Online Classes in Sustainable Food and Farming

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Taylor in Education, Farming, Farming Practices, Sustainable Agriculture, Training Programs // 0 Comments

Online Classes in Sustainable Food and Farming at UMass – Fall 2019

John M. Gerber, Professor and U-Mass Sustainable Farming Certificate Program Coordinator would like to remind you about the online 15-credit Sustainable Food and Farming Certificate Program offered by the UMass Amherst Stockbridge School of Agriculture. Registration for the fall semester is now open. You can take classes toward the Certificate at whatever pace that works for you. Some folks have completed 15 credits in two semesters… others are still plugging away after several years. You can also just take online classes in sustainable food and farming through the program. It’s up to you.

COST: online classes in sustainable food and farming through the Stockbridge School of Agriculture cost $482 per credit. Most classes are 3 credits unless otherwise indicated (Fall classes are listed below).

Credits earned toward the 15-credit Certificate may also be counted toward the 60-credit online Associate of Science degree or fully online Bachelor of Sciences degree at UMass… or will transfer to other colleges and universities. If you want to learn more about the A.S. or B.S. degree programs, please feel free to contact the Online Degree Program Manager Renee Ciulla at rciulla@umass.edu.

Here is the full Fall class line up:

Fall Semester Online Classes in Sustainable Food and Farming

· STOCKSCH 106 – Soil Science and Management

· STOCKSCH 108 – Intro to Botany (4 cr)

· STOCKSCH 110 – Sustainable Horticulture (new)

· STOCKSCH 119 – Building a Sustainable Homestead

· STOCKSCH 166 – Practical Beekeeping

· STOCKSCH 190 D – Raising Dairy Goats Sustainably

· STOCKSCH 269 – Raising Pigs and Poultry

· STOCKSCH 280 – Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants (GenEd-BS–4 cr)

· STOCKSCH 290 M – Integrated Pest Management

· STOCKSCH 320 – Organic Vegetable Production