ES 225 - Food Systems & Sustainable Agriculture

Students will explore the structure and function of the contemporary food system with a focus on Vermont, a small rural agricultural state, and compare it to historical models before launching into a rich investigation of ecological agricultural practices. The Permaculture Site and field visits to local farms will serve as a living classroom as we study sustainable agriculture through the lens of agroecology. This approach will inform students about the role that ecology and systems thinking must play in the designing and managing of sustainable food systems.

Prerequisites: None

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