Sustainable Agriculture Certificate Program Announced by Lorain County Community College
 

For anyone interested in pursuing a career in sustainable agriculture and local food systems, learning how to grow food for your own consumption, or farmers or urban growers looking to transition to sustainable agriculture systems, Lorain County Community College (LCCC) has a new certificate program in sustainable agriculture. Courses can be taken individually or as a part of a 21 credit hour certificate from Fall 2011 to Summer of 2012. The certificate program is a unique collaboration between LCCC, Ohio State University's Agricultural Technical Institute, and the New Agrarian Center.

Click here to see an introductory video with LCCC Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator and Professor Ruby Beil and Sandy Kish Jordan, Executive Director of the New Agrarian Center

To learn more about the program, course descriptions, and how to enroll, visit www.lorainccc.edu/sustain

Courses can be taken for academic credit and several courses can also be taken as non-credit, stand-alone courses. Limited scholarships are also available to cover courses taken for credit. Contact Nadia Leary at 440-366-4722 for details.

Courses offered from Fall 2011 to Summer 2012  include:
Principles of Sustainable Agriculture
Soil Management and Conservation
World View to Support Sustainable Agriculture
Fall Crop Production
Spring Crop Production
Summer Crop Production
Food Systems, Society, and Global Health
Service Learning and Work-Based Learning

For more information, contact Ruby Beil at Lorain County Community College at 440-366-7222 or rbeil@lorainccc.edu