Agroecology
Exploring the methods of sustainable agriculture
Agroecology, a cross-disciplinary field emerging over the last twenty years, has bridged the study of agriculture with ecology. Based in the natural sciences, this a field that lends itself to cross-disciplinary studies, especially in integrative studies such as ecological economics and environmental politics. Students interested in Agroecology have the opportunity to enroll in the summer session, which is based at the College’s Jenner Farms, about 20 miles from Prescott. The curriculum of the summer semester explores ways in which conventional agriculture can become resource efficient and sustainable. It challenges the assumptions underlying conventional or small-scale agriculture by designing systems that fundamentally mimic the natural systems of a particular region.
