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Source: Sustainable Agriculture Education and Training Directory

The Sustainable and Regenerative Living Department offers a 9-month Certificate program in Regenerative Organic Agriculture and a Bachelor's degree in the same area. The programs emphasize practices that improve soil and create balanced farm ecosystems. The certified organic farm and greenhouses provide hands-on learning opportunities for students, including marketing to local buyers and via a CSA program. Students have access to internship opportunities on farms from the local areas to overseas.

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This certificate focuses on "the principles of agribusiness management, sustainable agriculture and direct farm marketing" and is designed to teach students the skills in small sustainable farm business management needed to "enter the workforce as a small farm owner or manager."

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"The Career Studies Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture is designed for persons interested in producing food crops for personal consumption or for sale to the public through farmers' markets and other direct-to-consumer marketing strategies."

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The Institute of Applied Agriculture offers a 60-credit, 2-year certificate program in sustainable agriculture.

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The Sustainable Agriculture Certificate program in partnership with Kansas State University (Olathe) provides education, hands-on experience and internships in production and direct marketing of locally grown food.

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This program offers both a short-term certificate (one semester) and a one-year certificate.

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Coursework for the program covers organic fruit and crop production, organic gardening, viticulture, integrated pest management, composting, specialty crops and sustainable production.

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Courses and/or lectures series on organic agriculture, sustainable gardening, hydroponics food production, integrated pest management, soil conservation, and more. Operates the Cabrillo College Horticulture Organic Farm.

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The College of the Extended University at Cal Poly partnered with Archi's Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (AISA), also know as Archi's Acres to offer a six-week Sustainable Agriculture Training (SAT) certificate program. Upon completion, students also earn 12-semester units of academic credit at Cal Poly State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

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This undergraduate certificate is a non-degree, 21-hour program. It prepares "students with the theory, practice and real-life experience needed to manage or launch a successful sustainable agriculture production enterprise."

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