17th Edition. December 2006.

Compiled by:
Becky Thompson
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center

United States Directory

By State: A | C | D-H | I-L | M | N | O | P-T | U-W |

Internships and apprenticeships on farms in the U.S. may be found on the Web site for ATTRA: http://attrainternships.ncat.org/.

Each institution or organization includes contact information and a short program description. U.S. associations and organizations follow this section.

Colleges and Universities (By State: I-L)

Idaho

Brigham Young University-Idaho
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Agronomy and Agriculture Business
525 South Center Street
Rexburg, ID 83460
208-496-2824
Web:  http://www.byui.edu/
Courses in sustainable agriculture and agroecology.

College of Southern Idaho
Department of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Science
315 Falls Avenue
Evergreen Building, Room A39
Twin Falls, ID 83303-1238
Terry Patterson
208-732-6402 or 1-800-680-0274, ext. 6402
e-mail:  info@csi.edu
Web:  http://www.csi.edu/l3.asp?ag
or http://www.csi.edu/catalog/courses.asp?sec=A
Courses in Sustainable Energy (AGR 130), Renewable Energy (AGRI 138), Social Society and the Food System (AGR 180), and Precision Agriculture (AGR 190).  Course in General Soils (AGR 205) covers sustainable productivity.

University of Idaho
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
P.O. Box 442331
Moscow, ID 83844-2331
208-885-6681
fax:  208-885-6654
e-mail:  ag@uidaho.edu
Web:  http://www.uihome.uidaho.edu/uihome/
or http://www.students.uidaho.edu/catalogs (select Course Descriptions and then Entomology, Forest Resources, Plant Science, Rangeland Ecology and Management, or select Soils)
or http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/sustag/ (select UI Education or select UI Research)
or http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/aers/
or http://cultivatingsuccess.ag.uidaho.edu/
Multiple divisions offer courses in organic agriculture, sustainable agriculture, small acreage farming and ranching, biological control of pests and weeds, ecoforestry, and rangeland ecology; Environmental Science degree program; certificates in sustainable agriculture; research and extension programs providing agricultural producers with the knowledge and technology for sustainable production.

University of Idaho Extension
Cultivating Success: Sustainable Small Farms Education
In Idaho:
Cinda Williams or Ariel Agenbroad
208-885-2049
e-mail:  amsnyder@uidaho.edu

In Washington:
Theresa Beaver
360-379-5610, ext. 230
e-mail:  tbeaver@wsu.edu
Web:  http://www.cultivatingsuccess.org/coursecalendar.htm
or http://www.cultivatingsuccess.org/certificateprogram.htm
Certificate Program (15-18 credits) in Sustainable Small Acreage Farming and Ranching.  Modules include organic gardening, organic farming practicum, sustainable livestock and poultry production, sustainable crop production; sustainable food systems, marketing, integrated pest management, and more.

Illinois

Illinois State University
Department of Agriculture
Campus Box 5020
Ropp Hall, Room 125
Normal, IL  61790-5020
David Malone
309-438-5654
e-mail:  dmalone@ilstu.edu
Web:  http://www.agriculture.ilstu.edu
Undergraduate courses, internships, graduate studies, research and demonstration projects in all areas of agriculture science, agribusiness management and horticulture.

College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST)
Department of Agriculture
Campus Box 5000
Turner Hall, Room 143
Normal, IL 61790-5000
309-438-7602
e-mail:  castweb@ilstu.edu
Web:  http://www.cast.ilstu.edu/

Lake Land College
Agriculture Department
Curt Rincker
Lake Land College
Mattoon, IL 61938
217-234-5360
e-mail:  crincker@lakeland.cc.il.us
Web:  http://www.lakeland.cc.il.us/Agriculture/Agricultureindex.htm
“Sustainable Agriculture Production,” an Associate in Applied Science Degree, is being developed as an option for the Agriculture Production degree.

Southern Illinois University
College of Agricultural Sciences
Department of Plant, Soil and Agricultural Systems
Mailcode 4415
Carbondale, IL 62901-4415
618-453-2496
fax:  618-453-7457
e-mail:  psas@siu.edu
Dr. Kenneth Diesburg, professor (diesburg@siu.edu)
Web:  http://registrar.siu.edu/eval/catalog.htm (see 2007-2008 Catalog: Chapter V - Undergraduate Curricula and Faculty, page 450, Plant and Soil Sciences (course number 370-3 Agroecology - Sustainable Agricultural Systems)).
or http://www.siu.edu/gradschl/catalog.htm
Undergraduate classes and internships. Special projects and graduate studies focus on sustainable agriculture.

University of Illinois
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Department
Agroecology/Sustainable Agriculture Program
W-503 Turner Hall, MC-047
1102 South Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801
Dan Anderson
217-333-1588
fax:  217- 244-3219
e-mail:  aslan@uiuc.edu
Web:  http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Department
Agroecology/Sustainable Agriculture Program
N-225 Turner Hall, MC-047
1102 South Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801
Michelle Wander
217-333-9471
fax:  217- 244-3219
e -mail:  mwander@uiuc.edu
Undergraduate and graduate courses in agroecology and sustainable systems; research projects, special events, newsletter, and other publications.

