1. Warren Wilson College
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  3. Bachelors
  4. Minor in Sustainable Agriculture

Minor in Sustainable Agriculture

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

Warren Wilson College

Program Overview

Our Sustainable Agriculture program is in-depth and interdisciplinary. Not only will it uniquely prepare you for a career in farm management, non-profit leadership, research, cooperative extension, veterinary medicine, and advocacy --- it will enable you to literally sow the seeds of a better world.You'll study the principles and practices of four approaches to sustainable agriculture: certified organic, biodynamic, biointensive, and permaculture. Our entire campus becomes your laboratory. Learn and experiment with the College's own food system, from the College Farm and Garden to Gladfelter Cafeteria and Cowpie Cafe and finally to the Composting Facility. You'll push your limits on a capstone project involving original research with faculty guidance on a topic of your choosing from soil carbon dynamics and mycoremediation to nitrogen fixation and nutrient cycling.

Program Key Stats

$37500
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Eligibility Criteria

2.6
33
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1190
6.5

Additional Information & Requirements

: In order for students to declare a major or minor in Environmental Studies, they must have completed 32 credit hours and have a GPA of 2.8 or higher. Transfer students must have completed one semester at Warren Wilson College to declare a major in Environmental Studies and have a GPA of 2.8 or higher during that semester. Students within Environmental Studies must turn in a proposal written in consultation with a faculty advisor and turned in to the advisor.

Career Options

  • Farming or Food Production
  • Education and Outreach
  • Agritourism
  • Research
  • Horticulture
  • FarmlandPreservation
  • Food Science
  • Advocacy & Policy

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