三个学期, you’ll be ready to work on your own farm or in other food system areas, 比如经营温室, 餐厅, 或者食品系统政策.
你会种菜吗? Grow the food of the future with a career in sustainable agriculture!
Get a career that impacts local food distribution or work directly with the foods we eat - at the only higher education institute in Kansas to offer this program. 三个学期, you will experience all seasons of planning, 生产, 收获, and sales at the Open Petal Farm, 皇冠体育博彩’s on-campus three-acre farm.
把你的手弄脏! As a 皇冠体育博彩 student, you will:
- Learn how to grow and direct market produce from your farm.
- Understand how to get a price advantage and capture full retail or close to retail value.
- Master the management a farmer’s market.
- Practice selling your produce to chefs.
- Develop community-supported agriculture (such as subscription services).
Real-world Sustainable 农业 experiences are part of the 皇冠体育博彩 curriculum
边学边赚! Get a paid internship with Open Petal Farm or the on-campus composting/recycling program.
为皇冠体育博彩服务 Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) and have a voice in the allocation of the Sustainability Initiatives Fund.
加入 Student Environmental Alliance and promote environmental awareness and sustainability within our campus community.
Learn from faculty with advanced degrees in agriculture and horticultural science, and decades of experience in market farming and agriculture.
A career with a future for growth
Your certificate in sustainable market farming opens the door to a variety of careers:
- 管理一个农贸市场
- 经营温室
- Create food system policy for communities or governmental agencies
- Oversee a composting program
- Work as a chef or staff in a 餐厅 that uses/grows/purchases sustainably produced food
Increase your marketability with courses in sustainable agriculture, horticulture and culinary arts. Expand your knowledge with elective options ranging from entrepreneurship to environmental science to sociology.
Most of our students have their tuition partially or fully covered through scholarships specifically designed for Sustainable 农业 students. You might be eligible for one of these scholarships at 皇冠体育博彩 if you:
- Are enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours
- Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.25岁或以上
- Fill out a scholarship application at nfmy6688.com/scholarships
转移 to a 4-year school to build on your skillset. 皇冠体育博彩 partners with Kansas State University for your bachelor’s, and potentially master’s degree in Horticulture. 皇冠体育博彩 转移 Information and Services has information on transferring your 皇冠体育博彩 credits to another school. Make an appointment with an Academic Counselor 探索你的选择.
作业辅导，我们知道了!
的皇冠体育博彩 学术资源中心 offers free tutoring in almost any subject. And our small sustainable agriculture classes — most classes have fewer than 25 students — means you’ll get one-on-one attention and feedback from your professors.
联系信息
Deborah Williams, Professor and Chair, Environmental Science and Sustainable 农业
电话: 913-469-8500,分机. 4671
地点:CLB 426
电子邮件: dwilli63@nfmy6688.com