University of Illinois Extension
P.O. Box 410
Greenview, IL 62642
Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant
phone/fax:  217-968-5512
e-mail:  cvnghgrm@uiuc.edu

Western Illinois University
Department of Agriculture
145 Knoblauch Hall
Macomb, IL 61455
William C. Bailey
309-298-1080
fax:  309-298-2280
e-mail:  WC-Bailey@wiu.edu
Web:  http://www.wiu.edu/agriculture/
or http://www.wiu.edu/AltCrops/
or http://www.wiu.edu/ag/farms.php
or http://www.wiu.edu/catalog/programs/ag.shtml
Course in Integrated Pest Management (AGRN 373). Research in alternative crops and organic farming. An 80-acre Allison Organic Research and Demonstration Farm. Field days.

Indiana

Ball State University
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management
West Quad Building 110
2000 W. University Avenue
Muncie, IN 47306
765-285-5780
fax:  765-285-2606
e-mail form:  http://www.bsu.edu/nrem/form/0,,--655,00.html
Web:  http://www.bsu.edu/webapps2/directory/courses/default.asp
or http://www.bsu.edu/nrem/
Courses in Sustainable Agriculture (NREM 304, NREM 504) and Renewable Energy (NREM 335).

Purdue University
Academic Programs in Agriculture
Agricultural Administration Building
Room 126
615 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2053
Dale Whittaker
765-494-8470
e-mail:  dwhittak@purdue.edu
or janetward@purdue.edu
Web:  http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/oap/course_desc/index.asp

Department of Agronomy
Lilly Hall of Life Sciences
915 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054
Craig Beyrouty
765-494-4773 (main office)
fax:  765-496-2926
e-mail:  beyrouty@purdue.edu
Web:  http://www.agry.purdue.edu/

Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
Pfendler Hall
715 W. State Street
West Lafayette IN 47907-2061
765-494-3531
fax:  765-494-9461
e-mail:  fnrweb@purdue.edu
Web:  http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/fnr/index.html

Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
625 Agriculture Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2010
Colleen Martin
765-494-1300
fax:  765-494-0391
e-mail:  martinck@purdue.edu
Web:  http://www.hort.purdue.edu/hort/ (select Courses and locate HORT417)
Integrated systems approach in several Purdue University agriculture departments (above). Agricultural resource management with the dual goals of environmental quality and economic production in support of agricultural sustainability. Courses cover sustainable crop production, organic production in horticulture, integrated pest management, and agroforestry. Internships available.

Iowa

Dordt College
Department of Agriculture
498 4th Avenue Northeast
Sioux Center, IA 51250
John Olthoff
712-722-6000 or 1-800-343-6738
fax:  712-722-6336
e-mail:  olthoff@dordt.edu
Web:  http://www.dordt.edu/publications/catalog/academic_offerings/agriculture.pdf
or http://www.dordt.edu/campus/asc/
Course on Agroecology; course on Field Crop Production and Management includes study of sustainable agriculture. Hands-on experience at the Agriculture Stewardship Center.

Iowa State University
Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension
2104 Agronomy Hall
Ames, IA 50011-1050
Jerry DeWitt
515-294-7836
e-mail:  jdewitt@iastate.edu
Web:  http://extension.agron.iastate.edu/sustag/
On-farm research, demonstrations, field days, workshops, bulletins, newsletters, videotapes, and training.

Department of Agronomy
Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences
2101 Agronomy Hall
Ames, IA 50011-1010
515-294-1360
fax:  515-294-3163
e-mail:  agron@iastate.edu
Web:  http://www.agron.iastate.edu/academic/undergraduate/agro_ecol.aspx
Undergraduate Agronomy major with Agroecology option; interdepartmental graduate degree program in sustainable agriculture (see GPSA below).

Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture (GPSA)
1126L Agronomy Hall
Ames, IA 50011-1010
Charles R. Sauer, Program Coordinator
515-294-6518
fax:  515-294-8146
e-mail:  gpsa@iastate.edu
or csauer@iastate.edu  
Web:  http://www.sust.ag.iastate.edu/gpsa/
or http://www.sust.ag.iastate.edu/gpsa/curriculum.html
M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in sustainable agriculture. Interdepartmental degree in partnership with the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture.

College of Business
1360 Gerdin Business Building
Ames, IA 50011
Amy Hutter
515-294-8118
e-mail:  ahutter@iastate.edu
or busgrad@iastate.edu
Web:  http://www.bus.iastate.edu/MBA/ag/sustainable_ag_minor.asp
MBA major with a minor in Sustainable Agriculture offered through the College of Business and the Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture (GPSA); graduate assistantships (contact Rich Pirog, rspirog@iastate.edu; 515-294-1854) in sustainable agriculture in partnership with the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture.

