Each institution or organization includes contact information and a short program description. U.S. associations and organizations follow this section.
Utah State University
College of Agriculture
Department of Plants, Soils, and Climate
4820 Old Main Hil, Room 322
Logan, UT 84322-4820
Roger Kjelgren, Interim Department Head
435-797-2233
fax: 435-797-3376
e-mail: rkjel@mendel.usu.edu
Web: http://psc.usu.edu or http://www.usu.edu/
Research in organic/sustainable agriculture. Coursework in ecological agriculture and sustainable systems with animals. Extension, research, and educational efforts. See also: Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (http://wsare.usu.edu/)
Sterling College
Admissions Office
P.O. Box 72
Craftsbury Common, VT 05827
802-586-7711 or 1-800-648-3591
fax: 802-586-2596
e-mail: admissions@sterlingcollege.edu
Web: http://www.sterlingcollege.edu
B.A. in Sustainable Agriculture includes traditional and experiential academics in animal, plant, and soil sciences, sustainable agricultural techniques and design, livestock systems, organic vegetable production, global agriculture, ecology, permaculture, and draft horse management. Internships, farm projects and research, and global field studies. Eleven credit, summer Sustainable Agriculture Semester features hands-on work in tandem with academics, and work with draft animals.
University of Vermont
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Hills Agricultural Building
105 Carrigan Drive
Burlington, VT 05405-0082
Mariann Steen or Anne Marie Resnik
802-656-2630
fax: 802-656-4656
e-mail: pss@uvm.edu
Web: http://www.uvm.edu/~pss/
Undergraduate degrees in Ecological Agriculture and in Sustainable Landscape Horticulture. Courses in agroecology, ecological farm management, sustainable fruit production, weed ecology, entomology, plant pathology, soil ecology, composting, permaculture, horticulture, soil science, turf, and forages.
Center for Sustainable Agriculture
106 High Point Center, Suite 300
Colchester, VT 05446-8800
Rebecca Haskell
802-656-5459
fax: 802-656-8874
e-mail: sustainable.agriculture@uvm.edu
Web: http://www.uvm.edu/sustainableagriculture
Provides education and outreach to those interested in sustainable food and farming in Vermont and region. Offers conferences, training, pasture walks, videos, factsheets, newsletters and technical assistance. Annual Grazing Conference provides education for new and experienced farmers on pasture-based livestock farming. Coordinates professional development training in sustainable agriculture for Vermont.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences
330 Smyth Hall (0404)
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0404
James R. McKenna
540-231-9786
fax: 540-231-3431
e-mail: jamckenn@vt.edu
Web: http://www.cses.vt.edu/
Interdisciplinary environmental science curriculum; environmental science option in the Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences; interdisciplinary program in livestock/forage/crop systems for sustainable agriculture, including research on nutrient management, water quality, grazing systems for beef cattle, pest management systems for insects, diseases and weeds, management of riparian areas, cropping rotations, agroforestry, economics, energetics, agricultural equipment, and expert systems computer simulations.
Virginia State University
Department of Agriculture & Human Ecology
P.O. Box 9416
Petersburg, VA 23806
Glenn F. Chappell, II
804-524-5246
fax: 804-524-5048
e-mail: gchappell@vsu.edu
Web: http://www.vsu.edu/pages/4481.asp
or http://www.ext.vt.edu/
Agriculture program includes the Department of Agriculture, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Agricultural Research, and the Randolph Farm (http://www.vsu.edu/pages/3126.asp). The University’s research and demonstration center focuses on developing and refining nontraditional agricultural enterprises and production systems.
Evergreen State College
Lab I
2700 Evergreen Parkway NW
Olympia, WA 98505
Martha Rosemeyer or Steve Scheuerell
360-867-6646
fax: 360-867-5430 (Attn: Martha Rosemeyer)
Web and e-mail: http://www.evergreen.edu/cell/academics.htm
Programs: Practice of Sustainable Agriculture program includes a practical on-farm component; Ecological Agriculture emphasizes holistic, systems thinking and global agroecosystems; Farm to Table focuses on food systems including organic gardening and food preparation; Food takes a nutritional ecology approach using nutritional biochemistry and genetics. The Center for Ecological Learning and Living (http://www.evergreen.edu/cell/) is an on-campus facility including an organic farm (http://www.evergreen.edu/cell/organicfarm.htm), community gardens, permaculture demonstration site, compost facility, and biodiesel generation (Martha Rosemeyer, rosemeym@evergreen.edu). Other programs include: Ecological Design and Sustainable Building (Rob Knapp, knappr@evergreen.edu), and In Search of Sustainability, which looks at sustainability in our broader society (Nancy Parkes, parkesn@evergreen.edu).
