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University of Vermont

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Agroecology (B.S.)
University of Vermont

Formerly offered as Ecological Agriculture (B.S.)

Degree/Program Type:
Bachelor's Degree
State:
VT
Certificate in Sustainable Farming
University of Vermont

The Farmer Training Program is a 6-month intensive program for aspiring farmers and food systems advocates that provides a hands-on, skill-based education in sustainable agriculture, organic crop production, marketing, farm business management, and more. Participants manage their own growing site, take classes from professors and expert farmers, and rotate as workers and learners on successful, diverse farms in the Burlington, VT area.

Degree/Program Type:
Certificate
State:
VT
Ecological Agriculture (Minor)
University of Vermont
Degree/Program Type:
Undergraduate Minor
State:
VT
Food Systems (Minor)
University of Vermont
Degree/Program Type:
Undergraduate Minor
State:
VT
Food Systems (M.Sc.)
University of Vermont

The Food Systems curriculum integrates social science, humanities and natural science.  The program "prepares students to address some of the most challenging problems of contemporary food systems, such as building climate change resilience, reducing waste across the supply chain and exploring equitable distribution and fair labor practices."

Degree/Program Type:
Master's Degree
State:
VT
Food Systems (B.S.) (University of Vermont)
University of Vermont
Degree/Program Type:
Bachelor's Degree
State:
VT
Sustainable Landscape Horticulture (Minor)
University of Vermont
Degree/Program Type:
Undergraduate Minor
State:
VT
Sustainable Landscape Horticulture (B.S.)
University of Vermont
Degree/Program Type:
Bachelor's Degree
State:
VT