Don't sell yourself short—do what you love! The globalized industrial food system is changing fast; creative entrepreneurs will thrive in this rapidly changing landscape, and you can participate and design a new sustainable and community-based food system.
According to a recent analysis of job opportunities in agriculture, "Employers have 57,900 job openings in agriculture and related fields each year. But just 35,400 students graduate annually with a bachelor's degree or higher in agriculture." This adds up to opportunity!
Here in the Sustainable Food and Farming program, students develop a deep understanding and appreciation of farming practices, growing and marketing “real” food, farm-based educational systems, food advocacy, community development, sustainability, and public policy. Students can concentrate on a diverse range of work opportunities, from permaculture and organic farming to medicinal herbs and sustainable community food systems. It is wise to test out your career choice before making a lifetime decision. You can earn academic credit while doing an internship and learning new practical skills. We offer the following degree paths:
- Online Certificate (one-year)
- On-campus Associate of Science degree (two-year)
- Online Associate of Science degree (two-year)
- On-Campus Bachelor of Science degree (four-year)
- Online Bachelor of Science degree (four-year)
What You'll Learn
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Food production and marketing
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Urban and community gardens
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Health and healing
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Herbal medicine
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Applied biology
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Permaculture
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Agro-ecology
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Sustainability
Students create their own pathway to graduation by focusing on one or more areas of study. For more on requirements, classes, internships and careers, see Sustainable Food and Farming.
Careers
Graduates from the sustainable food and farming program can go many places, depending on their interests and passions:
- Farming: growing healthy food for local markets
- Public policy and advocacy
- Farm and community-based educator
- Herbalism and health
- Urban agriculture and community development specialist
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