Washington State University
Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources
7612 Pioneer Way
Puyallup, WA 98371-4998
253-445-4626
fax: 253-445-4579
e-mail: csanr@wsu.edu
Web: http://csanr.wsu.edu/
or http://csanr.wsu.edu/EducationOpps/
Undergraduate Organic Agricultural Systems Major, and two certificate options in organic and sustainable agriculture. Graduate Certificates in Sustainable Agriculture, in Organic Agriculture, and in Sustainable Small Acreage Farming and Ranching. Coordinates research and education programs in Washington that focus on sustainable and natural resource systems.
College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
205 Johnson Hall
P.O. Box 646420
Pullman, WA 99164-6420
Hillary K. Templin
509-335-2615
fax: 509-335-8674
e-mail: htemplin@wsu.edu
Web: http://css.wsu.edu
or http://futurestudents.wsu.edu/academics/fos/study.asp?ID=S_AG
Undergraduate degree program in Crop Science with option in Sustainable Agriculture. Graduate degree program (M.S. and Ph.D.) in Soil Science and Crop Science with ability to conduct research in sustainable or organic agricultural systems. Undergraduate Certificate in Sustainable Small Acreage Farming and Ranching.
Wenatchee Valley College and Institute for Rural Innovation and Stewardship
1300 Fifth Street
Wenatchee, WA 98801
509-682-6625
Web: http://www.wvc.edu
or http://www.wvc.edu/directory/departments/agriculture/
Associate degree program in Sustainable/Organic Fruit Production (fully articulated with Washington State University for B.S. Horticulture-Tree Fruit management option.) Curriculum for fruit crop production focuses on agroecology and sustainability. Forty-five-acre laboratory orchard, certified organic for research, education and demonstration. Research focuses on ecologically sound agriculture systems. Additional short courses, workshops, seminars focusing on sustainable agriculture/sustainable rural communities through the Institute for Rural Innovation and Stewardship (IRIS).
IRIS contact:
Kent Mullinix
[address above]
509-662-2660, ext. 23 or 509-682-6610
e-mail: kmullinix@wvc.edu
West Virginia University
Agriculture and Natural Resources Program
2080 Agricultural Sciences Building
P.O. Box 6108
Morgantown, WV 26506-6108
Jennifer Ours Williams
304-293-6131, ext. 4239
fax: 304-293-6954
e-mail: JOWilliams@mail.wvu.edu
Web: http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/sustanag/
or http://www.caf.wvu.edu/~forage/sustag.htm
Extension programs dealing with sustainable agriculture systems, water quality, nutrient management, organic farming, integrated pest management, integrated resource management, and waste utilization.
Organic Research Project
College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Sciences
Division of Plant and Soil Sciences
1084 Agricultural Sciences Building
P.O. Box 6108
Morgantown, WV 26506-6108
William Bryan
304-293-6023, ext. 4318
fax: 304-293-2960
e-mail: William.Bryan@mail.wvu.edu
Web: http://www.caf.wvu.edu/plsc/organic/
Kearneysville Tree Fruit Research and Education Center, http://www.caf.wvu.edu/Kearneysville/wvufarm1.html
Research and education to support organic growers and gardeners. Research in all aspects of sustainable organic crop production including horticulture, agronomy, soil science, animal science, soil biology, plant pathology, entomology, weed science, and agricultural economics. Farm projects include farm management planning, comparison of whole-farm systems, rotational grazing, rotational crops, companion cropping, and pest management methods for organic crops.
College of Menominee Nation (CMN)
P.O. Box 1179
Keshena, WI 54135
Dr. William Van Lopik, Academic Program Director for Sustainable Development
715-799-5600, ext. 3257
fax: 715-799-5951
e-mail: wvanlopik@menominee.edu
or mcook@menominee.edu
Web: http://www.menominee.edu/
or http://www.sustainabledevelopmentinstitute.org
Provides the student with a broad-based understanding of renewable resources. Program focuses on a multidisciplinary approach where emphasis courses are designed to foster awareness of and responsibility for these resources. This degree allows students to earn a bachelor's degree by completing the required courses at CMN and finishing the junior and senior level classes at a four-year college or university.
Northland College
1411 Ellis Avenue
Ashland, WI 54806-3999
Clare Hintz
715-682-1492
fax: 715-682-1819
Web: www.northland.edu
e-mail: chintz@northland.edu
Offers courses in Sustainable Agriculture and supports arranged majors. Offers work-study positions running the campus garden, which grows food for campus events and student activities. Diverse internships on local farms are available. Starting in 2009, Northland will offer an integrated liberal education block of ten courses focused on Sustainable Agriculture.
