – January 18, 2022 Without a doubt, Ted Bermingham set Sterling on the path that has led us to today–a path that began in the early years…

Seed Preservation: A Wendell Berry Farming Program Graduate Profile

Jennifer Laura Palmer wants her grandfather’s asparagus back. More specifically, she’d like to be able to grow the same asparagus that he, “a child of the Great Depression,” did when…

Community and Empowerment: A Wendell Berry Farming Program Graduate Profile

When you talk to the recent graduates of the Wendell Berry Farming Program, you hear the word “community.” A lot. And when you talk to recent graduate Lizzie Camfield, it’s…

Dr. Lori Collins-Hall Appointed Interim President of Sterling College

The Sterling College Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Lori Collins-Hall as interim president of the college, effective November 1, 2021. Dr. Collins-Hall’s appointment follows the departure of Matthew Derr,…

Common Ground: A Wendell Berry Farming Program Graduate Profile

Gabe Francisco came to the Wendell Berry Farming Program with a lot of baggage: clothes, books, computer stuff, a hand-made, hardwood oxen yolk, and a pair of Swiss Brown oxen…

Sterling School Pioneers Mourn Ginny Hagen, RN

Those Sterling School Pioneers, then aged 14-18, who passed through Sterling School together between 1958 and 1964 have been the beneficiaries of memories of people whose humanity and character have…

A Taste of Change: A Wendell Berry Farming Program Graduate Profile

As a student passionate about food and agriculture, Ashland Tann, learned quickly that when he spoke about this passion “people’s eyes would just glaze over.” “But if I cooked them…

Where I Belong: A Wendell Berry Farming Program Graduate Profile

Emily Wade never thought she would get a college degree. The Louisville native had given academia a try, attending Jefferson Community and Technical College for a bunch of credits, University…