From: london@calypso.uucp (Larry London)
Subject: Re: College programs in Sustainable Ag
Organization: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 03:32:32 GMT

In article <Nov09.213833.76386@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> mracette@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Michael Racette) writes:
>Could someone please send me the listing of colleges and 
>universities that have programs in sustainable agriculture
>that appeared in this newsgroup earlier. 

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Article 80 (65 more) in alt.sustainable.agriculture:
From: bj368@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mike E. Romano)
Subject: Academic Programs in Sust Agriculture
Date: 24 Oct 92 03:25:16 GMT

  This is a partial list probably needing some updating; it
  is about two years old:

  U Cal Berkeley
  Agroecology Program                 grad research, undergrad
                                      field assistantships
                                      courses, etc.

 U Cal Davis
 Sustainable Agri Program             summer internships, classes
                                      sust agri option within
                                      Science and Mgmt major

 U Cal Santa Cruz                     apprenticeships, grad and
 Agroecology Program                  undergrad courses.

 Iowa State Univ                      emphasizes international
 Ctr for Indigenous                   native knowledge, classes.
  Agriculture & Rural Dev

 Cornell Univ                         courses, grad research
 Ecological Agri Research
 Collective

 Evergreen State College              courses, year-long under
 Ecological Agri Program              grad inter-disc program
 Olympia, Wash.

 Univ of Florida                      grad work on farming systems
 Farming Systems Program              project, indep grad studies
 Gainesville, FL

Univ of Maine at Orono                4 yr BS degree in Sust Agri
Sust Agri Program                     grad degress with faculty
Orono Maine                           from 6 depts.

Michigan State U                      grad studies, research in
Agroecosystem Project                 in sust agriculture
East Lansing MI
U of Minnesota                        grad studies, research farm
Sustainable Agri Working
Group
St. Paul, MN

U of Missouri                         grad research, courses
Columbia MO

U of Nebraska                         research comparing conv
Inst of Agriculture                   with organic methods
Lincoln NE

N Carolina State U                    courses, workshops, etc.
Dept of Soil Science
Raleigh NC

Ohio State U                          courses, internships
Dept of Entomology                    demonstrational farm
Columbus OH

U of Ohio                             alternative agri courses
Botany Dept                           bio intensive gardening
Athens, OH                            mini farming summer prog

Penn State U                          courses, internships
D of Agri Economics                   research on organic farm
University Park PA

Sterling College                      academic program with one
Craftsbury Common VT                  or two years of study

Syracuse U                            courses, grad research
Syracuse NY

U of Vermont                          BS program in alternative 
Dept of Plant and                     agriculture
Soil Science
Burlington VT

Virginia Polytech Inst                academic courses on grad
Agri Dept                             level
Blacksburg, VA

Washington State U                    grad research in crop and
Dept of Agronomy & Soils              soil management relating
Pullman WA                            to sustainable agriculture

Oklahoma State U                      grad and undergrad courses
Wes Watkins Agri Ctr                  small farm low input and
Lane OK                               diversified agriculture

McGill Univ                           projects for individuals
Ecological Agri Projects              and groups, research and
Ste Anne de Bellevue Quebec           extension program

Sir Sanford Fleming College           2 year diploma program in
School of Natural Resources           ecological agriculture
Frost Campus
Lindsay, Ontario

Washington State U                   grad research in crop 
Dept of Agronomy & Soils             and soil management re
Pullman WA                           sustainable agri

Oklahoma State U                     grad and undergrad
Wes Watkins Agri Research            courses, small farm low
  Center                             input and diversified
Lane OK                              agriculture

McGill University                    research and extension
Ecological Agriculture               programs
Ste. Anne de Bellevue Quebec

Sir Sanford Fleming College          two year diploma program
School of Natural Resources          in ecological agriculture
Lindsay   Ontario



From: hembergea@woods.ulowell.edu
Subject: Re: Programs in Sustainability
Organization: University of Lowell
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 21:42:10 GMT

Regarding academic programs in sustainability, please note that
there is a graduate program in Sustainable Systems at Slippery Rock
University (along with affiliated ALTER Project), Slippery Rock,
Pennsylvania  16057-1326.  412 738-0606.

Also, bi-monthly newsletter The Alternator, for info on sustainable
argiculture, energy, and lifestyles.



Article 97 (4 more) in alt.sustainable.agriculture:
From: rhoge@leven.appcomp.utas.edu.au (Robert Hoge)
Subject: Re: Academic Programs in Sust Agriculture
Organization: University of Tasmania at Launceston
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 92 22:33:00 GMT

Here's a program that was, a year ago, said to be the only one in Australia:

University of New England - Orange Agricultural College
Orange NSW 2800  Australia
Tel +61 63 63 5555

Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Agriculture
Four or more semesters of part-time external study

Also available: a two-semester Graduate Certificate

Four core units, six optional units

Applicants should have access to a farmer or farm industry collaborator
to work on integrative projects, plus the support of a local mentor or tutor.

-- 
Robert Hoge                           AARNET: Robert.Hoge@appcomp.utas.edu.au
Department of Applied Computing & Mathematics        Phone : +61 03 260 476 
University of Tasmania at Launceston                 Fax :   +61 03 260 368 
Australia

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