Fields of learning : the student farm movement in North America / edited by Laura Sayre and Sean Clark ; foreword by Frederick L. Kirschenmann.
Material type: TextSeries: Culture of the landPublication details: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 2011.Description: xx, 354 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780813133744 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0813133742 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 9780813133959 (ebook)
- 0813133955 (ebook)
- School farms -- United States
- Agricultural students -- United States
- Agricultural education -- United States
- Agricultural colleges -- United States
- Agriculture -- Fieldwork -- United States
- School farms -- Canada
- Agricultural students -- Canada
- Agricultural education -- Canada
- Agricultural colleges -- Canada
- Agriculture -- Fieldwork -- Canada
- S533 .F49 2011
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves | S501.2 .S29 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800083347 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. Roots -- Berea College (1871) : the work college legacy / Sean Clark -- Wilmington College (1946) : balancing education and profitability / Monte R. Anderson and Roy Joe Stuckey -- Sterling College (1962) : working hands, working minds / Julia Shipley -- pt. 2. Back to the land -- Evergreen State College (1972) : interdisciplinary studies in sustainable agriculture / Stephen Bramwell, Martha Rosemeyer, and Melissa Barker -- University of Oregon (1976) : designing for change / Ann Bettman -- University of California, Davis (1977) : moving from the margins toward the center / Mark Van Horn -- Hampshire College (1978) : the agricultural liberal arts / Lorna Coppinger and Ray Coppinger -- pt. 3. Coming of age -- University of Maine (1994) : majoring in sustainable ag / Marianne Sarrantonio -- Central Carolina Community College (1995) : growing new farmers / Robin Kohanowich -- Prescott College (1996) : agroecology as the cultivation of soil and mind / Tim Crews -- University of Montana (1997) : agriculturally supported community / Josh Slotnick -- pt. 4. New directions -- University of British Columbia (2000) : the improbable farm in the world city / Mark Bomford -- New Mexico State University (2002) : planting an OASIS / Constance L. Falk and Pauline Pao -- Michigan State University (2003) : four-season student farming / John Biernbaum -- Yale University (2003) : a well-rounded education / Melina Shannon-DiPietro -- Conclusion: Starting a student farm / Laura Sayre and Sean Clark -- Appendix: An inventory of student farm projects in the United States and Canada.