Organic Agriculture Program
Iowa State University
Departments of Agronomy and Horticulture
106 Horticulture Hall
Ames, IA 50011-1010
Kathleen Delate
515-294-7069
fax:  515-294-0730
e-mail:  kdelate@iastate.edu
Web:  http://www.hort.iastate.edu/
or http://extension.agron.iastate.edu/organicag/
or http://www.agron.iastate.edu/studentfarm/
Experiment station and on-farm organic agricultural research, Extension activities, bulletins, field days, and training.  Research in organic topics, leading to a graduate degree in Horticulture, Agronomy or Sustainable Agriculture (GPSA) is available in Dr. Delate's lab.

Maharishi University of Management
Department of Life Sciences
1000 North 4th Street
Fairfield, IA 52557
641-472-1109
David Fisher
e-mail:  dfisher@mum.edu
Web:  http://mum.edu/sustainable_living/
or http://mum.edu/sustainable_living/agriculture
or http://mum.edu/pdf/catalog/environmental_science.pdf
Undergraduate program in sustainable/organic agriculture.

Western Iowa Tech Community College
4647 Stone Avenue, Room A100
Sioux City, IA 51106
Awoke Dollisso
712-274-6400, ext.1209
e-mail form:  http://www.witcc.com/contactus/
Web:  http://www.witcc.com/programs/details.cfm?id=239
Organic Agriculture Program began in Fall 2006.  Covers principles of organic farming and practical applications; transitioning to organic farming; organic crop production; organic animal husbandry; product certification; marketing; pest management strategies; sustainable agriculture; and more.

Kansas

Kansas State University
Kansas Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Alternative Crops
3029 Throckmorton Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
Jana Beckman, Coordinator
785-532-1440
fax:  785-532-5780
e-mail:  beckman@ksu.edu
Web:  http://www.kansassustainableag.org/
or http://courses.k-state.edu/
Conferences, field days, workshops, and meetings. Priority areas include grazing livestock systems, and direct marketing.

Kentucky

Berea College
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Goldthwait Agriculture Building
CPO 2161
Berea, KY 40404
Sean Clark
859-985-3402
fax:  859-985-3698
e-mail:  sean_clark@berea.edu
Web:  http://www.berea.edu/anr/
B.S. degree in Agriculture and Natural Resources in Sustainable Systems. Hands-on experience in livestock, field crop, and organic horticultural production at the College's educational farm.

Eastern Kentucky University
Department of Agriculture
College of Business and Technology Academic Programs
A.B. Carter Building
Richmond, KY 40475-3110
Dr. Bruce Pratt
859-622-2228
e-mail:  bruce.pratt@eku.edu
Web:  http://www.agriculture.eku.edu/courseinfo.htm
Courses in Sustainable Agroecosystems (AGR 345) and Conservation of Agricultural Resources (AGR 340).

Kentucky State University
Cooperative Extension/Land Grant Program
400 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-597-6437 or 502-597-6400
Web: http://www.kysu.edu/land_grant/coop_extension_program/research_demo_farm.cfm
or http://www.kysu.edu/land_grant/community_research_service/plant_soil_science/
conservation_tillage.cfm
Research in sustainable and organic agriculture is conducted at the University’s 205-acre Research and Demonstration Farm. Monthly sustainable agriculture workshops. Small and Part-time Farmer Program. The Small Farmer Outreach Training and Technical Assistance Project assists farmers with small holdings and limited resources to adopt sustainable practices. (http://www.kysu.edu/land_grant/coop_extension_program/agriculture_natural_resources/
small_farms_outreach_training.cfm).  Organic Agriculture Working Group (http://organic.kysu.edu/).

University of Kentucky
322-N Agricultural Sciences North
Lexington, KY 40546
Mark Keating
859-257-5130
fax:  859-257-2859
e-mail:  mkeat2@uky.edu
Web:  http://www.ca.uky.edu/SustainableAgCurriculum/index.html
or http://www.ca.uky.edu/SustainableAgCurriculum/index.html
Sustainable Agriculture course (Fall 2006); proposed B.Sc. Sustainable Agriculture and proposed Minor in Sustainable Agriculture.

Western Kentucky University
Department of Agriculture
1906 College Heights Boulevard no. 41066
Bowling Green, KY 42101-1066
Jack Rudolph
270-745-3151
e-mail:  agriculture@wku.edu
Web:  http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Academic/Ogden/Agriculture/courseinfo.htm
Undergraduate and graduate course in sustainable agriculture (AGR 493; AGR 493G).

Louisiana

University of Louisiana (Lafayette)
College of Sciences
Department of Renewable Resources
323 Hamilton Hall
611 McKinley Street
Lafayette, LA 70504
or
P.O. Box 44650
Lafayette, LA 70504-4650
Nadean S. Bienvenu
337-482-6647
fax:  337-482-5395
e-mail:  nadean@louisiana.edu
Web:  http://www.louisiana.edu/Academic/AL/rres/Renewableresources.html
or http://sciences.louisiana.edu/
B.S. degree in Sustainable Agriculture, with concentrations in Agribusiness, Animal Science, Landscape and Horticulture Management, and Plant and Soil Science; research on water quality and organic farming systems on a 600-acre model sustainable agricultural complex; tours, workshops, field days, and news bulletins.  Environmental Science degree within same department; interest in permaculture; wetland preservation.