Geared toward students planning to start a vegetable farm, this course explores farm business planning, crop planning, marketing, food safety, and more.

This course offers an overview of practices in small-scale food production that minimize environmental impact and support successful business models for small farms.

In this course, students are introduced to small equipment, personal protective, gear, hand tools, and learn an overview of good practices for small farms.

This course offers an overview of practices related to working with livestock with a focus on beef cattle and hands-on experiences.  Topics will include handling, health, nutrition, reproduction, facilities and marketing.

This course covers everything from plant propagation to seed saving and introduces the basics of botany and cultural perspectives on plants. This course will include a hands-on seed-saving workshop.

Individual research is conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. Topic and format must be approved by the Program Chairperson and Dean.

Individual research is conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. Topic and format must be approved by the Program Chairperson and Dean.

Wondering what organic, biodynamic, regenerative, and agrivoltaic practices accomplish, and how they really work? And how do aspiring farms learn, implement, and navigate these practices? In this course, students examine and assess theories, practices, and critiques of contemporary practices in sustainable farming, applying this knowledge to food production systems in their communities.

An internship course for students gaining experience in farming and food systems work, this course focuses on guiding experiential learning and professional development through internship placements with farms, food justice, or other food-related organizations.

This course examines natural resource management and related environmental and political issues. We examine current public land management practices as well as differing perspectives on how lands should be managed in the future. We will discuss the management of soil, rangeland, forests, water, wildlife, waste, and energy.