University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Agroecology Program
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
139 King Hall
1525 Observatory Drive
Madison WI 53706
608-890-1456
e-mail: agroecology@cals.wisc.edu
Web: http://www.agroecology.wisc.edu/
MSc in Agroecology (multidisciplinary) Core courses: Farm as Socio-Environmental Endeavor, Multifunctionality of Agriculture, Agroecology Field Study, Seminar in Agroecology.
Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS)
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
1535 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-5200
e-mail form: http://www.cias.marketfarmtoolbox.com/contact/
Web: http://www.cias.wisc.edu/
Multidisciplinary research and outreach programs include pasture-based farming, value-added enterprise budgets, pesticide reduction strategies for fruit growers, fresh produce production and marketing, specialty crops and value-added agriculture, a sustainable agriculture curriculum, renewing mid-scale farms and agrifood enterprises, and schools for beginning dairy farmers and market growers. CIAS benefits from the leadership of a Citizens Advisory Council and Faculty Associates group. Many faculty associates research and teach courses on sustainable and organic agriculture. CSA (http://www.news.wisc.edu/15325) operated by members of the F.H. King Students of Sustainable Agriculture organization (http://fhking.rso.wisc.edu/).
Toward a Sustainable Agriculture high school curriculum offers lessons, classroom activities, background information, and case studies on a range of sustainable agriculture topics (http://www.cias.wisc.edu/curriculum/index.htm).
School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers
Farm and Industry Short Course
1535 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Dick Cate, 609-265-6437
Jennifer Taylor, 608-265-7914
fax: 608-265-3020
e-mail: rlcates@wisc.edu or jtaylor@wisc.edu
Web: http://www.cias.wisc.edu/dairysch.html
One- or two-year certificate with specialty in Grass-based Dairying. Grass-based Dairying Seminar. Farm and Industry Short Course.
School for Beginning Market Growers
Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
1535 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
John Hendrickson
608-265-3704
fax: 608-265-3020
e-mail: jhendric@wisc.edu
Web: http://www.cias.marketfarmtoolbox.com/ wisconsin-school-for-beginning-market-growers/
The intensive three-day course demonstrates aspects of setting up and running a market garden or small farm. The school emphasizes organic production methods and direct marketing, as well as fertility management, greenhouses, season extension, pest and disease management, equipment needs and labor.
Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (WISA)
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
1535 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-5200
fax: 608-265-3020
e-mail: bhmccown@wisc.edu
Web site forthcoming
WISA is a federation of centers and departments in the UW-Madison College for Agricultural and Life Sciences that provide research, education, and outreach on sustainable agriculture. Current foci include regional food systems development, sustainable bioenergy, agroecology training, and nutrient and pest management of agricultural systems in environmentally sensitive areas. Contact WISA for information about sustainable agriculture education programs on campus.
University of Wisconsin (Platteville)
School of Agriculture
Pioneer Farm
29200 College Farm Road
Platteville, WI 53818-3099
608-342-1850
e-mail: pioneerfarm@uwplatt.edu
Web: www.uwplatt.edu/pioneerfarm
or http://www.uwplatt.edu/pioneerfarm/production/agronomy.html
Reclamation, Environment and Conservation major covers the practice of restoration, rehabilitation and enhancement of lands disturbed in the process of the utilization of earth’s resources. Pioneer Farm, a 430-acre working farm, offers students an educational setting to learn about agriculture through classes, research opportunities, employment and on-site housing. Farm practices include precision agriculture, soil conservation methods, and diversified cropping systems.
University of Wisconsin (River Falls)
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
Department of Plant and Earth Science
Crop and Soil Science Program
410 South Third Street
River Falls, WI 54022-5001
715-425-3345
fax: 715-425-3785
e-mail: pes@uwrf.edu
Web: http://www.uwrf.edu/pes/crop-soil/
or http://www.uwrf.edu/pes/crop-soil/sustainable_ag.htm
M.S. degree in Crop and Soil Science with option in Sustainable Agriculture. Courses in Organic Food Production Systems; Integrated Pest Management; Agricultural Ecology; Environmental Sustainability; Sustainable Agriculture; and Alternative Energy Systems. USDA Grant received to establish a sustainable agriculture program and a sustainable agriculture major. (Contact: Michael Crotser, Phone: 715-425-3989, e-mail: michael.crotser@uwrf.edu)
