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: U-W)
Utah
Brigham Young University
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences
275 WIDB
Provo, UT 84602-5253
Sheldon D. Nelson, Department Chair
801-422-2760
fax: 801-422-0008
e-mail: lifesciences@byu.edu
Web: http://pws.byu.edu/home
or http://saas.byu.edu/catalog/ [Select year; enter search term and PWS to find courses in this college.]
Courses in sustainable crop production; integrated pest management; Science of Plant Pest Control; Plant Community Design; Urban Soils and Water; Interior Plants and Landscapes; and Turf Science.
Utah State University
College of Agriculture
Department of Plants, Soils, and Climate
4820 Old Main Hill, Room 322
Logan, UT 84322-4820
Teryl R. Roper, Department Head
435-797-2233
fax: 435-797-3376
e-mail: Teryl.roper@usu.edu
Web: http://psc.usu.edu or http://www.usu.edu/
Research in organic/sustainable agriculture. Coursework in ecological agriculture, organic agriculture, and sustainable systems with animals. Extension, research, and educational efforts. See also: Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (http://wsare.usu.edu/).
Green Mountain College
Department of Environmental Studies
One College Circle
Poultney, VT 05764-1199
Philip Ackerman-Leist
1-802-287-4055
fax: 802-287-8099
e-mail: ackermanleistp@greenmtn.edu
Web: http://www.greenmtn.edu/farm_food/es.asp
or http://www.greenmtn.edu/environmental_studies/programs.aspx
or http://www.greenmtn.edu/environmental_studies/course_descriptions.aspx
Undergraduate program in Environmental Studies with concentration in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Production. Course topics include agroecology, biodiversity issues in agriculture, organic agriculture, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and sustainable farming systems. College farm emphasizes organic production techniques and fossil-free agricultural technologies, including use of draft animals and renewable energy systems.
Sterling College
P.O. Box 72
Craftsbury Common, VT 05827
Gwyn Harris
Directory of Admissions
800-648-3591
802-586-7711
fax: 802-586-2596
e-mail: gharris@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. 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.
University of the Virgin Islands
Agricultural Experiment Station
R.R. no. 1, Box 10,000
Kingshill, St. Croix
Virgin Islands 00850
340-692-4020 or 340-692-4035
e-mail: pr@uvi.edu
Web: http://www.uvi.edu/sites/uvi/Pages/AES-Home.aspx
or
Cooperative Extension Service
#2 John Brewer’s Bay
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands 00802-9990
DaraMonifah Cooper
340-693-1081
e-mail: dcooper@uvi.edu
Web: http://www.uvi.edu/sites/uvi/Pages/CES-Agriculture-Home.aspx?s=RE
Programs in horticulture, integrated pest management, sustainable agriculture; urban gardening, and natural resources and management; occasional workshops.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences
330 Smyth Hall (0404)
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0404
James R. McKenna
540-231-6305
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
2700 Evergreen Parkway NW
Olympia, WA 98505
360-867-6646
fax: 360-867-5430
Martha Rosemeyer
e-mail: rosemeym@evergreen.edu
Web: http://www.evergreen.edu/catalog/2009-10/areasofstudy.htm#sustainabilitystudies
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. 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.
Washington State University
Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources
2606 W. 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 (CAHNRS)
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
205 Johnson Hall
P.O. Box 646420
Pullman, WA 99164-6420
Deborah Marsh
509-335-2615
fax: 509-335-8674
e-mail: marshdj@wsu.edu
Web: http://css.wsu.edu
or http://futurestudents.wsu.edu/academics/fos/study.asp?ID=S_AG
Undergraduate interdisciplinary degree program in Integrated Plant Sciences, with seven options including Field Crop Management. Graduate degree programs (M.S. and Ph.D.) in Soil Science and Crop Science with ability to conduct research in sustainable or organic agricultural systems.
College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS)
Integrated Plant Sciences
Pullman, WA 99164-6243
Contact: CAHNRS Academic Programs Office, 509-335-4562
fax: 509-335-1065
e-mail: academic@cahnrs.wsu.edu
Web: http://ips.wsu.edu
Undergraduate degree program with seven majors including Field Crop Management, Fruit and Vegetable Management, and Viticulture and Enology.
Wenatchee Valley College and Institute for Rural Innovation and Stewardship
1300 Fifth Street
Wenatchee, WA 98801
509-682-6610
Contact form: http://www.wvc.edu/contact/form.asp
Web: http://www.wvc.edu
or http://www.wvc.edu/DIRECTORY/DEPARTMENTS/AGRICULTURE/treefruitprod.asp
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 Initiative for Rural Innovation and Stewardship (IRIS) (http://irisncw.org/Programs.html).
IRIS contact:
Nancy Warner
P.O. Box 4563
Wenantchee, WA 98807
509-881-1812
e-mail: nwarner@applecapital.net
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
Dr. James Kotcon
304-293-8822
e-mail: jkotcon@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
Melissa Cook, Director
715-799-5600, ext. 3043
e-mail: mcook@menominee.edu
or
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
Growing Connections (http://www.northland.edu/academics-curriculum-growing-connections.htm) program is a nine-course multi-disciplinary sequence of classes that focuses on the history, theories, and practices of sustainable agriculture from a liberal arts perspective. 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.
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
M.Sc. in Agroecology (multidisciplinary). Core courses: Farm as Socioenvironmental 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
fax: 608-265-3020
contacts: http://www.cias.wisc.edu/category/people/staff/
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. Many faculty associates research and teach courses on sustainable and organic agriculture. CSA operated by members of the F.H. King Students of Sustainable Agriculture organization. Toward a Sustainable Agriculture high school curriculum offers lessons, classroom activities, background information, and case studies on a range of sustainable agriculture topics.
Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers
1535 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Dick Cate, 609-265-6437
Jennifer Taylor, 608-265-7914
e-mail: rlcates@wisc.edu or jtaylor4@wisc.edu
Web: http://www.cias.wisc.edu/dairysch.html
One- or two-year certificate with specialty in Pasture-based Dairy and Livestock. Pasture-based Dairy and Livestock Seminar within the UW-Madison Farm and Industry Short Course, or via facilitated distance education classrooms throughout Wisconsin.
Wisconsin 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.wisc.edu/wisconsin-school-for-beginning-market-growers/
or http://www.marketfarmtoolbox.com/
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. The Market Farm Tool Box provides “practical information on production, economics, equipment and farm management.”
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: http://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/publications/academicplans/crop&soil-sustainable.pdf
or http://www.uwrf.edu/pes/crop-soil/related_links.php
M.S. degree in Crop and Soil Science with option in Sustainable Agriculture. (Contact: William Anderson, Phone: 715-425-3989, e-mail: william.anderson@uwrf.edu). Courses in Organic Food Production Systems; Integrated Pest Management; Agricultural Ecology; Environmental Sustainability; Sustainable Agriculture; and Alternative Energy Systems.
University of Wisconsin (Stevens Point)
Global Environmental Management Education Center
800 Reserve Street
Stevens Point, WI 54491
John Sheffy
715-346-4266
fax: 715-346-4923
e-mail: John.Sheffy@uwsp.edu
Web: http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/gem/SustainableForestry.htm
The GEM Program on Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry (GEMSAF) links communities in Wisconsin with international communities to foster sustainable agriculture and forestry through shared learning.
Agroecology program integrates courses in the Renewable Resources and Plant Sciences Departments. Graduate programs in the Department of Plant Sciences include research in agroecology and sustainable cropping systems. Courses include organic food production, agroecology, and alternative agriculture.
